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Dr. Hay House
Trochu
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Dr. Hay House is a one-story wood-frame bungalow with salt and pepper dash stucco, and enclosed front porch and red pressed brick chimneys. The Dr. Hay House was designed in the Craftsman tradition and is located in Trochu, Alberta, facing south on the grounds of The Trochu Arboretum and Gardens at 622 North Road.
Heritage Value
The Dr. Hay House is significant for its association with Dr. Andrew James Stewart Hay and for its Craftsman design.
Doctor Andrew James Stewart Hay was the leading figure in health care in the Trochu area in the decades after World War Two. He lived in the Dr. Hay House upon his arrival in Trochu after having served overseas during the Second World War in 1946 until his untimely death in 1973 at the age of 59. Dr. Hay was a prominent citizen in Trochu and is fondly remembered to this day. He set up his medical practice soon after arriving in Trochu and lived without a car or a telephone. Dr. Hay walked to his downtown office or to St. Mary’s Hospital on the other end of town. He made house calls, being picked up and driven to homes in town or the countryside. One of the beloved doctor’s claims to fame would be that he delivered the Baby Boom generation of Trochu and the surrounding area. He enjoyed reading, painting, and music at home, especially playing his piano. He collected coins, stamps, dinosaur fossils, and Indigenous artifacts.
The Dr. Hay House is an important architectural heritage resource for its Craftsman tradition design influence. Craftsman homes are an American architectural tradition that emerged and spread primarily between 1900 and 1929. It was a backlash against the mass-produced, Industrial Revolution-fueled Victorian architecture boom that prized ornament and decoration made more accessible by new technologies. The Dr. Hay House was built in 1915 by John Loman, a farmer from east of Trochu. Features of Craftsman design that are evident in the Dr. Hay House include; medium pitch hipped main roof, salt and pepper dash stucco, cedar shingle roof, red pressed chimneys, cast iron radiators, lath and plaster in most rooms, and original wood casing and baseboards.
Character-Defining Elements
Character-defining elements of the Dr. Hay house include, but are not limited, to:
Exterior:
-One story form, scale, and massing;
-medium pitch-hipped main roof;
-wood-frame construction;
-salt and pepper dash stucco over original wood cladding;
-enclosed front porch, verandah with gable roof;
-single-hung wood sash windows with exterior storm sashes;
-patterned leaded glass in the living room window;
-cedar shingle roof; and
-red-pressed brick chimneys.
Interior:
Some original hardwood strip flooring;
-original interior doors, trim, and hardware;
-lath and plaster interior wall and ceiling finish in most rooms;
-original interior wood window casings and baseboards;
-cast iron fireplace insert with tile surround, timber mantel, and brackets; and
-cast iron radiators.
Location
| Street Address: |
622 North Road |
| Community: |
Trochu |
| Boundaries: |
Pt. NE 17-33-23-W4 |
| Contributing Resources: |
Building: 1
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ATS Legal Description:
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4
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23
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33
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17
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PBL Legal Description (Cadastral Reference):
Latitude/Longitude:
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51.8315 |
-113.2287 |
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NAD83 |
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Recognition
| Recognition Authority: |
Local Governments (AB) |
| Designation Status: |
Municipal Historic Resource |
| Date of Designation: |
2022/05/09 |
Historical Information
| Built: |
1918 to 2022 |
| Period of Significance: |
1911 to 2022 |
| Theme(s): |
Building Social and Community Life : Community Organizations
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| Historic Function(s): |
Residence : Single Dwelling
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Additional Information
| Object Number: |
4664-0481 |
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| Related Listing(s): |
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| Heritage Survey File: |
HS 28236
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| Data Source: |
Town of Trochu Town Office, 222 Northfield Road, Trochu, AB T0M 2C0 (File 2022-05) |
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