HURON TERRACE LAMBTON & DURHAM

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1 Walk 5 Ä56 55 PRINCES STREET HURON TERRACE LAMBTON & DURHAM Ä52 50 DURHAM STREET Ä51 Ä Ä46 Ä45 Ä44 LAMBTON STREET QUEEN STREET HARBOUR STREET HURON TERRACE 43 Ä l HURON TERRACE 'N / 'W Built c1876, this home features a symmetrical Georgian façade with distinct Neo-Classical elements including large windows relative to the size of t h e h o m e, d e c o r a t i v e keystones, pediments and heavy stone sills. The front door features the typical semi-elliptical fan transom and, strangely, only one sidelight. The hip roof is found in the Georgian Revival Style of architecture as is the monitor or widow's walk. The wall surrounding the home is typical of the Arts and Crafts style of the period, no doubt built with local beach stone and may have been added after the house was complete. 618 Huron Terrace l HURON TERRACE 'N / 'W Built by Paddy Walker around 1860, it is one of the earliest brick homes in Kincardine along with 217 Harbour Street. The Walker House and 788 Huron Terrace HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 23

2 Ä42 l 806 HURON TERRACE 'N / 'W This fine Queen Anne house was built in The barn, a much older building, in local white brick, formerly a farm house, kept the horses used for mail delivery in Kincardine. The mail was sorted in the loft above the stables. Early tourist cabins are found at the rear of the property. 806 Huron Terrace l HURON TERRACE 'N / 'W The front of this house is a typical Ontario cottage. Ä44 l 219 LAMBTON - ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 'N / 'W This impressive Italianate building was built for lawyer W.C. Loscombe. It became the summer home of Sir Alexander Mackenzie from about 1928 and was called Ardloch Lodge. He was the president of the Brazilian Traction, Light and Power Co. now known as Brascan. He was knighted for providing and maintaining a hospital in England during WWI and for persuading Brazil to enter the war. He died at Ardloch in 1943 and is buried in Kincardine Cemetery. Ardloch Lodge, c Ä# * - indicates a designated property

3 Ä45 l 257 LAMBTON 'N / 'W Built c 1875 this home is an excellent example of the Arts and Crafts style, featuring a discreet entrance with a covered porch, common of this style. The exterior finish is pebbled stucco and emphasizes the heavy timbers radiating from the main front window. The large porch is well sheltered by the deep sloping roof. Local beach stone, no doubt from the Lake Huron Shore less than 1k west of the home was used for both the chimney which is characteristically high, and the deep porch. 257 Lambton Street Ä46 l 267 LAMBTON 'N / 'W This is an excellent example of Ontario Gothic architecture featuring a front dormer with decorative trim and ogee gothic windows, a large front verandah and one and one-half story construction. The house was built in the 1870 s for $1,200 by Josiah Vanstone. Note the corner finials and the one over the front bay. 267 Lambton Street l LAMBTON - THE ARMOURY 'N / 'W This building was originally built to house the town armouries. Note the decorative brickwork which can be seen on the rear of the building, and the false buttresses on the side. Reversed crenellation adds to the fortress-like effect. HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 27

4 l HURON TERRACE 'N / 'W The original exterior dates from when it was built in the 1890 s. It was once the residence of John Tolmie, MP and manager of People s Salt Works. 849 Huron Terrace Ä49 l 860 HURON TERRACE - THE DOLL HOUSE 'N / 'W This home, built in 1859, is one of the few wooden homes to survive. In 1919, James Geddes moved the north part of this house to the lot next door. What one sees today are later additions to the original Georgian Revival house, note particularly the hexagonal tower with its coloured glass t r a n s o m s, b a r g e b o a r d patterns, vertical shingle cladding, ginger-bread trim and intricate finial all later embellishments. The house was completely restored in 1981 by Betty Carter who never lived in it but used it as an entertaining pavilion for tea parties. The Dollhouse 28 * Ä# - indicates a designated property

5 l HURON TERRACE 'N / 'W This home was built by George Conley, architect, in 1925 for himself. He used area fieldstone that he split himself and small beach boulders as construction material. The upper panels and garage are finished with pebble dash - broken coloured glass mixed with small pebbles to glint in the sunlight. It is a fine example of Arts and Crafts architecture. 880 Huron Terrace Ä51 l 250 DURHAM STREET 'N / 'W This Edwardian House, called The Manse, was built for W.J. Bruce in 1911, the second of four generations of Bruces practising as dentists in Kincardine. It is another example of Edwardian sobriety mixed with Queen Anne Revival style with its ample porch, tall chimney and asymmetrical massing. It has lovely stained glass windows, a slate roof and an attached tower on the west side. The Manse HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 29

6 Ä52 l DURHAM STREET - ROSENEATH 'N / 'W This large Italianate mansion was built in 1875 for Levi Rightmeyer, owner of one of Kincardine s salt works. Two features of note are the tower with a belvedere and the decorative brackets beneath the eaves. In 1929 it was purchased by James Malcolm, 54 M.P. and chairman of the Andrew Malcolm Furniture Co. He added the sunporch on the east side. It remained in the Malcolm family until the 1960 s and continues to be called Malcolm Place. At one time beautiful formal gardens extended east and north to a handsome coach house. Roseneath l DURHAM STREET 'N / 'W This residence, originally known as the Terraced Garden House, was built by A.J. Evans in 1875 and was the site of many tea parties and socials. Note the Second Empire mansard roof and the u n u s u a l d o r m e r s. A n interesting note is that A.M. Williamson lived here after fighting for the North in the American Civil War. His next door neighbour to the east was Dr. Solomon Secord, a Civil War rival, who doctored for the South. The Terraces 30 * Ä# - indicates a designated property

7 l DURHAM STREET 'N / 'W Built in 1870, this Gothic Revival house was the residence of Dr. Solomon Secord, a very popular doctor who lived in Kincardine from 1859 until his death in During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a surgeon in the army of the Southern States, despite his opposition to slavery. A sundial on a monument in his honour stands in front of the Library. After many years of neglect, this home has now been refurbished. 276 Durham Street l DURHAM STREET 'N / 'W This home has Queen Anne and Eastlake influences with its high gabled arches and intricate fretwork front and back. The fancy doorway is surrounded by separate glass panes and the single story full width porch. Also of note are the semi-circular window with stained glass and the classic porch columns. The house was built by James Malcolm in Durham Street HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 31

8 Ä56 l 345 DURHAM STREET - KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 'N / 'W Construction of the present building started in 1876 on the site of an older frame church from This Gothic Revival church was completed in 1879 with the tower finished in 1889 at a total cost of over $20,000. The building is a copy of European churches of the 10th -12th centuries. Note the pointed arch windows, high vaulted roof, spire tower with bell, and buttresses. The interior was extensively renovated in 1949 and restored after smoke damage from an adjacent fire in the late 1980 s. Knox Presbyterian Church 32 * Ä# - indicates a designated property