Brampton City Hall

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Brampton City Hall
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Brampton City Hall
General information
Town or cityBrampton
CountryCanada
Design and construction
Architect(s) Robert Posliff

Brampton City Hall is home to Brampton City Council and the departments of the city. It is located at the intersection of Wellington Street and Main Street in downtown Brampton.

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History

Veteran placing a poppy at the Brampton cenotaph in Ken Whillans Square Placing a poppy at the Brampton Cenotaph.jpg
Veteran placing a poppy at the Brampton cenotaph in Ken Whillans Square

A park on the site for many years was home to the Brampton Cenotaph (opened in 1928 by Governor General Lord Willingdon [1] ), it was named Memorial Park. (A park at South Fletcher's Sportsplex now uses the name and the old former park named Ken Whillans Square) [2] A downtown bus terminal on part of the site opened after 1976 and was closed at some point before 1989, to accommodate construction of the building. [3] (bus services have been relocated to the Downtown Transit Centre)

The six-storey building was designed by Robert J. Posliff Architect Inc. The project was completed in December 1990, with move-in occurring in June 1991. [4] [5] The building features a bell tower and a curved entrance with columns. A two-storey addition was also added. [6]

A nine-storey tower opened in 2014 at 41 George Street as part of the Southwest Quadrant Renewal Plan and is connected to City Hall by a glass walkway called Heritage Way. [6] It will house city staff, community rooms and retail space. [7] The site required the demolition of a 4-storey commercial building and a parking lot. It is also a functioning clock tower.

List of former municipal offices

See also

References

  1. Gordon Smith Manager, Media Communications (11 September 2011). "REFRESH OF BRAMPTON'S CENOTAPH" (PDF). The Corporation of the City of Brampton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  2. "BRAMPTON'S NEWEST AND COOLEST SKATE PARK NOW BEING CONSTRUCTED" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Bateson, Paul A.; Jack Knowles (May–June 1989). "An Olympian Transit System: A Short Review of Brampton Transit". Transfer Points. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  4. "Brampton City Hall | Inzola Construction". inzola.com.
  5. "Celebrating Brampton's 50th Birthday: A Look Back in Time". Brampton.ca. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Southwest Quadrant Renewal Plan". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. "The City Hall Campus". brampton.ca.
  8. "A Walk Through Time: Downtown Heritage Walking Tour" (PDF). City of Brampton. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  9. "A Walk Through Time: Downtown Heritage Walking Tour" (PDF). City of Brampton. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. Fay, Peter (29 April 2013). "NOTICE" (PDF). City of Brampton. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  11. "Market Square Business Centre | Inzola Construction".
  12. "Brampton Library".

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