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Home My WebLink AboutPD-30-92 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE DN: ONT-HERI .GPA " ,J"'I Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File Date. Monday, January 20, 1992 Res' # � Eby-Law# Report##: p„_ 3n -gale#: _--pip-19 . 1 Subject: PROPOSED HERITAGE DESIGNATIONS ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following. 1. THAT Report PD- 30 -92 be received; 2 . THAT the request of the Town of Newcastle Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee to designate as Historical Structures, these properties listed on Attachment Nos. 1 through 3 hereto, be approved; 3 . THAT the Clerk prepare, the required notices of intent pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act and report back to Council following the prescribed notification period; and 4 . THAT the Town of Newcastle Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee be advised of Council's decision. 1. BACKGROUND 1. 1 The Planning Department has received copies of requests submitted by the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (L.A.C.A.C. ) to designate a total of 3 properties as having historic and/or architectural value or interest. The subject properties are described on Attachment Nos. 1 through 3 hereto, and are listed below: 2662 Concession Road 8, Concession 8 , Pt. Lots 9, 10, former Township of Darlington 573 Mill Street South, Bond Head 6720 Jewel Road, Concession 6, Pt. Lot 21, former Township of Clarke l H.S is i'ItJ!(t-I1(NJ{lLOYCLE:D PAf'E Fi REPORT NO. : PD-30 -92 PAGE 2 All three properties have been identified in the Town of Newcastle's L.A.C.A.C. inventory as being structures of "primary" heritage value. Their inventory numbers are H037, H480 and H448 respectively. 1. 2 The Ontario Heritage Act empowers a municipality to pass a by-law designating a property to be of historic or architectural value or interest. The Act stipulates that the owner of property so designated cannot alter the property where such alteration is likely to affect the reason for the designation, without the written consent of Council. Council is required to consider any application for alteration of a designated property in consultation with L.A.C.A.C. 1. 3 The Chairman of L.A.C.A.C. has advised that the three (3) designation requests have been made in response to requests submitted by the respective property owners. L.A.C.A.C. has provided the property owners with relevant information related to the designation of their properties, including the restrictions placed on their properties as the result of designation. 2 . COMMENTS: 2 . 1 Staff has reviewed the three (3) , properties indicated on Attachment Nos. 1 through 3 in terms of their Official Plan and Zoning By-law designations. In addition, external visual inspections of the properties were conducted. Staff has no objection to designating the three (3) subject properties pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act as having historical or architectural significance. 2 . 2 It is therefore recommended that the Clerk prepare, send and publish the required notices of intent pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and report back to Council following the prescribed notification period. 4 ' REPORT NO. : PD- 30 -92 PAGE 3 Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee Franklin Wu, M.C. I.P. Lawrenc Kotseff Director of Planning Chief A m nistrative and Development Officer IW*FW*df *Attach 8 January 1992 i Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision: Mrs. Phyllis Dewell L.A.C.A.C. 5050 Main Street Orono, Ontario. LOB 1M0 i ATTACHMENT NO. lA THE WOODLEY SAW MILL PROPERTIES - 2662 CONCESSION ROAD 8, CONCESSION 8, PT LOTS 9, 10, FORMER TOWNSHIP OF DARLINGTON James Woodley purchased this property in 1861 and since moving the mill further south on the lot in 1874 the Woodley Saw Mill has been continuously run by the family with very few changes to the original operation. The main residence, the hired man's house, the saw mill itself, the driving shed and the main barn are all recommended for designation as a unit based on their historical significance and the following architectural features: The Main Residence Exterior: The segmentally arched windows of the gable The bargeboard The original front door with its rectilinear transom and lintel The pilasters flanking the front door The 2 over 2 glazing and louvred shutters The lintels topping the main floor windows The 6 over 6 sash of the summer kitchen The attached board and batten shed The verandah The original tin roof Interior: The summer kitchen's pine plank walls and floors T maw . s I) Attachment N°- 213 SUBJECT SITE 573 M ILL STREET ( NEWCASTLE VILLAGE) METCALF V t- w � w Cn G� Cn ix w z z a w 0 0 w 0 QUEEN ST F= N DARCY . J Y J � BOULTON ST. ATTACHMENT NO. 3A FLORADALE - 6720 JEWEL ROAD, CONCESSION 6, PT LOT 21,FORMER TOWNSHIP OF CLARKE Built for John Galbraith and Flora MacConnachie circa 1855, this structure, known as Floradale, is one of the earliest fine stone houses in Clarke. It is recommended for designation based on the following architectural features: Exterior: The T shape construction The verandah and gingerbread trim of the south wing The bargeboard, lightning rods, finials and pendants The Cross and Bible front door with its rectangular sidelights and three part transom The three-segmented bay window of the north wing The nine-segmented pointed arch window in the south gable The stone voussoirs Interior: The wood trim and pine floors The casings around the 18" window recesses The kitchen's eight original doors and four foot high wainscotting The iron and ceramic hardware The plaster work The ceiling and cornices of the north wind The original brass valance of the bay window 09 Attachment N° '3B SUBJECT SITE 6720 JEWEL ROAD ( FORMERLY CLARKE TWP ) LOT 24 LOT 23 LOT 22 LOT 21 REGIONAL 9 W 3 0 J M I O Z Z I z U I 3 � w W � z o v . I U o I k IQ J O CONCESSION ROAD 6 I ATTACHMENT NO. 2A EBOR HOUSE - 573 MILL STREET SOUTH, BOND HEAD This structure, known as the Ebor House, was built in 1856 by Frederick and Jane Farncomb. It is an excellent example of the vernacular Italianate style and has undergone very little alteration. It is recommended for designation based on the following architectural features: Exterior: The running bond masonry The hip roof with its low pitched gables and original matching chimneys The elongated brackets The single, double, and tri-partite round- topped windows and their hood mouldings The original balustrade The front door's rectangular sidelights and fanlight which is embedded in a limestone block The original glazing and wooden trim of the frame conservatory Interior: The three marble fireplaces of the first floor The three brick fireplaces of the second floor The original floors The wooden trim The inter'ior. plaster work, medallions, cornices and niches 4 f Attachment N2 B SUBJECT SITE 2662 CONCESSION RD. 8 ( FORMERLY DARLINGTON TWP ) LOT 12 LOTH i LOT 10 LOT 9 REGIONAL ROAD 20 r F, it ' I II w w 1 Cn ool 1 U � ! r I I � I I ' I I I � I � CONCESSION ROAD 8 The Main Barn Exterior: The stone foundation The frame cladding The gambrel roof no AW,. t . The Sawmill Exterior: The 20 pane windows of the east side and the west side The 15 pane window of the north end The 6 paned windows of both floors The dormer window of the west side The sheeting boards of the roof The original pine siding The original post and beams Interior: The 19th century workings including the Leffel turbine waterwheel t _ 1 r The Hired Man's House Exterior: The original tin roof The verandah The 2 over 2 glazing t ti t ,p { The Driving Shed Exterior: The original poplar siding The small paned windows The gambrel roof p ` VA, o • I