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| on the Southeast corner of Arthur |
This little charmer does a good job of hiding behind its trees and shrubbery in summer, which is a shame for us. I believe this is what's called a "four-square" plan. They appeared in the US in the 1890s and were popular through the 1910s and 20s. Many Ottawa examples are smaller than their American counterparts and often dispense with the full-width front verandah typical of the style. Some four-squares (if indeed that is the correct term) in Old Ottawa East/South are positively tiny.
Goad 1912 shows an older house in this spot facing Arthur, scrunched up next to #9 (extant) so this one replaces the original structure. #42 doesn't appear in Might 1923, so it would have been built during or after that year.
