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508 New Dundee Road
Table of Contents
1.0
Introduction .................................................................................................. ..............................1
2.0
Description of property .......................................................................... ..............................1
2.1
Location ..................................................................................................... ..............................1
2.2
Physiographic context ...................................................................... ..............................2
3.0
Historical overview .................................................................................... ..............................3
3.1
Site history ................................................................................................ ..............................4
3.2
Historical themes .................................................................................. ..............................7
4.0
Description of cultural heritage resources ............................... .............................10
4.1
Built features .......................................................................................... .............................10
4.2
Landscape and setting ................................................................... .............................21
5.0
Cultural heritage resource evaluation ......................................... .............................29
5.1
Introduction ........................................................................................... .............................29
5.2
Evaluation ............................................................................................... .............................29
5.2.1
Design or physical value .......................................................... .............................29
5.2.2
Historical or associative value ............................................... .............................29
5.2.3
Contextual value ........................................................................... .............................30
5.3
Statement of cultural heritage value and description of cultural
heritageattributes
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6.0
Description of proposed development ..................................... .............................32
7.0
Impacts of proposed development on the property ........ .............................33
7.1
Impacts on identified heritage attributes ................................. .............................33
7.1.1
Impacts to buildings and structures ............................................ .............................33
7.1.2
Impacts to landscape, setting and character .......................... .............................34
8.0
Options for conservation of cultural heritage resources (mitigation
measures)
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9.0
Summary of conservation principles ........................................... .............................37
10.0
Proposed alterations, demolitions and removal ................... .............................39
11.0
Summary statement and conservation recommendations .......................40
12.0
Mandatory recommendation ........................................................... .............................41
13.0
Sources ........................................................................................................... .............................48
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Heritage Impact Assessment
508 New Dundee Road
Appendix A: Land Registry Records
Appendix B: 1851 Census Data
Appendix C: Heritage Property — Building Setbacks, Concept Plan A
Appendix D: Heritage Property— Building Setbacks, Concept Plan B
Appendix E: Heritage Property— Building Setbacks, Draft Plan of Subdivision
Appendix F: Biographical information of Ian C. Ormston
Appendix G: Curriculum Vitae
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1.0 Introduction
MHBC was retained by Charles Ormston to undertake a Heritage Impact
Assessment for the property at 508 New Dundee Road, Kitchener. The report
has been prepared by MHBC Cultural Heritage Staff Lashia Jones, Cultural
Heritage Specialist (CAHP Intern Member), and Wendy Shearer, Managing
Director, Cultural Heritage (CAHP Member). Curriculum Vitae for staff are
included in Appendix D.
This report contains the background research and historical development of
the property, and evaluates the property to determine its heritage
significance and heritage attributes. This report has been prepared according
to Terms of Reference for Heritage Impact Assessments provided by the City
of Kitchener. The purpose of this report is to determine whether the site
resources are of significant cultural heritage value that warrants conservation
as per the definitions of the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), which states
that "Signifi"cant built heritage resources and significant cultural heritage
landscapes shallbe conserved "The PSS contains policies regarding a number
of interests, and is intended to be read in its entirety, with relevant policies
applied to each situation. Cultural Heritage is one of these policies.
The report also contains a description of the proposed development, and its
relationship to the identified heritage attributes, context and setting.
Mitigation measures to ensure the proposed subdivision is sympathetic to
significant cultural heritage resources are provided, along with a summary of
conservation principles that guide the proposed mitigation.
The property at 508 New Dundee Road contains a mid -19th century stone
residence with additions made in the 19th and mid -201h century. The property
is listed on the Heritage Kitchener Inventory of Historic Buildings.
2.0 Description of property
2.1 Location
The subject property is located north of New Dundee Road in the City of
Kitchener. It was previously part of the 206 acre Lot 8 in Beasley's Old Survey,
in the former Township of Waterloo. Early in the 19th century, Lot 8 was
subdivided to form two 103 acre farms. New Dundee Road ran through the
middle of both farm properties, dividing them in half. Presently, residential
subdivisions in the Doon South area are located to the north, west and east of
the property. To the south of New Dundee Road there are agricultural fields, a
pond, and woodlot /woodland area. The property is located to the northwest
of Highway 401.
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2.2 Physiographic context
The subject property is located within the physiographic region known as the
Waterloo Hills, an area roughly 300 square miles or 192,000 acres that covers
the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and some of the surrounding area to
the east. The physiographic region is characterized by sandy hills, made up of
either sandy till, kames or kame moraines. Fine sand can be found in the
surface of the area hills and intervening areas. The hilly area has generally
well- drained Grey Brown Luvisolic soils, with some areas containing loamy tills
or loose gravelly tills. The pre - settlement natural forest cover of the area
contained a mix of pines and hardwoods including sugar maple, beech, wild
cherry and red oak. The area historically supported mixed farming with a shift
to specialized farming (cash crops, cattle, hogs) in the mid -to -late 201h century
(Chapman and Putnam 136, Waterloo Hills.
The Grand River runs through the Waterloo Hills physiographic area, and is
situated east of the property. The Grand River drains an area of 2,600 square
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miles, beginning northeast of Dundalk and emptying into Lake Erie. The
Grand River watershed is the largest in southern Ontario with a number of
tributaries (Chapman and Putnam 95, 1984). Blair Creek, a tributary of the
Grand River, is located further to the south of New Dundee Road. A pond is
located south of New Dundee Road, on what was part of the original Lot 8.
3.0 Historical overview
This section provides a broad contextual history of the subject property. The
property has potential for archaeological resources due to its proximity to
Blair Creek to the south of the property. This report does not include the
description of the pre- contact First Nations history or archaeological
resources that may be contained on the property. A Stage 1 and 2
Archaeological report was prepared for the property in July, 2013 by Mayer
Archaeological Consultants. Findings included some biface fragments, chert
flakes and Euro- Canadian glass, ceramic, stoneware and earthenware
fragments. No further study of the area was recommended.
The subject property was originally located in Waterloo Township where
pioneer settlement commenced in the late eighteenth century. In 1784,
General Haldimand, then Governor of Quebec, acquired six miles of land on
each side of the Grand River from the Mississauga Indians (Bloomfield 19,
2006). A tract of land 12 miles wide along the course of the Grand River were
granted to the Six Nations Indians by the British in recognition of their
support during the American Revolution. The land was later divided into six
blocks; Block 2 later became Waterloo Township.
Brant and the Six Nations drew up a deed for sale of Block 2 in February 1798.
The buyer was Colonel Richard Beasley, a Loyalist from New York, who had
arrived in Canada in 1777. Beasley bought the 94,012 acres of land along with
his business partners, James Wilson and Jean - Baptiste Rousseaux (Moyer, 11
1971). The land was then surveyed by Richard Cockrell who divided the
township into upper and lower blocks (Hayes 3, 1997). At this time, German
Mennonite farmers from Pennsylvania were scouting out farmland in the area.
Several of them went back to Pennsylvania and returned with their families
the following year to buy and settle the land (Hayes 5, 1997).
In order to raise the £10,000 needed to purchase their prospective land
holdings, the Pennsylvanian farmers, led by Sam Bricker and Daniel Erb,
established an association to acquire the approximately 60,000 acres, later
known as the German Company Tract (GCT). The deed for the land was finally
granted to the German Company and its shareholders on 24 July 1805 (Eby N-
3,1978).
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After the arrival of the GCT shareholders, settlement in the GCT slowed. Many
immigrants were unable to leave Europe during the Napoleonic War, and the
War of 1812 in North America also prevented many settlers from relocating to
join their relatives. By 1815 both conflicts had ended, and settlement to the
GCT began to increase, with additional Pennsylvania Mennonite settlers,
German -based settlers, and later English, Irish and Scottish settlers. A number
of settlers from England, Scotland and Ireland came to Waterloo Township by
assisted immigration and colonization schemes (Bloomfield 55, 2006). In 1816
the GCT lands and Beasley's lower block were incorporated into Waterloo
Township, and in 1853 became part of Waterloo County. The land remained
part of Waterloo Township until 1973, when the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo was formed, and much of this portion of Waterloo Township was
added to the City of Kitchener.
3.1 Site history
The subject property is located on part of the former Lot 8 of Beasley's Old
Survey in the Lower Block of Waterloo Township. The land was not sold until
after 1825, although a number of nearby lots were sold by Beasley between
1805 and 1825. By 1831, it appears that the subject property was settled and
at least partly cultivated (See Figure 2).
Figure 2- Map of Waterloo Township in 7837 showing settled and cultivated
land. Subject property denoted by bold outline.
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A copy of the land registry records available for this lot are contained in
Appendix A, however the writing is difficult to decipher. For the purposes of
this report, only the major land transfers pertaining to the subject property
will be discussed.
Records from the land registry indicate that Richard Beasley sold 206 acres of
Lot 8 to James Rapson in 1836. Rapson and subsequent owners began to
subdivide the lot. In 1837 land was transferred (instrument type unknown)
from James Rapson to John Dearling. The Rapson family, as well as John
Dearling, his wife Caroline and their five children came to Upper Canada from
Lodsworth, West Sussex, in the Petworth Emigration Scheme established in
1832 by Lord Egremont in order to reduce the amount of overpopulation and
poverty in rural Sussex, England. The family travelled from England in 1833 on
the ship the England (Bloomfield 55, 2006). Bloomfield suggests that the
family began to clear land on Lot 8 after their arrival in Upper Canada,
although they don't appear on land registry records until 1837, as mentioned.
