Stratford homes 1850-1905
Stratford homes 1850-1905
Italianate - Gothic Revival - Queen Anne -Vernacular
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Italianate 1840-1885 Italianate is ornate but controlled, introduces use of heavy cornice brackets, and paired windows One of the most common architecture types in both residential and commercial forms in the mid to late 19th century .
1870 51 Avon Street Home of Miss Annie Macpherson who brought many orphaned children over from London England, between 1883 and 1919, to live in the house until they found employment on farms and in homes where they worked as domestics.
1880 67 Douro St. The house was built for David Agnew, a locomotive engineer for the Grand Trunk Railway. For a 106 years railway people occupied this house.
1882 12 Elizabeth St. The house was built for Edmund Tyndal Dufton, who managed the Dufton Woolen Mills.
1878 55 Elizabeth St. The house was owned by John Farquharson, a shoemaker and later a grocer.
1879 126 Mornington St. James Cardwell Makins, Judge. A sreet is named after him
1878 14 Nile St. Built by Peter Robinson Jarvis. Jarvis street is for him.
1874 16 Norman St. The house was built by the Scrimgeour Bros. as a rental property.
1876 98 Norman St.
1881 310 Ontario St. William Boles, a well-respected businessman and sportsman, lived here.
1884 76 Queen St. House was originally built for James Trow Jr, who worked as a broker, conveyor, and auctioneer, and who also served as a member of Stratford City Council.
1880 20 Shrewsbury St.
1877 104 Water St.
1875 203 William St. David McLennan, purchased the house . His son, Sir John Cunningham McLennan, became a world famous scientist. The McLennan family owned the house till 1950.
Gothic Revival The most commonly identifiable feature of the Gothic Revival style is the pointed arch, used for windows, doors, and decorative elements like porches, dormers, or roof gables. Other characteristic details include steeply pitched roofs and front facing gables with delicate wooden trim called vergeboards or bargeboards.
1880 129 Brunswick St. The house was built by John Way who was a shoemaker and a businessman.
1870 210 Cambria St. This home belonged to Lt. Colonel McComb, a commanding officer of the Perth Regiment in 1939-1940.
1873 227 Cambria James MacDonald, one of the founders of the MacDonald Threshing Company lived here.
1875 86 Milton St. The house was built by George McFadden, a teamster by trade.
1851: 140 Norman St.
1867: 351 St. David St. This house was built for contractor, John Holmes.
1866: 72 Waterloo St, When the house was built, the occupants had an unobstructed view of Lake Victoria.
Queen Anne 1880s-1910s Queen Anne style is irregular , busy and ornate with lots of complexity in detail, often has a turret
Queen Anne 1880s-1910s Queen Anne style is irregular , busy and ornate with lots of complexity in detail, often has a turret
1905 14 Caledonia St. Harry J. Peter was the original owner of the house. He was the owner of a local plumbing and electrical firm. The house remained in Peter’s family until 1992.
1896 220 Cambria st. Historic Place
1889 298 Church St. The house was built for John Alexander Davidson who was president of the British Mortgage and Trust.
1891 55 Daly St. The house was built by Joseph Rankin. From 1878 to 1900, banker William Mowat lived here. Later Mowat became editor of the Beacon, Stratford’s first newspaper. Mowat St. is named after him.
100 Daly St.
Vernacular Vernacular architecture (also folk architecture) is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. It is not a particular architectural movement or style, but rather a broad category, encompassing a wide range and variety of building types, with differing methods of construction, Vernacular architecture usually serves immediate, local needs, is constrained by the materials available in its particular region and reflects local traditions and cultural practices.
Vernacular Vernacular architecture (also folk architecture) is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. It is not a particular architectural movement or style, but rather a broad category, encompassing a wide range and variety of building types, with differing methods of construction, Vernacular architecture usually serves immediate, local needs, is constrained by the materials available in its particular region and reflects local traditions and cultural practices.
1891 20 Centre Street The house was built be David Davidson Hay who was the registrar of the North Perth Registry Office.
1850s 117 Cobourg Street
1876 225 Cobourg Street The house was built for Douglas McTavish.
1897 90 Front Street
1905 105 Water Street The house was erected in 1905 for John B. Gillaland, bookkeeper of Borland Carriage Co, who was in residence between 1905 and 1907.
1875 63 William Street The house was one of the original homes on the river in this area and is also one of the few remaining frame buildings in the city. In 1875, Thomas Todd, a carpenter, built 63 William Street.
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