Key Number:	HS 18145
Site Name:	House
Other Names:
Site Type:	0101 - Residential: Single Dwelling

Location

ATS Legal Description:

			Twp	Rge	Mer
			47	20	4

Address:	4706 - 48 Street
Number:	6
Street:	48
Avenue:	47
Other:
Town:	Camrose
Near Town:

Media

Type	Number	Date	View
Digital scan of Negative Digital scan of Negative	11-R0051-26A 11-R0051-31A	2011/11/02 2011/11/02	East Southwest

Architectural

Style:
Plan Shape:	Rectangular Long Facade
Storeys:	Storeys: 2
Foundation:	Basement/Foundation Wall Material: Concrete
Superstructure:	Nailed Frame
Superstructure Cover:	Brick - Bond: Stretcher Composition: Plaster or Stucco
Roof Structure:	Medium Gable
Roof Cover:	Wood Shingle
Exterior Codes:	Massing of Units: Single Detached Wall Design and Detail: Quoins Wall Design and Detail: Half-Timbering Roof Trim - Eaves: Projecting Eaves Roof Trim - Eaves: Moulded Fascia Roof Trim Material - Eaves: Wood Roof Trim - Verges: Projecting Verges Roof Trim - Verges: Plain Fascia Roof Trim Material - Verges: Wood Chimney Location - Side to Side: Offset Right Chimney Location - Side to Side: Exterior Side Left Chimney Location - Front to Rear: Centre Chimney Location - Front to Rear: Offset Rear Chimney Stack Material: Brick Chimney Stack Material: Brick Chimney Stack Massing: Single Window - Structural Opening Shape: Flat Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Head: Plain Flat Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Sides: Plain Window - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Material: Unknown Window - Sill Type: Moulded Lug Sill Window - Sill Material: Wood Window - Sill Material: Stone Window - Trim Within Structural Opening - Head: Plain Window - Trim Within Structural Opening - Sides: Plain Window - Number of Sashes: One Window - Opening Mechanism: Unknown Main Entrance - Location: Centre (Facade) Main Entrance - Structural Opening Shape: Ogee Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Head: Plain Flat Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening - Sides: Quoins Main Entrance - Trim Outside Structural Opening Material: Plaster or Stucco Main Entrance - Trim Within Structural Opening - Head: Plain Main Entrance - Trim Within Structural Opening - Sides: Plain Main Entrance - Number of Leaves: 1 Main Entrance - Leaves - Special Feature: Vertical Board Main Stairs - Location and Design: First or Ground Floor, Without Railing Main Stairs - Direction: Straight Main Porch - Type: Recess Main Porch - Type: Closed Porch
Exterior:	Attached garage, closed porch planter, chimney corbelled, quoin, muhi light window, brick step, vertacal and horizontal boarding. (Inventory Site Form, 1980) * * * Two storey residence with hip roof with a side intersecting gable and a brick first storey with half timbering along the second storey. (Heritage Collaborative, 2011)
Interior:
Environment:	Located on a double interior lot in a residential neighbourhood. (Heritage Collaborative, 2011)
Condition:	Structure: Fair. Repair: Fair. FEB 1980.
Alterations:	Additions 12 x 15 ½ + 4 ½ x 17 ½ + 2 x 6 + 3 ½ x 12 ½. 2 storey additions. (Inventory Site Form, 1980) * * * This house was remodelled by H.U. Johnstone in 1918. The Plan of Camrose from 1919 does show a dwelling on Lot 15, but teh attached garage on the front of the house is a newer addition. As well, the plan indicates that there was previously a porch across the entire front of the dwelling. (Heritage Collaborative, 2011)

Historical

Construction:	Construction Date:
Usage:	Usage Date:
Residence	1929/01/01
Owner:	Owner Date:

Architect:
Builder:	H.U. Johnstone
Craftsman:
History:	H.G. Johnstone remodelled house in 1918. Owned Johnstone Drug, H.U. Johnstone carried his drug business from 1915 - 1962. In 1941 the Rexall Store was changed to Johnstone's Drug Store. Possibly: 1st owners: Mr. Fisher following: Ceil Taber lived in it. (Inventory Site Form, 1980) * * * THis lot was part of Frank Farley's Park Hill Addition in 1907, which included the first and most of the second block on 48 and 49 Streets, south of 48 Avenue. H.U. Johnstone resided in this house. Johnstone, a pharmacist, moved to Camrose in 1914 and took over the Rexall Drug Store from A.M. Sanders the following year. By 1941 the name of the store had changed to Johnstone's Drug Store. He carried on his drug business with his son Malcolm, a pharmacist and optician, until his death in 1962. Malcolm took over the business upon his fathers' death. This house was remodelled by H.U. Johnstone in 1918. The Plan of Camrose from 1919 does show a dwelling on Lot 15, but teh attached garage on the front of the house is a newer addition. As well, the plan indicates that there was previously a porch across the entire front of the dwelling. (Heritage Collaborative, 2011)

Internal

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