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32 Victoria Street South, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Listed Site
29-33 Kingston Street, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
56-58 Courthouse Square,2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
112-114 Courthouse Square, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
138 Courthouse Square, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
Courthouse Park with Mature Trees, More than 90 trees lost in 2011 Tornado, Heritage District
64 West Street, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Listed Site
68 West Street, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
56-62 West Street, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
65 West Street, Demolished for Town Hall Expansion - 2008
122 West Street , 2011 Tornado Demolition, Listed Site
87 St. Patrick Street, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Designated Property
97 St. Patrick Street, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Designated Property
98 St. Patrick Street , 2011 Tornado Demolition, Listed Site
150 St. Georges Crescent, Gazebo blown away in 2011 Tornado, Listed Site
Courthouse Park Bandstand, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
Former Indian Island now a Marina
Former Ship Island - removed 1960
170 Courthouse Square , Destroyed by Fire - 2004
51 St. David Street, Demolished - 2000
138 North Street - Holt House, Demolished by Owner - 2004
38 East Street , 2011 Tornado Demolition, Listed Site
116 Courthouse Square, 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
120 Courthouse Square , 2011 Tornado Demolition, Heritage District
36 North Street, Destroyed by Fire in 2014
250 Harbour Rd., South Quay, the last Fish Shanty destroyed in train derailment 2021
Designated: 2015
Reason for Designation: Goderich is the only deep water harbour on the eastern shore of Lake Huron and as a result has been an important port since in 1827. Commercial fishing has been part of this port from the beginning. Reference was made in the New York Times, March 6, 1860, to fish shanties in Goderich being swept away by ice build up in the Maitland River.
In later years, fish shanties, built by fishing families such as the MacDonalds, Leonards, MacKays, Grahams, Bakers, Siddalls and others, lined the south side of the harbour. Although now used for storage, this last remaining fish shanty belonged to fisherman Ed Siddall. In the winter, fishermen cut ice from the harbour and stored it in sawdust where it remained frozen all summer and kept the fish fresh. When the fish were brought in they were weighed and packed in boxes filled with ice for transportation by rail to towns throughout the province. Currently, fishing tugs use the north side of the harbour to unload their catches directly to refrigerated trucks.Behind and beside the shanties were racks where the nets were dried and repaired ready for the next fishing trip. Fresh fish is still available daily in season from retailers along the pier.
This is the last remaining example of a building that represents a commercial way of life that was the livelihood of many Goderich families for more than a century.
Character-Defining Elements: This modest building measuring 18 feet by 31 feet sits directly adjacent to the Goderich Harbour along the south pier. It is constructed of weathered wood attached vertically to the structural supports and is covered with a corrugated metal roof. The presence of such a building, in its original location along the south pier, authenticates the harbour landscape and provides a visual contrast to the larger port industries that now dominate.
