194 Elgin St. W., 1980s

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This photo shows the house once located at 194 Elgin Street West; this property has been demolished. The image was taken in the early 1980s. The house features several Greek Revival style elements popular in the mid to late 19th century such as the pediment over the door and the return eaves on the front of the home. This clapboard house was built c. 1858 with an addition seen to the left that was added at a later date.

The property was purchased by James Dean Williamson, a St. Marys merchant, in 1856. Years later, David White, a local farmer and father of White & May Co. local business founder Jeremiah White, bought the home and property in 1868. Mary White took ownership of the house after her father’s death in 1888, and rented out the property until 1913. Robert Bell then purchased the property from the White family and lived there until 1943. The house had several other residents the years following.

In the winter and early spring of 1982-1983, Randall Speller, a colleague of Larry Pfaff from the Art Gallery of Ontario, took a series of black and white photographs of houses of architectural significance in St. Marys. Larry Pfaff and several local friends who shared this interest in architecture took some additional photographs in a subsequent summer. This photograph is one of this series.

*To see additional photographs related to this image click on the "detail" link under the image.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. No signs of damage to the negative.

Dimensions

Width: 3.6 cm
Height: 2.3 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 3.6cm
Image Height: 2.3cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Local identifier

LP194ElginW_a

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Larry Pfaff - on behalf of LACAC.

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"194 Elgin St. W., 1980s", St. Marys Museum, LP194ElginW_a.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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