Place Description
127 Fitzroy Street is a two and a half storey home, with Queen Anne influences. Built in 1901, it is one of many large elaborate homes in the area. The designation encompasses the building's exterior and parcel; it does not include the building's interior.
Why is this place important?
The heritage value of 127 Fitzroy Street lies in its association with George Stanley, its Queen Anne inspired architecture, and its importance to the Fitzroy Street streetscape.
George Stanley, a local Dry Goods merchant, had this home built in 1901. Charles Benjamin Chappell designed this home with the Lowe Brothers Firm acting as contractors. George Stanley was owner of the Stanley Bros. Firm, which operated from Victoria Row on Richmond Street. The store was advertised in 1909 as "the always busy store" selling "high class" goods. Stanley Bros. carried a variety of goods including furnishings, millinery and furs.
127 Fitzroy Street was built in a fashionable area close to an estate that was referred to as Holland Grove. The Holland Grove Estate was owned by the colorful, eldest son of surveyor Samuel Holland, John Frederick Holland (circa 1764-1845). In 1857, the property was sold to John George Hamilton Brown whose descendants subdivided the estate into building lots. Holland Grove became a fashionable building area of the mid to late 1800's, with many large elaborate homes gracing the landscape. In an area with many beautiful heritage homes, as well as a large office complex, 127 Fitzroy Street plays an important role in maintaining the heritage ambiance of the Fitzroy Street streetscape.
Sources: Heritage Office, City of Charlottetown Planning Department, PO Box 98, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7K2
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Special Characteristics
The following Queen Anne influenced character-defining elements illustrate the heritage value of 127-129 Fitzroy Street:
- The brick foundation
- The style and placement of the windows including: the center gable's arched windows, with their multi-paned upper sections; the bay windows of the second storey façade; and the grouped windows
- The style and placement of the doors
- The style and off center placement of the verandah, with its decorative columns, simple railing and central roof pediment
- The contrasting, simple trim running throughout the building's exterior, particularly the trim around the arched windows in the center gable with their key detailing
- The variety of rooflines, including the steeply pitched hipped roof and the gabled roofs
- The style and placement of the two tall chimneys
Other character-defining elements include:
- The location of 127-129 Fitzroy Street in the former Holland Grove area
- The wooden shingle siding
