P6186

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Black%20and%20white%20photograph%20of%20the%20Sandwich%20Treasury%20Office

Details

ID Number

P6186

Item Name

Image

Title

Treasury Office, Sandwich / Bureau de la trésorerie à Sandwich

Title (Fre)

Bureau de la trésorerie à Sandwich

Description

Black and white photograph of the Sandwich Treasury Office; the building is a one-storey brick structure with two chimneys; the front of the building has a doorway and several windows; the end of the building facing the camera has one window with a partially open shutter; there is a wrought-iron fence attached to the right side of the building which extends out of the photograph; a small stone building is partially visible at the extreme right of the photo

History

This brick building was situated on Sandwich Street. Used as the district and County Treasurer's Office from 1851-1857, it also served as a saloon during the American Civil War period and as a harness and saddlers shop established by Abner C. Ellis.

Place made

Canada - Ontario - Sandwich

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subjects

Buildings / Immeubles

Fences / clôtures

Government facilities / Édifices gouvernementaux

Municipal services / Services municipaux

Sandwich (Ont.)

Sandwich St. / Rue Sandwich

Sandwich Treasury Office / Bureau de la trésorerie de Sandwich

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