Katherine Stephen Home
43, North Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1984/01/24
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1863/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2010/06/17
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Constructed in 1863, the Katherine Stephen Home is a two-and-a-half storey house located at 43-45 North Street. It is close to the corner of Gore and North Streets in downtown Perth.
The Katherine Stephen Home has been recognized for its heritage value by the Town of Perth, By-law 2523 on 24 January 1984.
Valeur patrimoniale
Originally this house was the residence of William Lillie and his family. Lillie constructed the building in 1863 to accommodate his family. Lillie was a blacksmith and iron founder and purchased the lot due to its proximity to the blacksmith shop located at the corner of North and Gore Street. After acquiring the lot, Lillie built his home and the iron foundry as it was in close proximity to the blacksmith shop and livery stable. The home he constructed for his family remained a single family residence until 1973, when Edwin Evans acquired the property from his sister, Gertrude M. Breakall. Mr. Evans changed the building into a double house and 43-45 held apartments, while he lived in the other half.
The vernacular design of the Katherine Stephen Home draws broadly from Georgian and Neo-Classical influences. The house is constructed on a square plan with cut sandstone on the front façade, and rubble stone on the back and east sides. Large stone quoins dovetail the corners of the building. There are dormers in the gable roof which is decorated by plain wood trim.
The structure is valued for its relationship to the complex of buildings which originally stood on the corner of North and Gore streets. These included an iron foundry, blacksmith shop, one frame residence and one stone residence. Only the Katherine Stephen Home and the stone residence remain on the site.
Sources: Town of Perth, By-law 2523; Town of Perth, LACAC Files; Heritage Perth
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Katherine Stephen Home include its:
- proximity to the building that housed the blacksmith in Perth
- square plan
- construction of sandstone, cut stone on the front façade and rubble stone on the east and back walls
- large stone quoins
- gable roof with two dormers on the front and one on the rear
- plain wood trim decorating the roof
- transom and sidelights surrounding the entranceway
- orientation on the corner lot at North and Gore streets, once an element of a broader area of homes and commercial structures
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Ontario
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Ont.)
Loi habilitante
Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)
Date de reconnaissance
1984/01/24
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
William Lillie
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Town Hall
80 Gore St. East
Perth, Ontario
K7H 1H9
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON11-0014
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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