Downtown Guelph

He plotted a series of large public "squares" of varied shape; this unique street design provided one of the earliest examples of town planning in Ontario.

It is true that the main streets of downtown Guelph do follow such a pattern, but which came first, the legend or the plan, remains in doubt.

[3] The old City Hall on Carden St., built between 1856 and 1857, is a National Historic Site of Canada; this structure is an example of mid-19th century Renaissance Revival architecture.

The plan is to transform the Baker St. parking lot and properties fronting Wyndham Street's north end into a mixed-use development, with urban intensification.

When finished, this area will include a new library, commercial, institutional and office space as well as an underground parking lot.

The private enterprise partner for the project is Ottawa-based Windmill Development Group; there was also discussion about an additional partnership with Conestoga College and the Guelph YMCA.

Talented masons and builders made excellent use of the fine, warm-hued limestone which was so easily worked by stone carvers.

There is currently one public school within the downtown core, Central Public School located on Dublin Street In 1882, the Ontario government passed the Free Libraries Act, allowing municipalities to establish libraries supported by local taxes.

The Guelph Library attempted to seek suitable quarters and moved to its current location on the corner of Norfolk and Paisley.