158 Church Street South

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Edward W. Colley purchased the property at 158 Church St. in 1864. The original house on this property was built in 1870 by the Colley family. Colley owned a tinsmith business in St. Marys. On February 2, 1876, Colley passed away, leaving behind his wife, Elizabeth Colley, and their three children Herbert, Ada and Jessie. Elizabeth ran a boarding house out of the property for several years afterwards. Jessie Colley, a daughter of Edward and Elizabeth, eventually married James L. Webster, a well-known local photographer. The couple lived in the house with the rest of the family.

Between the years of 1909 and 1915, a number of additions were made to the house. Clarence Colley, the son of Herbert Colley, eventually sold the home in 1936 to Norman W. Greason.

Note the intricate ginger breading commonly used on wood houses at the time this house was built. The house has a grand, long porch that wraps around the side of the building and a beautifully detailed overhang over the doorway. The house has been painted a lighter colour since this photo was taken.

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

Notes

Condition: Good - The top right corner of the photo is lightly bent. Paper is slightly rippled at top edge. Image has a large green discolouration spot on the left side of the photo. A dark marking runs along the left side of the image towards the top edge.

Date of Original

1973

Dimensions

Width: 25.3 cm
Height: 20.1 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 25.3cm
Image Height: 20.1cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Personal Name(s)

Edward W. Colley, Elizabeth Colley, Herbert Colley, Ada Colley, Jessie Colley, Clarence Colley, James L. Webster, Norman W. Greason

Local identifier

LACAC06

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Stratford-Perth Archives

Copyright Statement

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Copyright Holder

Photograph courtesy of the Stratford-Perth Archives.

Recommended Citation

"158 Church Street South", St. Marys Museum (Photograph Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC06.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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