Inside the home
This is a documented 1860 heritage property — one of Brantford's oldest surviving residential structures — that received a meaningful renovation in 2016. The kitchen and main floor bathroom were both gutted and rebuilt that year: the kitchen now has a Bertazzoni gas range, Cambria quartz counters, and stainless appliances, while the bathroom has a walk-in glass shower, radiant heat tile floor, and marble vanity top. The formal rooms — living room, dining room, and foyer — retain their period character with 10-foot ceilings, original-style baseboards, crown moulding, and a grand Italian marble fireplace with a Valor gas insert. Carpet runs through most of the main floor rooms and the upper loft, which is where the primary bedroom sits under a vaulted roofline. Outdoor spaces have been updated more recently: new stone patio and walkway in 2023, composite screened porch in 2023, and fresh professional landscaping at the front in 2025. There is no garage. Heating is baseboard throughout with no central air.
- Heritage buff brick exterior in very good condition with 2025 professional landscaping
- Updated kitchen with Bertazzoni gas range, quartz counters, stainless appliances
- Main floor bathroom fully renovated 2016 with radiant heat floor and walk-in shower
- Italian marble fireplace with Valor gas insert as centrepiece of living room
- Screened rear porch with composite decking (2023) and stone patio (2023)
- Dark hardwood floors in foyer and main hallway
- Crown moulding and high ceilings throughout main floor
- Well-proportioned formal rooms with French doors and built-in cabinetry
‘Ontario Cottage’ originally built circa 1860, part of Brantford’s heritage being former residence of G.H. Fawkes, prominent & early jeweler in the city. Lovingly cared for & updated in 2016. Elegant foyer with 10’ plus ceiling, original baseboards & dark hardwood floor. Focal point of living room is the grand Italian marble fireplace renovated with Valor Windsor Arch radiant gas insert. Built-in display case with lighting. French doors separate the dining room from foyer; this spacious room feat. gorgeous chandelier, & built-in corner cabinet. Updated kitchen with new appliances with the Berolini gas stove, slate flooring installed, dazzling quartz counters by Cambria plus elegant backsplash, cabinets reset & painted. Main floor bedroom, offering a large closet. Bathroom was completely gutted & renovated in 2016. Featuring walk-in shower, Schluter systems Ditra heat flooring, granite comfort height vanity, new lights & mirror, stylish tiles, plus main floor laundry closet. Back of the house is the spacious office or den. Convenient set-up for your home office with built-in bookcases and 2 large windows. The loft bedroom with a 2-pc powder room created in 2016, walk-in closet, built-in bookshelves and lots of windows. The screened in covered back deck will entice you to spend mornings watching spring come to life. Fully fenced yard, landscaped with perennials & trees, and natural gas hook-up for the Weber BBQ. Large board and batten storage work shed with hydro. Several updates were done throughout the years. Driveway September 2025, front yard professionally landscaped summer 2025, back patio & walkway stonework summer 2023, composite decking + posts plus screens fall 2023. Front entrance 2016, bathrooms 2016, kitchen updated 2016, fireplace, plumbing and wiring, basement walls insulated, vinyl windows. Centrally located to Sir Wilfrid Laurier university, trails, parks, library, golf, Sanderson Centre and restaurants in a well-established Brantford neighbourhood.