1 HOUSE, 2 DOORS. ALL AWESOME!
27 Sydenham Street Dundas circa 1856/58This home was click bait at its finest when it first surfaced on realtor.ca. Its stunning stone facade and unique two door entry could not be ignored. And upon...
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64 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton, ONI know because I did. I first fell in love with this house in 2006 when it was on the market for $330,000 (or close to that). We had just bought our first home a...
View ArticleSUCKER for CENTRE HALLS
88 Main St S, Waterdown, ON, circa 1852Not much to say but enjoy the visual tour of this 165 year old beauty below. Centre Hall plus all the character accouterments you could ask for...ADVERTISEMENT:...
View ArticleTHE MOTHER OF ALL BRICKS REVISTED
This 200 year old stone house is #everythingUpdated pictures below from Chatelaine.comADVERTISEMENT: CLICK TO LEARN MORE!Before pictures HERE
View ArticleTHIS FOREST IS ON FIRE!
171 Forest Avenue, Hamilton, ON circa 1860171 Forest Avenue is one RED HOT listing. Holy brick, I can't stop thinking about it! Georgian good looks on the outside with all the character I-WANTS on the...
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9 Hilton Street, Hamilton, ON circa 1920sIf anything, you know this home is going to have kill'a floors and carpets given it is owned by flooring maven Shelley Alexanian! All kidding aside, this Durand...
View ArticleEDWIN PASS WATCHMAKERS
91 John St S, Hamilton, ON circa 1860sThis outstanding, heritage designated, commercial property has been in ownership of the Edwin Pass family of watchmakers for over 120 years!Photo from Paul Wilson...
View ArticleTHE COMEBACK KID
48 Aberdeen Avenue, Hamilton, ON circa 1860sThis home was last listed in June 2016 for $959,000 and quickly sold thereafter for a good chunk over $1.0 million. Now, just as your tears have dried up...
View ArticleQUEEN OF YOUR CASTLE
395 Queen St South, Hamilton, ON c.1877I've always had a fondness for the stretch of Queen street between Aberdeen and Amelia, heading up the mountain towards Garth street.  As a child I'd day dream...
View ArticleTOM (& JOE) TO THE RESCUE!
168 Jackson St W, Hamilton, ON c. 1858This character commercial property was for lease in September 2013 but I accidentally deleted my post. The horror (!) when I found out I couldn't recover my butter...
View ArticleLET'S GO to SIMCOE!
111 Colborne St S, Simcoe, ON circa 1906This grand olde lady is stirring up quite the storm on the internet from thousands of FRESH BRICK lovers (14,000 and counting) who are contemplating RELOCATION!...
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159 Markland St, Hamilton, ON c.1880sThis circa 1880s board and batten worker's cottage steps up to the plate and hits a home run.159 Markland Street stands out from the crowd through statement over...
View ArticleCOUNTRY STYLE
80 Lyden Road, Lynden Ontario circa 1898Let's go to Simcoe was a sleeper hit earlier this month when I blogged about it, attracting over 34,000 admirers on Facebook with over 200 comments and 103...
View ArticleDURAND, DURAND
322 Caroline St S, Hamilton, ON circa 1870sIn Hamilton, Location, Location = Durand, Durand!Earlier this month, a 1-storey, 2-bedroom home of equal vintage, 1 block south and 1 block west of this one,...
View ArticleBANK OF MONTREAL HOUSE
6 Ravenscliffe Avenue Hamilton, ON circa 1911Ravenscliffe is the concentrated OJ of luxury, historic real estate in Hamilton. It packs a character punch and has been inspiring drive-bys and drool-bys...
View ArticleA LABOUR OF LOVE
200 HATT ST, DUNDAS, ON circa 1860sThis board and batten heritage designated cottage was built in the 1860s as store and residence for Thomas VanNoble who arrived in Dundas in 1835 and became the...
View ArticleFrom ZERO to HERO
41 Inglewood Drive Hamilton Ontario, c. 1910This classic WHITE house entered the market quietly and exited a DARK horse. But let's face it, it has always been a stallion. Vintage Photo (note how much...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Architectural styles of Hamilton Part 1
Georgian, Greek Revival and Gothic RevivalGuest post by Ola Mochol, Founder and Creative Director of PGF Staging StudioPhoto by Raquel FasslerHamilton. This was not love at first sight. Actually many...
View ArticleSPRINGDALE circa 1797
6 Webster's Falls Road, Greensville OntarioRarely does a home of this vintage become available for purchase! Literally get your 221 year itch on with this stunning 'Georgian Wilderness' style home....
View Article1870s TOWNHOUSE TRANSFORMATION
227 Park St N, Hamilton, OntarioI was smitten when I first laid eyes on this blue and white Italianite bombshell. That was one year ago (almost to the date) when she roared into the market with her...
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