WARREN SPENCE REPOSITORY

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Historical Notes

THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY HENRY SPENCE IN 1863 FROM JOHN BARKER. HENRY SPENCES' SON WARREN APPRENTICED AS A CARRIAGE MAKER IN ST. CATHARINES AND LATER IN NEW YORK. HE RETURNED TO DRUMMONDVILLE IN 1879 TO SET UP HIS OWN CARRIAGE MAKING BUSINESS, MANUFACTURING CARRIAGES, FIRE WAGONS, OMNIBUSES. THE REPOSITORY WAS BUILT SOON AFTER TO DISPLAY HIS WARES. HE CONTINUED IN BUSINESS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1920.

Architectural Notes

THE WINDOWS OF THE UPPER FLOOR CHARACTERIZE THIS BUILDING AS ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE. THE WINDOWS HAVE A MASSSIVE ROUND HEADED DESIGN, EMPHASIZED WITH BRICK ARCHES AND RAISED STRING COURSE WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS THE FACADE. THE REMOVAL OF THE HIGH CORNICE AT THE TOP GIVES THIS BUILDING A SLIGHTLY TRUNCATED APPEARANCE. AN EARLY SHOP FRONT REMAINS WITH RECESSED PANELS BELOW. The Building was demolished in June 1999.