The Wolfe Island Township Hall
This township hall, erected in 1859, survives as a symbol of the development of self-government in rural Ontario. Following the passage of the Municipal Act in 1849, many small communities erected simple, one-room structures as places of assembly for newly formed municipal councils and for the community at large. Edward Horsey, a noted Kingston architect, was chosen to design this hall. Its fine, hammer-dressed limestone construction and handsome Italianate detailing make it an unusually sophisticated example of its type.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Ontario Plaques. Full page here.