Walk 2 QUEEN STREET BUSINESS SECTION 27 DURHAM 26 25 LAMBTON 21 24 23 22Ä20 QUEEN STREET Ä19 18 17 14Ä13 12Ä12 16 15 Most of the stores were built in Renaissance Revival style in the 1880 s, replacing the wooden buildings of the town s first merchants. There are also many Second Empire Style structures, a favourite style of A.J. Evans, a local architect. Although most storefronts have been altered, the upper floors still show the architectural elements of 1870-1900, despite some missing cornices. Note the many original inset doorways and external support columns. Queen Street looking south, c. 1880 Ä12 l 719-723 QUEEN STREET 44 10.527'N / 81 38.182'W Built in 1907, the building known as the Kincardine Post Office and Customs House is typical of the Renaissance Revival Style of Architecture found in Ontario between 1870 and 1910, featuring balance, harmony and symmetry. The top two floors were the home of the first postmaster of Kincardine, George D. Morrison. M. J. MacPherson conducted the customs office located here. Rural mail delivery was established in 1913. Stage delivery, the old stand-by for many years, came to an end in 1914. In 1977, the stately old structure was deemed inadequate for the town's expanding population. Since closing as a Post Office, the building has been the offices for a variety of local businesses and services. 6 The old Post Office Ä# - indicates a designated property
Ä13 QUEEN STREET BUSINESS SECTION l 727 QUEEN STREET 44 10.538'N / 81 38.173'W The Library, a mix of Classical and Aesthetic styles, was funded with $5000 from the Carnegie Foundation and built on land donated by the town. It opened in 1908 with a stock of 255 books and was furnished by Andrew Malcolm and Watson and Coombe Furniture Companies. The new section was added in 1990. Recent research has attributed the architect of the original Library to W. Frye Colwell of Guelph, who built other Carnegie Libraries in the area. The Library l 14 737, 743 and 747 QUEEN STREET 44 10.559'N / 81 38.159'W This is a typical Romanesque Revival block of stores. The Oddfellows Lodge was behind the second floor balcony. 743 was built in the 1880 s for Edward Fox, as a shop of watches and clocks. 743 Queen Street - Morrison Block (1900) HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 7
l 15 750 QUEEN STREET 44 10.574'N / 81 38.160'W The Bruce Inn, once the Queen s Hotel, was built in the 1860 s and retains much of its original style. Note the wooden parapets and the archway, once a carriageway allowing entrance to the hotel. The upper levels have been recently restored. Queen Street east - The Henry Block 1873 l 16 756 QUEEN STREET 44 10.555'N / 81 38.153'W The Old Royal was built by Richard Vanstone in 1883 for Robert Baird to house a block of three stores. The style is Orientalizing or Moorish. Of special interest are the carved faces above the windows. Note the pressed metal arch supports. Druggist Geo. M. MacKendrick was the first vendor in the south store. 286-288 Harbour Street is another example of this style. Detail of 756 Queen Street 8 * Ä# - indicates a designated property
l 17 768-776 QUEEN STREET 44 10.601'N / 81 38.141'W Though this building has lost its third story, its Second Empire style and the unusual use of slate on a vertical surface make it distinctive. l 18 772 QUEEN STREET 44 10.604'N / 81 38.138'W Originally built as a gift shop, it has been open as a retail business since 1875. Ä19 l 778-788 QUEEN STREET 44 10.495'N / 81 38.124'W Interesting brickwork is seen on the upper stories of this large building built in 1881. Note the pressed metal arches above the windows. West side of Queen Street looking south Ä20 l 789 QUEEN STREET 44 10.619'N / 81 38.114'W The beautiful stonework was originally ballast in sailing ships (came here from the Kingston area) and note the wooden parapets, unlike those of metal on the rest of the street. HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 9
l 21 BEHIND QUEEN STREET STORES (EAST SIDE) This parking lot behind the east side of Queen Street Stores is the site of the Circle Bar Knitting Co. About 1915 William (Billy) Mitchell took $15,000 of his own savings to start a knitting business in small town Kincardine. He noticed that as grown daughters left town for work his merchant business suffered. To keep the girls in town, he needed to provide jobs for them and the knitting mill seemed to be the perfect answer. It produced work socks, dress hose and silk stockings. The factory was in operation until 1969, and was demolished in 1973. The Circle Bar Knitting Mill l 22 791 QUEEN STREET 44 10.624'N / 81 38.111'W Note the heavy cornices on this stone building. l 23 795 QUEEN STREET 44 10.628'N / 81 38.107'W Note the Second Empire roof on this building. 10 * Ä# - indicates a designated property
l 24 809 QUEEN STREET 44 10.631'N / 81 38.104'W Built in the mid 1850s, it is the last wood building remaining on Queen street. This is a classic Georgian Revival Style building overlaid with pebble dash stucco. Note the ears on the windows. It housed druggists and doctors offices, hence the name Apothecary s Hall. The Northern Light Masonic Lodge acquired the building in 1884. Dr. Solomon Secord s office was here. l 25 828 QUEEN STREET 44 10.663'N / 81 38.095'W The Bisset Building was built by George Bisset in 1877 for his grocery business. Note unusual stonework above the upper windows, with the fruit designs on the keystones. West Side of Queen Street looking North l 26 832 QUEEN STREET 44 10.674'N / 81 38.086'W This restaurant was originally built in 1950 as the home of the Royal Canadian Legion branch. The original façade is retained inside the restaurant. HERITAGE KINCARDINE WALKING TOURS 11
l 27 877 QUEEN STREET 44 10.729'N / 81 38.029'W Built in 1929 in the Art Deco style, the Bluewater Theatre (later the Capital and then the Aztec) was then the most up-todate in the County. The interior is mostly original, and was built specifically for film. The Theatre 12 * Ä# - indicates a designated property