136 Water St. S., 1980s
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This limestone Ontario cottage was built in the mid to late 1860s. It is believed to have been built as a residence by James Whitson. Whitson was a stonecutter and mason who would later own a lime making business. He was also active in municipal politics from the 1870s to 1880s. The house features large stone quoins and lintels and stone rubble coursing on its side walls. Gothic inspired arched windows sit in the roof gables. This house is one of the earliest stone residences in St. Marys; it is an example of fine masonry work. Whitson quarried stone on the lots adjacent to this property. This is a designated heritage property.
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 clear. No signs of damage to the negative.
- Dimensions
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Width: 3.6 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 3.6cm
Image Height: 2.3cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Whitson, James.
- Local identifier
- LP136WaterS_a
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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136 Water Street South, St. Marys, ON:
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.255757246808 Longitude: -81.1435998568916
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136 Water Street South, St. Marys, ON:
- Donor
- Larry Pfaff - on behalf of LACAC.
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "136 Water St. S., 1980s", St. Marys Museum, LP136WaterS_a.
- 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
Website:
Agency street/mail address:177 Church Street South,
P.O. Box 998,
St. Marys, Ontario.
N4X 1B6
