The Gaol is now a National Historic Site. The building originally housed the County Courts and Council Chambers, as well as serving as Gaol and House of Refuge. The Gaol's architect was Thomas Young, and at the time of construction, was viewed as a model of humanitarian prison design.
interstesing enuf lol my dad has his name on the wall in goderich jail for a nite spent there after geting into a brall in a local bar when he was a teenager
..shortly afer the jail was closed but we still pop in once an awhile to look around and see his name there :o)
