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Runnymede

Homes in Runnymede

Runnymede's tree-lined streets are lined with an eclectic mix of houses including grand Victorian mansions on Windermere Avenue at St.Johns Road, English Cottage and Tudor-style houses on Humbercrest Boulevard, pre and post-war bungalows, duplex and triplex dwellings, and a vast array of detached and semi-detached homes.

The reason why there is no discernable building pattern to these houses is due to the fact that they were built in stages from approximately 1890 to 1950. Runnymede houses feature many different types of exteriors including wood, insulbrick, frame siding, stucco, brick and stone. Many Runnymede houses feature gambrel roofs that have a distinctive barn-like appearance. This type of roof was popular in the early 1900's.