Landmark Building
MCINTOSH RESIDENCE
4631 Ross Street , Red Deer
Built By: Julius McIntosh
Built in 1906
'); "McIntosh Residence")
Born in Ontario in 1874, Julius McIntosh, or "Mac", was a fourth generation Canadian whose grandfather and great grandfather were the developers of the McIntosh apple. After learning the bricklaying trade in Ontario at the age of sixteen, Mac came west in 1900 to seek employment. Following stops in several centres, he decided to settle in Red Deer.
Few brick buildings were erected in Red Deer between 1900 and 1917 for which Julius McIntosh did not lay at least some of the bricks. Among other Red Deer landmarks, Mr. McIntosh applied his skill to the Leonard Gaetz Memorial Church and the Armoury building. Mr. McIntosh worked at his trade until 1959, when he had reached the age of 85.
In 1906, the McIntoshes moved into their spacious new home on Ross Street. Built by Mac, the two-and-a-half storey double-bricked house is a very Victorian design. Vertically oriented, it uses fish scale shingles and gauged brick around the windows for added interest. The quoins which accent the corners of the house are made of artistic concrete block as are the piers which support the posts of the wrap-around verandah.
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 Edmonton Walking Tours: Downtown, East, West, University of Alberta and Strathcona. City of Edmonton and Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism, n.d., with permission from Alberta Culture and Community Spirit. Visit the Alberta Culture and Community Spirit for more information.