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Theodore Moore House

75 Boundary Street, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, E3L, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2007/03/22

Front view; Town of St. Stephen
Theodore Moore House
Side view; Town of St. Stephen
Theodore Moore House
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Other Name(s)

Theodore Moore House
Robert Smiley House
Maison Robert Smiley

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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2008/03/03

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Theodore Moore House is a one-and-a-half storey Queen Anne Revival residence with a central square tower. It is located on Boundary Street in St. Stephen.

Heritage Value

Theodore Moore House is designated as a local Historic Place for its architecture and for its association with Robert Smiley.

Theodore Moore House is recognized for its architecture. It is a fine example of Queen Anne Revival residential architecture. The one-and-a-half storey structure is of wood construction and exhibits an asymmetrical L-shaped plan. The exterior of the building has Queen Anne Revival details such as a tower, as well as different wall textures and trim that break up the verticality of the walls.

A central tower leads to a four sided conical roof topped with a weather vane, which is in the shape of the letter “S” for the family name of Smiley. Robert Smiley built the house circa 1884. He was instrumental in saving the Unitarian Church in Calais, Maine on August 27, 1870 from the fire that burned most of Main Street.

Source: St. Stephen Town Hall - Historic Places File "Theodore Moore House"

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements that describe the Queen Anne Revival architecture of the Theodore Moore House include:
- one-and-a-half storey massing in an L-plan;
- steeply pitched gable roof;
- wide moulded eaves with returns;
- central square tower with pyramidal roof;
- board and batten siding within gables;
- clapboard siding of the main body of the building;
- rectangular windows with large entablatures.
- fish scale band along the top of the first storey ;
- two small leaded windows near the porch entrance;
- “S” shaped weather vane.

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

2007/03/22

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Building Social and Community Life
Religious Institutions
Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Single Dwelling

Historic

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

Robert A. Smiley

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

St. Stephen Town Hall - Historic Places File "Theodore Moore House".

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

1349

Status

Published

Related Places

n/a

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