The Clarence Wood House is located mid-block on the west side at 220 Barrie Street. It was built around 1880 in the Gothic Revival style. This structure was the home of Clarence and Bessie Wood many years ago.
The 1½-storey, ‘L’-shaped building has large window openings with high floor to ceiling heights and a medium-pitched, gable roof. There are decorative, wooden brackets at the front porch and decorative trim at the gable. The dichromatic brick quoins, belt course pattern, and window headers (with keystones) are not original. They are, however, considered to be in keeping with the age of the building. Replacement brick at the window heads appears to have twentieth-century steel reinforcement. The house has brick masonry construction. According to the 2000 inventory, the projected greenhouse bay window and skylights are unsympathetic with the original design. It also notes that other renovations are somewhat in keeping with the original building design. (1, 3)
"Several members of the Imperial Order of Daughters of Empire (IODE) received their 25 year pins from regent Mrs. Lylia Culbert. From the left, Mrs. W.G. Bateman, Mrs. N.E. Collings, Mrs. Margaret Fallis, Mrs. Alec Spence, Mrs. Robert Veale, Mrs. Brock Evans, Miss Bessie Wood, Mrs. William Compton, Mrs. Helen Vipond, Mrs. Keith Noble, Mrs. Lylia Culbert. Absent. Mrs. George Carson, Mrs. Stewart McKenzie."
Bradford WitnessJune 21, 1989
Death
(Graduate of the Macdonald Institute Diploma Program in 1935). At Barrie, on Wednesday, June 21, 1989, Bessie Wood of Barrie and formerly of Bradford and West Gwillimbury. Beloved daughter of the late Clarence Wood and the late Luella Bateman Wood, dear niece of the late Elizabeth Wood with whom she made her home in Bradford and West Gwillimbury. Sadly missed by her many relatives and friends. Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Street, Bradford. Service was held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Coulson's Hill on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Interment St. Paul's cemetery, Coulson's Hill. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.
Bradford Gazette