Excerpt from www1.toronto.ca:
Address:
20 Draper Street (west side, midway between Front Street West and Wellington Street).
Construction Date:
1889
Contractor/Builder:
Charles McClelland
Alterations/Additions:
Window sash replaced.
Original Owner:
John Douglas, barrister
Original Occupant:
John Rigg, engine driver (in 1890)
Building Type: *C: 2½-storey Queen Anne Style House (*Draper Street HCD).
Construction:
The house at 20 Draper Street was constructed in 1889 as part of a 7-unit rowhouse identified as Nos. 20-32 Draper.
Charles McClelland built the houses for John Douglas, a Parkdale barrister.
Design:
The 2½-storey rowhouse displays features identified with the Queen Anne style, popularized at the end of the
19th century. Rising from a sandstone base, the building is covered by a gable roof. The walls are constructed of brick and trimmed with brick and sandstone. On the two-bay facade, a 2½-storey bay window is placed beside a central entrance with a window above. The bay window is covered by a gable roof with decorative woodwork featuring carved brackets and finials. The panelled wood door with its flat transom is protected by an open single-storey porch with a shed roof, turned posts, carved brackets and scrollwork. Segmental-headed window openings have brick voussoirs and sandstone sills. No. 20 shares its height and architectural features with the neighbouring houses at Nos. 22-32 Draper. The row of 2½-storey houses at Nos. 20-32 Draper has its setback and pattern of projecting bay windows in common with the earlier cottages on the street, forming a cohesive group of
late-19th century buildings.
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