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Welland Courthouse
102 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario Architect: Kivas Tully Year Built: 1855/1856
Hours: Sat. Oct. 18 & Sun. Oct. 19: 10:00am – 4:00pm
The courthouse was designed by Kivas Tully in 1855, and on August 18th, 1856, the first Welland County Council meeting was held in the new structure. This Palladian styled structure was built using Queenston limestone. The front of the building is dominated by a monumental projecting portico surmounted by a classical pediment given character by four large Ionic columns. Designated in 1984 by Welland LACAC as an Ontario Bicentennial project.
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