Address: 5 Sword St Toronto Ontario M5A 3N3 Canada
Original Occupancy Date: 1885
Original Owner: John Cousins
Original Occupant: John Cousins
Assessment Rolls: 1885 - Unfinished house, John Cousins 41x127 1877 - John A. Cousins, labourer, 44, owner. Lot 41x127, 1.5 f 26.' x 26.', 6 people, horse, $634 1884 - John Cousins, labourer, 56, owner, lot 27x127, 1.5 B+RC, 26x26, 4 people, $693
Land Use: Residential
Building Type: Semi detached within row
Original Architectural Style: Bay and Gable
Height: 2 storey
Materials: Red brick
Doors: Second floor wood with half glazing, lower half glazed paneled with decorative wood screen door, transom
Windows: Upper - Victorian sash with decorative brackets above, lower - Queen Anne sash with transom
Roof: Asphalt shingle and wood detailing
Secondary Structures: Small upper (2nd floor) porch with spiral rail. Walkout, wood rail top. Covered doorway with wood brackets. Wood entrance stairs (6), latticed foundation and wrought iron handrails and railings
Context: Butted to north building
Landscape Features: Railway tie retaining wall and landscaped garden
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