WILLOUGHBY TOWNSHIP HALL

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Builder Name: DAVID MORNINGSTAR
Designated: Yes - 11/18/1996

Historical Notes

THE HALL WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT MEETING PLACE FOR THE TOWNSHIP'S POLITICAL BODY. IT WAS USED FOR CHURCH AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS, CONCERTS AND EXHIBITIONS. WHEN THE TOWNSHIP WAS JOINED WITH NIAGARA FALLS IN 1970, THE HALL BECAME A COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Architectural Notes

WITH ITS SMALL SIZE AND SIMPLIFIED CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLING, THE HALL REPRESENTS THE TYPE OF RURAL PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOUND IN LATE 19TH CENTURY ONTARIO. RENOVATION IN 1966 RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF AN ORIGINAL ROUND FRONT GABLE WINDOW AND FANLIGHT OVER THE ENTRANCE AND THE COVERING OF THE EXTERIOR CLAPBOARD WITH ASBESTOS SIDING.