243 Thomas St., 1980s

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This two-storey house located at 243 Thomas Street was constructed with locally quarried limestone. It was built c. 1869 by stonemason William Falconer Jr. In 1878 it was sold to farmer George Whiles who lived in the home for several years with his son Luke William Whiles, a local carpenter. Many different families have owned and lived in the home since its construction. The house provides examples of early construction including the large stone lintels above the windows and the rough-cut irregular course limestone façade. The centre cross gable contains a round-arched window with an arched stone header above. Black shutters can be seen on the windows which have since been removed. The porch has been altered since this photo was taken and the house now has a wide covered verandah with four pillars.

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.

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Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is 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

Personal Name(s)

Falconer, William ; Whiles, George ; Whiles, Luke W.

Local identifier

LP243Thomas_a

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

243 Thomas Street, St. Marys, ON:
St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2532391867367 Longitude: -81.1483634601021

Donor

Larry Pfaff - on behalf of LACAC.

Copyright Statement

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Recommended Citation

"243 Thomas St., 1980s", St. Marys Museum, LP243Thomas_a.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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