Posted by: Kathy Krywicki
This stately house by builder David Younghusband was up for sale almost a hundred years ago. Thanks to Bob Simpson for finding this ad from the Ottawa Citizen March 19, 1927.
David Younghusband was a residential architect and building contractor who build many houses in central Ottawa, often of red or yellow brick in the Arts & Craft style with a four-square design around a central hall.
Description from the 1927 ad : This very attractive buff brick home, containing a large living rooms, with a coal grate, trimmed in oak and decorated. Large dining, beautifully finished, decorated, with glass doors. Kitchen wired for electric stove, with large cupboards, and finished in white enamel. Halls trimmed in oak and hardwood stairs. Three large bedrooms and bathroom. This house is especially constructed with many windows, making it very bright; has an oversize furnace, with a large basement, and guaranteed to be warm.
Read more about Younghusband in this Ottawa Citizen November 2023 article regarding his Ottawa residence.