Coach Houses of Toronto
- Publisher
- Boston Mills Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2005
- Category
- Regional, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550464276
- Publish Date
- Sep 2005
- List Price
- $40.00
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
An affectionate tribute to some of Toronto's most beautiful hidden homes.
Some of the most charming homes in the best neighborhoods of today's modern cities once housed horse teams and carriages. Then ripe with the smells of leather, horse and hay, they are now among the most coveted urban dwellings. This book is a pictorial tour of 22 of Toronto's most attractive coach house homes, some lovingly preserved, others carefully restored, and most extensively renovated. Despite their dramatic interior-design differences, all share a distinctive historic allure.
As the twentieth century progressed, the magnificent coach houses were demolished or fell into disrepair. Because of their age and rarity, the surviving coach houses are highly prized and tenaciously protected by their owners and by many city historical boards across North America. This beautiful collection of essays and images pays homage to these secret homes.
About the authors
by Margo Salnek with photographs by Donna Griffith
Editorial Reviews
Romantic and elegant living spaces... an impressive portfolio of historic Toronto coach houses.
Renovation and Decor
23 of these lovely homes with their gardens and luxurious interiors... 170 color photos are particularly fine in showing the variety of architectural style.
Canadian Camera