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Charles Coxwell Small
Charles Coxwell Small (b 1801) was a wealthy farmer and public official in Upper Canada. Like his father, John Small (Canadian politician, born 1746), John Small, Small was the Clerk (legislature), Chief Clerk of Upper Canada's Privy Council. In 1831 Small inherited extensive property from his father. This property included a parcel between Front Street, Toronto, Front and King Street, Toronto, King, and Ontario Street, Toronto, Ontario and what is now Berkeley Street, Toronto, Berkeley, but was then known as Parliament Street, on the original townsite of York, Upper Canada (later Toronto), with a large house, called Berkeley House, York, Upper Canada, Berkeley House. Charles Coxwell Small added to the house, transforming it into what ''Beaches Living'' called a ''"mansion"''. When new Parliament buildings were built, elsewhere, the original Parliament Street was renamed Berkeley after the Small grand home. He also inherited a parcel bounded by what is now Queen Street, Toro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houses Overlooking-Smalls-Pond -a
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ''6,000 Years of Housing'' (rev. ed.) (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or lock (security device), locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
