208 Dorchester Street

The heritage value of 208 Dorchester Street lies in its Colonial Revival influenced architecture, its association with various Charlottetown residents, and its role in supporting the streetscape.

Although it is not clear when 208 Dorchester Street was constructed, it is likely that it was built around 1900. Ballingall's Directory for 1914 lists Edward Hogan, a lumber merchant, as residing at 208 Dorchester Street. Only six years later, the 3 November 1920 edition of the Guardian newspaper carried a for sale notice indicating that A.E. Hogan was selling his seven room cottage at 208 Dorchester Street. It is unclear when the home sold because it was soon back on the auction block. The 28 August 1923 edition of the Guardian listed the home in an auction notice which listed the owner of the home as Aubrey Brown. According to the notice, features of the home included all modern improvements, a frost-free cellar and a large garage.

208 Dorchester Street is Colonial Revival influenced in style. The Colonial Revival style came to Prince Edward Island as a result of the Island's familial and economic connections with New England, where the style emerged in the 1880s. It was based on North American models and was an effort to simplify and adapt the forms of earlier architectural styles to contemporary needs. A popular style in Charlottetown from approximately 1890 until 1940, 208 Dorchester Street's Colonial Revival influenced features include the pedimented cantilevered gable with bracketing, stacked bay windows and a verandah spanning the entire first floor facade. A well preserved home among a number of heritage homes, 208 Dorchester Street helps support the Dorchester Street streetscape.

Sources: Heritage Office, City of Charlottetown Planning Department, PO Box 98, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7K2

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