| Building
Code |
574.D.11 |
Construction
Date |
ca. 1890 |
| Origins |
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Description
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The Star Cafe
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 Star Cafe
Building is valued for its long service as a café
and
its ongoing presence in the centre of historic Seventh Avenue.
|
Character
Defining
Elements |
Key elements
that define the exterior heritage character of the Star
Cafe
Building Building include:
- its brick-faced façade with a modest corbel table that is
shared
with the building to the south,
- a window alignment that is asymmetrical and does not match that of
the
next building with which it shares a roofline
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| Site
History |
Formerly
on This
Site:
Martin’s Pharmacy
Millar Café
Lucky Strike
Chinese Café |
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Information |
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