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The Corporation of the Municipality Of Clarington
By-law 2019-061
Being a by-law to designate the property known for municipal purposes as
120 Wellington Street, Bowmanville, Municipality of Clarington as a property of historic
or architectural value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act, R. S. O. 1990,
Chapter 0.18;
Whereas the Ontario Heritage Act, R. S. O., 1990, c.O. 18 authorizes the Council of the
Municipality to enact by- laws to designate properties to be of historic or architectural
value or interest for the purposes of the Act; and
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington has caused to
be served upon the owner of the property known for municipal purposes at 120
Wellington Street, Bowmanville and upon the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Notice of
Intention to Designate the aforesaid real property and has caused such Notice of
Intention to be published in the Clarington This Week, a newspaper having general
circulation in the area of the designation on October 3, 2019 ; and
Whereas the reasons for the designation of the aforesaid property under the Ontario
Heritage Act are contained in Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of this by-law;
and
Whereas the Clarington Heritage Committee has recommended that the property known
for municipal purposes as 120 Wellington Street, Bowmanville, be designated as a
property of historic or architectural value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act; and
Whereas no notice of objection to the proposed designation was served upon the
Municipal Clerk within the period prescribed by the Ontario Heritage Act;
Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of The Municipality of Clarington hereby
enacts as follows:
The property known for municipal purposes at 120 Wellington Street, Bowmanville
which is more particularly described in Schedule "B" which is attached to and
forms part of this by- law, is hereby designated as a property which has historic or
architectural value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R. S.
O. 1990, c., O. 18.
2. The Solicitor for the Municipality of Clarington is hereby authorized to cause a
copy of this by-law to be registered against the title to the property described in
Schedule "B" hereto.
3. The Municipal Clerk is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be
served upon the owner of the property described in Schedule "B" hereto and on
the Ontario Heritage Foundation. The Municipal Clerk also is authorized to cause
notice of the passing of this by-law to be published in the Clarington This Week,
newspaper having general circulation in the area of the designation.
Passed in Open Council this 18th day of November, 2019
/ d.rian Foster, Mayor
, Municipal Clerk
Schedule 'A'
To By-law 2019-061
Statement of Significance and List of Character Defining Features
Description of Property
120 Wellington Street, Bowmanville is known as Central Public School, and has
occupied the site at the northeast corner of Wellington and Elgin Streets since its
opening in December 1889. Its school yard extends north to Horsey Street, and the
building itself offers the striking terminating vista at the north end of Silver Street.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
Central School at 120 Wellington Street was built in 1889 on a large parcel of land in the
centre of Bowmanville. The School is an imposing two -storey red -brick structure with an
Ashlar cut granite foundation built in the Richardson Romanesque style designed by
A.A. Post of Whitby. Its Richardsonian influences, which were popular between 1880
and 1900, result in a simplified application of the style with its classically symmetrical
fagade clad in red brick laid in running course. The building does not appear to have the
heaviness generally associated with Romanesque architecture. The original structure
featured a square tower and cupola 80 feet high, within was a 400 pound Meneally bell
from the Bell foundry in Troy, New York. The central section of the symmetrical front
fagade projects forward, terminating in a triangular gable. The gable itself exhibits
details indicative of the Richardson Romanesque style, including intricate patterned
brickwork within and above blind arches over the second storey windows, pressed terra
Gotta spirals and decorative banding and corbelling. The building also features cross
gables, narrow pilasters with capitals, dentils, wide arches, and variation in the grouping
of windows.
The interior of the building was originally organized into ten classrooms off of two
corridors, which exhibit an arcade effect typical of the Romanesque style. A play area
was included in the basement of the school to be used during rainy or stormy weather.
Wainscoting in the interior classrooms and corridors is white pine and beaded, finished
in oil, and varnished. The original Smead-Dowd heating system was a progressive
system of its time and considered to be the best and most economical manner of
heating schools.
The Central Public School building that exists today and replaced an earlier school on
the site. The former building, built in 1855, served as the Union School and Town Hall.
