10. Loyalist : Ontario Cottages

10a. Loyalist Cottages (Prescott)

In 'Ontario', many people who couldn't afford the larger Georgian built the Loyalist Ontario Cottage to replace their original cabin or stone cottage.

A ridiculous law of the day charged far more for a two-storied house than a cottage, so many people disguised their house as a cottage making it very difficult to distinguish between them. Your choices are 1) a cottage, 2) a house disguised as a cottage or 3) a real house. Good luck on this!

10b. Loyalist Cottage (Waterdown)

Identify this building for example. Is it 1,2, or 3 from the above choices?

10b. Loyalist Cottage (Brantford)

10c. Loyalist Cottage (Brantford)

Brantford had so many of these cottages that they named them 'Brantford Cottages' which didn't sit well with Stratford, Guelph and many other centers that also had these cottages.

What to look for (clues)

- a small, plain, symmetrical house whose central small gable breaks the front roof line. A small shape, often a half-moon, may appear within this gable.

- building is 1 to 1 1/2 stories with the long side facing the road.

- the main windows increased in size over time.

- the roof has a shallow incline.

- the entryway may possess glass squares above and possibly beside the door for interior lighting

10d. Loyalist Cottage (Merrickville)

Where to find it

The Loyalist Ontario Cottages, excellent for housing workers near large business operations, may be found in many of the older centers around the province.

10e. Loyalist Cottage (Stratford)

Note: This small board and batten home in Stratford is a rare asymmetrical version.

Relations:

The Loyalist Ontario Cottage is one of those that has evolved from the Georgian and hence, is deemed by some, to be one of the homes that fall under the heading Neoclassical. (The others are Late Georgian, Loyalist Ontario House, and Federal.)