Thunder Bay Heritage Advisory Committee
235 Vickers Street North P7C Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

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Cumberland street. Building at the right of Cumberland Street is where Woodside sold implements. Next building is Dolp Perra's residence. Next house is the White house, later the Cumberland, now the Laprade Hotel. Construction for the building of the cement sidewalk east side of Cumberland was Stewart & Swelt.

Finishing off this marvelous little street today on our Heritage Tour- 533 Catherine Street Appearing in the Henderson's Directory in 1914-1915, the first resident listed is Harry Murphy of the Stevedore Company.... Architectural Summary- This house has several features that are indicative of the Queen Anne style of architecture. It is very similar in composition to 531 Catherine Street. - prominent cut stone stringcourse in contrast with the red brick - decorative brick work on the second storey balcony - irregular roofline - stylized Palladian window on the facade - covered two-storey porch

Iron Ore Dock, located at 490 Maureen Street The CNR Iron Ore Dock (IOD) was built at the end of the Second World War in 1946 as a transition point from rail to sea for the transportation of steel to Europe. The dock along with the trestle (that was demolished in 1993) was designed by the engineering firm of C.D. Howe, the prominent federal politician. The IOD was also used by the CNR to transport ore from the Steep Rock mine at Atikokan to Canadian cities east of Thunder Bay.... This massive structure is over 1200 feet long, 62 feet wide and 82 feet high. Trains would run along the platform and unload the ore into a series of pockets in the dock. The ore would then be unloaded from the pockets into the hulls of awaiting ships. The IOD which is located south of the former Pool 6 grain elevator is no longer being used by the CNR. Placed on the Heritage Register Report 2011.058 July 25, 2011

Finishing off this marvelous little street today on our Heritage Tour- 533 Catherine Street Appearing in the Henderson's Directory in 1914-1915, the first resident listed is Harry Murphy of the Stevedore Company.... Architectural Summary- This house has several features that are indicative of the Queen Anne style of architecture. It is very similar in composition to 531 Catherine Street. - prominent cut stone stringcourse in contrast with the red brick - decorative brick work on the second storey balcony - irregular roofline - stylized Palladian window on the facade - covered two-storey porch

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531 Catherine St South First appearing in the 1914-1915 Henderson's Directory, the first owner appears to have been George Aslip, the manager of Alsip Brick and Tile Company. Architectural Features-... - constructed in red brick with contrasting cut stone detailing and course rubble foundation - irregular sized hip dormers found on the medium hipped roof - string course between each storey as well as a narrower band segmenting the second storey - two storey bay window on the facade See more

439 Catherine Street. In a period of rampant land speculation, this piece of property changed hads several times before a house was built on it in 1930. William C. Mains purchased the land in 1929 and constructed this home. Architectural Summary:... This vernacular, one-storty home has several unique design features including- - low gable roof with flared, projecting eaves painted a bright red - construction ofthe building in concrete block with a natural finish - frieze of wood that divides the stone and stucco See more

432 Catherine Street This apartment building first appears in the Henderson's Directory in 1927. This is the only apartment building located on this street private residences. Thus, it is unique to the streetscape. Architectural Summary:... -the parapet of the roofline is detailed and decorated -the windows are divided by glazing bars -the entrance is covered with a pedimented porch -the red brick contrasts with the white window surrounds. See more

#25 of the 150 Heritage Places in Thunder Bay! Ross Residence- Sandstone Court 400 Catherine Street South ... Constructed: 1911 Architect: W. Hood & H. Scott This house was built for William Ross, an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway who later became the treasurer of Northern Engineering. This two-and-a-half-storey Tudor Revival home was constructed of red sandstone which can also be seen on 400 Archibald Street. Notable architectural features include the massive three-storey portico on the facade and the truncated hipped roof. The north and south slopes of the roof each have a chimney. This house fits beautifully in the surrounding neighbourhood.

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338 Catherine St. South This house was built sometime in the 1880's for A.A. Vickers. Arthur Vickers was one of the sons of J.J. Vickers and Catherine Moodie Vickers, prominent developers in Fort William. Arthur Algoma Vickers, born in 1872 appears to be the only family member who resided in Thunder Bay. He built his home on the 900 acre parcel owned by his family. Arthur handled the sales of these family lands reaching from Vickers Street to Vickers Heights and North to Wi...lliam Street. Numerous streets and a park are named for the family- Arthur, Ridgeway, Isabella, Vickers, Victor, Brock, Moodie, William and Catherine. Arthur passed away in 1914 leaving an estate with over $200,000 in real estate. Notable architectural elements- - stucco with distinctive half timber framing. - irregular roofline with cross gable. - main entrance covered in glass porch. - new large addition. - irregularily fenestrated.

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333 Catherine Street South Residence The first resident of this house was William Stevenson, the Manager of the Bank of Montreal appearing in the 1910-11 Henderson's Directory.... Architectural Summary- Located on a large corner lot, this home has several noticeable architectural features. These include the: -two shed style dormers on the facade of the medium gable roof. -portico supported by pairs of regularly spaced Doric columns. -pedimented second floor portico supported by smaller versions of the columns of the first storey portico. -red brick veneer contrasted with cut stone detailing as found on the plain lintels on the windows.