Wilson home, 28 Robinson Street

Description

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

This house was built probably in the 1870s, according to Larry Pfaff, either by Lauriston Cruttenden or Leon Clench whose own houses were close neighbours.

In 1879, the congregation of the new Knox Presbyterian Church rented it for use as a manse for their new minister, the Reverend William A. Wilson, and his bride, Margaret Caven Wilson, daughter of the Reverend William Caven. The Wilsons lived in this house until they left in 1884 for missionary work in India.

This house still stands at 28 Robinson Street and many of its original features can be seen although its open veranda has been replaced by a closed porch.

Notes

Condition: Unfortunately, this valuable photograph is in very poor condition; ripped and torn and spotted; photo; photo has yellowed badly and has barely any contrast left. Do not handle photo unless necessary.

Inscriptions

Written in pen on the front of the photograph: Margaret (Caven) Wilson, St. Marys, Ont., about 1880.

Date of Original

Approx. 1880

Dimensions

Width: 18.7 cm
Height: 11.6 cm

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 18.7cm
Image Height: 11.6cm

Subject(s)

Buildings
Dwellings

Local identifier

0127ph

Collection

St. Marys Museum photo collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

St. Marys

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.259654271818 Longitude: -81.1472557077789

Donor

Estate of Julia McIntyre

Copyright Statement

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

Recommended Citation

"Margaret Caven Wilson's home." St. Marys Museum, 0127ph.

Terms of Use

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