ORCHARD/CADHAM HOUSE

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Designated: Yes - 6/23/2006

Historical Notes

JOHN ALLEN ORCHARD WHO OWNED THIS HOUSE WAS A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE DRUMMONDVILLE AND STAMFORD COMMUNITIES. HE CAME WITH HIS FATHER FROM ENGLAND IN 1836. HE PURCHASED LOT 5 ON CULP STREET IN 1856. THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT SOON AFTER. HE SERVED AS TOWNSHIP CLERK AND CLERK OF THE DIVISION COURT. HIS NEPHEW JOSEPH CADHAM LIVED THERE AFTER HIS UNCLE'S DEATH IN 1896. JOSEPH'S DAUGHTER MARGARET INHERITED THE HOUSE AND LIVED THERE THE REST OF HER LIFE.

Architectural Notes

THIS HOUSE REPRESENTS A STYLE IN TRANSITION, INITIALLY A CLASSICALLY DESIGNED HOUSE, THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED. CORINTHIAN PILASTERS ARE STILL EVIDENT AT THE BACK CORNER. IT HAS MANY FEATURES OF THE QUEEN ANNE REVIVAL STYLE. THE HOUSE FEATURES BOTH DECORATIVE AND WOOD SHINGLE FINISH AND CLAPBOARD SIDING WHICH WAS OFTEN USED TO EMBELLISH THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE LATE VICTORIAN PERIOD. THE TOWER AND VERANDAH WERE PROBABLY ADDED LATER IN THE 1890'S