| Building
Code |
574.D.13 |
Construction
Date |
ca. 1900 |
| Origins |
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Description
|
The Ted
Boiteau Harness Shop Building occupies a central place in a
strip
of brick-fronted buildings, most constructed in the 1890’s, that
line the east side of Seventh Avenue at the heart of Virden’s
Heritage
District. |
Heritage
Value
|
The Ted
Boiteau Harness Shop Building is valued for its connection Ted
Boiteau,
a harness maker and Ed Hallowell a shoemaker, each of whom operated
from
this building.
Other noted Virden businesses have occupied the location including the
Helynski
Jewellery, and is further valued for its modest brick-fronted presence
at
the centre of the busiest block on Seventh Avenue.
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Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that define the exterior heritage character of the Ted
Boiteau
Harness Shop Building include:
- its one-storey form designed as three separate units. Similar in form
to
one directly across the sreet
- its façade plan with three irregular bays with varying
entrance
sequences
- the brick-faced finish with a wide corbel table spanning the entire
building
and a painted wood cornice with brackets confined to the southern bay
- the storefront entranceways and alignment that reflects the changing
uses
over decades
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| Site
History |
Formerly on
This Site:
Pitter
Patter
Formerly
on This
Site:
Tindal Windows
Dave’s Windows
White’s Shoes
Ed Howell Shoe Maker
Insite
Formerly
on This
Site:
Sears /Don Widger Vacuum
Mr. Lennon /Lucille’s Hair
The middle unit was a livery stable. A
crawl
space
in the right hand
unit
leads to basement – said to contain wagon wheels. The owner of
the right
hand (westerly) unit (now Pitter Patter) has a photo labeled Ted
Boiteau
Harness Shop showing the interior of that operation.
The Larry Maguire Constituency Office
Formerly
on This
Site:
Rolland Virtual Business System
Lennon Trilogy /Gerry’s Financial
Ye Old Tic Toc Shop – Lloyd Gibson
Helynski Jewellery
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