Some Port Arthur residences: 1884-1890

Architecture

A black and white collection of eight photographs of various residences in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada from 1884-1890. Owners of individual houses have been identified from top left to bottom right as (along with any additional information provided):

Note: Any references to events occurred at the time the notes were made (est. early-mid 1900s) not present day.

1. Jas. Conmee. On Pearl St. (about 217) near St. John's church. Now being torn down.
2. George Marks. North Water St.
3. John T. McKay. Afterwards the Methodist parsonage. 218 Cameron St.
4. McVicar house. Has just been torn down.
5. J. J. O' Connor (afterwards magistrate) Robert Hamer contractor, lived there for many years.
6. Conmee's second house (Judge Hamilton built it). On present St. Joseph's hospital ground, and was used as a nurses' residence
7. Peter Nicholson (collector of customs) Cumberland and Bay Sts. (Hazlewood, then Peter Whalen lived there)
8. George H. Macdonnell (mayor and later M. P.). The Emerson home, and now an apartment building

Additional information on the McVicar House was provided as follows: "The first residence to have been erected on the Court Street ridge. This pretentious home for the time in the mid 80's was erected by Miss Victoria McVicar, a daughter of Robert McVicar, one of the co-founders of our city. It is now owned by D. I. Nattress, district manager of the Ontario Hydro Commission. In the governor's gig road cart, Governor John McIntyre and his wife, are believed to be the two persons. On the porch reading from left to right according to old timers, they were Miss Victoria McVicar, her adopted niece Calla Corbett, her Brother, John Richardson McVicar. On the edge of the stairs the man seated was D. F. Burk, a pioneer banker. The young lady on his right is unidentified, probably one of his young daughters."

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