704 Monmouth Road
704, Monmouth Rd., City of Windsor, Ontario, N8Y, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1991/03/04
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/12/07
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
704 Monmouth Road is the north half of a two-storey semi-detached residence. The red brick structure was built circa 1893-94 by the Walkerville Land and Building Company for Hiram Walker distillery workers. It is located on the southeast corner of Tuscarora Street and Monmouth Road in the former Town of Walkerville.
It is recognized for its heritage value by City of Windsor By-law 10590.
Valeur patrimoniale
Hiram Walker, a distiller from Detroit, founded the Town of Walkerville in 1858. By the late 1880s the Walkers were developing rental properties for the distillery's employees at all levels. 704 Monmouth Road is located on the eastern edge of Walkerville adjacent to the industrial area along Walker Road where the working-class employees traditionally resided. Situated amongst a series of semi-detached and row houses, also of heritage value, 704 Monmouth Road remains a true representation of the former Town of Walkerville's original streetscape.
704 Monmouth Road is another example of the type of worker housing built by the Walkerville Land and Building Company during Walkerville's formative years. It is an integral part of an historical architectural grouping in the former Town of Walkerville, now east Windsor.
The two storey dwelling was built circa 1893-94 by the Walkerville Land and Building Company for the Hiram Walker and Sons firm to provide rental housing for the distillery's employees. After 1919, all units were available for rent to non-Walker employees.
704 Monmouth Road is part of the first block in a series of turn-of-the-20th-century semi-detached and row houses that stretches from the 700 block down to the 1200 block. The house displays many original features, including the red brick laid in stretcher bond and the double-hung wooden sash windows with a segmented arch at the head.
Sources: Building Analysis Form, November 1997; City of Windsor By-law 10590, March 4, 1991.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of 704 Monmouth Road include its:
- two-storey structure of red brick laid in stretcher bond
- recessed front entranceway with timber lintel and corner post
- wooden sash windows with segmented arches
- radiating brick voussoirs
- jerkin-head gable roof with hipped roof dormer
- location among six blocks of turn-of-the-century semi-detached and row houses
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
1991/03/04
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
Possibly Mason and Rice, Detroit
Constructeur
Walkerville Land and Building Company
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Office of the Heritage Planner, City of Windsor
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON06-0005
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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