Address: 537 Parliament St Toronto Ontario M4X 1A8 Canada
Building Name: Winchester Hotel (phase two)
Original Occupancy Date: 1888
Original Owner: John Ayre
Original Occupant: John Ayre
Assessment Rolls: 1888 John Ayre Temperance Hotel (0) 83x150 2 storey RCBF 30x20,24x70,10x14 bldg $4700; land $4150 total $8850 1890 John Ayre Lakeview Hotel (O) 40x150 2 storey B 40x541; 2 storey RC 24x70 $10,600
Land Use: Commercial/Residential
Building Type: Hotel
Original Architectural Style: Second Empire
Height: 4 storeys with Mansard in two wings, separated by 4-storey tower at the corner between them
Materials: Brick
Windows: Sash, stone sills and lintels
Roof: Slate. Corner tower surmounted by a domical or cloister vault
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