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Abigail Street House

27, Mill Street, City of Mississauga, Ontario, L5M, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1985/09/09

Featured is the corbelled table frieze.; Chelsey Tyers, 2008.
Detail, Abigail Street House, 2008
Featured is the symmetrical three-bay facade.; Chelsey Tyers, 2008.
Facade, Abigail Street House, 2008
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Other Name(s)

Abigail Street House
27 Mill Street

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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2009/09/23

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Abigail Street House is located at 27 Mill Street, on the south side of Mill Street, north of Church Street, in the Streetsville area, of the City of Mississauga. The one-and-a-half-storey red-brick house was constructed in circa 1850.

The property was designated, by the City of Mississauga, in 1985, for its heritage value, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 852-85).

Heritage Value

Situated well back from the street, the Abigail Street House is associated with the Street family. Built in circa 1850, it features an expansive front yard and it is believed to have been the house of Abigail Street who was the widow of Timothy Street, the founder of Streetsville. She lived there until her death, in 1859.

The Abigail Street House is a good representation of vernacular Ontario Regency form. The house follows the typical Ontario Regency form, with a gable roof with cornice returns and projecting eaves, one-and-a-half storeys in height and three-bays wide. The exposed brick and unlit doorway are both departures from this norm. The corbelled table frieze is an unusually early example of this motif. Other notable features include the rubble foundation, the two internal chimneys and the two rear additions, one of clapboard and one of brick. The large windows with thick wooden lugsills, straight heads, and radiating brick voussoirs complete the picture.

Sources: City of Mississauga By-Law 852-85.

Character-Defining Elements

Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Abigail Street House include its:
- one-and-a-half-storey exposed red-brick exterior
- medium pitched gable roof
- cornice returns and projecting eaves
- three-bay facade
- thick wooden lugsills, straight heads and radiating brick voussoirs around large windows
- decorative corbelled table frieze on facade
- situation well back from the street with an expansive front yard

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Ontario

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (ON)

Recognition Statute

Ontario Heritage Act

Recognition Type

Municipal Heritage Designation (Part IV)

Recognition Date

1985/09/09

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

n/a

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Mississauga Heritage and Planning 201 City Centre Drive 9th Floor, Community Services Mississauga, Ontario L5B2T4

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

HPON09-0014

Status

Published

Related Places

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