Address: 443 Wellesley St E Toronto Ontario M4X 1H8 Canada
Property Description: East side of semi-detached
Building Name: Home for over 20 years of Tony Brady, founder of the Forsythia Festival. Tony was an actor, clown, magician, writer, cat breeder and world traveller
Original Builder: David J. Carlyle
Original Occupancy Date: 1908
Original Owner: Robert Neilson
Original Occupant: Robert Neilson and 6 adults, 6 children
Assessment Rolls: 1894 - 1906 - Vacant lot, David J. Carlyle 1907 - Unfinished house, Harriet and Leeds Sheppard, 17'xlOO', assessment $1323 1908 - Robert Neilson, 50, lumberman, owner, 17'xlOO', 6 adults, 6 children, assessment $2123
Land Use: Residential
Building Type: Semi-detached
Height: 2 1/2 storey
Composition: Mansard roof with dormer, 2 storey, door on left side of house, shared wood porch with front steps and wood railing
Materials: Brick walls
Doors: Wood door with half light (etched glass)
Windows: Wood sash windows, most are single/double hung, 1 fixed pane on top of these with a decorative design (iron)
Roof: Mansard style roof with asphalt shingles with a hipped roof dormer, brick chimney
Context: East side of semi-detached which is in a row of alternating styles, semi detached pairs
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