The evolution of Osgoode Hall: A building in flux

J.C.B. and E.C. Horwood collection (Fonds C 11) (Archives of Ontario, collections database)

Architectural History in Canada: 1759–1867 (The Canadian Encyclopedia)

Osgoode Hall Through the Years (Law Society of Ontario)

Osgoode Hall (Law Society of Ontario)

Sources Consulted:

Carr, Angela K. “Hopkins, Lawford & Nelson at Osgoode Hall: The Debacle of 1855.” Bulletin (Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada) 13, no. 1 (1988): 17–25. https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/items/da4b8e93-c529-4163-9633-6617b7c6629c.

Honsberger, John. Osgoode Hall: An Illustrated History. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2004.

Johnson, Dana, and Leslie Maitland. “Osgoode Hall and the Development of Public Architecture in Canada.” Bulletin (Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada) 10, no. 4 (1985): 14–18. https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/items/29a6c87a-9a84-4092-8ef4-5c430bea055f

Karimjee, Aliya. “Myth Debunked: The Story Behind Osgoode Hall’s V-Shaped Fence.” Now Toronto, February 2, 2026. https://nowtoronto.com/culture/myth-debunked-the-story-behind-osgoode-halls-v-shaped-fence/

Law Society of Ontario. “Osgoode Hall.” Accessed March 28, 2026. https://lso.ca/about-lso/osgoode-hall-and-ontario-legal-heritage/osgoode-hall

Law Society of Ontario. “Osgoode Hall Through the Years.” Accessed March 28, 2026. https://lso.ca/getdoc/f2ed4211-3bc4-4625-8c31-cbf6a530cda9/osgoode-hall-through-the-years

Ontario Association of Architects. “The Great Library of Osgoode Hall (1860).” January 26, 2016. https://oaa.on.ca/whats-on/bloaag/bloaag-detail/The-Great-Library-of-Osgoode-Hall-1860

Parks Canada Agency. “Osgoode Hall National Historic Site of Canada.” Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Accessed March 28, 2026. https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=549

This exhibit was researched and written by Yuna Song, with the support of Elise Brunet (Curator at the Law Society of Ontario) as part of a Spring 2026 placement at the Archives of Ontario.