


134 Church Street consists of a 2-story early 20th century Arts and Crafts residence with a hipped roof, random bond fieldstone walls and re-painted rock-faced quoins on the first story, dormers. It is located on the southwest corner of Church Street and Austin Street in Moncton. 134 Church Street was designated because it is a well-preserved example of an Arts and Crafts style residence from the turn of the 20th century.
This style of architecture was much more rare than its prolific counterparts, the Colonial Four-Square and Federal styles. Although it demonstrates a symmetrical boxy massing and hipped gable roof, the use of painted shingles, rock-faced toe quoins, random bond fieldstone walls, a full-width verandah with second story balcony, exposed rafters and tripartite windows in twin hipped are distinct features of the Arts and Crafts style.
Other elements that have been preserved include the eyebrow roofs over the curved bays and the bracketed oriel window. The interior elements that distinguish this residence as being of the Arts and Crafts style include its many built-in features, such as books and bay window bin. Original woodwork is apparent in the molded baseboards, scrolled wooden grille, square carved newel post and entablatures over windows and doors.
The location and context of this residence also adds to its heritage value. When this residence was built in 1911, two similar residences with almost identical interiors were built only a few met to the west and to the south. The land was owned and developed by Stephen O. Mumphrey. These three Arts and Crafts houses, when appreciated together, create a specifically aesthetic corner unlike any other in the City of Moncton.
