13 Sword Street

 

Property Details

  • Address: 13 Sword Street 
  • HCD Area: Cabbagetown South HCD 
  • Original Occupancy Date: 1878 
  • Original Owner: M.Lovett, agent for S. Tarr 
  • Original Occupant: John Robert, labourer 
  • Assessment Rolls: 1878 - John Roberts, labourer, M. Lovett, lot size 24x127, 2RC, 14x24, 14x10, 4 people, $568 1879 - John Roberts, bricklayer, 26, S. Tarr, Lovett agent, 24x127, 2 RC, 14c24, 14x10, 5 people, 1 dog, $592 1880 - John Roberts, bricklayer, 27, owner Nat Farr, 2 RC 14x24, 14x10, 5 people, $592 
  • Land Use: Residential 
  • Building Type: Semi-detached in row 
  • Height: 2 storey 
  • Materials: Board and batten 
  • Doors: Modern steel clad panel with upper single pane. Large transom 
  • Windows: Two upper narrow Victorian sash with wood framing and sills. Lower double Victorian sash with wood framing and sill 
  • Roof: Flat 
  • Secondary Structures: Cement entrance stairway narrow roof over width of building 
  • Context: End row abutted 
  • Landscape Features: Ground cover and cement planter 

 

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