Hutchins-Heroux Commercial Building
212, St. Lawrence Street, Village of Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1979/08/27
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2010/08/10
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Built in the 1860s, the Hutchins-Heroux Commercial Building is a two-storey, six bay double residence built of rubble stone with an elaborate cornice and gable roof. It sits on the west side of St. Lawrence Street, one of Merrickville's main thoroughfares.
The Hutchins-Heroux Commercial Building is recognized by the Former Village of Merrickville By-law 15-79, Schedule “B”.
Valeur patrimoniale
Built in the 1860s, this is a good example of the many two storey stone buildings built in the area, in this period, except that it is designed for double residency. With its six bay plan, cut-stone quoins and elaborate cornice, it reflects a stage in Merrickville's evolution when a rising middle class required inexpensive but appropriate housing in a village aspiring to be a town. While the builder is unknown, Aaron Merrick (son of the founder of Merrickville) sold the lot in 1864. By 1866 the lot was owned by local businessman Samuel Pearson. The building was restored with careful attention to historical detail in the 1970s.
Sources: Former Village of Merrickville By-law 15-79, Schedule “B”; Merrickville: Jewel on the Rideau, Larry Turner; Going to Town: Architectural Walking Tours in Southern Ontario, Katherine Ashenburg.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Hutchins-Heroux Commercial Building include the:
- rubble stone construction and six bay, double plan
- two filled in basement windows with voussoirs on the front façade
- cut stone quoins, window sills and two string courses, one below the front entrances and the other below the top floor windows
- two recessed and panelled ground floor entrances on the front façade, with panelled doors and flat three-pane transoms
- six over six sash windows on the front and side facades with rubble stone voussoirs
- panelled wooden shutters on the ground floor windows
- two six over six windows on the south side and the four windows on the north
- elaborate cornice including two rows of rolled dentils, brackets, and returned gable ends
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
1979/08/27
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Édifice à logements multiples
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Village of Merrickville-Wolford
317 Brock Street West
P.O. Box 340
Merrickville, Ontario K0G 1N0
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON06-0233
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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