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While the Listowel Clock Tower only dates back to 1994, it’s a replica of the clock tower that once topped Listowel’s old post office, where the clock was housed from 1911 until the post office was demolished in 1982. The clock tower now serves as a nice accent to the village’s Cenotaph Park.
The three-storey brick building that featured a four-faced clock housed in a distinctive clock tower that included a 700-pound bell that would toll on the hour, once stood on the corner of Main Street West and Argyle Avenue.
The clock, originally made in the early 1900s by W.F. Evans and Sons in Birmingham, England, was restored by Neil and Tim Bakelaar of Bakelaar Jewelers, who have a shop in Listowel.
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Livingstone Manor Retirement Residence: Livingstone Manor - This stately home was built in the 1880’s as a home for John Livingstone, a Scottish born owner of several flax mills in Ontario. The home features locally produced Wallace
brick, stone carvings from Scot-land and marble work from Italy.
Inside, the 12 foot high ceilings are decorated with painted details by Hungarian artist Karl Muller. Castle Kilbride in Baden was designed by the same architect. The building was home to the Livingstone family for three generations, then was converted to a funeral home in 1960, then returned to a private residence, and currently serves as a retirement home.
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The Listowel Public Library was built in 1907 with a grant of $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie. It was designed by local architect W.E. Binning, who also designed several other Ontario libraries. The stone walls and stained-glass windows have witnessed many changes over the years.
Before opening as a children's department in 1972, the basement had been home to the Women's Patriotic League, Town Council, Division Court and St. John's Ambulance. It has been a temporary shelter for men on the road during the depression, a workshop, and a place to play checkers. At one time, plans included the installation of police holding cells in the basement, but the Library Association threatened to cut off grant support if such plans proceeded.
In 1982, the boardroom/archives was added to the upstairs quarters. Then on May 27, 2000, the long awaited official opening of the restored and expanded Carnegie Library was held. The 1.2 million dollar project received one third of the needed financial support from the Canada Millennium Partnership Program and the remaining funding came from community and area organizations.
The Carnegie section of the library houses the CEO's office, a programming room, and a reading room furnished in memory of David Hay, who was a past mayor of Listowel.
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The Listowel Public Utilities Pump House is the town’s only building with an Ontario Heritage Foundation designation. Built in the 1900’s to house the pumps that provided drinking water, the building is now used as the North Perth Visitors Center, as well as offices for the Chamber of Commerce.
The fountain in front was first located at the Main & Wallace intersection to water horses, it was moved to the Memorial Park, and in the 1920’s was relocated to the PUC site.
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Knox Presbyterian Church was built between 1883 and 1887 in the “Romanesque style with lofty towers and turrets”, reflecting a strong Scottish influence. The design was by George F. Durand who also designed the Perth County Court House in Stratford. The building underwent restoration work in 1992, the Sunday school wing was added in 1993 and the tower and turrets were restored in 2000.
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