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87 Sheridan Street

87, Sheridan Street, City of Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1993/04/13

Of note is the three-sided bay and the five-sided bay.; City of Brantford, 2003
87 Sheridan
Featured is the elaborate veranda with low cut stone walls.; City of Brantford, 2003
87 Sheridan
Of note is the unique five-sided bay with truncated hip roof.; City of Brantford, 2003.
87 Sheridan

Other Name(s)

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Links and documents

Construction Date(s)

1887/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2010/02/25

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

87 Sheridan Street is located on the south side of Sheridan Street, west of Clarence Street, in the City of Brantford. The two storey, buff brick residence was constructed in circa 1887.

The property was designated, by the City of Brantford in 1993, for its heritage value, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, By-law 62-93.

Heritage Value

87 Sheridan Street was associated with two prominent community members. William Wilkinson, the principal of Central School, occupied the building from 1888 to 1905 and Henry Hoag, a local industrialist, took up residence from 1911 until 1930.

87 Sheridan Street is a good example of the Italianate style of residence that was popular in the late 19th century in Brantford. This ornate style reflects the prosperity enjoyed by Brantford residents in the 19th and 20th centuries. Typical elements of the Italianate style featured in the building include the cornice with decorative brackets, the arcade porch with balcony and the double hung windows. The truncated hip of the roof, over the east bay, makes this building particularly unique in Brantford.

Source: City of Brantford, By-law 62-93.

Character-Defining Elements

Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of 87 Sheridan Street include its:
- two storey, buff brick exterior
- large cornice
- elaborate veranda with low cut stone walls and mansard roof
- balcony with ornamental railing
- entrance with its transom of original stained glass
- decorative roof brackets and frieze
- low-pitched, hip roof
- long and narrow double hung windows
- three-sided bay window
- five-sided bay window

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Ontario

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (ON)

Recognition Statute

Ontario Heritage Act

Recognition Type

Municipal Heritage Designation (Part IV)

Recognition Date

1993/04/13

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

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Brantford City Hall Planning Department 100 Wellington Square Brantford, ON N3T 2M3

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

HPON10-0028

Status

Published

Related Places

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