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Frink House

18 Union St., St. Stephen, New Brunswick, E3L, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2006/10/16

Front View; Town of St. Stephen
Frink House
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Other Name(s)

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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2007/06/27

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Frink House is a single storey Cape Cod residence located on Union Street in St. Stephen.

Heritage Value

Frink House is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture and the association with its former occupants.

Frink House is recognized for its architecture. Built in circa 1800, it is a good example of Cape Cod residential architecture. It exhibits traditional elements of this style such as a five bay plan, overall symmetry and flush gable roof.

Frink house is also recognized for its association with former occupants. The first occupant was James Frink, son of Captain Nathan Frink who came with the Loyalists to St. Stephen in 1783. Celebrated St. Stephen cabinetmaker John Warren Moore and his wife, Mary Louisa Moore, lived in the house from 1833-1836. In 1897, John D. McMillan, a marble trader, became the next owner and the family occupied the house for 48 years. The present owner has retained the original style of the house.

Source: Town Hall of St Stephen, Historic Places file "Frink House"

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements that describe Frink House include:
- overall symmetry;
- single storey rectangular massing;
- 5 bay plan;
- flush gable roof;
- central entrance with pediment and wide entrance door with brass knocker;
- symmetrical fenestration of double hung sash windows;
- wooden shingled exterior walls.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

New Brunswick

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (NB)

Recognition Statute

Local Historic Places Program

Recognition Type

Municipal Register of Local Historic Places

Recognition Date

2006/10/16

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

1833/01/01 to 1836/01/01
1897/01/01 to 1897/01/01

Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design
Peopling the Land
Settlement

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

St. Stephen Town Hall - Historic Places file.

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

1127

Status

Published

Related Places

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