Historic Buildings of Downtown Woodstock, Ontario
I've been in Woodstock, Ontario for the past two days for work. It was just my luck to get my comfy new couch on Sunday and then have to wake up on Monday at 4:30 in the morning to drive to Ontario and have no time to enjoy it. Ah, well, so goes life...
While in Canada I snuck in a few of my rituals there, particularly grabbing coffee and doughnuts at Tim Horton's and eating a Coffee Crisp. We have Tim Horton's in Michigan but somehow it is necessary for me to go at least once whenever I am in Canada. As for Coffee Crisp, it is a Canadian candy bar with crisp wafers and coffee cream covered in milk chocolate. If you are visiting Canada I recommend trying one if you have never had one before. Very tasty! 
When I was in Woodstock for work back in July the only touristy thing I was able to see was the Springbank Snow Countess Monument. I was quite busy on this trip as well but I did manage to sneak in an hour after work one day to check out downtown Woodstock which is full of historic buildings dating back a hundred years or more. Some of downtown looks like it has seen better days, but there are many lovely buildings and I really enjoyed wandering around looking at the architecture.
Built in 1895, the building below was erected as Woodstock Market. In more recent times it was renovated into a theater and has been home to the Woodstock Little Theatre since 1997.
The lovely building is home to the Church of the Epiphany. It was originally constructed as New St. Paul's Church in 1879. The red brick is beautiful but in my opinion the star of the show is the slate roof with the intricate pattern. I also liked that they had decorated the doorways with corn stalks for fall.
The old post office was built in 1901. It is now the "new" City Hall since the city government moved there in 1968 after it outgrew its old home.
This building was empty but it appears to have once been a lovely church.
In addition to the government buildings and churches the many of the store fronts along Dundas Street were also beautiful to see.
I particularly liked this row of buildings with the vibrant, warm colors of the brick contrasting with the blue sky.
Unfortunately my time was short and I didn't have a chance to go in the Woodstock Museum, once the old Town Hall. I also wasn't able to visit Old St. Paul's Church or the Oxford County Courthouse which are other notable buildings in Woodstock. It leaves me a little something to look forward to if I am back in the area again...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 8:57AM | Posted by Lisa | 6 Comments | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article 
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Lovely photos of such a beautiful city. A lot of the smaller communities have turned old churches (unused) into theatres - Drayton Theatre Company has many such lovely venues. Coffee Crisp is my favourite all time chocolate bar. If you get the chance again to be at a Tim Hortons in Woodstock, you may want to try the Pumpkin Spice muffin, although it is on limited time offer.
Mary-Lou- Thank you! There were so many pretty buildings in the downtown area. I wish I had more time to explore. Coffee Crisps are delicious, aren't they? I must admit that I brought one back home with me since they don't sell them in the U.S. The pumpkin spice muffin sounds yummy. I hope I get a chance to try it!
Lovely shots! I am going to visit tomorrow, and this is great help in planning my itinerary.
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The empty building that was once a lovely church is the former Central United. I believe it merged with Chalmers United (located at 15 Vansittart Ave.) and appears to have closed in or about 2011. I grew up in Woodstock and attended some services at Central in the mid-1990's. Great article and pics!