Old Ontario Houses: Traditions in Local Architecture

Old Ontario Houses

The province of Ontario is still rich in the past. Here and there - in rural townships, small towns and the older parts of cities - many of its original houses are still standing, a surprising number lovingly restored and maintained with historical authenticity in mind. 

Old Ontario Houses: Traditions in Local Architecture, a collaborative tribute to the pasty by writer Tom Cruickshank and renowned photographer John de Visser, offers a glimpse into a selection of these homes dating from the late 18th, the 19th, and the early 20th centuries, more than 150 in all. 

Filled with de Visser's exceptional full-colour photographs, the book features well-known landmarks as well as vintage houses. Their stories, told in Cruickshank's lively, appreciative voice, remind us of a bygone era and speak volumes about the provinces's values and aspirations.