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PublisherFirefly Books, The Limited

ISBN-101552977315

ISBN-139781552977316

eBay Product ID (ePID)2488776

Product Key Features

Book TitleOld Toronto Houses

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCanada / General, Buildings / General, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Historic Preservation / General, Buildings / Residential

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, Photography, History

AuthorTom Cruickshank, John De Visser

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight0.1 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-363168

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsLike taking a heritage tour... distinguished by rich, diverse histories and unique architectural character. If you love older graceful houses..., Tom Cruickshank does it again, in illustrating the rich diverse and sometime eclectic architecture in Toronto... breathtaking photography., Stunning pictorial books, such as [these], inspire and encourage us to keep looking for that beautiful old house. [Featured with Old Ontario Houses], Tom Cruickshank does it again, in illustrating the rich diverse and sometime eclectic architecture in Toronto... breathtaking photography of John De Visser., The pictures and detail encourage a walking tour of homes in Rosedale, The Annex, Parkdale or Wychwood Park and many other neighbourhoods., Stunning pictorial books, such as [this one], inspire and encourage us to keep looking for that beautiful old house., A book that consciously decides to put the city's best architectural foot forward, and does it beautifully... very visually impressive... dramatic., Tours of outstanding Toronto neighborhoods... lavish... sure to popular with architectural and historical buffs., Tours of outstanding Toronto neighborhoods... lavish... sure to popular with architectural and historical buffs and serves as a renewed wake-up call to preservationists., A book that consciously decides to put the city's best architectural foot forward, and does it beautifully... very visually impressive.

Dewey Decimal971.3/541

Table Of ContentIntroduction Map of Toronto 1915 Signature Styles The Georgian Town 1793-1837 The Oldest Houses in Toronto Formal Georgian Neo-classical Farmhouse Georgians Adobe Brick Later Georgians Regency Cottages The Confederation Years 1837-1867 Preconfederation Terraces Picturesque Farmhouses Mid-Victorian Estates Gothic Italianate Ontario Farmhouses High-Victorian Toronto 1867-1901 Second Empire High-Victorian Terraces Bay-n-Gable Annex Style Romaneque Shingle Style City and Suburbs 1901-1939 Stockbrocker Georgians Greek Revival Revival Bungalows Dutch Gambrels Four-Squares Avant-Garde English Cottage Neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods Map Yorkville Cabbagetown Parkdale The Annex Rosedale Wychwood Park High Park and The Junction The Beaches Forest Hill Kingsway Park Bayview Heights Glossary Sources Bibliography Index

SynopsisA guided tour of the city's most interesting homes. Urban skyscrapers and suburban sprawl identify Toronto as a typical modern city. Yet, there exists another Toronto. Rich in character, it's a hidden city of quiet, tree-lined streets, graceful houses and appealing neighborhoods. Old Toronto Houses is illustrated with brilliant color photographs that explore the signature styles of Toronto's urban architecture. It opens with Henry Scadding's rough-hewn log house built in 1794, then progresses through the city's landmark styles: Georgian, Regency, Gothic, Victorian, Greek Revival, Dutch Colonial and art deco. In all, more than twenty architectural styles are discussed and illustrated. The book next explores the houses of ten distinct Toronto neighborhoods including laborers' cottages in Cabbagetown, Yorkville's Second Empire terraces, and St. George Street's Romanesque mansions. Many of these older houses are beautifully restored inside and out, preserving their original character. Each one is an example of a time in Toronto's richly-diverse history. Featuring 250 houses and 400 color photographs, this book offers a loving look at how old houses add beauty and grace to modern city., Featuring 250 houses and more than 400 color photographs, this book explores the Toronto's older homes illustrating more than 20 architectural styles from ten distinct neighborhoods.

LC Classification NumberNA7243.T67C78 2003