It is possible that they were tenants of the Rapson's during that time. Text
from a letter sent by Caroline Dealing in the 1830s suggests this: she writes "I
think the farmer will be [pressed] to find fault before harvest ", indicating that
they were working the land on behalf of someone else (Bloomfield 64, 2006).
The Dearling family eventually had 103 acres (the western portion) of the lot,
and had cleared 30 acres by 1840. Their eldest children worked as servants or
labourers, returning to help the family at harvest time (Bloomfield 120, 2006).
John Dearling died in 1843, and the family found that they could not support
the farm (Bloomfield 120, 2006). Land registry records indicate that Thomas
Pedder mortgaged 103 acres on Lot 8 from John Dearling (or the estate of
John Dearling) in 1865.
Assessment Rolls for Ward 5 of Waterloo Township show Thomas Pedder as a
freeholder of the 103 acres of Lot 8, before land transfers between Pedder
and Dearling are identified on land registry records. The earliest available
Assessment Rolls date to 1853. In addition, the earliest available census
indexes for the Township include the Pedder Family. Thomas Pedder and his
wife Jane were born in England, as were their children Mary (12) and Joshua
(21). Their daughter Elizabeth (6) was born in Canada. Presumed to be
Joshua's wife, Fanny Pedder (19) was born in Ireland. The Pedders were
recorded as living in a one storey stone residence (See Appendix B).
Thomas Pedder owned the land until his death in 1877, at which time the Lot
was purchased by James Simpson. James Simpson is listed in the 1878
Assessment Rolls for Ward 5 of Waterloo Township as a farmer, age 51. His son
John lived on the lot with him. The two farmed 80 cleared acres on the 100
acre property. In 1881, James Simpson was still listed as freeholder of the 100
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acre lot, but was listed as "Gentleman" rather than farmer. Land registry
records indicate that Simpson sold the land in 1890, but the name of the
buyer is illegible. The next available legible entry shows that the land was sold
by James W. Moore to Arthur and Emma Hammash (spelling of name not
legible) in 1917. The following year, James McGarvey purchased the property,
still 103 acres at this time. James sold 49.9 acres of the lot (much of the
northern portion) to Clayton Stumpf in 1934. James' son, Roland, took
ownership of the remaining land in 1936. Roland sold an additional 9.64 acres
of land to Clayton Stumpf in 1941. Stumpf sold his 49 and 9 acre parcels of
land to James Drain in 1949. In 1957, James and Elizabeth Drain sold the
parcels of land to Ian Ormston.
Figure 3: Excerpt from 7867 Tiemalne Map of Waterloo Township, showing
ownership of the subject property. Subject property denoted by bold arrow.
The property was bisected by New Dundee Road. This report is concerned
with the north half of the lot.
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Figure 3: Excerpt from 7867 Tiemalne Map of Waterloo Township, showing
ownership of the subject property. Subject property denoted by bold arrow.
The property was bisected by New Dundee Road. This report is concerned
with the north half of the lot.
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Figure 4- Excerpt from the 7SS7111ustrated Historical Atlas of Waterloo County.
Subject property outlined in bold. The property was bisected by New Dundee
Road. This report is concerned with the north half of the lot.
3.2 Historical themes
The identification of historical themes can help explain the presence of
material aspects of the property, and can characterise changes and layers of
activity to the property over time. The property at 508 New Dundee Road is
associated with several historical themes, including: Early English settlement
in the Beasley Tract, English Emigration schemes, mixed -use agriculture, and
changes in agricultural practices.
The property is associated with early English settlement in the Beasley Tract.
While much of what would become Waterloo Township was settled by
Mennonite farmers in the early 19th century, much of the area in the Beasley
Tracts, particularly the study area and surrounding properties, was settled by
immigrants from England, Scotland and Ireland. Emigration schemes like the
Petworth Emigration Committee (formed in 1832 by Lord Egremont) assisted
the emigration of families to Upper Canada in order to relieve over-
population and poverty in rural south England (Bloomfield 55, 2006).
The property is also associated with the theme of agriculture in Waterloo
Township. Settlers in the 19th century typically practiced mixed agriculture,
after the initial years of clearing the land and subsistence farming had passed.
The layout and content of the surrounding fields changed over time with the
farm economy. Farmers with established mixed farming operations
produced a variety of grains, hay, beef, hog and poultry, resulting in a
distinctive pattern in farm fields and the farm core, including a collection of
buildings and structures such as outbuildings and the house. Each farm
typically contained a woodlot managed for fuel and timber and an orchard.
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Early accounts of the property recorded in a letter sent by Caroline Dearling
indicate that the family was growing a variety of crops, including potatoes,
wheat, rye, oats and peas. The Dearlings also kept 34 chickens. The letter also
mentions having chopped 7 acres of wood, but not having burned it clear
(Bloomfield 65, 2006). It is apparent that the Dearlings were still clearing much
of the land, and were not yet prosperous enough to have cattle or hogs.
The property still operated as a farm into the mid 201h century, and aerial
images show the fields were divided for different crops. However, by the mid -
1950s there were no original barns or outbuildings on site. A small barn was
added to the property in 1963, and had a fenced area suitable for horses.
Aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s show that the property also had a
second driveway through the middle of the fields to the east of the house.
A neighbouring farmer suggested that there was previously a barn on the
east side of the property, where the remains of a well can be detected.
Presently, there is no evidence of a former barn. This would have been an
unusual location for a barn, and a departure from the usual farm -core layout,
where barns and outbuildings were located closer to the house. (Figure 5 -7).
Figure 5: Fhotograph looking west of the property at 508 New Dundee Road,
7955, showing farmland and young pine plantation.
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Figure 6: Aerial view looking south of the property, 7957, showing large field
patterns suitable to cash -crop agriculture.
Figure 7: Aerial view looking northeast of the property at 508 New Dundee
Road, showing the drivewayon the eastern part of the lot.
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4.0 Description of cultural heritage resources
This section provides a description of the built and cultural heritage resources
of the subject property, as identified during site visits on August 15, 2013 and
August 26, 2013.
4.1 Built features
The property at 508 New Dundee Road contains two built features: a mid 19th
century stone residence with late a 19th century summer kitchen addition and
201h century additions, and a 1963 barn.
The stone residence was constructed by 1851, as indicated in the Waterloo
Township Census returns. The exact date of construction is not known.
Previous research on the property estimates that the house was constructed
c.1830 (Ryan, 1991); however the lot was not purchased from Richard Beasley,
the owner of a large swath of land south of the German Company Tract, until
1836, according to land registry records. Typically, settlers constructed log
houses prior to stone dwellings. Stone or brick dwellings were usually only
constructed after some of the land was cleared and the farmer was
prosperous enough to acquire more expensive materials.
The residence is a one and one half storey structure constructed of stone. The
front facade features cut and shaped stone, while the side and rear facades
feature granite fieldstone. Large stone block quoins are located at the corners
of the original portion of the residence. The house has a low pitched side
gable roof with asphalt shingles. The roofline features returned eaves and a
plain wooden cornice and freize. There are two stone chimneys on the
original portion of the house, one located at the east end and the other
located at the west end.
The property is of vernacular design, but displays some influence of the
Georgian and Classic Revival architectural styles. Many rural (and town)
properties were constructed according to common vernacular designs that
provided a functional layout for a family (or families) to enact their livelihoods.
In rural areas, this typically meant the construction of a log dwelling before
one built of (or clad with) brick or stone. As time passed and farmers cleared
their land, sold their crops and became more prosperous, opportunities arose
to build a new dwelling, or modify the previous dwelling by adding space
and decorative elements. These buildings are typically not fully representative
of any particular architectural "style ", but include influences and elements of
one or several styles that demonstrate an attempt to keep up to current
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fashion, and offer clues to social and cultural aspects of the property's history
(Mcllwraith 17-18,1999).
The Georgian architectural style (1780s- 1860s) is characterized by classical
proportions, form and symmetry, with understated classical embellishments
(Blumenson 5, 1990). Elements influenced by this style on the stone residence
include the symmetrical front facade with chimneys at either end of the
house. The Classic Revival style (1830 -1860) is characterized by classically
inspired decorative elements and plans reflective of Greek temples
(Blumenson 31, 1990). The returned eaves visible on the east and west
elevations are influences of this architectural style.
The south (front) facade has a symmetrical three -bay profile, with a central
entrance comprised of a single unglazed wooden door with sidelights and
transom. The entrance is raised above ground, and is accessible by a staircase
with outward curving balustrade. The staircase is a contemporary addition.
Above the front entrance is a projecting pediment, also likely a contemporary
addition, providing some shelter at the entrance. On either side of the
entrance there are twelve- over - twelve sash wood framed windows with
wood muntins. The windows have narrow wooden sills, and large timber
lintels. There are paneled wooden shutters on either side of the windows.
Basement windows are located below the first storey windows. The basement
window to the west side of the front facade has a 12 pane wood framed
window with wood muntins. The window has a narrow wooden sill and large
timber lintel. The basement window to the east still has the wooden sill and
lintel, but presently contains exhaust pipes and a contemporary window
(Figure 8).
