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03 | The Architectural Fashion of Toronto Residential Neighbourhoods
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GEORGIAN

The Georgian style is highly variable, but marked by
symmetry and proportion based on the classical
architecture of Greece and Rome, as revived in
Renaissance architecture. Ornament is also normally in the
classical tradition, but typically restrained, and sometimes
almost completely absent on the exterior.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Georgian architecture is characterized by its proportion and balance;
simple mathematical ratios were used to determine the height of a
window in relation to its width or the shape of a room as a double cube.

Paneled front door, usually centred and capped by an elaborate
decorative crown (entablature) supported by decorative pilasters
(flattened columns); usually with a row of small rectangular panes of
glass beneath the crown, either within the door or in a transom just
above; cornice usually emphasized by decorative moldings, most
commonly by tooth like dentils; windows aligned horizontally and
vertically in symmetrical rows, usually five -ranked on front facade, less
commonly three- or seven-ranked.

Form: Rectangular and symmetrical
Storeys: 2 to 3
Façade: In bays: usually 5-bay fronts; brick, stone, clapboard
Roof: Hip or end gable roof with matching chimneys
Windows: Small-paned , sash usually 12-over-12
Entrance: Centred, single door, usually plain, may have shallow
transom and side lights