163 Church Street South

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This large and impressive red brick house, with limestone details, is comparable to the basic planbook style used years ago for similar style homes. However, the dimensions of this property are more immense, and a corner tower is included in the property. The house is in excellent condition with little deterioration. The roofline is broken up into several planes and fish scale roof tile detailing has been used on the house. The style of the house is commonly known as Queen Anne Revival, or Victorian Gothic, popular in the 1890s.

The builder of the home was Richard S. Box of St. Marys, who built the house in 1900. Box was the son of a wealthy grain merchant. Box inherited his father’s wealth and spent most of his years involved in the St. Marys community.

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

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is clear. Only slight damage around paper edges.

Date of Original

1973

Dimensions

Width: 24.7 cm
Height: 19.7 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 24.7cm
Image Height: 19.7cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Personal Name(s)

Richard S. Box

Local identifier

LACAC07

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

"163 Church Street South", St. Marys Museum (Photography Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC07.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

Terms of Use

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Reproduction Notes