The house was built into a rise of land, allowing for a walk -out cellar level on
the west side with an appearance of two and one half storeys. The west
elevation is generally symmetrical, with two bays at each level. On the ground
level, there is a twelve- over -eight sash window with wood frame and
muntins, with narrow wood sill and large timber lintel. The ground level story
also contains a single glazed entrance door, with a wood frame and large
timber lintel. On the first storey there are two twelve- over - twelve sash
windows with wood frames, wooden muntins and narrow wood sill and large
timber lintel. These windows have paneled wooden shutters. The half storey
contains two 12 -pane wooden frame and muntins casement windows, both
with narrow wood sills and large timber lintel. They have louvred wooden
shutters. The returned eaves /cornice is visible from this elevation (Figure 9).
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Figure 8.- View of south (front) elevation. MHBC, 2073.
Figure 9: Kew of the west elevation showing two - and - one -half storey profile
and walk -out cellar. MHBC, 2073.
Additions have been made to the north elevation of the house, including a
brick summer kitchen on stone foundation and a mid 201h century frame and
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brick addition on concrete foundation. Approximately a third of the north
elevation of the original stone house is visible on the north side. It features a
twelve pane cellar window with wooden frame and muntins, wood sill and
lintel. A shed dormer, running the length of the north elevation, has been
added to the roof. It contains a mixture of six, nine and twelve pane fixed and
casement windows (Figure 10).
Figure 70: View of the north elevatlon of the original stone residence and
summer kitchen. MHBC, 2073.
The summer kitchen wing added to the north facade is of red brick
construction in common bond pattern on a fieldstone foundation. Asphalt
shingle roof follows the slope of the roofline from the original dwelling, with a
cross gable portion connecting to the northern addition. On the west
elevation of the summer kitchen, there is a door set into the foundation
providing entrance to the cellar. On the first storey there is a six - over -six sash
window with wooden frame and muntins, and a pair of four - over -four sash
windows with wood frame and muntins. Both windows have wooden sills
and brick voussoirs (Figure 11).
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Figure 77: West elevation of the summer kitchen addition. MHBC, 2073.
In the 1950s another addition was made to the residence. The addition is
located approximately 1.6 metres (5.25 feet) from the west edge of the
summer kitchen addition, and extends eastward beyond the east elevation of
the original house and summer kitchen. It features a side gable roof with
asphalt shingles and a plain cornice /freize and returned eaves reflecting the
design of the stone house. The addition has wooden clapboard cladding.
On its west elevation, the addition features a single glazed entrance door
accessible by a set of concrete steps, and a slight bay projection containing
two nine - over -nine pane single hung vinyl windows. On its north elevation at
the western end, the rear addition features a bay projection with full length
multi -pane vinyl windows and French doors. In the centre of the north
elevation there are two six - over -six wood frame and muntins single hung
windows. Towards the eastern end of the frame addition, there is a single
glazed door accessible by a set of concrete steps (Figures 12, 13).
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Figure 72- Kew of the west elevation of the mid 2d`' century north addition
attached to the summer kitchen. MHBC, 2073.
Figure 73: View of the north elevation of the mid 2d`' century north addition.
MHBC, 2073.
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A brick garage has been constructed on the eastern end of the north
addition. The brick is laid in common bond pattern and has been painted. It
extends just slightly beyond the facades of the frame addition, and the
roofline is slightly taller. It features a side gable roof with asphalt shingles and
a plain cornice /freize, with returned eaves on the east elevation. The roofline
also features a louvred lantern /ventilation unit. The north facade of the
garage contains no bays. The east elevation of the garage features two
unglazed garage doors with brick voussiors (Figure 14).
The south elevation of the garage features a row of four multi -paned vinyl
windows. Beside the garage, the south elevation of the rear addition features
full length multi -paned vinyl windows and a multi -paned single entrance
door with sidelights. Pairs of windows and the entrance feature are separated
by pilasters with Doric capitals (Figure 15).
The east elevation of the summer kitchen features a central pair of four -over-
four sash wood frame windows with wood muntins. The window has a
wooden sill and brick voussior. Below, there is a cellar window with a wooden
sliding glass panel element constructed at ground level (Figure 16).
The first storey of the east elevation of the original stone residence features a
twelve- over - twelve sash window with wooden frame and muntins. The
window has paneled wooden shutters. The window has a narrow wooden sill
and large timber lintel. The other first storey window has been replaced by a
multi -pane bay window on brick base, with copper flashing. The half storey
contains two twelve pane casement windows with wood frame and muntins.
The windows have narrow wooden sills and timber lintels, and louvred
shutters (figure 17).
The property also contains a small one and one half storey barn -style
outbuilding, constructed in 1963. The barn has concrete block first storey and
vertical wood cladding, with a metal gambrel roof. The north and south
elevations of the barn both contain three pairs of wood framed single pane
windows. The west elevation features pair of hinged doors in the centre of
the facade, with a pair of wood framed single pane windows in the loft area.
The east elevation of the barn contains a pair of hinged doors providing
entrance to the outbuilding, and another pair of hinged doors in the loft
portion of the barn (Figures 18 -21).
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Figure 74: View of the east elevation featuring the mid 2ah century garage.
MHBC, 2073.
Figure 75: View of the south elevation of the mid 2ah centuryaddition. MHBC,
2073.
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Figure 76: Kew of the easte%vation of the summer kitchen. MHBC, 2073.
Figure 77: View of the east elevation of the stone residence, with 2d century
bay windowaddition. MHBC, 2073.
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Figure 7B.- West elevation of the 2ah centutybarn. MHBC, 2073.
Figure 79.-North elevation of the2ah centutybarn. MHBC, 2073.
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Figure 20.- Kew of the east and north elevations of the 2 (fh century bam.
MHBC, 2073.
Figure 27: Kews of the south and east elevations of the 20'h century bam.
MHBC, 2073.
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4.2 Landscape and setting
The landscape and setting of the property have undergone considerable
changes from unsettled forest to agricultural use and in the 201h century, to a
domestic designed landscape, within a changing urban context. This section
provides a description of the landscape and setting of the property as viewed
during site visits in August 2013.
Land Patterns
The property is part of a former 206 acre lot that was in the Beasley's Old
Survey area of the former Waterloo Township. The subject property is part of
what was once a 100 -103 acre farm that extended south of New Dundee
Road. New Dundee Road has been realigned near the subject property and
the entire road alignment has been improved. In the last few decades,
residential development in the City of Kitchener has increased southward
towards New Dundee Road. Residential development is located adjacent to
the subject property on the north, east and west. The subject property is part
of land holdings intended for subdivision and residential development. The
surrounding rural agricultural context that the property was once part of no
longer remains.
The land patterns of the property now contain open agricultural fields north
and east of the residence, containing corn. The southwest portion of the
property is primarily defined by domestic yard and surrounding vegetation
(Figure 22).
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Figure 22: Aerial view of the subject property and surrounding context.
Subject property denoted by bold outline
Land Forms
The subject property has gently rolling topography. At the west side of the
residence, the land slopes down to the west and continues to be gently
rolling to the western border of the lot. At the residence, the land slopes
northward to the pine plantation, eventually cresting and returning to very
gently rolling terrain. A low stone garden wall is located at a slight rise in the
land north of the residence, and a stone retaining wall and steps are located
at the west side of the residence, where the land slopes to permit the walk-
out cellar level (Figure 23).
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Figure 23: Vl"ew looking east showing topography of the subject property,
sloping up to the north and west. MHBC, 2073.
Spatial Organization
The organization of the property is divided by domestic and agricultural use.
The southwestern portion of the property contains the residence, driveway,
and landscaped lawn and garden areas and patio seating areas adjacent to
the residence. The domestic portion of the lot is bordered by vegetation;
primarily pine tree plantings (see the following section on vegetation for
more detail). The southeast portion of the lot contains an agricultural field,
also bordered by vegetation /plantation. The remainder of the property is also
agricultural field, with remnant vegetation indicating former field divisions.
There is a plantation in the northeast corner of the lot (See Figure 22).
Vegetation
The property contains a variety of vegetation, from open lawn to specimen
plantings to plantations to agricultural cash crops. Much of the vegetation
was added to the site in the mid -201h century or later. The domestic portion of
the lot surrounding the residence contains garden beds with shrubs and
flowering plants that are bordered by low ornamental dry stone walls.
Specimen trees are located along the front driveway and throughout the
property, and include Black Locust, Birch, Norway Maple and Norway Maple
cultivars, Norway Spruce, White Ash, ornamental Crab Apple, Oak and apple
(Figures 24 and 25).
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Figure 24: View looking south towards New Dundee Road of the specimen
trees along the driveway. MHBC, 2073.
Figure 25: Vl"ew looking southwest ofgardens and seating areas north of the
residence. MHBC, 2073.
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Eastern red cedar trees are located in a line near the residence (Figure 26).
These pre -date the other plantings on the lot. The front yard, along the
border of New Dundee Road, is lined with cedars, as the east side of the
domestic yard, screening views of the adjacent fields. The cedars in the front
and east yard were added in the mid -201h century (see Figure 5). The
specimen trees have been added since that date.
