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Chatelain Model House
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1 slide photograph.
Exterior view photograph. Chatelaine House (lot C-449) exterior. The Chatelaine House was an exhition themed "Man in the Home". It was the winnning submission in a Canada wide competition sponsored by the Canadian Lumber association. It's ground floor was for recreational and work areas while the second floor was composed of living areas and a kitchen. Bedrooms and bathrooms could be found on the third floor. Visitors had the opportunity to actually win the house and its contents. A separate one storey exhibition pavilion featured an adjoining swimming pool. Rectangular volumes. Wood studs, vertical wood siding (S: 41' x 27' (house), 20' x 25' (pavilion) --- A: 1,930 sq. ft. (house), 1,000 sq. ft. (pavilion) --- H: 25' (house), 11' (pavilion))
Pavilion depicted: Chatelain House