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Town Hall Auditorium
Monday, May 29, 1882
The Decorative Arts
Newspaper report
The Woodstock Sentinel-Review, June 2, 1882, 5
"Oscar Wilde, the boss showman of the day, made a great impression here on Monday night. Oscar is not so much of a fool as he looks. He knows how to make money."
Newspaper advertisement
The Woodstock Sentinel-Review, May 26, 1882, 8
Town Hall Auditorium*
466 Dundas Street, Woodstock, ON, Market Square
Built: 1851-52 (from a design by Antoine Grobl)
Opened: 1853
Auditorium: second floor
Extended: 1871 (fire hall)
Extant as Woodstock Museum
* Under the auspices of the Mechanics' Institute
* The Old Town Hall became City Hall in 1901 when the town gained its city status. It was eventually succeeded as City Hall by the Post Office and Customs House extant at 500 Dundas St., built 1901. It is now a historical museum.
Most recent photograph courtesy of John Griffith, 2023.
The O'Neill House
121-129 Market Square, Woodstock, ON
Built: 1880
Opened: 1881
Name changed: 1895 (Oxford Hotel)
Closed: c. 1990s
Abandoned: 1996
Building extant but unoccupied at 2019
Most recent photograph courtesy of John Griffith, 2023.
Oscar Wilde In America | © John Cooper, 2025
