106 Wellington Street North

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This house is known as one of Fanny Adam’s four cottages built after her husband’s death. Fanny was a St. Marys resident married to John Adam, a tavern keeper of the St. Marys Empire Hotel. After her husband’s passing, she took over her husband’s role as proprietor of the hotel. Prior to John Adam’s death, four lots were put in Fanny’s name. Sometime after 1866, Fanny, now a widow, erected houses on the lots and built this stone house at 106 Wellington Street North. Robert Barbour, a prominent local architect and builder, is believed to have built all four houses for Fanny. The house was rented to Fanny’s sister Margaret Beattie and Margaret's husband local merchant Alexander Beattie. Margaret eventually purchased the house in 1887. Fanny’s second marriage to flax merchant John McArthur Weir led to his joint ownership of the properties; however, Fanny maintained authority over the houses.

This one storey stone house is a generous size and contains ornate detailing that adds distinction to the home. The house is topped with an overlaid hip roof, a recessed front door and a protruding bow widow on the right side of the home. The bow window is surrounded by ornamental white trim. Since the time this photo was taken, changes have been made to the façade, including the addition of a rounded portico over the entrance.

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

Notes

Condition: Fair - Image is clear. Slight yellow discolouration on top half of image. Paper has begun to curl. Top right corner of photo is creased severely.

Date of Original

1973

Dimensions

Width: 25.4 cm
Height: 20.2 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 25.4cm
Image Height: 20.2cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Personal Name(s)

Adam, Fanny ; Adam, John ; Barbour, Robert ; Beattie, Margaret ; Weir, John McArthur.

Local identifier

LACAC58

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

"106 Wellington Street North", St. Marys Museum (Photograph Courtesy of Stratford-Perth Archives), LACAC58.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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