47) Beth Ezekiel Synagogue – 313 11th Street East - D
Owen Sound has been home to a Jewish population for as long as there has been a town here. Regular services were being held by 1904, first in homes, then in rented accommodations. In 1947, the Calvary Church was purchased and named in honour of Isaac Ezekiel Cadesky, a driving force in the establishment of the present synagogue.
48) Clifton Hotel – 1123 Third Avenue East - D
Built circa 1850, the Derby Apartments was originally a Georgian style hotel, first called May’s Hotel after the original owner, then the Clifton Hotel and the Stonehaven. The present name was given by its owner, Wilfred Squire, who lived in Derby Township.
49) Old Grey County Court House – 1235 Third Avenue East - D
Built in 1853, this example of Canada West Classical Revival is constructed of rubble stone with golden quarried limestone overlaying the front façade. Elements include a deep intricate cornice, and side panels and fanlight over the main door. The tower is a later addition; in 1885, the large two-storey addition was made to the south end.
50) 1258 Third Avenue East
Originally built as a Regency cottage in 1874, the Queen Anne style top was added after 1885. Divided into apartments in 1920, the northern part of the house was added around this time. The home features tall chimneys, an offset tower, a broad verandah, a turret, and three different types of sheeting. There is a Gothic motive in all of the windows.
51) Station Hotel – 1199 First Avenue East
Built close to the original Canadian Pacific Railway buildings, the Station Hotel served both boat and train passengers. Today an art gallery graces the main floor, with living accommodation above.
52) Canadian Pacific Railway Station – First Avenue East at 12th Street East
Rail service came to Owen Sound in 1873, and became CPR in 1883; the complex once included grain elevators, roundhouse, station, freight sheds, etc. The present station was built in the International style in 1946-47 as part of CPRs post Second World War modernization. Passenger service ended in 1970, freight service in the early-1990s; the station was vacated in 1994, the tracks removed in 1995.
53) Old Bus Terminal – 1023 Second Avenue East - D
Built in 1945, this Art Moderne structure is not typical of main street of Owen Sound, however, its massing and strong horizontal lines, which continue around the flank of the building, provide a visual terminus to the block. Influenced by streamlining and period industrial design, these style elements are appropriately applied here to the former bus station.
