Formal Recognition Type

City of St. John's Heritage Building, Structure, Land or Area

Heritage Value

74-76 Prescott Street has been designated a municipal heritage site by the City of St. John’s for its aesthetic values. This building is a typical 19th century mercantile design with its recessed doorway, large plate-glass windows with fascia decoration and a residential component located on the second and third floors. Typical for this area, the commercial component of the building is located on the first floor, accessed by a recessed main entrance. The plate glass windows were used for commercial display purposes and have panelled fascia boards. The apartment above was used as a single dwelling and is accessed by a separate entrance, located at the side of the front facade.

Source: City of St. John’s Archives, unnumbered property file, St. John’s – 074-076 Prescott Street

Character Defining Elements

All elements that define the building’s 19th century mercantile design including:

-typical storefront including recessed doorway, large plate-glass windows with fascia board decoration;

-residential component on second and third floors;

-narrow wooden clapboard;

-original entrances on front façade with transoms;

-size, shape, placement and decoration of windows;

-moulded frieze boards, and;

-unusual dimensions of the building.

Notes

Large plate-glass windows on first floor with fascia board and transom windows, recessed door. Typical 19th century merchant architecture with business on first floor and residence above.

Community

St. John's

Municipality

City of St. John's

Civic Address

074-076 Prescott Street

Construction (circa)

1893 - 1902

Builder

David Kelland, Unknown

Style

Irregular