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A reproduction of a pen and ink drawing of a Victorian-style house featuring a round turret wit…
Lee Avenue house, Kew Beach Gardens, Toronto
A reproduction of a pen and ink drawing of a Victorian-style house featuring a round turret with a conical roof, a covered wraparound porch supported by columns, and exterior walls made of patterned stone and shingles. A small tree stands in front of the house, and fine linework emphasizes texture and architectural details.

Lee Avenue house, Kew Beach Gardens, Toronto

Date1974
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
Photo-lithograph, 1975, from pen and ink drawing by Joan Oppertshauser.
House, Lee Avenue, west side, south of Queen Street East in Kew Gardens.
Known as "Kew Williams Cottage" and "The Gardener's Cottage"
 
Inscribed lower left: "Kew Beach Gdns."
Inscribed lower right: "Joan 'O' '74" 
Inscribed on verso lower left: "The only house within Kew Beach Gardens. situated on the east southerly part of the park. Facing Lee Ave. below Queen St. E. -Lee Ave is 4 streets E. of Woodbine Ave. below s. Queen St. E."
Inscribed on verso lower right: "1/50" 
GeographyBuilding, monument or parkKew Gardens
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodBeach
GeographyNorth-south streetLee Avenue
GeographyEast-west streetQueen Street East
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
DimensionsImage size: 26.5 cm x 39.5 cm (10 7/16 in. x 15 9/16 in.)
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderOppertshauser, Joan (Heitman), 1938-
Object Number975-24-7-CabII