20220124. The Columbus Centre with its “over-scaled curving corrugated cornice” and “long arched window openings with an italiante quality.”
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20190918. The 1877 Italianate Richard Purdom House (207 McCaul St) named for the architect who commissioned the residence.
20161128. The rich and varied architectural history of Toronto’s Jarvis Street.
The three row houses to the left (1862) were originally part of a Georgian eight-house row. The Second Empire features – mansard roofs and bowed bays – were added about 20 years later. The double house to the right (1874) is an example of Italiante architecture with round-headed windows and doors and bracketed cornices. Thanks to Patricia McHugh’s 2nd edition of Toronto Architecture: A City Guide.