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Residences /
Cosens House - 288 Queen Street
| Building
Code |
574.C.89 |
Construction
Date |
ca. 1910 |
| Origins |
House |
Description
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The Cosens
House is located in Historic Downtown Virden, a designated
heritage
district consisting of a six-block area of the historic commercial core
of
the Town of Virden, with buildings mostly dating from the period of the
community’s
initial growth from 1882 to 1903. The municipal designation applies to
the
approximately 10000 square-metre parcel of land. |
Heritage
Value
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The Cosens
House is valued for its contribution to the character of
Historic
Downtown Virden, significant historically and architecturally as a rare
remaining
Manitoba example, mostly intact, of the kind of streetscape that
defined
small-town commercial cores from the turn of the 20th century. Its
simple
form and brick exterior still define important qualities and
characteristics
that reflect the character of the whole district..
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Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that define the heritage character of the Cosens House
include:
- the simple Cottage-style form in brick, the small dormer, etc. |
| Site
History |
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This Site:
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