Slate Blue Mansard Roof

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged blue, copyright, design, historic, Ontario, pattern, photography, slate, St Marys, victorian, white • Leave a comment

A delightful detail in downtown St Marys, Ontario.

Gingerbread Trim

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged colorful, colourful, fall, gingerbread, maple, Ontario, orange, photography, porch, tree, trim, victorian • 3 Comments

Fall maple colour provides a stunning orange backdrop for some Victorian gingerbread trim on a friend’s front porch.

Three Windows

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged 19th Century, brick, brickwork, commercial building, late 1800s, Ontario, photography, storefront, Stratford, victorian, windows • 28 Comments

I love the ornate brickwork of Victorian-style commercial architecture in the downtown heritage district of Stratford, Ontario. This view shows second floor windows of Blowes Cards & Gifts on Wellington Street.

343 Richmond

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Architecture • Tagged heritage building, London, Ontario, photography, red brick, Richmond Street, victorian • 6 Comments

A view of the heritage building at 343 Richmond Street with a more modern building as a background. Built in 1882, this is listed as "High Victorian" architecture.