Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)

Carnohan House

Municipality of Huron East, Ontario

Carnohan House

Photo: Kayla Jonas, 2008.

Construction
1873
Reconnaissance
1983
Par
Administrations locales (Ont.)

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Description

Carnohan House is located at 123 James Street, on the south side of James Street, west of Helen Street, in Seaforth, in the Municipality of Huron East. The one-and-a-half-storey frame house was constructed in 1873.

The property was designated, by the former town of Seaforth (now Municipality of Huron East) in 1983, for its heritage value, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act , By-law 46 (1983).

Valeur patrimoniale

Carnohan House, constructed in 1873, is a good representation of late Victorian architecture. Workmanship and design are also of high quality on this house. Features of note include the original two-over-two and one-over-one, double hung, sash windows. The house also boasts of a cross-gabled roof, which creates a unique and complex roofline.

SourceTown of Seaforth By-law 46 (1983); Designation Proposal.

Éléments caractéristiques

Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Carnohan House include its:

  • one-and-a-half-storey frame construction
  • wood cladding
  • cross-gabled roof

-1-over-1 and 2-over-2, double hung, sash windows

  • dormer windows
  • decorative wooden window surrounds and detailing

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Emplacement

43.55687° N, 81.39852° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

L’inscription au répertoire ne rend pas un lieu accessible au public. Beaucoup sont des résidences ou des commerces privés; admirez-les depuis la rue.

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