196 Widder Street East

Description

Médias

Image

Type d'élément

Photographs

Description

This white frame house was built in 1873 by carpenters James Craig and James Hamilton; both men were prominent builders in St. Marys at the time of the house’s construction. James Craig lived in the home with his family until 1880.

By the year 1869, Craig and Hamilton were partners and owners of the Craig and Hamilton planing mill once located at the corner of Water Street North and Parkview Drive. The firm was given carpentry contracts for the construction of three notable St. Marys buildings, the St. Marys Collegiate Institute, the first Knox Presbyterian Church and the Opera House. The original house consisted of the front section, seen in this photo, and a one-storey kitchen wing. The second-storey of the wing along with the veranda were likely added by Michael Tevlin, another carpenter who owned the house from 1875 to 1917.

The house is a historically designated building. The house’s clapboard siding has been maintained over the years and the house has retained many of its original features. This designation includes the looping bargeboard, the veranda and its fretwork frills, and the double-hung sash windows. The house is one of the oldest remaining frame houses in St. Marys.

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

Notes

Condition: Very good - Image is very clear. Adhesive residue on back of photograph along the top and bottom edges. Minor wear on photo paper edges.

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

Identifiant local

LACAC66

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

"196 Widder Street East", St. Marys Museum (Photograph Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC66.

Emplacement d'original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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