- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Residential building plans and drawings series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1919-[1935]
- Physical Description
- 327 architectural and technical drawings
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of Benjamin Brown’s architectural drawings of personal residences that were either designed or renovated for real estate developers, landlords or the occupants themselves. The majority of the buildings were designed for a Jewish clientele, many of whom were prominent citizens, including Louis Gelber and Mendel Granatstein. Brown also created designs for his own personal residence on Castle Frank Crescent, however the home was never completed. Most of the houses he designed or renovated were located in the Annex, Forest Hill, Casa Loma or Hillcrest neighborhoods. Many were designed with elements of Georgian, Craftman, Colonial Revival and/or Tudor architectural styles. They ranged from three storey mansions to small duplexes and single story homes. The vast majority of his commissions were standard three or four bedroom two storey homes.
- The majority of these drawings are on tracing or drafting paper, several of which are in colour and the remainder are either blueprints or drawn on cardboard. Plans, sketches, elevations, sections, detailing and technical drawings of the residences are included.
- Subjects
- Dwellings
- Physical Condition
- Several drawings are in poor condition. See file level descriptions for further details.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- [ca.1920]
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. watercolour with a cardboard backing ; 44 x 49 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a high quality watercolour sketch of the interior of a house.
- Subjects
- Dwellings
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Scenes from The Ward in the early 20th Century fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 43
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1910]
- Physical Description
- 3 slides : b&w ; 8 x 8 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a small house in the Ward surrounded by other buildings and residences. The house appears to have a tar paper roof and many of its windows are broken. It is surrounded by pieces of old wood, barrels and a carriage. There is a for sale sign on attached to the wall on the left.
- Notes
- Original photo is a glass slide.
- Title taken from a label on the slide.
- Subjects
- Dwellings
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Accession Number
- 2005-5-6
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
