Picture St. Marys

Home of Harold Maxwell

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Cards
Description
Photo of a house in the wintertime.
This house is located on 31 King Street South in St. Marys and was known as the "Maxwell's house" as it was owned by Harold Maxwell and his family.

The home was designated in 1987 as being of architectural value or interest. The reasons are listed below:

The 1861 census for the village of St. Marys lists David Smith, gentleman, with capital amounting to $100,000. The salmon-pink brick house which he built in ca. 1857 is one of the first residences constructed in brick in St. Marys; an early photograph of the village from 1863 shows the house with a one-storey verandah which covered the entire three bays of the principal facade on King Street. The house possesses classical revival features, most noticeably the eaves returns. In the 1920's the front door was altered to the present entranceway which is a type of revival of eighteenth century American design. Like other residences of St. Marys, this residence is set right on the street, and, to this day, it is imposing and handsome.
(Schedule A for By-law No. 35 of 1987)
Notes
Condition: Very good condition. Some wear around scalloped edges.
Inscriptions
Home of Harold Maxwell

Barbara Isabel
Frances & Harold
Seasons Greetings from our house to your house
Dimensions
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 7.6cm
Image Height: 5cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
0599ph
Collection
St. Marys Museum photo collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.2589324601205 Longitude: -81.1379009485245
Donor
Miss Sparks
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Recommended Citation
"Home of Harold Maxwell." St. Marys Museum, 0599ph.
Terms of Use
Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; 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 Museum
Email:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:

177 Church Street South,

P.O. Box 998,

St. Marys, Ontario.

N4X 1B6

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy