Property Details

• Address: 377 Sackville Street 
• HCD Area: Unspecified 
• Original Builder: Bryce and Hagon Builders 
• Original Occupancy Date: 1878 
• Original Owner: Francis Shields, 51, driver 
• Assessment Rolls: Francis Shields, 50x189', 2 people, $4150 
• Other Archival Sources: Since the Second Empire style is a French style of and the French in the 19^th century would be more apt to build in stone, the facing of the house in a stone-like veneer makes more faithful to the Second Empire style. The use of concrete as imitation stone is for structural reasons. Most of the bearing walls would be unable to withstand the use of stone. The side porch In the 19^th century, the floor of the side porch would have been wood. Concrete not only absorbs the moisture from the soil but retains the moisture from rain and snow. The wood columns to the roof would rot from osmosis of the moisture. In the 19^th century, the wood porch floor would have been raised off the soil by metal brackets. 
• Land Use: Residential 
• Building Type: Detached 
• Original Architectural Style: Second Empire 
• Height: Three storey 
• Materials: Ashlar stone 
• Doors: Double half glazed, transom 
• Windows: Wood sash and storms, decorative arched dormers 
• Roof: Diamond slate