The Central Block

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© copyright - October 2009 Doug Grant These articles can now be found online in a new Web Site: - The Doug Grant Building http://doug-grant.weebly.com/ ca.1894 This photograph taken from the roof of the (at John St.) shows the majority of the on the north side, with the just beyond Chase St. On the right side of the picture is, first, the vacant lot at the S.E. corner of Kincaid St. and beyond that the stone building with the brick extension on top, occupied by (floor & feed). Next is the with the tower where the merchant tailor shop of occupied part of the ground floor, and above was located the . Halladay Block Central Block Grand Central Hotel H. Brown & Sons Tompkins Block Moore & Mowat Masonic Temple This hand-coloured engraving shows the new commercial block which has dominated the streetscape of the west end of our main street for more than 130 years. This was originally the location of the early home and store built about 1808 for young on property he purchased from l. The land was redeveloped about 1878 by and . The old store was torn down and the Jones homestead was moved to George St. Years later the city tore down the Jones House when it opened the George St. parking lot a few years ago. The new block of stores with apartments above was built in two sections which can be seen by observing the different cornice heights. Charles Jones William H. Comstock Ezra H. Halladay The Central Block - 1878

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A pair of pictures showing the big brick block of stores and apartments known as the Central Block that was built on Brockville's main street in 1878.

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© copyright ­  October 2009

Doug Grant

These articles can now be found online in a new Web Site:   ­The Doug Grant Building http://doug­grant.weebly.com/

ca.1894

This photograph taken from the roof of the (at John St.) shows the majority of

the   on the north side, with the just beyond Chase St. On the

right side of the picture is, first, the vacant lot at theS.E. corner of Kincaid St. and beyond that the stone

building with the brick extension on top, occupiedby   (floor & feed).  Next is the

 with the tower where themerchant tailor shop of   occupiedpart of the ground floor, and above was located the

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Halladay BlockCentral Block

Grand Central Hotel

H. Brown & SonsTompkins Block

Moore & Mowat

Masonic Temple

This hand­coloured engraving shows the newcommercial block which has dominated thestreetscape of the west end of our main street formore than 130 years. This was originally thelocation of the early home and store built about1808 for young   on property hepurchased from  l.

The land was redeveloped about 1878 by and  .

The old store was torn down and the Joneshomestead was moved to George St.  Years laterthe city tore down the Jones House when itopened the George St. parking lot a few yearsago.

The new block of stores with apartmentsabove was built in two sections which can beseen by observing the different cornice heights.

Charles Jones

William H. Comstock Ezra H. Halladay

The Central Block ­ 1878