181 Queen Street West

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

The house built at 181 Queen Street West, was built for Joseph McDougall sometime between 1860 and 1861. It was first constructed as a one-story brick cottage. McDougall co-owned the St. Marys Iron Foundry & Machine Shop, which manufactured farming implements and other machinery castings. By 1866, John Robertson owned the property and sold it to Cuthbert McCallum, a druggist, who later moved to London with his wife in 1874. Edward William Harding was the next owner of the house. Harding owned a law office in St. Marys known as Harding, Harding & White. The property was eventually turned over to Harding’s wife, Caroline Harding in 1903. Later owners included business owners Neil M. Currie and William B. Young respectively.

The second-storey of the house was added in 1909 by the Currie family. The second-storey is shingled, contrasting its brick lower storey. The original brick colour of the house is light orange, painted a darker red in this photo. The paint has since been removed. The house features a large enclosed veranda and a balustrade second-storey balcony. Note the circular attic window at the top of the house and the diamond patterns in the upper storey windows. Since the time of this photo, the porch has been opened up and the width of the upper balcony reduced in size.

Hard copies of this image can be accessed at the St. Marys Museum & Archives.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is clear. Little to no damage to paper. Paper has begun to curl. Minor yellow spotting on paper, particularly in top left corner, along with a fingerprint at top of image.

Date of Original

1973

Dimensions

Width: 25.3 cm
Height: 20.1 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 25.3cm
Image Height: 20.1cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Personal Name(s)

Joseph McDougall, John Robertson, Cuthbert McCallum, Edward William Harding, Caroline Harding, Neil M. Currie, William B. Young

Local identifier

LACAC38

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Stratford-Perth Archives

Copyright Statement

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Copyright Holder

Photograph courtesy of the Stratford-Perth Archives.

Recommended Citation

"181 Queen Street West", St. Marys Museum (Photograph Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC38.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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