North of the residence, situated on the sloping terrain is a pine plantation
added to the property in the mid -201h century (Figure 27; for historical image,
See Figure 5). Tree plantations became an important practice in Southern
Ontario beginning in the early 19th century. European settlers in southern
Ontario from the early 1800s onwards had been very effective at clearing the
land for agriculture and the timber industry. By the 1880s settlers or timber
companies had cleared 75 -80% of southern Ontario forests. Topsoil loss was
particularly problematic on exposed slopes and hilly areas. In many cases,
farmers were encouraged by government ministries to establish pine
plantations on their property to reduce soil damage. On private plantations,
seedlings were provided for a very low cost by MNR run tree nurseries like St.
Williams. They were planted and maintained by the private landowner.
Generally, coniferous trees, such as red pine or white pine were
recommended for replanting projects as they were a native species with
future economic value. On many sites, mature pines were harvested for utility
poles and other uses (Ministry of Natural Resources 2013). Additional white
pine trees and white spruce are located on the western side of the property,
planted since the mid -201h century.
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Figure 26: A line of mature cedar trees, location off the northwest corner of
the residence. These pre -date other landscape elements of the property.
MHBC, 2073.
Figure 27: Vlew looking north of the pine plantation added to the property in
the mid 2ah century. MHBC, 2073.
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Viewscapes
Views to the property from New Dundee Road are limited by the cedar
plantings along the southern edge of the lot. Views of the stone residence are
primarily available from the front driveway, screened slightly by the specimen
tree plantings along the driveway. Within the domestic area of the lot, views
to the stone residence are open. Views from the residence in all directions are
of open lawn and vegetation (pines, cedars, spruce and specimen trees) that
were added to the property in the mid -201h century or later (See Figure 28 for
views from New Dundee Road to the property, and earlier figure 24 for views
from the residence to New Dundee Road).
Figure 28.- Vl"ew looking northwest from New Dundee Road to the residence.
MHBC, 2073.
Circulation
Circulation to and within the property is provided by a looped asphalt
driveway accessible from New Dundee Road. The driveway comprises a wide
single lane from New Dundee Road to the front gates of the property, where
it divides to form a loop leading to the front walkway, garage, and garden bed
east of the residence (Figure 29). A walkway leads from the driveway to the
entrance on the north addition, and a flagstone path leads from the western
side of the driveway to the front entrance. The path continues along in front
of the house to the west, down stone steps built into a retaining wall, and
curves northward, ending at a propane tank located west of the house (Figure
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30). The path may once have led to a sitting area outside the west basement
entrance, or may have led to the basement entrance itself. The driveway and
front walkway have existed since the mid -201h century. A footpath through a
mulched garden area leads from the gate of a side yard enclosure to the
Summer Kitchen entrance.
Figure 29: Looped drivewayat508 New Dundee Road. MHBC, 2073.
Figure 30- Front walkway leading to the entrance and west side of the house.
MHBC, 2073.
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5.0 Cultural heritage resource evaluation
5.1 Introduction
The subject property has been evaluated using Ontario Regulation 9106
pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. The regulation provides that:
A property may be designated under section 29 of the Act if it meets one or
more or the following criteria for determining whether it is of cultural heritage
value or interest.-
7. The property has design value or physical value because it,
i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of style, type, expression
material or construction method,
ii. displaysa high degree of craftsmanship or artisticmerit, or
demonstrates a high degree of technical orscientificachievement.
2 The property has historical value or associative value because it,
i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person activity,
organization or institution that is significant to a community,
ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an
understanding ofa community or culture, or
iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder,
designer or theorist who is significant to a community.
3. The property has contextual value because it,
i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character ofan area,
ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or
is a landmark.
5.2 Evaluation
5.2.1 Design or physical value
The original residence at 508 New Dundee Road demonstrates design or
physical value because it is representative of a type: namely a mid -19th
century stone farmhouse of vernacular design with some elements
influenced by Georgian and Classic Revival styles. The house also
demonstrates a high degree of craftsmanship, evident in the shaped stone
facade, large shaped stone quoins and angled timber lintels.
Accordingly, the following criteria are satisfied:
i. is a representative example of type,
ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship
5.2.2 Historical or associative value
The residence at 508 New Dundee Road demonstrates historical or
associative value because it has direct associations with themes that are
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important to the community. The mid -19th century residence is associated
with the theme of early English settlement in the Beasley's Old Survey area of
Waterloo Township. Although much of the township was settled by
Mennonite farmers or German immigrants, pockets of the township,
particularly surrounding the subject property, were settled by people from
England, Scotland or Ireland.
The property, (though not necessarily the residence, as its construction date is
unknown) is further associated with the Petworth Emigration Scheme that
assisted a number of English emigrants, like the Dearling family, one of the
early families to settle and begin clearing the lot, to Waterloo Township from
rural Sussex.
More recently, the property is associated with Ian C. Ormston, who purchased
the property in 1957. Ormston was a Second World War veteran who was
awarded with a Distinguished Flying Cross for his services by King George VI.
Ormston's stewardship and care of the property have maintained the
historical integrity of the stone house and brick summer kitchen.
The residence also yields information that contributes to the understanding
of a community. The integrity of the house demonstrates the local materials
(granite fieldstone, timber) available to settlers, and the influence of elements
from architectural styles fashionable at the time indicates a certain level of
prosperity of the farmer at the time the house was constructed, or
demonstrates the occupant's desire to reflect the architectural trends of the
era.
Accordingly, the following criteria are satisfied:
i. has direct associations with a theme that is significant to a
community
i. has direct associations with a theme that is significant to a
community
ii. yields information that contributes to an understanding of a
community
5.2.3 Contextual value
The setting of the property has changed considerably since the construction
of the residence and the era of mixed -use farming. The residence remains
oriented to New Dundee Road, which has been re- aligned near the subject
property and improved to the south of the subject property. The original
settlement road once bisected the +100 acre lot.
Accordingly the following criteria are satisfied:
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is physically linked to its surroundings
5.3 Statement of cultural heritage value and description of
cultural heritage attributes
The original residence at 508 New Dundee Road meets all three criteria (and
several sub criteria) outlined in Regulation 9106of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The original residence demonstrates design value as being representative of a
vernacular stone farmhouse with some influence of Georgian and Classic
Revival architectural elements. The residence is associated with early English
settlement in the southern portion of Waterloo Township. The integrity of the
original house is very high, and has been restored to preserve the exterior
walls and many of the original window openings still visible on the south, east
and west elevations. Additions to the rear are sympathetic to the character of
the original residence.
The landscape of the former Lot 8 has changed significantly since settlement.
While once associated with mixed -use agricultural practices, the agricultural
lands have been transformed to cash crop production. In the mid -201h
century, a pine tree plantation north of the house was added, and further
extended to the west side of the lot. The domestic property contains a
number of specimen trees and rows of cedars on the south and east sides of
the yard planted since the 1950s. The integrity of the landscape associated
with the era of settlement farming and the construction of the stone
residence has been altered significantly with layers of activity. Views to the
property from New Dundee Road (which has been realigned near the subject
property and improved south of the subject property) and views from the
property to the road remain intact.
The following have been identified as heritage attributes for the property at
508 New Dundee Road:
• South - facing orientation to New Dundee Road and view from the
road to the house;
• Driveway connection to New Dundee Road;
• One- and - one -half storey massing and rectangular plan of the original
stone farmhouse;
• Stone construction, including shaped stone on the south facade,
fieldstones on the east and west facades, large shaped stone quoins
on all corners;
• Symmetrical arrangement of south elevation including placement
and proportion of window and door openings, chimney locations at
east and west ends;
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• Sympathetic appearance of multi -paned windows on original stone
residence and brick summer kitchen;
• Central entrance opening;
• Sympathetic appearance of front central entrance feature with single
unglazed door with sidelights and transom;
• Sympathetic central front porch allowing for views of the front
elevation of the stone house;
• West elevation with two - and - one -half storey elevation accessible
from the basement level, including the placement and proportion of
window and door openings;
• East elevation including placement and proportion of window
openings (excluding the bay window);
• Side gable roof with returned eaves on east and west elevations;
• Plain wooden cornice and freize;
• All timber lintels above window or door openings;
• Red brick summer kitchen walls and stone foundation on the east
west and remainder of the north elevations, including window and
door openings.
6.0 Description of proposed development
The proposed development at 508 New Dundee Road involves the
construction of a residential subdivision on the 20.97 hectare lot (See
Appendix Q. The residential subdivision would be located north, west and
east of the existing residence, on existing agricultural and vegetated lands.
The draft plan of subdivision proposes 73 blocks of land, including single
detached residential and multiple dwelling units. The proposed subdivision
development will connect to existing subdivision developments, including
Ridgemount Street in the east, and Monarch Woods Drive, Thomas Slee Drive
and Blair Creek Drive in the west.
The draft plan of subdivision also proposes park land, open space as well as
walkways, a storm water management pond. A 0.91 hectare lot is proposed to
surround the existing Ormston residence. The proposed lot dimensions for
the new lot size at 508 New Dundee Road are 102.435 metres on the north
side, 83.167 metres to the east, 107.10 metres to the south and 92.106 metres
to the west. The proposed lot is outside the limits of the draft plan of
subdivision and includes the stone residence, contemporary additions, the
concrete block and frame outbuilding, the cedar hedge line on the east side
of the property and at the south (front) yard edge, and a portion of the pine
plantation on the southwest portion of the lot.
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Previous Draft Plan of Subdivision concepts released in April, 2013 both
provided 0.9 hectare lot parcels surrounding the Ormston residence.
