History & Heritage

St. Mark's Club

James Street West, Prescott, ON

Heritage Attributes

This building was formally a part of the first school in Prescott and was built by Reverend Father J.W. Campion, who was the first Parish Priest in Prescott. Most of the school was dismantled except for the west wing which was left intact and is now used as a garage and a shed by St. Marks Roman Catholic Church. 

While the building has changed since it was originally built, it is of considerable historic value. It housed the first school in the area and some of the alterations made reflect interesting structural features from the 1848 time period.

It is believed that this school was built of rubble stone and had one centre block with two wings. St. Mark's Club is a well maintained two storey red brick building. The bricks separating the main floor from the floor above have been made into an attractive border. These bricks stand on end at an angle. The windows are long and narrow with white wooden frames. The lintels over the windows are also made of red brick in an arched pattern. The door to the main floor is encased with white wooden wall approximately eight feet wide. All components in the structure fit together in an attractive manner without losing its heritage appearance.

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Plan 19, Block 2 Lots 8 to 11

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