56 Rose Avenue

 

Property Details

  • Address: 56 Rose Avenue 
  • HCD Area: Cabbagetown Northwest HCD 
  • Property Description: 2 storey brick and stucco attached to row (58,60,62) 
  • Original Occupancy Date: 1911 
  • Original Owner: Daniel Campbell (51) Manager 
  • Original Occupant: Daniel Campbell 
  • Assessment Rolls: 1908-Vacant lot. O Geo. G. Burnett 35'xl12' $1400 1909-Vacant lot. O Geo. G. Burnett $1400 1910-Unfinished house O David Campbell 32.''xl12' $1300 $400 $1800 1911 - O Daniel Campbell (51) Manager 32.'''xl12 $1300 $2800 $4100 4 adults P. 
  • Other Archival Sources: Pg. 108 - 56 Rose Ave. A house which faced south when it was built ' in the 1850's. It is now the side entrance to the east which faces out the street. In 1878 it received extensive modifications by builder George Hardy, including the addition of a high Victorian decorated tower to what had previously been a late Georgian-style dwelling. Cabbagetown Remembers Geo. H. ? 1984 photo pg.109 56 TCHC 
  • Land Use: Residential 
  • Building Type: Original farmhouse - late Georgian 
  • Original Architectural Style: Georgian 
  • Height: 2 storey 
  • Composition: Brick - new street facing side is stuccoed on brick 
  • Materials: Mid ‚70's 
  • Doors: Replacement 
  • Windows: Replacement 
  • Roof: Hipped - asphalt shingles 
  • Secondary Structures: Late Victorian tower at rear 
  • Context: Laneway along what was originally front of building 
  • Landscape Features: Cement slabbed front yard, wooden fence 
  • Trees: Mature tree 

 

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