Old City Hall (Toronto)
The Old City Hall is a Romanesque-style civic building and former court house in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the home of the Toronto City Council from 1899 to 1966 and a provincial court house until 2023, and remains one of the city's most prominent structures.
| Old City Hall | |
|---|---|
Toronto's Old City Hall | |
| Former names | Toronto City Hall and York County Court House |
| General information | |
| Type | Civic building, court house |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Address | 60 Queen Street West |
| Coordinates | 43°39′9″N 79°22′54″W |
| Current tenants | municipal court |
| Construction started | 1889 |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Inaugurated | September 18, 1899 |
| Renovated | 1980s, 2002 |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Height | 103.64 m (340.0 ft) (tower) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Edward James Lennox |
| Designated | 1984 |
The building is located at the corner of Queen and Bay Streets, across Bay Street from Nathan Phillips Square and the present City Hall in Downtown Toronto. The heritage landmark has a distinctive clock tower which heads the length of Bay Street from Front Street to Queen Street as a terminating vista. Old City Hall was designated a National Historic Site in 1984.
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