Muskoka District Municipality is named for Chief Yellowhead or “Mesqua Ukie”, who was a first nations chief who lived near Lake Muskoka.
Created: January 1, 1971
District Seat:
Bracebridge 1971 – present
Courthouse – Bracebridge
Location: 3 Dominion Street / Ontario Street
Built: 1899 – 1900
Style: Classical / Georgian
Architect: Francis Riley Heakes of Toronto
Contractor: James R Eaton of Orillia
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red coloured brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The west front has a one story enclosed portico with arched entrance on the first story. Above is an arched window with raised section above on the roof. The windows on the second story are arched. The roof is hipped. The building was renovated in 1948 to 1951. In 1966 to 1967, an addition was constructed. on the north side which extends west to the street. The architect was D G Creba and the contractor was Paul Carruthers Construction Company. The building houses the Superior Court of Justice.
See: The architect, Frank Riley Heakes of Toronto, was chief architect for the Ontario Department of Public Works and he designed courthouses in Fort Frances, Hailebury, Kenora and Sault Ste. Marie.
Other Branch Courthouses
Courthouses:
E – Nipissing District and Halburton County
S – Kawartha Lakes Region and Simcoe County
Photos taken 2016