Formal Recognition Type

Municipal Heritage Building, Structure or Land

Heritage Value

Alexander and Jennie Templeman House has been designated a municipal heritage site by the Town of Bonavista due to its aesthetic value.

Constructed around 1895, the Templeman House has aesthetic value as one of the best examples of a small-scale Gothic Revival building in Bonavista. Particularly, it exhibits twin peak dormer windows, which became common in the town’s vernacular architecture by the 1920s. With its gabled roof and dormer windows, the two storey structure is typical of a style found in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Decorative details, such as the bargeboard in the front peaks and the extended chimney shaft, make this wooden house stand out.

Source: Town of Bonavista Town Council meeting minutes of 2006/08/14

Character Defining Elements

All those exterior elements related to the age and style of the house:

-twin peaked dormers;

-symmetrical front façade;

-steeply pitched gable roof;

-wooden shingles;

-eared window mouldings;

-prominent rain caps over windows and door;

-single hung 2/2 windows;

-bargeboard in dormers;

-gable end chimney with extended shaft;

-linhay with rear wooden door;

-and wooden front door with coloured glass and embossed insert.

Community

Bonavista

Municipality

Town of Bonavista

Civic Address

017 Temperance Street

Construction (circa)

1895 - 1905

Builder

Edmond Templeman and Robert Ryder, Robert Ryder

Style

Rectangular Long Façade