Address: 89 Winchester St Toronto Ontario M4X 1B1 Canada
Property Description: Plan 26, Lot 19 Lot Size Original 40' x 26'; Divided in 1979-20'x100' Building size 22' x 30'/ 19' x 29'
Building Name: Elij ah Knott House
Building Permit Date: None found
Original Builder: None found
Original Architect: None found
Original Occupancy Date: 1884
Original Owner: Rev. William Muir
Original Occupant: Elijah Knott, Land Agent Other Owners 1887-Thomas Holcroft; 1889-A.A. Irving; Lawyer; 1893-Vacant house; & Occupants Owner Robert Wade; Merchant; 1895-Owner Robert Wade; Tenant Adam McIntosh; 1902-Qwner Jane E Ford; Tenant Joseph J. Ford
Assessment Rolls: 1884 (for 1885) vacant house; 1885( for 1886) Elijah Knott; Knott & Tilley; Real estate and fire insurance agents
City Directories: 1885 (year 1884) Elijah Knott
Other Archival Sources: Goad's Fire Insurance Atlases; 1884, Building not shown; 1890; building shown
Land Use: Residential
Building Type: Detached house
Original Architectural Style: Gothic Revival
Height: 2 1/2 stories
Composition: Asymmetrical plan; large bay window with iron cresting; front piece on main (north) facade; 2 storey rear (south) addition (1884)
Materials: Red brick; wood and stone trim
Doors: Segmental-headed door opening with glass transom; paneled wood door with glazing
Windows: Segmental-headed window openings with sliding-sash windows
Roof: Steeply pitched gable roof with cross-gable; wood trim in gables; large brick chimney on east slope
Landscape Features: Landscaped lot with wrought-iron fence
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