Erik V. Scully, Esq.,CPA

1839 409,048 +2.4% Few Structures Survive From The Earliest Period Of Toronto's History The Oldest Home And Structure Still Standing In Toronto Is Scadding Cabin Completed In 1794 Scadding Cabin Is Presently Used As A Heritage Museum After It Was Relocated To Exhibition Place Next To The Fort Rouill� Site Finished In 1807 John Cox Cottage Is The Oldest Known House In The City Still Used As A Residence Completed In 1822 Campbell House Is An Example Of Georgian Architecture Popular With Toronto's Elite During The Time Two Of Toronto's Oldest Surviving Brick Houses Are Campbell House And The Grange Both Are Brick Structures Built In The Georgian Style During The First Half Of The 19th Century Reflecting The Tastes Of Toronto's Elite In That Era Although The Georgian Style Had Long Been Out Of Favour In The United States It Remained Popular In Toronto With Residents Hesitant To Adopt Early American Architectural Styles In Loyalist-dominated Upper Canada The Style Was Embraced With Fervour In Part Because Of Its British Connections Incongruously It Had Also Fallen Out Of Fashion In Britain By This Time Where It Was Considered Outmoded But In Toronto It Remained Popular Until The 1850s When The Colonial Revival Was Embraced In The United States In The 1890s Georgian Architecture Also Returned To Toronto Structures Continue To Be Built In The Style Today It Has Been Especially Popular With The City's Elite And Many Georgian Manors Can Be Found In Wealthy Neighbourhoods Such As Rosedale And The Bridle Path Popular In The 1870s The Bay-and-gable Style Is A Victorian-inspired Residential Design Unique To Toronto The Late Nineteenth Century Torontonians Embraced Victorian Architecture And All Of Its Diverse Revival Styles Victorian-style Housing Dominates A Number Of The City's Older Neighbourhoods Most Notably Cabbagetown Trinity�Bellwoods Parkdale Rosedale And The Annex These Neighbourhoods Hold Some Of The Largest Collections Of Victorian Houses In North America During This Period Toronto Also Developed Some Unique Styles Of Housing The Bay-and-gable House Was A Simple And Cost Effective Design That Also Aped The Elegance Of Victorian Mansions Built Of The Abundant Red Brick The Design Was Also Well Suited To The Narrow Lots Of Toronto Mostly Built In Lower And Middle Class Areas The Style Could Be Used Both For Town Houses Semi-detached And Stand Alone Buildings Hundreds Of Examples Still Survive In Neighbourhoods Such As Cabbagetown And Parkdale A Residential Architectural Style Unique To Toronto Is The Annex Style House Built By The City's Wealthy And Mostly Found In The Neighbourhood They Are Named After These Houses Contain Diverse And Eclectic Elements Borrowed From Dozens Of Different Styles These Houses Are Built Of A Mix Of Brick And Sandstone Turrets Domes And Other Ornamentation Abound Rise Of The Suburbs