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The Frontenac County Court House
ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE
The Frontenac County Court House was built 1855-1858 and was designed by architect Edward Horsey in a Neoclassical style. After the 1874 fire, architect John Power redesigned the central dome on a drum lit by 16 arched windows with construction being undertaken by contractor George Newlands. The Court House sits at the top of a gentle incline and overlooks a wide expanse of park to the shoreline of Lake Ontario. It is located in a downtown residential area of 19th-century homes and adjacent to Queen's University. A fountain was built in front of the Court House in 1903 to the memory of Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick.
Ownership of Frontenac County Court House was transferred to the City of Kingston in 1998 as part of the City's amalgamation. The Frontenac County Court House has a number of different heritage designations/protections including: a National Historic Site designation (1980); an easement held by the Ontario Heritage Trust (1989); and a Part IV Ontario Heritage Act Designation (1975). The property is also located in the proposed Old Sydenham Heritage Conservation District.
http://www.cityofkingston.ca/residents/culture/heritage/courthouse.asp
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