Auburn Mills Cottage
205 Lisburn Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2005/02/28
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1870/01/01 à 1879/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/01/02
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Located in the community of Auburn in Peterborough’s East City, this one and a half storey cottage with a Gothic Revival centre gable faces west towards the Otonabee River and the Rotary Greenway Trail. The Greenway Trail was initially a road, hence the westward orientation of the cottage and its two neighbouring properties.
The Auburn Mills Cottage has been recognized for its heritage value by the City of Peterborough By-Law #05-028.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Auburn Mills Cottage has a strong association with the Auburn Woolen Mills. Built by the company circa 1870, the cottage was home to numerous mill workers well into the mid 20th century. Through its connection to the textile mills, the cottage identifies with a significant historical period in Peterborough, when this area was dominated by industrial complexes from the mid to late 19th century.
The Auburn Mills Cottage is an excellent example of vernacular cottage architecture displaying details of the Gothic Revival style. The numerous wooden elements, such as the original wood siding (currently hidden underneath vinyl siding) and trim, took advantage of Peterborough’s surplus of lumber and new mechanized woodworking techniques. The simplicity of the structure and minimal ornamentation exemplify a typical worker’s cottage, built by the textile mills to provide inexpensive housing for their employees in close proximity to their workplace.
Source: City of Peterborough Auburn Mills Cottage Heritage Designation By-Law #05-028
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage values of the Auburn Mills cottage include the:
-rectangular massing of the building, with front facing gable wall
-original elements of trim and finial
-original gothic, twelve panel sash window
-original clapboard siding beneath vinyl siding
-original location in area once dominated by industrial complexes
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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
2005/02/28
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
Auburn Woolen Mills
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Preservation Office, Peterborough City Hall, File #05-028
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON05-0579
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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