RICHARD WALLACE RESIDENCE
10950 - 81 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2003/05/27
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1922/01/01 à 1923/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/08/22
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Richard Wallace Residence, a rectangular one and one-half storey house with a gable roof and open front porch, was constructed in the Craftsman style in 1923. It is located on a city lot on a quiet tree-lined street in the mature neighbourhood of Cromdale in the City of Edmonton.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Richard Wallace Residence is architecturally significant as a representative example of a modest house in the Craftsman style, popular in Edmonton in the 1920s, which retains full integrity of historic design and fabric.
The Richard Wallace Residence is significant for its historical association with Merril Muttart (1903-1970), prominent Edmonton businessman and philanthropist, who together with his wife Gladys, founded the charitable Muttart Foundation. Merril Muttart began his notable career in the building supply and housing business across western Canada as a carpenter, and the contract to build the Richard Wallace Residence was one of his first jobs.
The Richard Wallace Residence is so-named for its long historical association with the second owner of the house, Richard Wallace. Wallace, who was registrar, sheriff and clerk of Alberta's Supreme Court, resided here from 1925 to 1943. The house has been maintained as a single-family dwelling and adds to the historic character of the streetscape.
Source: City of Edmonton (Bylaw: 13414)
Éléments caractéristiques
All the original Craftsman style architectural elements of the Richard Wallace Residence, such as:
- the gabled east and west elevations with projecting and decorative brackets;
- the asymmetrical gabled extension with hip-roofed bay window and recessed porch on the west facade;
- exposed rafters on the north and south facades;
- all wood trim including corner boards and on doors and windows;
- wood cladding, clapboard siding on the main floor and shingles on the upper floor;
- frieze/belt courses separating main floor from the foundation and the ground floor from the upper floor;
- shingled skirting that wraps around the house;
- detailing of the open front verandah, including tapered columns, gable roof, overhanging eaves, exposed braces and brackets;
- brick chimney.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Alberta
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Alb.)
Loi habilitante
Historical Resources Act
Type de reconnaissance
Ressource historique municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2003/05/27
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- L'architecture et l'aménagement
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
Merril Muttart
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Edmonton, Planning and Development Department, 10250 - 101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3P4 (Digital File: 18385819)
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4664-0107
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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