By Joseph Groia ( July 24, 2024, 11:33 AM EDT) -- Osgoode Hall, named after William Osgoode, Upper Canada's first chief justice, is one of the most beautiful and historic buildings in Canada. It was opened in 1832 to house Ontario’s Law Society as well as its law school. John Ewart and William Warren Baldwin designed the original building, which was built between 1829 and 1832, in the late Georgian Paladin and Neoclassical styles. The building was then expanded in 1844, and in 1846, the court space was added. Today it is a national historical site and is considered one of Canada’s greatest examples of Victorian classical architecture. It is jointly owned by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) and the government of Ontario....