Issac's Way/ York County House

Question 1

What was located at the Issac’s Way location originally?

Answer 1

A market house on the main floor, with a county court house on the top floor

Question 2

When was the market/county court house building constructed?

Answer 2

1815

Question 3

When was the York County House building sold and to whom? Was the market still allowed to operate there?

Answer 3

in 1817 to the Court of Sessions. The market could still operate on the bottom floor

Question 4

When and why was the original York County House building torn down?

Answer 4

it was torn down in 1853 because they decided it was “deteriorated beyond repair”

Question 5

When did the construction of the current building at the Issac’s Way location begin?

Answer 5

1855

Question 6

How long did it take for the current York County House to be complete?

Answer 6

3 years

Question 7

What was the second building used for in the Issacs Way location?

Answer 7

the same thing, market and county house. This building and the one before it are the only ones known to have had this combination in the same building.

Question 8

When did the market in the York County House start to deteriorate and what did they do with that part of the building?

Answer 8

In the 1880s, they decided to turn the entire building into a courthouse