The building was completed in 1887 by architect George F. Durand. The site originally belonged to one of the first settlers in the area, John Corry Wilson Daly.

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Stratford City Hall is the city hall of Stratford, Ontario, and a National Historic Site of Canada. It sits amidst the city's business district, on a triangular town square.

The original town hall was built in 1856 and incorporated space for market stalls and other stores, in addition to providing space for a concert hall, police station, fire department, and council chambers. The building was destroyed by fire in 1897.

A competition was held for the design of a new city hall, with two winners announced, one incorporating the remains of the previous structure, one for a wholly new building. The latter was selected, and was completed in 1900. The building was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976.

Built in the "Jacobean end" of the Queen Anne Revival style, the building exhibits an eclectic combination of features, including gables in Flemish Renaissance style, a classical cupola, and panelled chimneys. Each end of the building has a dodecagonal base, the central portion a hexagon, and the clock tower a circle. A restoration completed in 1974 updated the auditorium and increased office space.

The exterior brickwork is a dark red, and was the third choice for the building. The architects had planned on using a buff-coloured brick, and city councillors preferred the pale colour of the original town hall. The red was chosen after a local brickyard over-fired its white bricks. The trim is in sandstone, and the large plinth is limestone.

The main entrance is flanked by two terracotta seals, one depicting a train symbolizing industry, and the other depicting a beehive symbolizing enterprise, mounted in pilasters. Above the door is a semi-circular arch window framed by a banded voussoir.

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In honour of one of the longest serving national television anchors, who was born in Stratford, ON, on January 19, 1934.

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In the Irish mythology, Tír na nÓg was considered a place beyond the edges of the map, located on an island far to the west. It could be reached by either an arduous voyage or an invitation from one of its fairy residents.

Excerpt from visitstratford.ca/explore-the-artistic-side-of-culture/:

Commissioned in 2005, Tír na nÓg was installed by Mark Czajkowski. Meaning the Land of Youth, it is an ornate metal gateway leading from Downie Street into an intimate park. Tír na nÓg is a popular otherworld in Irish mythology thought to be on an island far beyond the edges of maps and reachable only by a long, challenging journey or by invitation from a resident fairy.

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Excerpt from www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=11104:

DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
The Armoury is a fortress-like building located within Stratford’s historic downtown core. The gable roofed, brick building features prominent corner towers, and contrasting carved stone details. The main entrance is centered on the short façade and flanked by rusticated stone pillars. Steel Fink trusses span the large, top floor drill hall. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

HERITAGE VALUE
The Armoury is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental values.

Historical Value
The Armoury is a very good example of a building associated with the pre-First World War armoury building campaign and the reform and expansion of the volunteer militia. It reflects a government policy to allow the supply of arms to all rural militias, following public debate supporting good local training facilities. The building continues to serve as an armoury.

Architectural Value
The Armoury is a very good example of a standard American armoury model. The compact design incorporates medieval military motifs including jutting towers, battlements and a main entrance reminiscent of a fortified gate. The interior layout is also based on the standard armoury model where the open drill hall is located on the upper floor. Good craftsmanship and materials and evident in the rough-faced stone that contrasts with the flat red brickwork, detailing typical of the designer, T.W. Fuller.

Environmental Value
The Armoury reinforces the character of its downtown setting and is a conspicuous neighbourhood landmark.

CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
The following character-defining elements of the Armoury should be respected.

Its functional design and aesthetic qualities and good quality materials and craftsmanship, for example:
- the large, rectangular, three-storey massing under a gable roof;
- the principal entrance located in the centre of the short façade;
- the construction of red smooth brick and stone;
- the prominent corner towers, one of which is asymmetrically located;
- the large round-arched or square headed windows of the front and side façades;
- the masonry detailing, including crenellations, stepped parapets, prominent tapered chimneys and a turret on one side of the gable;
- the buttressing, the stone ornamentation such as stringcourses, lintels and coping, and the rough-faced stone at basement level;
- the large unobstructed drill hall with exposed steel trusses and extensive glazing;
- the wood wainscoting, painted brick walls, exposed trusses and wood plank ceiling finishes.

The manner in which the Armoury reinforces the character of its downtown setting and is a conspicuous community landmark as evidenced by:
- its specialized design, distinctive profile and large scale, which complement its streetscape setting;
- its large scale and central location as well as its continued use for community activities that makes it conspicuous in the community.

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