This beautiful Queen Anne-style home was built in 1909 for James Mooring, chief engineer of the Brandon Electric Light Company. He and his family resided at 1629 Lorne Avenue until 1914. In 1921, the home was purchased by druggist and optometrist Wilbert A. Robertson. The Robertson family lived here for over thirty-five years. After Wilbert’s death in the early 1940s, his wife Margaret remained in the home.
The design’s most prominent feature is the hipped roof with hip-shaped dormers, cresting, and a finial. The home also boasts a detailed chimney, an enclosed porch, and an enclosed verandah. Also contributing to the beautiful exterior are display windows, decorative sills and voussoirs, and both ornamental and stained glass windows.