236 Jones Street East

Description

Médias

Image

Type d'élément

Photographs

Description

This house is an example of the Italianate style that was popular in late 19th century house building inspired by the Second Empire Movement. Most Italianate homes were two–storey brick structures, often surmounted with a mansard roof, which can be seen in this specific house. However, this house is different in the sense that it is a one-storey brick structure with a mansard addition. Most of the details are closer to the ground, which allows observers to look more closely at the intricate ornamentation. The house is quite grand in its appearance with its central tower, wrought iron widow’s walk and intricate fretwork around the veranda made from a combination of oak and important gumwood from India. The architect responsible for building the home was William Williams.

This grand home was a wedding gift given by George Carter, the owner of a successful local grain business, to his daughter Charlotte on the occasion of her marriage to Henry Lincoln Rice in 1881. From 1905 to the 1950s the Sparks family lived in the home. Dr. Thomas Sparks and his family named the home, “Ercildoune”, after the town in Scotland in which Dr. Sparks was born. Dr. Sparks also received distinction as a poet throughout his lifetime.

Hard copies of this image can be accessed at the St. Marys Museum & Archives.

Notes

Condition: Good - Image is clear. Some wear along edges of the photograph. Photograph paper has torn on the top edge at the back of the photo.

Date de l'original

1973

Dimensions

Largeur: 24.7 cm
Hauteur: 19.7 cm

Dimensions d'image

Largeur d'image: 24.7cm
Hauteur d'image: 19.7cm

Sujet(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Nom(s) personnel

William Williams, George Carter, Charlotte Carter, Henry Lincoln Rice, Thomas Sparks

Identifiant local

LACAC18

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donneur

Stratford-Perth Archives

Déclaration de droit d'auteur

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Détenteur du droit d'auteur

Photograph courtesy of the Stratford-Perth Archives.

Citation recommandée

"236 Jones Street East", St. Marys Museum (Photograph Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC18.

Emplacement d'original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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