Municipal Heritage Preservation Act
Hume Hopgood Residence
Saint John, New Brunswick
Also known as Robert Spellman Residence, Résidence Robert Spellman
This photograph shows the contextual view of the building, 2005
Photo: City of Saint John
- Recognized
- 1989
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The Hume Hopgood Residence is a wooden two-storey Craftsman residence with an off-centre entrance and a large roof-line cornice. It is located on Orange Street within the Orange Street Preservation Area of Saint John.
Heritage value
The Hume Hopgood Residence is designated a Local Historic Place for its location and for its architecture.
The Hume Hopgood Residence is recognized as part of the block that survived the Great Saint John Fire in 1877 which destroyed two-thirds of the city. The eastern end of Orange Street was occupied mostly by merchants and tradesmen. Built in the 1920’s, this residence is an example of a two-storey the Craftsman residence from the early 20th century in Saint John. It marks the first of five buildings in succession that were constructed in the mid 1920's on Orange Street. In the 1920's, Saint John was going through a small building boom. Unfortunately, this prosperity was short lived as the stock market crash of 1929 led to the Great Depression.
SourcePlanning and Development Department - City of Saint John
Character‑defining elements
The character defining elements that describe the Hume Hopgood Residence include:
- similar set-back with neighbouring buildings;
- square two-storey massing;
- wide bracketed roof-line cornice;
- single and triple vertical sliding wooden windows;
- Arts and Crafts style transoms over the triple windows;
- clapboard siding with bands of diamond and fish scale shingling;
- off-centre entrance with sidelights, transom window and bracketed entablature.
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Location
138 Orange Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L, Canada
45.27241° N, 66.05034° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.