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Heritage
Buildings - Seventh Avenue
McLellan and English Building - 436
7th Avenue S
| Building
Code |
574.D.5 |
Construction
Date |
ca. 1895 |
| Origins |
Retail |
Description
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The McLellan
and English Building occupies a central place in a strip
of
brick-fronted buildings, most constructed in the 1890’s, that
line the west
side of Seventh Avenue at the heart of Virden’s Heritage District. |
Heritage
Value
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The McLellan
and English Building, originally a dry-goods store is
valued
for its association with that business. What appear to be two separate
buildings
(especially when viewed from the back), is now owned as one property.
In
an 1891 photo the building on the left is not yet built. As of 1912
both
parts housed the McLellan and English General Store, so it is likely
that
they extended their operation, established in 1895, by annexing this
building.
The structure’s modest Romanesque Revival-style features are
intact on the
facade’s second level
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Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that define the exterior heritage character of the
McLellan
and English Building include:
- the complex corbel table and attractive round-arched window openings
connected
by a stringcourse, with artfully constructed wide dripmoulds and
capstones
Key elements that define the exterior heritage character of the
McLellan
and English Building include:
- the stone basement and foundation and the loading ramp at the rear
entrance |
| Site
History |
Formerly on
This Site:
Sharilyn Fashions
Chalair Fashions – Dori Charles
Chalair Fashios – J. Mulair n& R. Chacun
Lacey Hardware
McBain Hardware
McLellan & English – General Store…
W.F Scarth paid taxes on this lot in
1892.
Listed as Dry Goods on 1901 map
H Gun paid taxes in 1896
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