Aurora Ontario- Canada - Horton Place - Architecture Italianate - State Farm - Richard Gong

            DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
Located on the west side of Yonge Street at the north end of downtown Aurora, Horton Place is a two storey Italianate style residence.
Horton Place has been recognized for its heritage value by the Town of Aurora by-Law #2891-87.
HERITAGE VALUE
Horton Place is as an excellent example of the Italianate style, and its fine detailing and elegance reflect the prosperity of the middle class in Victorian Aurora.

Dr. Alfred Robinson, established a prosperous dental practice in Aurora in the mid 1860's and in 1875 constructed Horton Place, to combine his residence with his dental surgery. At the same time, a barn was built at the back of the property to house the livestock, which included champion Jersey cows. The house was named Horton Place after the Robinson ancestral home in England, and Dr. Robinson and his wife Mary went on to raise their six children here. Two of their daughters ran a private school in the 1880-90's, teaching French and dancing. The pr
   

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Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Aurora (show map)

Taken on: September 17, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL SL1, f/10.0, 1/200 sec, 18mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

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