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Tarry-A-While
Banff
Other Names:
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Mary Schaffer Warren Home
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Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
Tarry-a-while is a one and one-half storey wood framed residence situated on a large, well-treed, corner lot in a residential area in Banff, Alberta.
Heritage Value
The historical value of Tarry-a-while lies in its direct association with Mary Schaffer Warren, who is well-known for her early explorations, writings and paintings chronicling the Canadian Rockies, and William (Billy) Warren, who was a prominent outfitter and Banff businessman. It was built, in 1912-1913, as the residence of Mary Schaffer Warren who lived there until her death in 1939.
With its steeply pitched hipped roof, shed dormers, cedar shingle siding and cottage-style windows, Tarry-a-while is architecturally significant as an exceptional example of the rustic, cottage character of traditional residential architecture in Banff.
Source: Town of Banff Municipal Historic Resource Designation File 03HD02 and Town of Banff Registry of Recognized Heritage Resources File 117 Grizzly Street.
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of Tarry-a-while include:
- the form, scale and massing of the residence;
- the position, number, size and arrangement of shed dormers and red brick chimneys on the steeply pitched hipped roof;
- the window and door fenestration including the position, number, size and arrangement of the cottage style windows;
- the exterior cedar shingle siding;
- the setting of the structure on the large, well-treed corner lot;
- the rustic building identification sign "Tarry-a-while" under the eave on the east facade.
Location
| Street Address: |
117 Grizzly Street |
| Community: |
Banff |
| Boundaries: |
Lots 23, 24 and 25, Block 27, Plan 6719 BC |
| Contributing Resources: |
Building: 1
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ATS Legal Description:
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Mer |
Rge |
Twp |
Sec |
LSD |
5
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12
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25
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35
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8 (ptn.)
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PBL Legal Description (Cadastral Reference):
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Plan |
Block |
Lot |
Parcel |
6719BC
6719BC
6719BC
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27
27
27
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25
24
23
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Latitude/Longitude:
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Latitude |
Longitude |
CDT |
Datum Type |
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51.175067 |
-115.565219 |
Digital Maps |
NAD 83 |
UTM Reference:
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Northing |
Easting |
Zone |
CDT |
Datum Type |
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5670268.04 |
600295.04 |
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Digital Maps |
NAD 83 |
Recognition
| Recognition Authority: |
Local Governments (AB) |
| Designation Status: |
Municipal Historic Resource |
| Date of Designation: |
2003/12/19 |
Historical Information
| Built: |
1912 To 1913 |
| Period of Significance: |
1912 To 1939 |
| Theme(s): |
Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life : Architecture and Design
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| Historic Function(s): |
Residence : Single Dwelling
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| Current Function(s): |
Commerce / Commercial Services : Hotel, Motel or Inn
Residence : Single Dwelling
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Additional Information
| Object Number: |
4664-0096 |
| Designation File: |
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| Website Link: |
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| Data Source: |
Town of Banff, Planning and Development Department, Town Hall, 110 Bear Street, PO Box 1260, Banff, AB, T1L 1A1. (Municipal Historic Resource Designation File: 03HD02; Town of Banff Registry of Recognized Heritage Resources File: 117 Grizzly Street) |
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