Westmount home becomes Edmonton’s 160th municipal historic resource

Edmonton city council designated a century-old home in Westmount the city’s 160th municipal historic resource on Monday.

As a result of the move, the current owners of the “McLear residence” will receive $75,000 in grant money from Edmonton’s heritage resources reserve fund to help with the cost of rehabilitating the house which is located on 126 Street, south of 109 Avenue.

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According to the city, the Frank McLear family made their home at the Westmount location in 1919. McLear, who worked in real estate and insurance, kept the home — which was built in 1912 — for 35 years.

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“The Westmount that Frank McLear and his family moved to in 1919 was a highly desirable, genteel neighbourhood,” David Johnston, Edmonton’s principal heritage planner, said in a news release.

“Thanks to the dedication of the area’s residents to preserve their past, it continues to be highly desirable. The McLear residence is a charming example of the period in which it was built.”

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The two-story house is described by the city as a “Foursquare design with a somewhat unusual hipped gable roof with a medium pitch and original wood soffits.”

“The building’s front features an open veranda and the house retains its original doors and brick chimney.”

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Edmonton’s historic resource management plan, which the city says aims to “identify, protect and promote the preservation and use of historic resources,” was launched in 1985.

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