Falls House
36 Roslyn Road

In 1907 John Claire Falls constructed a 2 1/2 storey house at the southwest corner of Roslyn Road and Bryce Street. The project cost $15,000 and was designed by Wardell and Nichols and built by A.B. Anderson. In design the building displays many characteristics of the Georgian revival style. The most prominent feature of the home is the four bay windows (two upper and two lower) which flank the front entrance. The east elevation has a combined veranda and upper deck, and a projecting section of wall around the side doorway. Exterior staircases were added to the buildings rear in 1951.

After Falls died, the house was rented out to various families, and later converted into a boarding house in the 1930s. The home change hands and incurred many alterations in subsequent years. Most recently the home has been converted into the Guvana Therapy Centre, and includes a health food store, massage therapists, psychologists, and dentists. Some interior elements have been restored, and upgrades have been made to the lighting heating and fire alarm systems.

*Historical Buildings Committee