Gallinger Terrace

Situated in the Williamsville area, and spanning over nine separate properties andthe city block of Chatham Street between Elm St and Linton St, the Gallinger Terrace consists of eight attached two storey red brick residential buildings and a two-storey red brick residential (formerly commercial at grade) building at the corner of Elm Street. The building is a rare example of an architect-designed red brick residential terrace with a corner commercial unit. The Terrace was designed by well-known local architect William Newlands in 1890. Known for his work on brick buildings, Newlands added decorative touches to a simple row-house design, such as the steeply pitched gables with floral detailing and fish scale bargeboard, and a decorative brick belt course around the entire building. The small setback of the terrace from the public right-of-way, use of rear lanes for vehicle parking and evidence of the former commercial unit fronting Elm Street, expresses its late-19th century working-class housing style and supports the historic character and land-use of the area. Heritage attributes include the two-storey massing and brick and limestone construction, steeply pitched gables, original openings and various wooden and brick detailing.