John R. Booth Residence

John R. Booth Residence is a National Historic Site of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.

Ontario · 252 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ontario · location approximate

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JOHN R. BOOTH RESIDENCE This refined and elegant Queen Anne Revival house is as impressive now as when it was built in 1909 for lumber baron John R. Booth. Hallmark features of this style, popular from the 1880s to the 1910s, are displayed in the two main façades of the house. Stylistic elements inspired by late medieval sources include the elaborate shaped gables, ornate stone moulding and the roof's intersecting ridges. Architect John W. H. Watts enhanced the design by adding a square corner tower surmounted by finely sculpted finials to create a house of baronial grandeur.

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LA RÉSIDENCE DE JOHN R. BOOTH Cet élégant édifice de style néo-Queen Anne demeure aussi impressionnant aujourd'hui qu'au moment de sa construction, en 1909, pour le magnat du bois John R. Booth. Les éléments distinctifs de ce style, populaire dans les années 1880 à 1910, marquent les deux façades principales. Le traitement raffiné des pignons, l'ornementation en pierre et l'imbrication des faîtes du toit rappellent l'architecture médiévale. L'architecte John W. H. Watts ajouta une tour d'angle carrée, surmontée de faîteaux finement sculptés, donnant à cette résidence une prestance toute seigneuriale.

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