History
The Development of a Potential Tourist Attraction and Heritage Site
Sherbrooke's Winter Street prison is a unique architectural complex for a number or reasons:
- It is the oldest stone structure in Sherbrooke
- It is the City's third oldest public building
-Its stone fence peniteniary wall is unique in Quebec
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The jail's backyard
Built in 1865 by Charles Coté, following the plans of architect Frederic Preston Rubidge, the stone building is a Palladian-type structure (an Italian Renaissance Style developped in the 1500s) Features of tgid style include:
- a pedimented portico
-symmetrical design
- a hipped roof
The famous stone wall
The jail's facade
