Description of Historic Place

The George Kincaide Residence is a Craftsman style three-storey multiple dwelling. This wooden building is located on Leinster in an urban area of Saint John.

Heritage Value

The George Kincaide Residence is designated a Local Historic place for its architecture and for its era of construction.

This building has a large cornice with modillions that form a good example of the false rafter aesthetic of the Craftsman style. The façade has a projecting rectangular bay. The side entry porch is set into the front façade with typically Craftsman-style wooden elements such as a panelled ceiling and a slender ornamental high railing. The residence was built as a multiple dwelling in 1930 for grocer George Kincaide. This building was built during the Great Depression and times were hard for men such as Mr. Kincaide who operated a grocery store on Union Street in Saint John. This building represents a reserved example of the Craftsman style during this era of commercial hardship.

Source: Planning and Development Department – City of Saint John

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of this Craftsman style residence include:
- wide cornice with false exposed rafter tails;
- clapboard siding;
- proportions and placement of single, double and triple windows;
- staggered roof-line;
- irregular massing created by a large off-centred square bay with triple window sets;
- side entry porch set into the front façade.