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40a. Alpine Chalets (Waterloo)
40b. Alpine Chalets (Erin)
The Alpine Chalet was originally designed for a climate with cold winters and surprisingly warm summers. Vast quantities of snow was expected and provided insulation for the roof.
Large wooden beams were very popular for the interior. Not a common style but it appears in surprising places.
40c. Alpine Chalets (Elora)
What to look for (clues)
What to look for (clues)
- The dominating feature is the vast sweeping roof with wide eaves and a few very large support brackets.
- The house itself is broad and almost seems squat on the landscape.
- A wooden 2nd storey balcony with cut-out patterns is normal.
- The portion of the facade immediately under the roof may have a wood facing.
- Sometimes the upper storey is covered in stucco with shallow wooden beams fastened on over the top.
40d. Alpine Chalets (Eastern Townships, Que.)
Where to find it
Where to find it
I don't have a time period for this style, but most of the ones I've seen would have been constructed after World War 2.
You are much more likely to locate this style in an area where a number of the residents have emigrated here from the Alpine Region.
The 'modern' Waterloo Alpine shown below was probably built around 1970.
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