The two-and-a-half-storey red brick house at 191 Cheapside Street reflects a typical late Edwardian style, but on a grander scale that allows for striking architectural flourishes. Hallmarks of the style include a hipped roof with cross gables, tall corbelled brick chimneys, a large front gable over a projecting wall, and a broad porch that wraps around the west side. Notable features include broad eaves with large modillions, intricate half-timbering in the gable apse, a Palladian window-door opening onto a balustraded balcony, and an octagonal Scottish dormer with sash windows. The porch features Ionic columns with limestone bases and red sandstone trim, and a balustrade with narrow balusters.The front entrance is particularly distinctive, with bevelled glass in the oak-framed door, sidelights, and elliptical transom, topped by a cylindrical bay window. These features are highlighted against a purposefully subdued backdrop: red brick with red mortar, minimal stone contrast, and orderly sash windows. Red sandstone trim appears in window sills, voussoirs, and along the limestone foundation.Additions to the house, including a flat-roofed sunroom and a 2008 rear extension, are faithful to the original design, replicating key details such as brick colour, eaves, and modillions. The property benefits from its setting on the wide, boulevard-lined west end of Cheapside Street. The current owners have developed a formal Renaissance garden in front, enclosed by a metal fence and visually linked to the house by shared architectural motifs like half-timbering. A driveway on the west leads to a two-car garage that echoes the main houses design.The house sits approximately 7.25 metres from the front property line and 22.5 metres from the street. (id:38551)
city easement front yard|under 1/2 acre
85.2 x 146.2 FTAbove Grade: 6
6Detached Garage, Garage
10second level
3.87 m x 4.83 msecond level
3.75 m x 5.62 msecond level
2.84 m x 5.33 msecond level
4.5 m x 6.24 msecond level
3.94 m x 7.67 msecond level
4.63 m x 5.72 mthird level
5.19 m x 5.78 mthird level
4.38 m x 3.45 mthird level
4.2 m x 3.85 mthird level
5.4 m x 5.42 mbasement
4.97 m x 7.18 mground level
3.76 m x 5.31 mground level
4.22 m x 5.6 mground level
4.05 m x 7.48 mground level
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3.67 m x 6.93 mground level
6.28 m x 5.42 m