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Heritage
Buildings - Nelson Street /
Virden Hardware & Lumber Co. Building - Nelson Street
| Building
Code |
574.D.22 |
Construction
Date |
ca. 1895 |
| Origins |
Gas Works
Building - With Additions
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Description
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The Bridgett
Hardware Building occupies a large lot on the north side
of
Nelson Street, west of Seventh Avenue, a streetscape of considerable
variety,
which has retained its heritage character even with the addition of
several
modern structures. |
Heritage
Value
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The Bridgett
Hardware Building is valued for its connection to W.A.
Bridgett
who purchased what was originally Virden’s gas-works building in
1898, added
a second floor and an extension, and established the Virden Hardware
and
Lumber Co, Ltd. The building continued to function for that general
purpose
into the modern era when it housed the Home Hardware. Today, as a
retail
outlet, it is valued for its prominent presence on Nelson Street and
for
the many interior materials and details which link it to its past
purposes.
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Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that define the exterior heritage character of the
Bridgett
Hardware Building include:
- the tall rectangular form
- the brick-clad façade of two nearly symmetrical bays, with a
modest
corbel table and pilasters, - - the second floor windows, with the
central
pair of windows on each bay capped by a gently segmenat arch
Key elements that define the interior heritage character of the
Bridgett
Hardware Building include:
- the original wood wall paneling, wood floors, wood doors
- the vacant second floor with some original doors, staircase etc.
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| Site
History |
Formerly on
This Site:
Garbage Bag Clothing
Recently a Home Hardware.
Served as a Lumber Yard for many tears.
Originally was a gas-works building.
Operated as the Virden Hardware and Lumber Co, Ltd.
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