The McGarvey House
Located on a 1700 m2 residential lot on the west side of the road, in the former Cataraqui Village, the property includes a two-and-a-half storey red brick dwelling, built in the 1870’s for Susan and Francis McGarvey. The style and design of the McGarvey House reflects a popular form found in pattern books and catalogs from the 1870s and ‘80s. The L-shaped plan, verandah, polychromatic brick, and numerous rectangular windows in a symmetrically organized pattern is typical of this style. With its shallow setback, colour, style and location on Sydenham Road, the McGarvey House shares a visual and historical relationship with its surroundings and is important in defining and maintaining the historical context of the neighbourhood. Its heritage attributes include the red brick dwelling with cross-gable roof and regular fenestration pattern.
