The Globe and Mail

On the same day I received a passionate phone call lamenting the continuing loss of architect Eden Smith's arts and crafts homes in Forest Hill (which I wrote about in January), I was fortunate enough to tour the 1913 Miller Lash House, thought to be the work of Buffalo's Edward B. Greene. This gem sparkles on the banks of Highland Creek on the grounds of the University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC). It's a house that's so lovely, it's hard to believe it was almost lost. Actually, no, in light of our treatment of heritage architecture in this city, it's not hard to believe at all. The story of how the Miller Lash House was saved demonstrates that one person really can make a difference. In this case, that one person was Lyne Dellandrea. "Raccoons were actually living in that building when I took over," she laughs.