PAGEl:18,. W[DNESI)AY. AU(;&ST 26. lI'>I WIIITBN' FREE PREISS Row Housing Reborn One of the finest examples of rowhousing in Ontario stands neglected today, for- gotten among the ideas of progress and the past. Yet with a littie fore- thought and care these sturdy structures could be preserved and pro- tected as memories of days gone by. The Terrace located at 122-130 Byron Street North just north of Dun- das, was built ini 1857 by Robert Perry, son of Whitby founder Peter Perry. These buildings were bult to be used as professional buildings. Today they are still zoned as such and could be returned to this pur- pose very easily. Row housing developed in London and the rest of Europe as a means of com- bating the shortage of-w spaces for housing in t.he cities there. Over hereJ where towns were just beginning to grow row housing was developedI as a means of ex- pression. The offices! which were once locatedj there were elegant. They showed the style and class of today's lawyers' and doctors' predecessors. With a few renovations these buildings could be restored to their original beauty and thus occupied by pro- fessionals once more. As with most older bouses it has become stylish to renovate and live in row bouses with Cabbagetown being a fine example of this. The buildings are two storey brick structures. The three inner build- ings have skylights up- stairs to give added light as these buildings have no side windows. Though they are now being used as apart- ments, tbe rooms could quite easily be restored to their original si-zes. Eacb bouse bas a magnificent fireplace. The fireplace in 126 Byron is a fireplace typical of the 1850 time period. Surrounding and in front of the fire- place are tiles. Around these tUles is an ornately crafted wooden frame supporting a mantde and completely surrounding the -mirror which Is above the mantie. 122 Byron Street, which is the firat house of the row, has been renovated to a style seen more of ten in Cabbagetown, that of a chicly renovated town- bouse. The walls are floors were both strip- LOOKING FOR A CAREER?- if you are enthusiastic, ambitiaus and a hard worker, you have a lot ta of fer - and you are just the type of person we're Iooking for. If you're interested in a ife-long career with excellent earning potential caîl Mr. Lavictoire at Metropolitan Life 728-6224 bet- ween 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and find out what we have ta of fer. WANTED HOMES IN WHITBY & BROOKLIN FOR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS. REAL ESTATE FEE 31/2% CALL 668-0515 ASTON BRUMLEY REAL ESTATE LTD. 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It is up to the present owners to maintain proper standards and to protect it fromn poor use. It is also up to you to preserve what once was... .and what could be once again by becoming involved and letting people know that history must be preserved. For more information on these bouses contact Heidi Dewey, Family Trust Real Estate, at 668-886. BUILDING PERMITS CONT'D FROM PAGE 2 The mayor said that the type of assessment in the residential area is of high value. "The type of resi- dential we're getting is good assessment residential, " he said. Attersley also pointed out that the, now rosy, picture could change with the shifts in the residential market. "The market can change," he said adding that these changes could mean either an increase or decrease in the sale of homes in the town. "We'Il roll with the market," he added. However, the figures in for July are higher than anyone had thought at the beginning of the year. 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