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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
I like it.
An interesting thought is that the addition was built in 1943, in the middle of a period when Halifax experienced unprecedented population growth due to wartime activity. The addition probably has some historical significance in itself, but I agree that removing it will not diminish the architectural value of the house in the least.
It’s nice to see that Halifax appears to be starting to value some of its heritage buildings. I hope we can see more developments like this in the future.
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I lived not far away from there back in the '80s and often walked past this address. It is like a number of other properties in that immediate area. The original structure was an impressive (or at least was impressive at one time) piece of historical architecture. I remember thinking to myself what the interior finishes must have looked like, imagining walnut paneling, impressive staircases with lots of carving, the whole deal. I wondered how much of it remained given that even then these were obvious rentals, probably to students. Then you would see the box tacked onto the back which was just awful even in those times with no architectural merit at all and just shake your head. I don't remember this from back then but it looks very much like the parking lot behind the box was probably the site of another old Victorian at some point since there aren't many empty lots on South Bland.
The outcome may be better than some since at least the impressive building will be "restored" (hopefully well) and perhaps there's a chance the new addition will look OK. Maybe the parking lot will get put to a better use as well - it's hard to tell from the plans. Unfortunately they are proposing small commercial spaces for the front street-level units in the main old building which seems strange and could seriously detract from the look. Most all of the other units proposed are tiny apartments of around 300 sq ft. I know we need housing but those sound awful.
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