Osgoode Hall

Osgoode Hall stands out for its elaborate wrought iron fence, a barrier originally designed to keep cows from wandering onto the front lawn. This nineteenth century neoclassical building serves as the home to the Law Society of Ontario and the provincial courts. Architect William Warren Baldwin chose a site far from the city center in eighteen twenty-nine, placing the structure amidst farmland. When lawyers complained about the commute, the society simply built a high fence to block the grazing animals instead.