Jean O'Donnell House
37, Herriott Street, Perth, Ontario, K7H, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1982/07/13
Autre nom(s)
Jean O'Donnell House
The Hart House
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1860/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/01/15
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Jean O'Donnell House is a two-and-a-half-storey frame building located at 37 Herriott Street, between Drummond Street East and Gore Street East. Also known as the Hart House, this residence was designed in the Italianate style.
The Jean O'Donnell House is recognized by the Town of Perth for its heritage values in By-law 2457 on 13 July 1982.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Jean O'Donnell house contributes to the visual significance of the streetscape of the main street of Perth. It is an excellent example of the Italianate style which was popular in Canada for town houses around the time of Confederation, complete with a square plan, hipped roof, and decorative bell-shaped dormer window.
The original owner, John Semple Hart, emigrated from Scotland and acquired property from three separate landowners. At 37 Herriot Street, he oversaw the construction of the Hart House until its completion in 1860. Hart also ran a bookstore and defacto cultural centre in the block he owned at 15-31 Gore Street East. In 1887, the Toronto Mail referred to Hart's bookstore as the finest bookstore in the country outside of Toronto and Montreal. Hart also purveyed international newspapers, stationary, wallpaper, musical instruments, and sheet music. He founded Hart's Canadian Almanac which was published for sixty-five years.
Sources: Town of Perth By-law 2457; Heritage Perth; Katherine Ashenburg, Going to Town: Architectural Walking Tours in Southern Ontario. (Toronto, Macfarlane Walter and Ross, 1996).
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that reflect the heritage value of the Jean O'Donnell House include its:
- truncated hipped roof, graced by a decorative bell-shaped dormer window
- eaves along the roof line, decorated with dentil work and brackets
- flat-topped portico supported by columns surrounding the front entranceway
- sidelights with overhead transom surrounding a single paneled front entrance door
- rounded windows on the first and second floors, complete with shutters
- pediment-topped windows on the first floor
- curved surround of the double window located on the second floor
- east facing location on Herriott Street, north of Gore Street, Perth's main commercial street
- square plan
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
1982/07/13
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
John Semple Hart
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
By-law 2457, Town Hall, Town of Perth
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON06-0055
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o