Concepts A and B both proposed residential land east of the storm water
management pond, with units backing on New Dundee Road. The current
plan allows for a larger land area and road frontage along New Dundee Road
to remain less developed.
7.0 Impacts of proposed development on the property
Impacts to a heritage property can be considered beneficial, neutral, or
adverse. Beneficial impacts may include the retention of a structure,
restoration or maintenance of heritage features, or sympathetic alterations or
additions that allow a building's continued or adaptive re -use. Adverse
impacts may include the loss or removal of the identified heritage attributes
of the property, the isolation of a property from its surrounding environment
or the introduction of elements that are not in character with the cultural
heritage property and its setting. Either type of impacts can be short or long-
term in duration, site specific or widespread, may have high or low physical
impact and may be reversible or irreversible. Impacts may also occur during
the pre- construction phase, during the construction phase, or post -
construction. The following section outlines the potential impacts of the
proposed development on the identified heritage attributes of the property
at 508 New Dundee Road.
7.1 Impacts on identified heritage attributes
7.1.1 Impacts to buildings and structures
The proposed subdivision development is not anticipated to have any direct
adverse impacts on the built resources at 508 New Dundee Road. The
identified heritage attributes of the built features are limited to the south, east
and west and north elevations of the 19th century stone residence and brick
summer kitchen addition. These elevations, and the features contained within
(including window and door openings and lintels) will not be impacted by
the surrounding development. The one and one half storey profile and
rectangular, symmetrical plan of the building will also not be adversely
impacted, during the pre- construction, construction or post- construction
stages. The draft plan of subdivision does not remove the original house. The
original mid 19th century stone residence and brick summer kitchen are
proposed to be retained in their entirety.
Grading and construction to facilitate the development and to provide
servicing to the adjacent proposed plan of subdivision will occur during the
construction phase. While no blasting or pile driving is anticipated as part of
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this process, the appearance of heavy machinery on site may result in
increased vibrations during construction, which may indirectly impact the
residence. While the generous setback of the stone residence from the
proposed plan of subdivision will help to lessen impacts, and no major
blasting or pile driving is anticipated, mitigation measures have been
identified with respect to vibrations in section 8.0.
7.1.2 Impacts to landscape, setting and character
The identified heritage attributes of 508 New Dundee Road are limited to the
stone residence and brick summer kitchen addition. Views to the residence
from New Dundee Road and from the residence to New Dundee Road over
open lawn and vegetation are the only attributes identified for the setting
and landscape of the property at 508 New Dundee Road.
The agricultural lands of the property have changed over time, from
subsistence farming to larger field sized with fewer crops, to single crop (cash
crop) farming. The majority of the landscape features, including gardens, and
pine plantations, have been added to the property since the 1950s. The
mature cedars at the northwest corner appear to pre -date the other tree and
landscape features. Specimen trees and the pine plantation were all added to
the subject property in the mid -20th century or later. These features are part of
an evolving landscape that has been continually changing since the clearing
of land and settlement of the property in the 19th century to present day.
The proposed development will result in the loss of agricultural fields and
some of the pine plantation during the construction phase. The agricultural
fields are of an interim nature given existing land use designation. The fields
and plantation are no longer associated with traditional agricultural practices
that are linked to the context of the original stone dwelling, and thus have
not been identified as heritage attributes. The pine plantation was a mid -201h
century addition to the property, likely to prevent the loss of topsoil on the
sloping lands north of the residence. These plantations were common on
private property in the 201h century, and often later used for timber resources.
The proposed development will not have any adverse impact on the views
between New Dundee Road and the residence, which have been identified as
heritage attributes. As no development is slated to occur in the south or front
portion of the lot, views to and from the road will not be directly or indirectly
obstructed. Views from the rear of the residence to the surrounding lands will
be impacted by the development by grade changes, but these views have
not been identified as heritage attributes.
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The proposed development will result in grade changes on the property
north of the residence, at the location of the pine plantation, and on the west
side of the proposed lot severance during the construction phase. The grade
will be changed to permit the construction of residential housing units and
sanitary sewer systems. Grading may be fixed by approved survey and
adjacent development. Grading alternatives have been identified to improve
grading transitions along the proposed westerly property line of the smaller
lot. Further improvements in grading would require a retaining wall to the
west. The sloping topography of the land in north of the house or to the west
have not been identified as heritage attributes.
The proposed development will impact the setting and overall character of
the property, currently on a large rural- seeming lot. However, several changes
to the character of the lot have been made, and the resulting character today
is made of up of a majority of visual elements that have been added to the
property from the 1950s onwards. The character of the lot surrounding the
residence is composed of open lawn, gardens, and specimen trees and is
generally bordered by mature pine plantations or cedar hedges. The
proposed development will result in the removal of some of these pine
plantation areas, and the proposed development may be visible from the
sides and /or rear of the residence. While the views in these directions and the
pine plantations themselves are not considered to be of heritage value,
mitigations measures will be considered to screen the proposed residential
lot for 508 New Dundee Road from the proposed subdivision development.
8.0 Options for conservation of cultural heritage resources (mitigation
measures)
In order to conserve the identified significant cultural heritage resources at
508 New Dundee Road, the following approaches should be considered:
• Retain the stone residence and brick summer kitchen in situ
• Provide buffer zones or vegetative treatments at the perimeter of the
proposed new lot to screen the property from the proposed
development.
The following sections outline mitigation measures for the identified
significant heritage attributes of the property, views and vistas, and the
setting and character of the property.
Lot Size and configuration
The proposed lot size and its configuration provide sufficient space in which
to maintain the domestic landscape elements of the front, side and rear yards
around the house that have been in place since the 1950s. The size of the lot
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also permits enough space to provide buffer zones with vegetative treatment
such as the replanting of pines or other evergreens and deciduous trees in
areas where the pine plantation will be removed in order to screen the
property from the proposed development (See following section).
Grading and Construction
The generous lot size surrounding the residence at 508 New Dundee Road
will provide a buffer zone that should lessen the impact of vibrations from
construction and machinery. However, it is recommended that separate
inspections be carried out to determine the impact of any vibrations on the
house. The following inspections periods are recommended:
1. Pre - Construction: Perform a Structural Investigation prior to
commencing construction to determine the conditions.
2. Post - Construction: An inspection with the contractor after the
construction is complete to verify any deficiencies resulting from
the construction.
Should the inspections indicate that there have been changes in the built
fabric of the house due to vibration, appropriate repairs, following guidance
laid out in the Conservation Plan, is recommended.
Maintenance of Building Orientation
Views between the residence and New Dundee Road have been identified as
heritage attributes. Most farmsteads oriented the house to face the roadway,
providing an opportunity for formal views from the roadway and along front
laneways. The proposed development will not have an impact on views and
vistas between New Dundee Road and the residence. Access to the residence
from a driveway entrance at New Dundee Road has been identified as a
heritage attribute of the property, and this access location should be
maintained.
Views and vistas from the residence to other parts of the property, including
to the north (rear) and east and west sides are not significant heritage
attributes. Views in these directions are of open lawn, gardens and specimen
trees and are terminated by pine plantations or cedar hedges. The proposed
development will result in the removal of much of the pine plantation,
permitting views of rear residential yards and structures. It is recommended
that evergreen vegetation, such as pine or cedar, be planted to provide a
continually green backdrop to the proposed Ormston lot, providing
screening from the proposed adjacent development.
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Impact and mitigation on heritage attributes
The proposed development will not have any impact on the identified
heritage attributes listed in Section 5.3. The heritage attributes of the property
pertain to the south, east and west elevations of the stone residence and
north brick summer kitchen addition, views between the residence and New
Dundee Road, driveway access from New Dundee Road and the south - facing
orientation of the residence to the road, located on a terrace of land. The
proposed setback distances are considered sufficient mitigation to avoid
adverse impacts to heritage attributes. Access to the property via the
driveway from New Dundee Road should be maintained. A conservation plan,
prepared as part of this application, will address the conservation of
significant heritage attributes in greater detail.
Opportunities for public interpretation
As noted in Section 5.2.2 the property has historical or associative values due
to its association with the theme of early English settlement in the area, and
particularly with residents who arrived in Canada as part of the Petworth
Emigration Scheme. These associations, as well as the agricultural history of
the property (and wider area) and the design and construction of the stone
house could be interpreted to the public using interpretive signage that may
be located in the proposed open spaces of the development. This
commemorative signage would illustrate the evolution of the property from
settlement to its present appearance, and provide an opportunity for the
public to discover the rich historical past of the property and wider area. Early
settler landowners or inhabitants of the lot may also be commemorated by
street names. These may include the Rapson, Dearling or Pedder families.
Other potential commemorative names may relate to the historical
settlement of the area by English emigrants, particularly those assisted by the
Petworth Emigration Scheme, coming from rural Sussex. Petworth and Sussex
may also be appropriate street names. A potential appropriate park name
may commemorate Ian C. Ormston, who owned the property for 56 years,
beginning in 1957. Ian Ormston was a Second World War veteran, and was
awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for his services (See Appendix F).
9.0 Summary of conservation principles
The following conservation principles are outlined in the Standards and
Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada and the Ministry
of Tourism (now Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport) InfoSheet on the
Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Built Heritage Properties. The
Standards and Guidelines provides three primary actions or processes by
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which character defining elements or attributes of a historic place can be
conserved to retain cultural heritage value and extend the physical life of the
resource: preservation, restoration and rehabilitation. These actions can be
achieved by a following a number of conservation principles. The principles
outlined below are applicable to the subject property. More detailed
discussion of conservation principles can be found in the Conservation Plan.
