GLENVIEW MANSION

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Builder Name: JOHN DREW
Designated: Yes - 8/11/2003

Historical Notes

THE HOUSE WAS BUILT BY JOHN DREW ON HIS 75 ACRE FARM WHICH HE PURCHASED IN 1869. IN 1881, HE SOLD THE HOUSE TO DR. JOHN FERGUSON, WHO WAS TWICE ELECTED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN 1882 AND 1887. R. P. SLATER, WHO SERVED AS MAYOR OF NIAGARA FALLS IN 1899-1901,1906-07, AND 1909, PURCHASED THE HOUSE AND LANDS IN 1893.

Architectural Notes

THIS LARGE HOME CONSISTS OF A SQUARE-PLAN MAIN BUILDING WITH TWO REAR WINGS. BUILT IN THE ITALIANATE STYLE, IT HAS A PROJECTING CENTRAL BAY CAPPED BY A CLOSED PEDIMENT AND BAY WINDOWS FLANKING THE FRONT ENTRANCE. ORIGINALLY, THE ROOF HAD A BELVEDERE SURROUNDED BY A WROUGHT IRON RAILING; IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DORMERS. BRICK WAS USED TO PRODUCE SUCH DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AS QUOINS, WINDOW LABELS AND THE FOUR LARGE CHIMNEYS. MUCH OF THE BRICK HAS BEEN COVERED WITH STUCCO. THE ORIGINAL VICTORIAN PORCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ENTRANCE.