| Building
Code |
574.C.104 |
Construction
Date |
ca. 1883 /
Moved 1900 |
| Origins |
Built for the
Minister of the Carmel Presbyterian Church |
Description
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The Former
Carmel Presbyterian Manse faces north on a prominent lot, at the
north-west boundary
of Virden’s Heritage Business District. |
Heritage
Value
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The Former
Carmel Presbyterian Manse,
built in ca. 1883 by George Burge is valued connection to Virden's
earliest days and to the religious institutions that were a core
component of the social and spiritual life of the new town
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Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that
define the exterior heritage character of the Former
Carmel Presbyterian Manse
include:
- its tall rectangular form under a hipped roof with modest dormers
- its brick cladding
- its symmetrical window arrangement on the façade |
| Site
History |
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| Additional
Information |
The first
Presbyterian Services were conducted by Rev. McLeod in 1882 using
temporary quarters. The Church hired George Burge to build a home for
thye minister on the present site of St. Paul's Church. THe downstairs
rooms were used for services.
In 1900 this property was purchased by the Methodist Church. To make
room for the new church on this site this house was moved across the
back lane to become the residence of J.A.McLachlin, co-fou8nded of the
Virden Emprie in 1905.
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