Winkler House

• placement of the house on a grassed lot on the north side of Hespeler Avenue in Gretna, with its front oriented to Eighth Street

Key elements that define the dwelling's Italianate style include:

• its symmetrical plan with a low-pitched truncated hipped roof, a one-storey front verandah with a second-storey central one-bay porch, segmental- and round-arched windows and angled one- and two-storey bay windows
• the central main entrance, its oak door, with a large bevelled-glass oval window, surrounded by sidelights and a transom
• the modest details and materials, including the painted brick veneer, the roof's ornate metal cresting, wooden eave brackets, the corbelled brick fireplace chimney, etc.

Key internal elements that define the dwelling's heritage character include:

• the spacious, well-organized layout based on a central-hall plan, with well-lit spaces, high ceilings, a wide main-floor hall with a staircase, a large front living room and parlour and rear dining room and kitchen; the second-floor wide central hall with transom windows above the bedroom doors; and the glassed balcony door surrounded by sidelights and a transom
• the decorative features and finishes, including the oak staircase, oak pocket doors in the front living room and parlour, stained glass in the bay windows, fir flooring, high baseboards, etc.