Respect for Original Location
It is encouraged to retain significant cultural heritage resources in their
original location whenever possible. The original locations of significant
cultural heritage resources are important components of their contextual
value. Moving significant cultural heritage resources is discouraged unless
there is no other option available to preserve the resource.
Respect for Historic Material
Historic material on significant cultural heritage resources should be repaired
and conserved. Minimal intervention is necessary to maintain the condition of
historic material.
Respect for Original Fabric
Materials and finishes of a cultural heritage resource should be repaired on
conserved, rather than replaced, except when absolutely necessary. Minimal
intervention is necessary to maintain the condition of historic material.
Reversibility
Changes made to a significant cultural heritage resource, such as additions or
new openings, should be reversible so that the significant heritage resource
could be returned to its earlier state at a later time. This may include
removable non - damaging claddings rather than EIFS, additions that could be
removed without damaging the structure or integrity of the resource, or
detailed documentation and storage of elements that may be removed.
Respect for the building's history
Efforts should be made to respect the layers of use and history of the
significant cultural heritage resource. Restoration to one period over another
or removal of elements to accomplish this may be discouraged.
Maintenance
Regular maintenance is necessary to preserve the cultural heritage resource.
Regular and careful upkeep can minimize later needs for costly and involved
restoration. Condition of the cultural heritage resource should be monitored
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on a regular basis, and minimal intervention (gentle techniques) should be
exercised used when repair or maintenance is needed.
Continued use
Efforts should be made to find continued or adaptive re -use of cultural
heritage resources in order to ensure regular maintenance and the relevance
of the resource. Maintenance or alterations required by new or continuing
use of the site should abide by the aforementioned principles.
10.0 Proposed alterations, demolitions and removal
The Terms of Reference provided by the City of Kitchener require the
justification or rationale of any proposed alterations, demolitions or removal.
A severance application is being submitted to remove the 0.91 hectare lot
(containing the Ormston residence) from the proposed development. This
will retain the original stone residence and brick summer kitchen with their
heritage attributes in their entirety. No alterations, demolitions or removal are
planned for the significant cultural heritage resource or its identified heritage
attributes as part of this application.
The alterations resulting from the plan of subdivision will not impact the
heritage attributes or cultural heritage value of the property, which will be
retained in their entirety. The draft plan of subdivision will result in the
removal of the existing agricultural fields and much of the pine plantations.
The agricultural fields demonstrate a shift to contemporary cash -crop
agricultural practices, and are no longer representative of subsistence farming
practices associated with early English Settlement, a theme that characterizes
the historical and associative value of the property. The pine plantations were
added to the property in the 1950s and are reaching the end of their lifespan.
Plantations were commonly planted to reduce soil erosion on sloped lands.
These plantations were commonly harvested for timber resources at the end
of their life spans, and may have been replanted, if the land uses required
further soil conservation. Vegetative screening measures to replace the pine
plantations (as previously outlined) can provide a similar green backdrop to
the property. Replanting schemes should include a staggered mixture of
coniferous trees and deciduous trees to create a dense screen between the
property and the proposed development.
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11.0 Summary statement and conservation recommendations
This report provides a summary of the background research and historical
developments of the property at 508 New Dundee Road. The property, once
a 103 acre lot, was settled in the 1830s, by English emigrants under the
Petworth Emigration Scheme. The stone residence was constructed by 1851,
and has had additions made to the north side in the later 19th century and
mid 20th century. The agricultural use of the property has evolved from
subsistence -based farming to cash crop corn production. A pine plantation
and landscape elements of the domestic portion of the lot were added in the
mid 201h century.
Following evaluation of the property using Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario
Heritage Act, the property was found to demonstrate design value, physical
value and contextual value. The following were identified as heritage
attributes:
• South - facing orientation to New Dundee Road and view from the
road to the house;
• Driveway connection to New Dundee Road;
• One- and - one -half storey massing and rectangular plan of the original
stone farmhouse;
• Stone construction, including shaped stone on the south facade,
fieldstones on the east and west facades, large shaped stone quoins
on all corners;
• Symmetrical arrangement of south elevation including placement
and proportion of window and door openings, chimney locations at
east and west ends;
• Sympathetic appearance of multi -paned windows on original stone
residence and brick summer kitchen;
• Central entrance opening;
• Sympathetic appearance of front central entrance feature with single
unglazed door with sidelights and transom;
• Sympathetic central front porch allowing for views of the front
elevation of the stone house;
• West elevation with two - and - one -half storey elevation accessible
from the basement level, including the placement and proportion of
window and door openings;
• East elevation including placement and proportion of window
openings (excluding the bay window);
• Side gable roof with returned eaves on east and west elevations;
• Plain wooden cornice and freize;
• All timber lintels above window or door openings;
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• Red brick summer kitchen walls and stone foundation on the east
west and remainder of the north elevations, including window and
door openings.
The proposed development will not have any direct adverse impact on the
heritage attributes identified above. The setbacks and separation distance
between the house and the proposed development are sufficient as to not
adversely impact these attributes. The overall setting and character of the
property will be impacted, but these impacts to the views from the side and
rear yards can be mitigated with vegetative screening. A mix of coniferous
and deciduous planning schemes at the side and rear yard are recommended
to mitigate views to the adjacent property.
12.0 Mandatory recommendation
Background
The City of Kitchener HIA guidelines require that any submitted HIA prepared
by a heritage consultant for a proponent address questions respecting
registering and /or designation under the Ontario Heritage Act and
conservation under the Provincial Policy Statement. Typically an HIA,
although required by the City, is prepared for a proponent seeking approvals
under the Planning Act and addresses anticipated effects upon cultural
heritage features. It is typically provided as professional advice to the
proponent.
Since being proclaimed in 1975, the Ontario Heritage Act has enabled
municipalities to designate properties either individually under Part IV or
collectively as heritage conservation districts under Part V of the Act. The Act
required that a municipality maintain a publicly accessible register of those
properties designated under Part IV.
The register was originally required to contain a list of all these designated
properties together with a legal description of the property, the name and
address of the owner and a short statement of the reason for designation of
the property. (This was amended in 2005 to a "statement explaining the
cultural heritage value or interest of the property and a description of the
heritage attributes of the property'). There is no other direction in the Act as
to the form or content of the register. In 2005, the Act was amended to make
provision for the inclusion of designated heritage conservation districts under
Part V of the Act, as well as any properties designated by the Minister of
Culture.
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As part of several changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, municipalities can also
include non - designated properties in the register where the municipal
Council "believes" such property is of cultural heritage value or interest. There
are no criteria stipulated in any regulation to the Ontario Heritage Actwhich
addresses evaluating resources for registering only and the test for inclusion is
one of tentative speculation about value or interest rather than absolute
certainty which is anticipated in the inclusion of designated property in the
register. The Act also prescribes that council must consult with its municipal
heritage committee prior to the inclusion of non - designated properties in the
register or their removal.
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, Conservation of Property of Cultural
Heritage Value or Interest, clearly describes the function of the register in
Section 27 as follows:
27. (7) The Clerk of municipality shall keep a register of property situated in
the municipality that is of cultural heritage value or interest. 2005, c.6, s. 75
(7.7) The register kept by the Clerk shall list all property situated in the
municipality that has been designated by the municipality or by the Minister
under this Part and shall contain with respect to each property,
(a) a legal description of the property,
(b) the name and address of the owner, and,
(c) a statement explaining the cultural heritage value or interest of the
property and a description of the heritage attributes of the property. 2005, c.6,
5.75.
(7.2) In addition to the property listed in the register under Subsection (7.7),
the register may include property that has not been designated under this
Part but that the Council of the municipality believes to be of cultural
heritage value or interest and shall contain with respect to such property, a
description of the property that is sufficient to readily ascertain the property.
2005, c. 6, s. 75.
(7.3) Where the Council of municipality has appointed a Municipal Heritage
Committee, the Council shall, before including a property that has not been
designated under this Part in the register under Subsection (7.2) or removing
the reference to such a property from the register, consult with its Municipal
Heritage Committee. 2005, c.6, s. 75. "
With these amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act, non - designated
properties included in the City "Register" are afforded protection from
demolition for a period of up to 60 days. Section 27 provides as follows:
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(3) if property included in the register under Subsection (7.2) has not been
designated under Section 29, the owner of the property shall not demolish or
remove a building or structure on the property or permit the demolition or
removal of the building or structure unless the ownergives the Council of the
municipality at least 60 days notice, in writing, of the owner's intention to
demolish or remove the building or structure or to permit the demolition or
removal of the bullding or structure. 2006, c.77, Sched.3, s.77(2).
(4) Subsection (3) applies only if the property is included in the register under
Subsection (7.2) before any application is made for a permit under the
Building Code Act, 7992 to demolish or remove a building or structure
located on the property. 2006, c.77, Sched.3, s. 77(2).
(S) The notice required by Subsection (3) shall be accompanied by such plans
and shall set out such information as the Council may require. 2006, c.77,
Sched. 3, s. 7 7 (2). "
The potential 60 day delay period allowable under the Ontario Heritage Act
for non - designated properties included in the register was anticipated by the
Province as permitting the municipality time to pursue conservation options,
most notably to begin the designation process.
