Seven images of the mill house on German Mills Creek, in the Region of York, Ont. (at Langstaff side road on highway #7). Includes captions on the verso of all of the photographs.
One image of a house identified on the verso as log (although it appears to be a frame structure), as situated on Jane and Steele streeets, and as built between 1800 and 1820.
One image of an unidentified female pointing at the rainwater intake for the inside water tank of a building identified as the "Birdcage" in Bracebridge, Ont.
Three images of three different barns (photographs of the originals), with several unidentified individuals standing in front of them. Two images have identifications written on the original print, one says "Jack Quinlin's Barn in North E. Hope" and the other says "Jack Cardwell's or Jim Green's".
One image of the Cherry Valley School, built ca. 1863. The picture is a copy of one that was taken ca. 1908 and the caption on the verso reads: "School was built in 1863. Lot 5, Concession 9. Township of Townsend County of Norfolk Ont. Picture taken 1908." The image is not pictured in the books, but it is listed and described in the revised edition.
One image of a cattle judging building at the University of Guelph, built ca. 1890. This image is not pictured in the books, only listed and described.
One image of an octagonal "crystal palace" building in London, Ontario, built ca. 1861 as part of the Provincial Fair. This image is not pictured in the book, but the building is listed and described.
Two images of polygonal buildings. The M.4 image is of a gazebo in Goderich, Ontario (listed and described but not pictured in the books), and the M.5 image is of the garden house in the grounds of Dundurn Castle (in the books).
Two images of miscellaneous octagonal buildings. The building "M.1" is an office building in Calabogie, built ca. 1875-1890, and the building M.2 is the front of a series of stalls in the Carp Agricultural Society Fair Grounds, built before 1900 (only listed and described in the books).
One image of an octagonal house from Picton, Ontario, and one image of a hexagonal house from Port Hope, Ontario. Neither of the images appear in the books, but both are listed and described.
Two images of polygonal houses. The image H.21 (the caption says near Brampton, the book says Malton) is not pictured in the books, but is listed and described in the books. The image H.22 (Hawkesbury) is both pictured and listed in the books.
Two images of polygonal houses. The H.18 image is of a house from Kingsville, Ontario, and was built ca. 1856 (this image is in the books), and the H.20 image is of a house from near Bolton, Ontario (this property is only listed and described in the books).
One image of an octagonal house called Mountain View in Ameliasburgh, Ontario. The image is not in the books, but the property is listed and described in the books.
Two images of octagonal houses. One image is of a house from Ameliasburg, Ontario, built by Owen Roblin ca. 1860. The other image is of a house from Bracebridge, Ontario, built for Henry James Bird ca. 1882. Both images are in the books.
Two images of octagonal houses in Picton, Ontario and in Peterborough, Ontario (built ca. 1860-1870 and demolished ca. 1962). Both images are in the books.
Two images of a polygonal house from Maple, Ontario, built ca. 1840-1842, and one image of a polygonal house from Duclos Point, Ontario built ca. 1888. One of the H.5 (Maple) images is in the books, while the other Maple image is a variation. The H.6 image (Duclos Point) is not pictured, but only listed and described in the books.
Two images of polygonal houses in Granton, Ontario and near Norval, Ontario. The image H.3 (Granton) is in the books, but the image H.4 (near Norval) is only listed and described in the books.
Two images of polygonal houses from Bowmanville Ontario, and near Cobden, Ontario. Neither image is in the books, but they are listed and described in both books.
Three images of a deadhouse at St Michael's cemetery in Toronto, Ontario (two of the images are in the books, the other is a view of the lantern). Two images of a deadhouse in Queensville, Ontario (one image is in the books, the other is a different view of the same deadhouse).
Two images from the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bolton, Ontario. One image is of a deadhouse, and the other is of a list of rules for visitors to the cemetery. Both images are in the books.
One image of a church from London, Ontario, built ca. 1861 and demolished in 1964. The image is of the church partly demolished, and is not in the books, although the church is listed and described in the books.
Two images of octagonal churches, one in Fullarton, Ontario, and the other in Speedside, Ontario. Neither image is in the books, but both are listed and described in the books.
Two images of octagonal churches at Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, and Stroud, Ontario. The image "C.1" is in the books, but the image "C.2" is only listed and described in the books.
Two images of octagonal barns, one from Lefaives Corners, Ontario, and the other from Dufferin Street in Toronto, now in the Agricultural Museum, Milton. The "B.8" image is in both of the books, while the "B.5" image is only listed and described in the books.
One image of a round barn, identified on the verso as from "south of Osgoode Sta. Built by James Dillon about 1900 on the farm of Charles C. Sheppherd".
Two images of octagagonal barns, one from Erin, Ontario, and the other from Fullarton, Ontario. The "B.3" image is from the books, but the "B.4" image is only listed and described in the books.
One image of a Mennonite meeting house near Edgeley, Ontario. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Mennonite Meeting House near Edgley [sic]. 1820. Referred to by Simcoe as Mennonists. Men and women sit separately and have separate entrances. Originally of log construction, now covered with siding."
One image of the filler pieces and horizontal joints between the window and the door in the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario. The image is more detailed than the one used in the books.
One image of Mrs. Simcoe's sketch of John Scadding's dwelling. The drawing is from the Metro Toronto Archives, and the caption under the drawing states: "[Toronto], John Scadding's Dwelling. Mrs. Simcoe's Sketches, Vol II, p. 74. Accession No. 1280."
One image of brick nogging between the corner post and the window frame on a log house near Woodbridge. Similar to the print in the book, but obviously from a different part of the structure.
One image of a log house. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Near Oxford Mills. The combination of one window and a door is not typical."
One image of a scadding cabin in the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds, built ca. 1794. The identification is from a caption that is pasted below the print.
One image of a pig house on the D. Stong farm, ca. 1825. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "The piggery on the Stong farm. See also Plate XI. It consisted of two long compartments separated by an interior log partition. In order to give the pigs some exercise during the cold winter a gallery ran the full length of the west side. This gallery was cantilevered out from the main building. AD. 1825."
One image of a chicken house on the D. Stong farm, ca. 1816. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "This was the original log house on the farm. It contained two rooms with a trap door to the cellar. It was later moved to its present location and converted into a chicken house. See Plate XI."
One image of a the Rosebank United Church (a log building). Includes a caption glued below the photograph that reads: "Rosebank United Church. 1846. Still in use."
One image of the north wall of the log house of Daniel Stong, in Edgeley, Ontario with an unidentified woman standing in the door. The image is different than the one in the books and is identified as a manse.
One image of a house identified on the verso as log (although it appears to be a frame structure), as situated on Jane and Steele streeets, and as built between 1800 and 1820.
One image of the D. Stong house, built ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont., now at Black Creek Pioneer Village, and one image of a log house from Penetanguishene, Ont.
One image of the north wall of the log house of Daniel Stong, in Edgeley, Ontario with an unidentified woman standing in the door. The image is different than the one in the books. Identified on the print P-377 as the second log house, and as a manse.