236 Jones Street East
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This house is an example of the Italianate style that was popular in late 19th century house building inspired by the Second Empire Movement. Most Italianate homes were two–storey brick structures, often surmounted with a mansard roof, which can be seen in this specific house. However, this house is different in the sense that it is a one-storey brick structure with a mansard addition. Most of the details are closer to the ground, which allows observers to look more closely at the intricate ornamentation. The house is quite grand in its appearance with its central tower, wrought iron widow’s walk and intricate fretwork around the veranda made from a combination of oak and important gumwood from India. The architect responsible for building the home was William Williams.
This grand home was a wedding gift given by George Carter, the owner of a successful local grain business, to his daughter Charlotte on the occasion of her marriage to Henry Lincoln Rice in 1881. From 1905 to the 1950s the Sparks family lived in the home. Dr. Thomas Sparks and his family named the home, “Ercildoune”, after the town in Scotland in which Dr. Sparks was born. Dr. Sparks also received distinction as a poet throughout his lifetime.
Hard copies of this image can be accessed at the St. Marys Museum & Archives. - Notes
- Condition: Good - Image is clear. Some wear along edges of the photograph. Photograph paper has torn on the top edge at the back of the photo.
- Date of Original
- 1973
- Dimensions
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Width: 24.7 cm
Height: 19.7 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 24.7cm
Image Height: 19.7cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- William Williams, George Carter, Charlotte Carter, Henry Lincoln Rice, Thomas Sparks
- Local identifier
- LACAC18
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304
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- Donor
- Stratford-Perth Archives
- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder
- Photograph courtesy of the Stratford-Perth Archives.
- Recommended Citation
- "236 Jones Street East", St. Marys Museum (Photograph Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC18.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
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