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Alex Cormack Residence
Edmonton
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
This one and one-half storey residence has a gable roof with shed roof dormer, a shed extension over a partially enclosed full-length porch and is clad in a combination of wood shingles and timber clapboard siding. It is located on a residential street and occupies a single city lot in today’s Highlands residential neighbourhood.
Heritage Value
This residence is significant due to its association with the theme of ongoing settlement and residential development in Bellevue.
The home was built in 1923 by Alex Cormack, a wood-worker for Canadian National. Situated in what was originally the community of Bellevue, the houses along this street were never subject to the caveats put in place by Magrath & Holgate Co. As a result, they are generally much more modest than those houses just a few blocks east in the original Highlands area. Alex Cormack is one of only two owners to live in the house since it was built and was typical of the residents at the time who saw Bellevue, with its affordability and proximity to the Highlands’ services and prestige, as a good place to live and raise a family. The Alex Cormack residence represents the variety of domestic architecture that emerged around the Highlands through infill development. As a tradesperson, Alex Cormack was among a growing number of non-professionals who settled around the Highlands community during a period when numerous post-World War One infills were being built.
Character-Defining Elements
The character defining elements of the Alex Cormack Residence include such features as:
- the gable roof with shed roof extension over a full length porch with one end open and slightly offset doorway;
-the shed roof dormer with balcony on the second floor;
- the wood shingle and timber clapboard exterior;
- the four posts of the front veranda with arched tops;
- the extended exposed rafters; and
- the paneled wood door with sidelights.
Location
| Street Address: |
11231 - 65 Street NW |
| Community: |
Edmonton |
| Boundaries: |
Lot 10, Block 24, Plan 600U |
| Contributing Resources: |
Building: 1
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ATS Legal Description:
PBL Legal Description (Cadastral Reference):
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Lot |
Parcel |
600U
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24
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10
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Latitude/Longitude:
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Latitude |
Longitude |
CDT |
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53.5658 |
-113.4381 |
Secondary Source |
NAD83 |
UTM Reference:
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Recognition
| Recognition Authority: |
Local Governments (AB) |
| Designation Status: |
Municipal Historic Resource |
| Date of Designation: |
2014/04/29 |
Historical Information
| Built: |
1923/01/01 |
| Period of Significance: |
1923 - Present |
| Theme(s): |
Peopling the Land : Settlement
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| Historic Function(s): |
Residence : Single Dwelling
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| Current Function(s): |
Residence : Single Dwelling
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| Architect: |
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| Builder: |
Alex Cormack
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Additional Information
| Object Number: |
4664-0341 |
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| Data Source: |
City of Edmonton, Sustainable Development Department, 10250 - 101 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 3P4 (POSSE File: 078954196-005) |
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