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Whitby Free Press, Welesday, Match 15,1995 , Page 35 .Itb!'S fJom4Yl Reynolds built castie to entertain oyalty By Brian Winte Town et Whitby Archivba Few Canadians, past or present, have ever bilt a castie as a home, with the intention. of entetiigroyalty in that castie. One man who achieved this nearly-impossble dream was Nelson Gilbert Reynolds, Sheriff of Ontario County from 1854 to 1881. PFrom 1859 to 1862, Reynolds spent lavisly on the construction cf Trafalgar Castie, which has been a girls private achool in Whitby ine 1874. Reynolds had toured England, studying the ancient baronial casties there, and on his return, presented plans for a castie cf his own to Toronto architect Joseph Sheard. The sheriff decided tW cail'his new home 9 Tra&%wgatCaste, ecause he was named affter Lord Nelson who won the Battle of Trafalgar against Napoleon, in 1805. TIh. newspapers of the. day called TaagrCasie "the. largest ddeta d privat. reuidence on tbi. continent." It may have' been a bit of an north, setters were sMMf livin~g ini log cabine. Trafagar Castie cost Reynolds *70,000 in the. money cf 1859, cnpred te *2,000 fer the. coat cf a large home and $6,000 for the construction cf a bank. During the. early stages of construction, bis six-year-old son, George Nelson Mrmstr- ong Reynolds, lad tii. conerstone for Trafigar Castl. * Inscribed 'N.G.R, 1859: 'it can sMiMlb. men above the. dom ors t tii. flaWsaff tower where the1 main building jens Frances Hall.1 Reynolds .xpressed his desirei to entertain royalty at Trafalgar1 Castie- even before the. buldig was flnished. When h. earnýJ that Edward, thei. Prne ofWales, laerRigEdward VII Mwamt bsit 1o bis Canadian tour in 12,'ynolds invited. the prince te corne te bisicaste. However, the nfnshdstate of' the building and a tight TRAFALGAR CASTLE as it Iooked at the time of opening as a sohool, in 1874. Whitby Archives photo sohedul. prevent.d the pic fom touringTrafalgar Caste when ho stopped at Whitby on. 'Sp 91860. ~Iine years lterhow.ver, Reynolds finally achieved bis wiah te entertain British royalty. Prince Arthur, ýthe third son cf Queen Victora (later the. Duke of Connaught and' Canada.s Governor-General from 1911 to 1916) anucdh. was making a Candian tour in 1869. The. Town of Wbitby invited the prince to turn the. mcd for the Port. Wbitby and Port Perxy Railway. Reynolds, who was a directwof 0<the. raway, managed to have ,the. sod-turing take place ini front o<rfagar Castie, wh.re Hickory STmetnw et Gilbert Street, and offered bis ralaW ' home for a royal honbeon. The. gueste who attended that binchoon on (ht. 6, 1869, r.prosented a veritaN bdos who of eminet Canadian and British citizens They included: Prince Arthur, Baron Lisgar, .tiie Governor-General cf Canada; Sir John A. Macdoàad, the. Prime Ministor- 8fr William P. Holad' ieutenant-Goyvernor of Ontario; John , Sandfield Macdonald, Premier of Ontario; the. mayor cf Toronto; Ontario' County and Town cf -.Whitby offiéials, and' a hoot of notables fi-om the business world. Prince Arthur led Mrs. Reynolds from the. drawing room to the dining room and the. Sheriff escorted Lady Young,- the Governor-General's wife; Mms Howland and Mis Macdonald, a daugliter of 'the. Premier of Ontario. At the. h.ad cf the. receiving lin. stood James H. Cerrnethe. mayor of Whitby, who introduced' tii, gentemen present Wto t. prince. lTe . largest gathering cf dignitaries in Whitby's bistory Clifford the dog JOANNE ALEXANDER introduces children to a mini-version of children's book charac- ter Cliffrd the Big Red Dog at the Whitby Public Library Iast week. A life -size version of Clifford showed up a littie later. Photo by N" kR«oa, WhlthyFis.Prou was the crowning glory for Sheriff Reynolds during bis years in residence at Trafalgar Castie... Tfhosm year ended in 1874 when the sherifi; no longer able to afford such luxury, sold Trafagar Castie to the Methodist Church of Canada for $35ý000, haif the cost of its construction, 'for use as a "female seminaxy" called Ontario L.a&d'College. In 1979, the Ontario Ladies' QCollige canged its name tW 'rg CstleSchool -once ywnCý-originame Reynolds' grand home Wo public attention. Dm YOU KNOW That' Hopkins Street was. named after George Hopkins (1836-1878) whoee farm. was adjacent tW the 'street. le buit Hopldns' Music Hall on the site of the fire hall at Brock and Coiborne streeta in ,1877., It served as Whitby's TownEHall from 1879 until its demolition in 1960. Internationally known enter- tainers performed on its stage in the l9th century and it was the site of many ,political meetings. THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY 0F DURHAM NOTICE 0F STUDV COMMENCEMENT CLAS8 ENVIRONMENTAL A8SESSMENT- THICKSON ROAD FROM WENTWORTH STREET TO THE C.N.R. BRIDGE * 0 PUBLIC COMMENT -INVITED 1. NITRODUJCTION The Regionol Municipality of Durham is studying the need and the alternative methods of providing improvements for Thickson Roud between Wentworth Street and the C.N.R. Bridge. Included in this study *wiIl be o review of ail existing and proposed* underground services. utilities and« other reîaoted facilities through the study arec. This study will be completed in occordonce with the Class Environmentol Assess ment for Municipal Projects.> Your participation in, the planning process is welcome. During the process every effort wilI be mode tai resolve ail concerns. 2. ANALYSISAMOEVALUATIO Possible solutions wilI bie analyzed .nd evoluoted bosed on the effects on the following: " Transportation, Engineering and Public Safety " Natural Environment " Social Environment " Economic Environment " Cultural Environment " Agricultural Environment Upon completion of the study and the selection of o technically preferred solution. notification will be issued inviting further comment end input. 3. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? If you have any cornments or questions or require any further information about the studyor the Municipal Closs Environmentol Assessment. please contact: (Mondoy to Fuiday 8:30 acm 4:30 Pmn) C448LIANI Dorrell Goudey, P. Eng Project Manager G.M. Semaos 110 Scotia Court. Unit 41 Whitby. Ontario L1N 8Y7 Telephone: (05)432-7878 Toronto Line:(0) 686-6402 Fax: (905) ý432 -7877 AEGJONAL MUNICPAUTY Mike Wilson. C.E.T. Project Supervisor Tony Prevedel. P. Eng. Director of raonsportation Regional Municipolity of Durhom P.O. Box 623 105 Consumrers Drive Whitby. Ontario LIN 6A3 Telephone: (905) 668-7721 Fax: (905) 668-2051 V. A. Silgailis. P. Eng. Commissioner of Works . Nmwm»wMwwý- ()Whi is Fast