198 Berkeley Street

 

Property Details

  • Address: 198 Berkeley Street 
  • HCD Area: Unspecified 
  • Original Occupancy Date: 1904 
  • Original Owner: Edgar Davies 
  • Original Occupant: Edgar Davies 
  • Assessment Rolls: 1905 City of Toronto Assessment Roll; Ward No. 2; Div. No. 1; p. 68 
  • Land Use: Residential 
  • Building Type: Residential 
  • Original Architectural Style: Edwardian 
  • Height: 2 1/2 storeys 
  • Materials: Renovated with stucco cream coloured facade, 
  • Doors: Original wood door with glass and transom, recessed doorway. Arched protruding brick coarse work above recessed porch entrance. 
  • Windows: Large brick bay on first and second floor. All are replacements windows. Original transom glass but with replacement transom window frame. Second floor has a replacement sash window above doorway. Third floor attic level there is a dormer casement window. The ground floor bay window each has a decorative peidmont. Second floor sash window has peidmont. Original stain glass transom windows but replacement transom glass window frames. Under roof gable two levels of window. Fixed pain Starburst window in attic level. Below that, casement row of windows (is this a balcony enclosure (?). All of the window sills are stone on first and second, third floor has aluminum sills. 
  • Roof: Gable roof with two dormers. Shingles, black. 
  • Secondary Structures: none 
  • Landscape Features: Nicely landscaped, row of dwarf trees on each side of concrete walkway leading to front door. 
  • Trees: Three trees, Chestnut (?), Tree of Heaven (?), and a deciduous tree. 
  • Other Information: Same as 194, 196 and 198 however, 198 appears to be a few feet wider. Well maintained and presented example. 

 

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