Architect: Edward Crane

ACO Cobourg & East Northumberland member Keith Oliver alerted the branch to the state of the cupola: Listing to one side, paint peeling, ventilation louvres missing, the entire soffit rotten, the dome’s tin cladding poorly made and no longer original. ACO Coburg & East Northumberland relayed its concerns to the Town’s Heritage Planner and to Ontario Heritage Trust, which has a conservation easement on the building. The building’s owner, Mark Rollins, contracted Sky-High Historical Restoration & Consulting to carry out restoration. Cost of repairs estimated at $275,000-$300,000. Today, the dome is covered with robust lead-copper cladding that gleams in the sun. Exterior paint replicates original off-white, the cupola is topped with a locally made lightning-rod cum weathervane.