Address: 295 Carlton St Toronto Ontario M5A 2L6 Canada
Property Description: one of the first houses to have a telephone in Toronto
Building Name: Heritage Conservation Study-Survey Form
Original Occupancy Date: 1878
Original Owner: Hugh Neilson, Superintendent, Dominion telegraph co., and Telephone -f Dispatch Co.
Original Occupant: Hugh Neilson
Assessment Rolls: 1876 - garden owned by Jane Pillow 1877 - vacant ground owned by Hugh Neilson 1879-96 - Hugh Neilson, Bell telephone, 30, 6 people originally, in 1896 -7 adults, 5 children
Other Archival Sources: inventory THA
Land Use: Residential
Original Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Height: 2.5 story
Composition: assymetrical
Materials: yellow brick
Doors: wooden door with stained glass window and transom
Windows: bay window on first floor with decorative trefoil ballustrade, all windows have pointed arches
Roof: gabled roof with decorative large boards
Secondary Structures: 1 car garage on east side (set back)
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