Court House Square - ca1899
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This photograph is a new acquistion whic I don’t believe has been published before. It was not dated but it resembles others that were taken about the same time and contains the same elements on the Court House Green. One building in the picture that we know something about is the house on the left side, “ ”, which was built during 1897-98 to provide accommodation for the Governor of the Jail, l. , in the centre, is much as it looks these days. The congregation had contracted in 1896 with Kingston architect, , to design a major expansion. The larger church as we see it here, contained extensive alterations and an improved new sanctuary, apparently patterned after the one he had provided for Sydenham Methodist Church in Kingston. The older Bank of Montreal building is on the right. It was built and opened in 1857. On the Green itself, notice the old cannon in the centre. This gun was later moved to the and , I believe, it is the one found there now. There is also a stepped platform to the south of the cannon which may have been used for public performances. The boundary was marked by wooden posts on which 3 chains were strung all around the perimeter. Taller stone pillars were placed at six strategic entrance points. Two of these can be seen here. The last item to point out is the wooden electrical post. It is, however very hard to see one of the new electrical suspended from a rod at the top. This latest invention was powered by direct current and was part of a set of new lamps placed along the main street and in this location. These arc lamps were later replaced in 1912 by the set of alternating current clustered globe lamps. The Gaoler’s House Albert D. McDougal Wall Street Methodist Church Joseph W. Power Brockville Armoury arc lamps © copyright - September 2009 Source: from a photograph taken while visiting the area by Marsden A. Kemp Archives of Ontario (d.1943). He was an amateur photographer who lived in Kingston and Picton, Ontario. His extensive collection of glass plate negatives is in the . ca.1899 Doug Grant
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Albert D. McDougal Wall Street Methodist Church Joseph W. Power © copyright - September 2009 The Gaoler’s House (d.1943). He was an amateur photographer who lived in Kingston and Picton, Ontario. His extensive collection of glass plate negatives is in the . Source: from a photograph taken while visiting the area by Marsden A. Kemp Archives of Ontario
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This photograph is a new acquistion whic I don’tbelieve has been published before. It was not dated but itresembles others that were taken about the same time andcontains the same elements on the Court House Green.One building in the picture that we know something aboutis the house on the left side, “ ”, whichwas built during 189798 to provide accommodation forthe Governor of the Jail, l.
, in the centre, is muchas it looks these days. The congregation had contracted in1896 with Kingston architect, , to designa major expansion. The larger church as we see it here,contained extensive alterations and an improved newsanctuary, apparently patterned after the one he hadprovided for Sydenham Methodist Church in Kingston.
The older Bank of Montreal building is on the right. Itwas built and opened in 1857.
On the Green itself, notice the old cannon in thecentre. This gun was later moved to the
and , I believe, it is the one found there now.There is also a stepped platform to the south of the cannonwhich may have been used for public performances.
The boundary was marked by wooden posts on which3 chains were strung all around the perimeter. Taller stonepillars were placed at six strategic entrance points. Two ofthese can be seen here.
The last item to point out is the wooden electrical post.It is, however very hard to see one of the new electrical
suspended from a rod at the top. This latestinvention was powered by direct current and was part of aset of new lamps placed along the main street and in thislocation. These arc lamps were later replaced in 1912 bythe set of alternating current clustered globe lamps.
The Gaoler’s House
Albert D. McDougalWall Street Methodist Church
Joseph W. Power
BrockvilleArmoury
arclamps
© copyright September 2009
Source: from a photograph taken while visiting the area by Marsden A. Kemp
Archives of Ontario
(d.1943).He was an amateur photographer who lived in Kingston and Picton, Ontario.His extensive collection of glass plate negatives is in the .
ca.1899
Doug Grant
