Heritage Building Highlights / Former Presbyterian Manse - 289 Raglan Street

Building Code 574.C.104
Construction
Date
ca. 1883 / Moved 1900
Origins Built for the Minister of the Carmel Presbyterian Church
Description
The Former Carmel Presbyterian Manse faces north on a prominent lot, at the north-west boundary of Virden’s Heritage Business District.
Heritage Value
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

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
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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