<p>THE ATWOOD, 101 RIDEAU STREET, AND THE FEATHERSTONE BUILDING
</p><p>“Dating from the late-Victorian and Edwardian eras, these three adjacent buildings on the north side of Rideau Street, west of William Street, form part of a block-long historic commercial streetscape.
</p><p>The Atwood (Tim Horton’s) at 97-99 Rideau Street, was constructed in 1908 following a similar three-storey, flat-roofed brick design. Built as an apartment building, The Atwood featured a comparatively restrained cornice and large, superimposed double metal-clad bay windows to admit more interior light.
</p><p>The commercial building next door at 101 Rideau Street (MacDonald’s left side of frame) was erected circa 1871. The building was occupied by bookseller Philip Naughten until approximately 1879, followed by Larose &amp; Company, a dry goods and tailoring business. After the company’s bankruptcy in 1890 the building was occupied for several years by a succession of similar businesses.
</p><p>Built circa 1869, the Featherstone Building (103-105 Rideau) (McDonald’s right side of frame) is the oldest brick commercial block remaining on Rideau Street.  John Peter Featherston (1830-1917), a druggist who emigrated from England in 1858, was the first occupant.  Featherston was elected to city council in 1867 and served as Mayor in 1874-1875. His drugstore business was carried on after 1875 by William A. Lloyd, who also sold seeds and bulbs.
</p><p>In 1983 the three buildings at 97-105 Rideau Street were designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in order “to preserve the upper two storeys of the Rideau Street façade.” 
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