The Riley House, a representative example of an Ontario Gothic Revival Cottage from the mid-19th century

Riley House

Riley House The Riley House is currently located on a large track of land at the terminus of Old Mill Road that is subject to a future residential subdivision and includes a representative example of an Ontario Gothic Revival Cottage from the mid-19th century. Its simple one-and-a-half-storey massing, symmetrical façade and large front gable are…

Vine Cottage

Vine Cottage

Vine Cottage Imagine when this part of the city near Macdonnell Street and Princess was farmland!  In 1838 Smith Barlett sold part of this farm on Farm Lot 22 to George Smith, who built circa 1840 a house called “Vine Cottage”.  The one and a half storey house has a hipped roof verandah on three…