The property is not listed on the City of Kitchener Index of Non - Designated
Properties of Heritage Value or Interest (Municipal Register), but is included in
the City of Kitchener's Heritage Inventory.
Within this legislative context the City's Mandatory requirements as part of
Heritage Impact Assessment is discussed in the following.
Does the property merit listing on the Municipal Heritage Register and a
Non - Designated Property of Cultural Heritage Value?
The City of Kitchener follows a council- approved 4 -step process for including
properties for listing in the Municipal Heritage Register.
Heritage properties are evaluated for inclusion on the municipal heritage
register using a set of criteria that measures architectural, contextual and
historical significance including:
Architectural Significance:
• Style & type
• Design
• Construction
• Interior
• Integrity
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Contextual Significance:
• Continuity
• Setting
• Completeness
Historical and /or Associative
Significance or Value:
• Association with person, event, activity
• Previous or present use
As outlined in Section 5 of this report, the property was evaluated and found
to meet a number of the above criteria (specifically the style and type, design,
construction, integrity of the property, historical associations, and previous
use). Therefore, the property is eligible for inclusion on the Municipal Heritage
Register
Does the property meet one or more of the criteria for heritage
designation under Ontario Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act?
Why or why not?
The Ontario Heritage Act enables municipal councils to designate heritage
property by by -law. Designation is considered to be a discretionary activity on
the part of a municipality and the province does not compel or otherwise
require municipalities to take any action.
The provincial statute does require, however, that where a municipality
chooses to designate a property by by -law the property to be designated
must meet a minimum standard with respect to its demonstrated heritage
values and interests. Subsection 29(1) of the Act states as follows:
"The council ofa municipality may, by by -law, designate a property within the
municipality to be ofcultural heritage value or interest if,
(a) where criteria for determining whether property is ofcultural heritage
value or interest have been prescribed by regulation the property meets the
prescribed criteria,"
Ontario Regulation 9106, Ontario Heritage Act provides the following
standards or tests for values and interests:
7. 7 The criteria set out in subsection (2) are prescribed for the purposes of
clause 29 (7) (a) of the Act. O. Reg. 9106, s. 7 (7).
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A property maybe designated under section 29 of the Act if it meets one
or more of the following criteria for determining whether it is of cultural
heritage value orinterest.-
7. The property has design value or physical value because it,
i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type,
expression material or construction method,
ii. displaysa high degree of craftsmanship or artisticmerit, or
demonstratesa high degree oftechnical orscientificachievement.
2 The property has historical value or associative value because it,
i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person activity,
organization or institution that is significant to a community,
ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an
understanding ofa community or culture, or
demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist,
builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community.
3. The propertyhas contextual value because it
i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of
an area,
ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its
surroundings, or
is a landmark. O. Reg. 9106, s. 7 (2).
The subject property has been evaluated against the three main criteria (and
over sixty criteria sub - sets). The results are described below and three are
considered to be met:
Design or physical value
The residence at 508 New Dundee Road demonstrates design or physical
value because it is representative of a type: namely a mid -19th century stone
farmhouse of vernacular design with some elements influenced by Georgian
and Classic Revival styles. The house also demonstrates a high degree of
craftsmanship, evident in the shaped stone facade, large shaped stone quoins
and angled timber lintels.
Accordingly, the following criteria are satisfied:
• is a representative example of type,
• displays a high degree of craftsmanship
Historical or associative value
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The residence at 508 New Dundee Road demonstrates historical or
associative value because it has direct associations with themes that are
important to the community. The mid -19th century residence is associated
with the theme of early English settlement in the Beasley's Old Survey area of
Waterloo Township. Although much of the township was settled by
Mennonite farmers or German immigrants, pockets of the township,
particularly surrounding the subject property, were settled by people from
England, Scotland or Ireland.
The property, ( though not necessarily the residence, as its construction date
is unknown) is further associated with the Petworth Emigration Scheme that
assisted a number of English emigrants, like the Dearling family, one of the
early families to settle and begin clearing the lot, to Waterloo Township from
rural Sussex.
More recently, the property is associated with Ian C. Ormston, who purchased
the property in 1957. Ormston was a Second World War veteran who was
awarded with a Distinguished Flying Cross for his services by King George VI.
Ormston's stewardship and care of the property have maintained the
historical integrity of the stone house and brick summer kitchen.
The residence also yields information that contributes to the understanding
of a community. The integrity of the house demonstrates the local materials
(granite fieldstone, timber) available to settlers, and the influence of elements
from architectural styles fashionable at the time indicates a certain level of
prosperity of the farmer at the time the house was constructed, or
demonstrates the occupant's desire to reflect the architectural trends of the
era.
Accordingly, the following criteria are satisfied:
• has direct associations with a theme and person that is significant to
a community
• yields information that contributes to an understanding of a
community
Contextual value
The setting of the property has changed considerably since the construction
of the residence and the era of mixed -use farming, the residence remains
oriented to New Dundee Road, a historic settlement road. The road once
bisected the 100+ acre lot, and now forms the southern border.
Accordingly the following criteria are satisfied:
• is physically, or historically linked to its surroundings
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The residence at the subject property meets all three criteria and a number of
sub - criteria and thus is eligible for designation under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act.
If the subject property does not merit listing or designation then it must
be clearly stated why they do not.
The residence meets the criteria that make it eligible for listing or designation,
as outlined above.
Regardless of the failure to merit heritage listing or designation, do any
of the identified heritage resources warrant conservation as per the
definition in the Provincial Policy Statement? Why or why not?
The Provincial Policy Statement provides that:
°2.6.1 Significant built heritage resources and significant cultural
heritage landscapes shall be conserved'
Accordingly, the term "conserved" must be read in conjunction with
"significant built heritage resources" and "significant cultural heritage
landscapes ", as well as their specific meanings within the context of the PPS.
Under the PPS, heritage matters are one of a number of interests that must be
considered. The PPS is intended to be read in its entirety, and its interests
weighed and balanced throughout the planning process.
The terms "conserved ", "built heritage resources ", "cultural heritage
landscape" and "significant" are defined as follows:
Conserved: means the identification protection use and /or management of
cultural heritage and archaeological resources in such a way that their
heritage values, attributes and integrity are retained. This may be addressed
through a conservation plan orheritage impact assessment.
Built heritage resources: means one or more signifi"cantbuildings, structures,
monuments, installations or remains associated with architectural, cultural,
social, political, economic or military history and identified as being important
to a community. These resources may be identified through designation or
heritage conservation easement under the Ontario Heritage Act, or listed by
local, provincial or federal jurisdictions.
Cultural heritage landscape: means a defined geographical area ofhentage
significance which has been modified by human activities and is valued by a
community. It involves a groupings) of individual heritage features such as
structures, spaces, archaeological sites and natural elements, which together
form a significant type of heritage form, distinctive from that of Its constituent
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elements or parts. Examples may include, but are not limited to, heritage
conservation districts designated under the Ontario Heritage Act,- and villages,
parks, gardens, battlefields, main streets and neighbourhoods, cemeteries,
trailways and industrial complexes of cultural heritage value.
Significant: means...
g) in regard to cultural heritage and archaeology, resources that are
valued for the important contribution they make to our understanding of the
historyofa place, an event, or people.
As per evaluation contained in previous sections of this report, the built
heritage resource of the original house at 508 New Dundee Road
demonstrates significant cultural heritage value for its design value, historical
or associative value and contextual value and warrants conservation as per
the definition in the Provincial Policy Statement. The cultural landscape does
not demonstrate significant value due to its compromised integrity.
13.0 Sources
Bloomfield, Elizabeth. Waterloo Township through two Centuries. Region of
Waterloo: St Jacobs Printery, 2006.
Blumenson, John. Ontario Architecture: A Guide to Styles and Building Terms
7874 to the Present. Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1990.
Chapman, L.J. and Putnam, D.F. The Physiography ofSouthem Ontario, Third
edition. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1984.
Eby, Ezra. A Biographical History of Early Settlers and their Descendants in
Waterloo Township. Kitchener, ON: Eldon D. Weber, 1971.
Hayes, Geoffrey. Waterloo County. An Illustrated History. Waterloo, ON:
Waterloo Historical Society, 1997.
Ministry of Natural Resources. "From Wastelands to Plantations to Natural
Forests: The Amazing Journey of Ontario's Former Blowsand Areas ". Ontario
Forest Research Institute. Accessed 2013.
http: / /www.m n r.gov.on.ca /e n/ Business /OFRI /2Col u m nSu bPage /275155.htm I
Moyer, Bill. This Unique Heritage: The Story of Waterloo County. Kitchener:
CHYM Radio, 1971.
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Historical Documents:
Region of Waterloo Archives. Waterloo Township Assessment Rolls, Ward 5.
1854 -1934. Reference CW 27A.
Waterloo County Land Registry Office No 58. Land Title Records for Lot 8,
Beasley's Old Survey. Microfilm Reel 58E165.
Waterloo Region Branch Ontario Genaeological Society. Waterloo Region
1851 Census extract. 2001
Maps:
Waterloo Township of the County of Waterloo Canada West, 1861,
Reproduced 1960.
Cumming, Ross; Parsell, H & Co. Illustrated atlas of the County of Waterloo.
1887.
Air Photos:
1951 and 1955 Aerial photos provided by Charlie Ormston.
