While the standard Georgian made excellent sense for people with larger families, others chose to build a smaller version that possessed most of the same style points. Let's start with a home on Minister's Island, New Brunswick, that can only be reached when the tide is out! If it looks a little shopworn, it's because it has been sitting here since 1797!
What to look for (clues)
- Rectangular in shape (with the wide side facing the road).
- Very symmetrical.
- A gable roof on the sides.
- Original versions were very plain.
- There are many stone Georgians, both 'normal' and small, west of Waterloo, Ontario. The exteriors may also be of brick or wood.
Georgians appear
in large numbers throughout the eastern half of Canada. The home with the verandah is in Kitchener. The small stone Georgian is found east of Stratford.
Time Periods
Ontario - anything before 1800 is very old and rare.
Quebec - there are buildings from the 1600's.
The 1700's are common.
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick - Buildings from the 1700's are around.
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