EGERTON MORDEN HOUSE

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Designated: Yes - 4/12/1999

Historical Notes

E. MORDEN WHO LIVED IN AND BUILT THIS HOUSE OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL NURSERY ON 10 ACRES OF LAND THAT SURROUNDED HIS HOME.HE SPECIALIZED IN SMALL FRUIT PLANTS AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. HE WAS A WELL RESPECTED HORTICULTURALIST AND WAS ACTIVE IN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS SERVING ON THE STAMFORD TOWNSHIP COUNCIL. HIS SON JAMES C MORDEN WAS ONE OF THE AREAS MOST RESPECTED EDUCATORS AND HISTORIANS.

Architectural Notes

THIS FINE EXAMPLE OF A BOARD AND BATTEN HOUSE BORROWS FROM THE ITALIANATE AND STICKLEY STYLES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE PICTURESQUE MOVEMENT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN UPPER CANADA. IT HAS AN IRREGULAR "L" SHAPED PLAN WITH A ONE STORY KITCHEN AND BEDROOM EXTENSION TO THE REAR. IT HAS PATTERNED WOOD SHINGLES AND ORNAMENTAL ROOF BRACKETS. THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN RELOCATED FROM DORCHESTER ROAD TO CORWIN AVE.