Timeline_Panel_1850 COBOURG ARCHITECTURE TIMELINE 1850-1859 Cobourg & Peterborough Railway starts operations 1854 MARKET BUILDING Designed by Kivas Tully, the architect of Victoria Hall, it was built on a site that had housed a market since 1838. It is often mistaken for a railway station, due to the roof design and the overhanging eaves. Market Square 1856 YORK COTTAGE This Regency cottage, with strong Greek Revival details such as the door-case, was the home of William York, merchant and barber in Cobourg. William was the descendant of emancipated slaves. His ancestors lived in Quebec and witnessed the Battle of the Plains of Abraham before coming to Cobourg about 1840. 284 College St. c. 1850 GLEBE LAWN This home is a mid Victorian villa displaying Regency and Gothic details. It was built for Dr James Auston and family who named it based on the fact it was built on 'glebe land' previously owned by the Anglican Church. 195 Queen St. 1851 BANK OF MONTREAL/ COBOURG POST OFFICE This imposing structure stood at the corner of King and Division Streets for over 100 years. It was originally a branch of the Bank of Montreal and later the Cobourg Post o�ce. 2 King St. East 1856