2006

EXCELLENCE IN RESTORATION
264 Carlton Street

Renovators: John and Steve Michelis

Historical Information: Both of these houses are variations on the Bay 'n Gables style that was so popular in Toronto in the 1880s and 1890s.

Reason for Award: This building was given the award because it is an authentic restoration of a Cabbagetown Victorian home.  The quality of the design, materials and detailing bring back the home to its original intent.  Once again, we felt that it made an important contribution to the street in that it was a conversion of a home that had been made into a rooming house and this restoration brought it back to its original single-family use, scale and quality.