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227 Minnesota Street
- Plan 144 N. Pt. Lot F, By-law No. 83-45
Set on a lovely lot on Minnesota Street, “The Birchs” Circa 1860’s, is one of Collingwood’s older homes. Owned by the Palins until 1889, the home was purchased by the Knight family who lived there until the Harvie’s took possession of the property in 1946.
Exterior Architectural Assessment
There is evidence of “plank on plank” construction in part of the exterior wall. Wall design detail includes a plinth, a date marker, wood carved ends on all of the walls, a wood shingle façade section and tudor wood decoration on the front façade.
Original roofline features have been altered. The home now features a medium hip on the front and right side with a truncated hip and real gable on an addition.
The main window design has a moulded trim surround with lugsills. They are two sashed, double hung featuring 2/2 lights. Other window types include oriel on the right façade and semi-circular in the rear of the right wing.
The fan-shaped paneled centre door is plain, with embrasure and has a moulded trim surround. It has recessed lights on the side panels and a recessed light transom set in with mullions.
A one storey verandah is supported on entablatured wooden piers along the front façade. A second floor balcony was added in 1908. A board and batten driving shed is in the rear of the house.
“The Birchs” is a lovely well maintained older Collingwood home that deserves the architectural designation.