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235-237 Prince Street / MacLennan House

235-237 Prince Street, Charlottetown, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, C1A, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1979/10/26

235-237 Prince Street; City of Charlottetown, Natalie Munn, 2005
Showing south east elevation
235-237 Prince Street; City of Charlottetown, Natalie Munn, 2005
Showing north east elevation
photograph; "From Shore to Shore" by Jean M. MacLennan, 1977
Catherine MacNab MacLennan (1804-1890)

Autre nom(s)

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Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1886/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2005/03/08

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The MacLennan House is located at the head of historic Prince Street, a popular building area in the 1880s. The Renaissance Revival inspired home is one of the most distinctive on the street. The designation encompasses the building's exterior and parcel; it does not include the building's interior.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of MacLennan House lies in its association with Reverend John MacLennan and his wife Mrs. Catherine McNab MacLennan and in the home's elaborate Renaissance Revival architectural detail.

The Reverend John MacLennan (1797-1852) was the first Pastor of the landmark Belfast Presbyterian Church built by the Selkirk Settlers to PEI. He worked tirelessly ministering to his parishioners throughout the Island and in his native Scotland. The Reverend returned to Scotland in 1849 for what he thought would be a temporary absence, however he died in 1852 after he contracted diphtheria from a parishioner he was visiting. Some time after his death, his wife, Mrs. Catherine McNab MacLennan (1804-1890) returned to Prince Edward Island. In 1886, she commissioned prominent architects David Stirling and William Critchlow Harris, of the firm Stirling and Harris to design the beautiful home. James Hodgson was hired to build the home. MacLennan must have been an animal lover as her home's trim has an animal theme throughout. The home remained in the family for many years but currently serves as an apartment building.

The elaborate Renaissance Revival inspired home is unique due to its detailing. Perhaps one of the most noticeable features of the home is the high quality decorative finish work. The bargeboard on the south of the façade contains squirrel and quatrefoil motifs. Above the square bay window projections is a continuous trim of cut out rabbits, foxes and squirrels.

The home also features a side entrance, a balcony and a piazza with decorated posts and arches partially enclosed by a railing and balustrades. The MacLennan House is one of the most unique homes in Charlottetown and greatly contributes to its streetscape.

Sources: Heritage Office, City of Charlottetown Planning Department, PO Box 98, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7K2
Record # 1098

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of 235-237 Prince is exemplified in its Renaissance Revival inspired elements, which include:

- The asymmetrical façade with the decorative gables and side entrance
- The decorative finish work including the bargeboard and trim, as well as the board and batten finish on the gables and along the top of the ground storey belt course
- The placement and style of the windows, including the paired windows and the square bay windows
- The piazza with its decorative posts and arches partially enclosed by a railing and balustrades
- The steep truncated roofline with its gables and two tall chimneys
- The flora and fauna motifs of the carved images in the medallions

Other character-defining elements include:

- The location of the home on Prince Street and its physical and visual relationship to the streetscape

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Autorité de reconnaissance

Ville de Charlottetown

Loi habilitante

City of Charlottetown Zoning and Development Bylaw

Type de reconnaissance

Ressource patrimoniale

Date de reconnaissance

1979/10/26

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

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Thème - catégorie et type

Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
Les institutions religieuses
Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
L'architecture et l'aménagement

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Résidence
Édifice à logements multiples

Historique

Résidence
Logement unifamilial

Architecte / Concepteur

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Constructeur

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Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Heritage Office, City of Charlottetown Planning Department, PO Box 98, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7K2 Record # 1098

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

1098

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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