90 Front Street
90, Front, City of Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1988/09/26
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1897/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2010/02/18
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
90 Front Street is located on the northeast corner of Front Street and Cobourg Street in the City of Stratford. The one-and-a-half storey buff brick residence was constructed in 1897.
The property was designated by the City of Stratford in 1988 for its heritage value under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 189-88).
Valeur patrimoniale
90 Front Street is associated with Herbert Denroche, a senior officer in the Perth Regiment who lived in the residence during the early 1930s. Denroche enlisted in 1914 and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Although severely handicapped by his injuries he re-enlisted in the Perth Regiment in 1922 as an officer. He progressed through the ranks, eventually being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and appointed as the Regiment's Commander although his untimely death prevented him from taking up this appointment. His military funeral in 1933 is said to have been one of the largest and most impressive in Stratford's history.
90 Front Street, constructed in 1897, is an excellent example of the Queen Anne style of architecture in Stratford. Characteristic of this style are the varied and multiple rooflines, complexity and variety of windows and door openings, the prominent brick chimney and the use of decorative fishscale shingles on the front pediment.
The residence was likely constructed from American copybook plans which were available to contractors at that time. Copybooks provided instructions to builders about all aspects of the dimensions of the house and the floor plans of it. Contractors or builders could then replicate the style and at the same time make slight changes to the floor plan so that all of the buildings would not be exactly the same. The plans could also be modified to be more affordable. 90 Front Street, for example, is not a full two storeys and lacks the turret or medieval tower that is usually found on Queen Anne residences.
Source: City of Stratford, By-law 189-88.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the 90 Front Street include the:
- one-and-a-half storey buff brick exterior
- brick chimney
- multiple rooflines and gables
- complexity and variety of windows and openings
- decorative fishscale shingles
- peaked gable
- two original porches
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
1988/09/26
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
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Stratford
Office of the City Clerk-Administrator
City Hall
1 Wellington Street
Stratford, ON
N5A 6W1
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON10-0051
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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