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Its evaluation is A. 85: Of Major Significance and clearly worthy of designation. The evaluation is based on criteria designed for the classification of heritage buildings, published in Harold Kalman's The Evaluation of Historic Buildings (Ottawa: Ministry of the Environment, 1980). A designation Document was approved by LACAC in December 1994 (?) and provided to the owner in December 1994. ARCHITECTURE: This large two-and-a-half storey Edwardian brick structure in vernacular Queen Anne style was built circa 1910 as part of the residential survey registered by John Chamberlain Smith and (then Mayor) Maxwell Chamberlain Smith in 1912 as the Apple Park Survey. The construction and design features are very comparable to those of the John Walker House, built circa 1908 / 1913 (now 496 Walkers Line, designated in 1992). These houses may be the work of the same builder - who has not been identified, but may have been George Blair, who lived on the east side of Brant Street (now 2021 Blairholm Avenue ). This house is oriented towards Brant Street but takes full advantage of its location on a large lot at the corner of Blenheim Street. The exceptionally well designed wrap-around corner verandah has a pedimented gable above the front entrance steps. The dentillated frieze of this verandah is supported by pairs of Doric columns on stone bases. The turned post balustrade has preserved the original low height, in authentic proportion for the Edwardian design. The high truncated hipped roof is broken by offset pedimented gables, which are clad with fish-scale shingles and have Palladian style windows. These projecting gables are supported by decorative wood brackets. Below both gables are large two-level bays. The projecting bays and gables, oriented east to Brant Street and south to Blenheim Street, define the limits of the corner verandah. The Brant Street elevation is distinguished by a small gabled dormer and two windows at the second level above the verandah. The first- and second-level windows have segmental heads with radiating brick voussoirs, projecting label headers and stone sills; the bay windows rest on stone string courses. Below the string courses are decorative relief brick panels. The very agreeable proportions of the design are enhanced by two large brick chimneys with brick ridges and stone caps, rising above the roof line. HISTORY: The property was sold in 1912 to Philip Charles Patriarche, and the residence was built in the following year. Phil Patriarche owned a coal and wood fuel business on John Street (between John and Elizabeth Streets, south of Pine Street), which had been founded by George Allen about 1867. The 15 February 1905 edition of the Gazette Documented that \"George Allen [had] sold his wood and coal business to P. C. Patriarche, head clerk of Galloway's store.\" The 1912 Burlington business directory includes this notice: \"Phil C. Patriarche - wholesale and retail dealer in hard and soft coal, wood cut and split, sewer pipes, cement, pressed brick etc. First class teams for hire. Phone office 23, residence 215\". The 4 June 1902 Gazette Documented that a \"Mrs A. M. Patriarche of Milwalkie [sic] [had] purchased Mr F. Bell's Farms and Farming on the Sand Road.\" According to Turcotte, Memories of Pioneer Days, p. 147 and The Growing Years, p. 85, William Patriarche was a lawyer who came to Canada from the Channel Islands, His wife Catherine gave music lessons. They were parents of Phil C. and two daughters who married two sons of the Reverend Thomas Greene, first rector of St Luke's Church. Phil Patriarche was connected with a number of of houses built in downtown Burlington. 1419 Ontario Street - built in 1907 - is a smaller and simpler Edwardian brick structure with a Palladian style window in the front pedimented gable. 544 Hurd Avenue, a frame house, was built in 1911 for Philip Patriarche (mortgage), and sold in 1912 to Aaron Peer. This grand house on Brant Street was built for Patriarche as his second family residence. The 1916 Sewerage Works Plan shows this house as owned by P. C. Patriarche. ENVIRONMENT: The front area of this property has been well landscaped and features a fountain, bench, and magnolia tree. There is an attractive hand-carved sign with gold-leaf lettering for the business of Eris Seidel & Associates Ltd. At night the house is lit by feature lighting, and the Christmas illuminations are very well known and much admired. The rear yard has been paved for parking. This property has exceptional importance in maintaining the historic Downtown streetscape of Brant Street between Caroline Street and Central School. The