The Union School took over the entire building when the present Town Hall at King and
Temperance Streets was built. Then the Union School burned in 1887 the public
sought a centrally located district school that integrated the best aspects of the
elementary school program of the time. The high school portion of the former Union
School was relocated to the school that formerly occupied 105 Queen Street.
The building has undergone modifications over its 130 year history. In 1926 an addition
was constructed on the east side of the school. The original slate roof was removed in
favour of asphalt shingles around 1955, which have since been replaced by a metal
roof. In 1976, the upper portion of the bell tower, including the bell itself, was removed.
The bell now occupies a spot on the front lawn. More recently, certain finials have been
removed, windows were replaced in 2013, the playground was redone in 2015, and the
main entrance was remodeled in 2016.
Historical and Contextual
In its 130 years of service, Central Public School has reinforced its sense of local
comfort, security and public access through its built form (William Humber, Preface,
Central Public School, 1889-1989). Central Public School is an institution in
Bowmanville, and the building is representative of a period of educational reform in
Ontario.
Thousands of students have received their elementary school education at Central
Public School. Over the years, there have been a number of graduates who have made
notable contributions to local and national history. Dr. Ross Tilley and Hubert Hooper
were honoured by the British Empire for their actions during World War Two. Dr. Ross
Tilley was recognized for his innovative treatment of burned airmen during World War
Two, and went on to become one of Canada's most successful plastic surgeons.
George James and his nephew John became known for their editing and operation of
the local Canadian Statesman newspaper. Nina Neads was one of the first successful
business women in Bowmanville with her proficiency and entrepreneurship in the
insurance industry. Brent Hughes enjoyed a successful career in the National Hockey
League, and World Hockey Association, and Elford Cox became a renowned sculptor
whose work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, and Vacouver Art Gallery.
The school yard at 120 Wellington Street has hosted a circus, carnivals, and local
softball games, and still functions as the staging area for Bowmanville's annual Santa
Claus Parade in November. The Central Public School Band has been a Parade staple.
Central Public School, along with its surrounds, illustrates the substantial importance
the community placed on education and public access dating back to the late 19°i
century, and is reminiscent of the community's past and civic events and celebrations.
Description of Heritage Attributes
Key heritage attributes that exemplify the heritage value of the Central Public School
(120 Wellington Street) as an excellent example of Richardson Romanesque
architecture include:
Exterior:
• Overall massing of the building and two -storey facades
• Red brick construction, including the intricately patterned brickwork
• Granite stone foundation
• Hipped roof with its cross gables and finials
• The symmetrical front facade with its projecting central bay and triangular gable
• Placement of the chimney
• Placement and variation of the grouping of the windows, including the brick lintels
• Intricate patterned brickwork within and above blind arches over the second
storey windows
• Doorways topped with semi -circular arches
• Pressed terra cotta spirals in the gable, and decorative banding and corbelling
above the second storey windows
• Narrow pilasters with capitals, dentils, wide arches
• Meneally bell (and its placement on the property)
• "AD 1889" date stone and "Public School" lettering on front fapade
• Corner stone marking the School's centennial (1889-1989)
Interior:
• The arcade effect along the corridors, typical of the Romanesque style
• White pine beaded wainscoting in the classrooms
Other character defining elements include:
• The location of the building on the property, and in the centre of old Bowmanville,
and its physical and visual relationship to the streetscape
Schedule 'B'
To By-law 2019- 061
Legal Description
Pt Lot 12, Con. 1; Lot 204 Blk H, Bowman Estate Plan Bowmanville
Pt Lot 12, Con. 1; Lot 211 Blk H, Bowman Estate Plan Bowmanville
Pt Lot 12, Con. 1; as in DNP697, Bowmanville
Municipality of Clarington
Regional Municipality of Durham
PIN 26626-0095(R)
PIN 26625-0060 (R)
Legal Description of unnamed lane:
Pt Lot 12, Con. 1; unnamed lane between Union School & Lot 204, Blk H, Bowman
Estate Plan, Bowmnaville
PIN 26626-0103(LT)
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