The James Young Block on Main Street in the Galt area of Cambridge was built in the 1870s. The yellow brick facade stands apart from the granite buildings that surround it, most of which were built 20 years earlier.
All of the buildings on this block of Main Street replaced earlier wood-framed shops that were destroyed by a large fire in the early 1850s. They represented a growing prosperity in the burgeoning town.
James Young was a Galt-born (1835) newspaper publisher, businessman, and politician. He represented both Waterloo South and Brant North at various times at the Ontario Legislature. He also wrote a great book about the early days of Galt's history.
The James Young Block on Main Street in the Galt area of Cambridge was built in the 1870s. The yellow brick facade stands apart from the granite buildings that surround it, most of which were built 20 years earlier.
All of the buildings on this block of Main Street replaced earlier wood-framed shops that were destroyed by a large fire in the early 1850s. They represented a growing prosperity in the burgeoning town.
James Young was a Galt-born (1835) newspaper publisher, businessman, and politician. He represented both Waterloo South and Brant North at various times at the Ontario Legislature. He also wrote a great book about the early days of Galt's history.