original streetscape has been cut in half by the demolition of historic structures on the east side of this part of the street. As pointed out in the 1989 Downtown Urban Design & Building Facade Study by Alexander Temporale and Associates, replacement development on the east side of Brant Street consists of strip malls lacking character and architectural merit, and providing little individuality for shop owners (p. 93); bank branch offices which demonstrate \"a lack of care and sympathy for the streetscape\" (p. 99); the Bell Canada building with its \"cold, forbidding facade\" (p. 130); and the Brant Plaza, where \"the parking lot is one large asphalt area in front of the building\", creating an \"unpleasant shopping environment\" (p. 93). In contrast, the design failures on the west side of Brant Street, according to the Temporale Document, are comparatively few. Only the Spectator and Canada Trust buildings have replaced earlier residential structures. The rest of this streetscape consists of Edwardian houses and later infill houses, adapted more or less successfully for office or commercial use. Since 1989, the design features of several of those older structures have been significantly improved. The preservation of historic residences, adapted for commercial use, on the west side of Brant Street provides an essential \"buffer zone\" for the maintenance of the downtown heritage residential area on Locust Street and other streets to the west of Brant. There are seven grade B heritage properties between Caroline Street and Central School - 518, 524, 530, 560, 574, 600 and 620 Brant Street. The Patriarche House, as an exceptionally well maintained and restored grade A heritage property, enhances the heritage value of the rest of the historic streetscape. In addition, its exemplary renovation for combined office and residential use supports the conservation of residential property values and quality of life on Locust Street. USABILITY: The building has been renovated and adapted for combined use as offices and residence. INTEGRITY: The original windows have been replaced with single thermopanes and sylights have been added. Wooden exterior stairs lead to the upper residence. The 1989 restoration of this structure from a previously neglected state by the present owner, Eric Seidel, was recognized by a Heritage Award in 1991. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: This Edwardian brick residence was built circa 1910, as part of the Apple Park Survey registered by J. C. and M. C. Smith, for Phil C. Patiarche, the owner of a fuel business on John Street. The 1912 Burlington business directory includes this notice: \"Phil C. Patriarche - wholesale and retail dealer in hard and soft coal, wood cut and split, sewer pipes, cement, pressed brick etc. First class teams for hire.\" Built in vernacular Queen Anne style, this two-and-a-half-storey structure is designed to take advantage of its location on a large lot at the corner of Brant and Blenheim Streets, with an exceptionally well designed and well preserved wrap-around corner verandah set between two offset pedimented gables and double-level projecting bays. The Patriarche House makes a very strong contribution to the Edwardian streetscape of the west side of Brant Street between Caroline Street and Central School. Its renovation for combined office and residential use promotes the conservation of the neighbouring heritage residential properties on Locust Street. The renovation and restoration were recognized by a Heritage Award in 1991."},{"label":"Creator","value":"Pat Taylor"},{"label":"Date","value":"1910"},{"label":"Date (EDTF)","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1910"},{"label":"Title","value":"590 Brant Street, Burlington, ON"},{"label":"Repository","value":["Burlington Historical Society"]}],"description":"590 Brant Street, Burlington, ON","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/8ae9c9d4-ce65-4908-afb2-eb254a50363c/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"590 Brant Street, Burlington, ON","height":1064,"width":1600,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/8ae9c9d4-ce65-4908-afb2-eb254a50363c/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/8ae9c9d4-ce65-4908-afb2-eb254a50363c","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1064,"width":1600},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/8ae9c9d4-ce65-4908-afb2-eb254a50363c/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/8ae9c9d4-ce65-4908-afb2-eb254a50363c/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/8ae9c9d4-ce65-4908-afb2-eb254a50363c/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/qstarter29/iiif/logo"}