407 Lakeshore Rd E

Heritage attributes

The Warcup House is a representative example of Edwardian Classicism architecture with Queen Anne design features. The house was built in 1908 with Edwardian elements such as square massing, hipped roof, red brick cladding and rectangular front porch. Queen Anne features include: the turret-style bay window; the use of multiple cladding materials including brick and wooden fish scale shingles; various window shapes and sizes including an oriel window, Palladian window, and leaded windows; the bell-cast shape of the dormers with decorate semi-circular cutouts; the wooden detailing on the oriel window soffit and base and its wooden brackets; and the fenestration on all elevations.

The Town of Oakville’s description, reproduced from its heritage register.

Criterion met under Ontario Regulation 9/06

The property has design value or physical value because it is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method.

O. Reg. 9/06 sets the criteria a property must meet to be designated under Part IV; the Town recorded which one applies.

What the status means

Designated individually under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by a Town by-law. Alterations to the heritage attributes and demolition need Town approval.

Whether a specific alteration needs a heritage permit is the Town’s call; ask its heritage planning staff before starting work. See permits and by-laws.

Sources

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Licence. Register checked September 24, 2026; the Town’s record is authoritative.