{"id":99218,"date":"2021-06-19T08:33:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=99218"},"modified":"2021-06-19T08:38:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:38:00","slug":"saturday-streetscapes-church-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/saturday-streetscapes-church-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Streetscapes: Church Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Michael Walmsley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Church Street runs N-SE from Main Street East past Mountainview Avenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travelling along Huntsville\u2019s Church Street, one encounters numerous residential homes. What one does not find is a church.&nbsp;Not even one.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how did this residential route become known as Church Street?<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s begin our search for the answer way back when the town was a developing plan inside the head of one Captain George Hunt.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now old Captain George was really big on temperance \u2013 to the point where he did not permit alcohol on \u201chis side\u201d of the river.&nbsp;This ultimately had the effect of the town\u2019s main residential development occurring on the \u201cother side\u201d of the river where a hotel had been built and commercial growth had happened.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1884, Hunt, perhaps in some measure to ensure additional growth on the river\u2019s eastern bank (George\u2019s domain), donated some of his land for the erection of the First Presbyterian Church.&nbsp;Alas, by 1890 it was quite obvious that the church\u2019s presence on what was then known as Church Street did nothing to deter the lopsided community growth on the river\u2019s western side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1894, the church\u2019s trustees decided to dismantle the original church and reconstruct it in a more central location. Before this plan could be realized, however, a grass fire in 1896 destroyed the original building.  During 1897-98 a new Presbyterian Church was erected on High Street (to the west of the river) and opened its doors on April 17, 1898. Thus, in accordance with George Hunt\u2019s Plan of Subdivision filed on March 22, 1877, Huntsville was left with the lane without a church called Church Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more Saturday Streetscapes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/category\/saturday-streetscapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Michael Walmsley is a retired elementary school principal who resides in Huntsville.&nbsp;He enjoys looking at things with a bit of \u201coutside-the-box\u201d perspective and totally believes in living today with a hand on the past and an eye on the future.&nbsp;He has&nbsp;published articles in&nbsp;<\/em>Kanawa<em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/em>Adventure Kayak<em>&nbsp;magazines and has recently published a book entitled&nbsp;<\/em>The Joy of Kayaking \u2013 Including the Kayak Quiz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>During this past year, as president of the PROBUS Club of Muskoka North, he has written a weekly article to the club\u2019s membership which has included a focus on Huntsville\u2019s streets.&nbsp;These articles have been combined into book form which will be published in the summer of 2021.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Walmsley Church Street runs N-SE from Main Street East past Mountainview Avenue. 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