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      Marie Dressler was born in 1873. Her father Charles von Koerber was organist at St. Peter's Church and introduced Leila to the town's dramatic, musical and theatrical activites. During her professional career she starred in many movies throught the USA and Canada.

      This room is modeled on that of the Old Bailey in London's criminal courts. The first thing you notice is the Royal Coat of Arms as painted by a German artist named Moser, which seems almost three-dimensional. In front of this is the dais for the Judge; below is the …

      Marie Dressler was born in 1873. Her father Charles von Koerber was organist at St. Peter's Church and introduced Leila to the town's dramatic, musical and theatrical activites. During her professional career she starred in many movies throught the USA and Canada

      This farmhouse on the east end of King Street was locally known as the 'Checkerboard House' and was built in 1878 by Leopold Kobald. Leopold was a butcher who came first to Montreal in 1844 and then to Cobourg in 1847. His first home was built on Cottesmore Avenue but …

      This farmhouse on the east end of King Street was locally known as the 'Checkerboard House' and was built in 1878 by Leopold Kobald. Leopold was a butcher who came first to Montreal in 1844 and then to Cobourg in 1847. His first home was built on Cottesmore Avenue but …

      This school costing $950,000 was officially opened on October 7, 1960 by Premier Leslie Frost. Charles Gordon King was supervising principal of both collegiates till the East opened and C.A.Hagan became principal of the CDCI East.

      In the mid-1950s Counties Administration moved to this new building on William Street. In 2007 construction had begun on Elgin to move the Administrative offices leaving this building strictly for the various levels of court.

      This room is modeled on that of the Old Bailey in London's criminal courts. The first thing you notice is the Royal Coat of Arms as painted by a German artist named Moser, which seems almost three-dimensional. In front of this is the dais for the Judge; below is the …

      Shown here is an interesting Gentleman’s Cottage, which was built in the 1850’s. Erected by the Dickinson family, this house is of Brunswick construction, which is to say, the walls are constructed of wood, with the boards placed one on top of the other. Also, the exterior is stuccoed and …

      The doorway, with its fan transom, is still one of the finest in Cobourg.

      One of the earliest houses still almost intact, the building shown here is a charming Ontario Cottage built by Mathew Williams around 1834. Of note are the substantial overhanging eaves of the hipped roof which give it a hat-like quality. This form of roof was peculiar to the Cobourg area.

      This handsome clapboard saltbox house, found directly north of Williams’ cottage (250 Mathew Street), was built in the 1840’s. Mathew Williams owned much of the land north of King Street and east of the street which now bears his first name. The house is stylishly finished with good returning eaves …

      This is the only building in Cobourg that was constructed of cut stone. It was built in 1847-48 by Alexander Sutherland.

      In 1851 Joseph Arundel Philp (died 1865) and his son (1826-1911), of the same name, built this one and a half story wood house, sheathed in stucco. They had arrived from England in 1832. Both were plasterers. Joseph Arundel Philp Sr. was married to Eleanor Winn (1805-1855). The house was …

      Alexander Cook built this one and a half storey dwelling in 1851-52

      This house was built for John Field around 1846-47.

      This home was built in 1854 by James Vair and features many Greek Revival characteristics.

      The main features of this interesting house are the ornate porch and handsome window over it. The house itself was built in 1862 by George Goodeve.

      In December 1832 Calcutt announced that his brewery, Cobourg's first, was ready to sell beer and ale. By 1835, he had purchased almost three acres of lakefront property bounded by Hibernia, Durham and Orr St. and built a distillery on this site for the production of whiskey. During the 1850s …

      Shown here is the stone structure found on the north side of the property on the corner of Durham and Orr St. This building is about 84' long and is constructed of unfinished, uncut rubble stone. It is believed to have been used as a barracks during the War of …