Ingersoll House, Queen Street, St. Marys

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Postcards

Description

This image is one in a series of postcards from the Reg Near collection. This photo depicts the Ingersoll House, located on Queen Street in St. Marys. Members of the Ingersoll family built, owned and lived in the house from the time the first portion of this stone dwelling was constructed in 1843 until the death of Lillian Ingersoll in 1962, who a great-granddaughter of the original builder. The house itself illustrates the importance of the river in the growth and development of St. Marys, and is one of the oldest houses in the area. It was designated as a historic building by the Town of St. Marys in 1987.

This postcard is used and dated August 5. The year is unknown.

Notes

Condition: Fair - Slight wear and discolouration on the corners and edges, top right corner torn away

Inscriptions

None

Dimensions

Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 8.5 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 13.3cm
Image Height: 7.8cm

Subject(s)

Dwellings
Queen Street St. Marys
Ingersoll House

Personal Name(s)

Near, Reg.

Local identifier

RN6_88

Collection

Reg Near Postcards

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25009 Longitude: -81.13304

Donor

Reg Near

Copyright Statement

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Recommended Citation

"Ingersoll House, Queen Street, St. Marys." St. Marys Museum, RN6_88.

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. As per request of donors on behalf of Reg Near, the original collection is to remain in the St. Marys Museum building and kept in the archival vault at all times. Retrieval from the vault is allowed for viewing under supervision of St. Marys Museum staff only.

Reproduction Notes