Monday 22 January 2018

92 Empress


A small house on a tiny lot uses heavy, bracketed cornices and confident window treatments to make a big statement. Its appearance on the Goad maps indicates construction some time between 1888 and 1912, while the Might Directory lists occupancy in 1909 (Charles T. Lawson, v.p. Thos Lawson & Sons Ltd, casting and molding). #92 may have been built in tandem with the larger double block next door — note the identical lintel-over-basement-window masonry.