Landmark Building
CENTRE GABLE HOUSE
5713 -57 Avenue, Red Deer
Built in 1845
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This house was probably built around 1914, and apart from the recent shed roofed extension at the rear, probably appears much as it did when it was first constructed. Set back on the lot, the house has symmetrical lines offset by an asymmetrical window configuration. The centred gable gives light and space to the attic half storey. The wall surface, clad with bevelled siding, continues into the gables giving the house the appearance of greater height. All three gables have wide returned eaves. An enclosed, well proportioned porch is situated off to one side on the main facade.
The house appears to have been built as speculative rental property in the growing village of North Red Deer by Robert Pearson, Methodist minister, and Horace Meeres, the Red Deer Fire Chief, who acquired the property jointly in 1914.
The Landmark Buildings and Places Database draws on the series of walking and/or driving tour booklets produced by Alberta Culture (now Alberta Culture and Community Spirit). The Heritage Community Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ministry through permission to reprint these materials online. Extracted from North Red Deer: Historical Walking Tours. Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism, 1992, with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.