121 Carrall St., 1980s

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This photo, taken in the 1980s, shows the house located at 121 Carrall Street. It was built in 1867 by Scottish stonemason Daniel McAnsh. McAnsh moved to the area from Scotland in 1844. The house would later be occupied by several owners including Archibald McCallum, Michael Griffin and Philip Sydney Riddell. Eventually, the house became known locally as the "Lind House" due to its notable owners the Lind family. In 1937 John Grieve Lind of the St. Marys Cement Company purchased the home. Lind bought the property as a wedding gift for his son, John S.H. Lind and daughter-in-law Margaret McHugh. The Linds lived in the home until 1995.

The photo gives a view of the front of the house in the winter time. The house was constructed with limestone and has retained many of its original features to this day with only a few exceptions. The original verandah of the home was removed in 1914 and an addition was added to the south side of the home by John S.H. Lind. In the early 1900s, a boardwalk led from the front of the house down to Elgin Street. Here you can see the even course stone on the house, the charming ginger breading on the central dormer and the wide arched door surround.

In the winter and early spring of 1982-1983, Randall Speller, a colleague of Larry Pfaff from the Art Gallery of Ontario, took a series of black and white photographs of houses of architectural significance in St. Marys. Larry Pfaff and several local friends who shared this interest in architecture took some additional photographs in a subsequent summer. This photograph is one of this series.

Notes

Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. No signs of damage to negative.

Dimensions

Width: 3.6 cm
Height: 2.3 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 3.6cm
Image Height: 2.3cm

Subject(s)

Architecture
Dwellings
Historical Houses

Personal Name(s)

McAnsh, Daniel ; McCallum, Archibald ; Griffin, Michael ; Riddell, Philip Sydney ; Lind, John Grieve ; Lind, John S.H. ; McHugh, Margaret.

Local identifier

LP121Carrall_a

Collection

St. Marys Museum Photo Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Larry Pfaff - on behalf of LACAC.

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Recommended Citation

"121 Carrall St., 1980s", St. Marys Museum, LP121Carrall_a.

Location of Original

R. Lorne Eedy Archives

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