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| Nom de l'objet : | Photograph |
| Titre : | St. George's Square |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 8: Communication Artifact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Documentary Artifact |
| Médium : | Paper, Photographic |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1975.21.95 |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1895 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1900 |
| Date absolue : | circa 1895 |
| Description : | Six street cars in St. George's Square, in background is the customs building/post office with a flag on central tower, church spire of St. George's Church to the right and rear of this building. |
| Fonctions : | St. George's Square, at the mid-point in the length of Wyndham St., is an impressive open space providing a focus for the entire Central Business District. In 1827, John Galt designated the rising ground in the centre of the Square as a site for the Church of England. The first St. George's Church was built of frame and stucco in 1833-34. A new stone church on the same site was only partially completed in 1850. Following protracted negotiations between the Church, the Town Council, and Wyndham St. merchants, this building was demolished in 1872 (and the present St. George's Church erected on Woolwich St.), eliminating the detour around the church and permitting traffic through the central axis. The Square, at first, was a rather bleak open space with few amenities until 1884 when J.B. Armstrong, a local manufacturer, donated the Blacksmith fountain for a centrepiece. Since then, the Square has been redesigned several times and the fountain moved to Priory Square. The most ambitious reconstruction was begun in 1981 to make St. George's Square a "people's place" for civic activities. |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Guelph |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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