Kingston City Hall K ingston's C ity H all was constructed of limestone and completed in 1844.
Popular legend maintains that it was built to serve as the seat of the provincial government.
In fact, it was built as a city hall. The government moved out of Kingston in 1844, shortly after construction of the City Hall ws completed. In desperation, the city government offered the new building to Canada for the legislature, but the offer was refused. Queen Victoria eventually chose Ottawa as the national capital. The grandeur of Kingston's City Hall has won it designation as an Historic Site.