The two-storey 1913 brick foursquare building features symmetrical rectangular plan, hipped roof with wide overhang and center dormer, a large rectangular chimney, full-width front porch, and bay windows. The dormer has a similar hipped roof with siding, set of three windows with four lites each, surrounded by what appears to be wood trim. Nine over one sash windows are features around the rest of the house. The attached south addition including a garage, built in the 2000s with matching materials, is not part of the original building.
The building is a work of Atcheson & Adams, constructed as a residence and medical office for Dr. Ulysses Durocher and his wife Angele (Parr). Norman Swain Atcheson and Harry Edward Adams were architects with offices in Detroit and Windsor, and who completed projects in the Windsor region during their partnership between 1913 to 1915.14 Dr. U. J Durocher (1877-1966) was a surgeon and physician15. Well-recognized for his contribution to the medical field, he was on the Provincial Board of Health in 1920 16; the president of the Essex County Medical Society in 192117; and served as the Nurses’ Physician at St. Joseph’s Hospital for 35 years 18. The original owners resided on this property until 1978. When built, the home apparently contained four bedrooms and
14 Hill, Robert G. Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. Atcheson & Adams. Retrieved from http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/node/2604
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15 Wiki Tree Genealogy Resource. Retrieved from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Durocher-308
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16 Ontario Department of Health Report (1919). Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/ontariodepthealth1919ontauoft/ontariodepthealth1919ontauoft_djvu.txt
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17 Essex County Medical Society Past Presidents. Retrieved from https://ecms.org/about-ecms/
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18 Hotel Dieu of St. Joseph’s Hospital Windsor, Ontario Nurse Alumnae Association, Golden Jubilee ~