107 Ontario Street North
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This stone house was built for John Henry Clark, a retired farmer originating from the Rannoch area. In the 1870s, Clark built a house on the lot located at 108 Robinson Street. The structure seen in the photo was built behind that house, and originally used as a carriage-house with an attached stable. From Ontario Street, the building appears to be one-storey; however the second storey can be seen at the back from Robinson Street.
The Ruthig family came to own the house in the 1920s, and the property was used as a cider mill. Eventually ownership passed to the Rice family, with Colonel Lincoln Rice and his wife Catherine converting the stable into a garage and using the carriage house for storage. It was not until 1946 that the structure was used for residential purposes. The Rice family had the property turned into an apartment for their son.
During the first three seasons of the Stratford festival from 1953 to 1955, several actors were tenants on this property, including Lorne Green, Jason Robards Jr. and Eric House. Theater director John Hirsch also leased the house for a year.
Hard copies of this image can be accessed at the St. Marys Museum & Archives.
- Notes
- Condition: Good - Image is clear. Some damage to edges of the photo. A large amount of adhesive residue is stuck to the back of the photo paper.
- Date of Original
- 1973
- Dimensions
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Width: 24.7 cm
Height: 19.6 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 24.7cm
Image Height: 19.6cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- John Henry Clark, Ruthig, Lincoln Rice, Catherine Rice, Lorne Green, Jason Robards Jr., Eric House, John Hirsch
- Local identifier
- LACAC27
- 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
- "107 Ontario Street North", St. Marys Museum (Photography Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC27.
- 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
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