Ontario Gothic House

- its south-facing setting on a rural farm lot, with mature trees

Key elements that define the exterior heritage character of the house include:

• the basic form: a rectangular footprint; storey and a half

volume, with a medium-pitched, side-gabled roof and steeply-pitched front dormer

• the granite construction,

with squared quoins and otherwise mostly rubble stone of varying sizes; larger, more regular stones used for the front of the house; white lining used over the heavy mortar joints to create a more squared appearance

- the basically symmetrical massing, and the fenestration pattern: three bays on the main front, with two upstairs and one downstairs window on each side

• the window and door openings, fairly narrow vertical

openings, with wooden sills and framing, and wood sash windows; the rough granite voussoirs

Key elements that define the interior heritage character of the house include:

• the overall plan: one large room

on the main floor opening directly from the front door, with two smaller rooms to the right (east); a stairwell ascending along the rear wall, from the back left (northwest) corner up to a second floor with a narrow central hall and four rooms

• on the main floor, some original woodwork including wainscot in

the main room, wood floors, and some baseboards, etc.

• on the upper storey, woodwork including baseboards,

door casings and four-panel wood doors, etc.