The Old Don Jail

The former Don Jail was completed in 1864 with a capacity for 184 inmates. It is notorious for the last judicial hangings in Canada in 1962. Despite its grim history, the building is attractive architecturally, looking palatial over a broad green space, having been recently renovated as an administrative building for the Bridgepoint Health complex. There are pamplets at the jail building entrances for a self-guided tour of the interior. Inside you will see the rotunda with a contemporary art displays, and a number of fixtures of the old jail. There is a preserved cell block. A short explanatory video is available. Hubbard Park, on the south side of the building, contains explanatory plaques, the former gate house and former jail warden's residence. On the north side is an attractive park containing plants, fountains and more explanatory plaques.