2012 Aerial Image from the City of Kitchener Interactive Mapping Website:
http: / /www. kitchener. ca /en /businessinkitchener /gis_ interactive jj inc�as
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Heritage Property - Building Setbacks, Concept Plan A
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Appendix C LEGEND DATE: November 8,2013
Heritage Property - Building Subject Lands SCALE: Not to Scale
Setbacks,
Concept Plan A, FILE: 9138A
Plan Dated: April 15,2013
DRN: LHB
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Appendix D
Heritage Property - Building Setbacks, Concept Plan B
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Appendix D LEGEND DATE: November 8,2013
Heritage Property - Building IIII IIII Subject Lands SCALE: Not to Scale
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Setbacks,
Concept Plan B, FILE: 9138A
Plan Dated: April 15,2013
DRN: LHB
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Appendix E
Heritage Property — Building Setbacks, Draft Plan of Subdivision
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Appendix E LEGEND DATE: November 8,2013
Heritage Property - Building IIII IIII Subject Lands SCALE: Not to Scale
Setbacks,
Draft Plan of Subdivision, FILE: 9138A
Plan Dated: November 8,2013
DRN: LHB
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Appendix F
Biographical information of Ian C. Ormston
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War hero to businessman
City Welding and Inter -City Medigas.
war, Ian Ormston named his Spitfire Marguerite, after his fiance.
established two companies in Waterloo Region: Inter-
Ian Ormston of Cambridge
Born: June 27, 1921 in Montreal
Died: Dec. 23, 2010 pneumonia
the airforce during the
Squadron Leader Ian Ormston was still miles from the English Channel when he realized, his
luck as a flying ace was about to run out. The Spitfire he had named Marguerite, after his fiance,
had sprung a coolant leak which meant imminent engine failure.
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With only a split second to react, the 22- year -old Ian calculated the optimum speed to allow the
heavy aircraft a soft glide toward the relative safety of the Channel, where he at least had a
chance of rescue. The alternative was to land the stricken aircraft, but he was over enemy
territory which could mean capture.
Ian later told a reporter how he had pleaded with his aircraft "C'mon Marguerite, just 10 miles
and a little more." All human instincts would have told him to pull back, but Ian was an
experienced pilot having fought dozens of air battles and completed hundreds of missions. He
knew that it would take some luck to get out of this deadly jam as his Spitfire plummeted two to
three thousand feet every minute. Time was critical.
Finally, Ian caught sight of the saving body of water, popped open the Spitfire's hood cover and
immediately snagged another problem. The parachute's ripcord caught on the radio antennae as
the plane went into a rapid nose dive. No more than 400 feet from the water's inky surface
Marguerite inexplicably straightened and the cord was released. Ian's chute was freed just as she
hit the water, sinking immediately leaving him with nothing but water beneath his feet. "It was
apple pie from there," he said. Releasing the dinghy, he climbed aboard.
"The squadron was wheeling overhead and I knew they must have radioed for help," he said.
Hours later, he was rescued.
The brave young pilot would go on to fly again but in 1943, he fractured his spine in a serious
crash and was sent home in a body cast. Returning a war hero, Ian had been one of the youngest
commanding officers in the air force and on May 28, 1942, he was presented with the
Distinguished Flying Cross by King George VI at Buckingham Palace.
And to think he started out as a bank ledger keeper after high school.
Born one of five children in Montreal, Ian was blessed with a rousing sense of adventure so it
could be assumed he was bored with a bank job and at 19 he enlisted with the Royal Canadian
Air Force.
A scrapbook from those days is filled with articles about Ian and his comrades, tales of heroics
and determination. "He wasn't a person who feared death," said son Charlie Ormston. One
article described how, in a firelight, Ian had plowed through 15 Nazi fighters during a sweep of
northern France, destroying one before the enemy fled. And always he looked to his trusty
Spitfire Marguerite to get him home.
For the young Canadian pilot, the war had awoken something in him. During one leave, when he
married Marguerite, Ian told a reporter of his eagerness to return to service. "It's real life over
there. You can't get away from it. There is nothing like it."
In 1943, Ian was presented with a framed honour scroll, etched with the words "emblematic of
an officer who has so valiantly distinguished himself in the field of battle against the common
enemy."
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After his spine - breaking crash, however, Ian's life as a pilot was over and it was time to
distinguish himself as a husband and eventually father of Charlie, Leslie and Diana.
Ian had taken a job with Dominion Oxygen in Montreal and in 1948 he was offered a transfer to
Kitchener. Once here, he quickly established two companies; Inter -City Welding Supplies and
Inter -City Medigas, highly successful businesses that allowed Ian the lifestyle of a gentleman
farmer in Blair where he raised Standard bred racehorses and hunters and jumpers. Charlie talks
of how his father learned to ride as a boy in Montreal working summers at a stable and always
loved the animals, trotting down to his barn every night to say goodnight.
Before he purchased a farm in 1957, Ian boarded a horse at the Hidden Valley Stables where he
and industrialist A.R. Kaufman often rode together, either walking or at full gallop, nothing in
between. On his deathbed, Ian's final words were "what a beautiful day for a horse race," said
Charlie.
Marguerite died in 2000 but Ian continued to live on his farm. He had sold his last horse only a
few years earlier and discovered a little corgi named Sarah who filled that hole in his heart. He
also never forgot his fellow air force buddies and every year hosted a reunion for 30 veterans
from across the country.
Charlie remembers his dad as a well read man with an interest in politics, religion and history.
He was a deeply caring father and a mentor to his children as well as dozens of young people, a
warm reality that hit home at his funeral where many spoke of his influence.
In 1992, Ian was named an honorary senior fellow by the University of Waterloo's Renison
College yet despite his accomplishments, he remained humble. He also refused to talk about the
war and even in the many articles in his scrap book, there are precious few quotes.
"He just didn't seek attention," said Charlie who adds, his father also didn't want a eulogy at his
funeral.
"So I read High Flight," Charlie said, noting the famous poem by Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee.
The line "The high untresspassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of
God" were words that had resonated with Ian. "He had experienced that very thing," said
Charlie.
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Appendix G
Curriculum Vitae
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1981
Bachelor of Landscape
Architecture, University of Guelph
1970
Toronto Teachers' College
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
■ Member, College of Fellows, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
■ Full Member, Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
• Full Member, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
• Full Member, American Society of Landscape Architects
• Full Member since 1989, Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
(formerly Canadian Association of Professional Heritage Consultants)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1969
Bachelor of Arts, major: History, 2000-2001 Chair, American Society of Landscape Architects, Historic
Glendon College, York University Preservation Professional Interest Group
1998-2010 Executive Member, Board of Directors, The Alliance for Historic
Landscape Preservation, Vice - President 2001 -2004, Secretary,
Canadian Treasurer 2004 - 2010
1995-1999 Adjunct Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, University
of Guelph
2007, 2009, 2011 Faculty, U Vic, Cultural Landscape Course, Cultural Resource
Management Program
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2008 - Present Managing Director Cultural Heritage
MacNaughton Hermsen Britton Clarkson Planning Limited
1984-2008 Principal, Wendy Shearer Landscape Architect Limited
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
As managing director of the Cultural Landscape Section at MHBC, Wendy has
developed Cultural Landscape Conservation Plans for numerous National Historic
Sites and provincially significant properties. Recent projects include:
■ Legislative Assembly Grounds, Toronto
■ Battlefield Park National Historic Site, Hamilton
■ Former London Psychiatric Hospital redevelopment lands, London
■ David Dunlap Observatory, Town of Richmond Hill
■ Billings Estate National Historic Site Cemetery, Ottawa
■ Oil Heritage District, Oil Springs Lambton County
CONTACT Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Toronto
540 Bingemans Centre Drive,
Suite 200
Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9
T 519 576 3650 x723
F 519 576 0121
wshearer @mhbcplan.com
www.mhbcplan.com _
540 Bingemans Centre Drive,
Suite 200
Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9
T 519 576 3650 x723
F 519 576 0121
wshearer @mhbcplan.com
www.mhbcplan.com
1 Do 1 R TA fAII
PROJECT AWARDS
2012 CAHP Restoration Award
2012 CAHP Heritage Planning Award
2011 Urban Design Award Merit
in Restoration, City of Hamilton
2011 CAHP Heritage Restoration
Award
2011 CAHP Heritage Restoration
Award
2011 CAHP Heritage Restoration
Award of Merit
2010 Urban Design Award
2010
Community Design Award
2009
Urban Design Award
2007
Urban Design Award
2006
Urban Design Award
2006
CAPHC Heritage Restoration
Award ERA Architects
2005 Hamilton Urban Design and
Architecture Award of Merit For
Excellence in Heritage
Conservation
2005 CAPHC Heritage Restoration
Award GRA Architects
2003 Mike Wagner Heritage Award
Outstanding Achievement
Battlefield Park NHS restoration of 1920s
Dunington -Grubb Commemorative
Landscape
Cultural Landscape Assessment for
Rondeau Provincial Park
Hamilton City Hall
Historic Landscape at Hamilton
City Hall
Dundurn Outbuildings Long Term
Use Study
Oil Heritage District
Former Lincoln County Courthouse,
City of St. Catharines
Niagara Region Courthouse Square,
St. Catharines
Prince of Wales School, Hamilton
Woodward Environmental Lab, City of
Hamilton
University of Western Ontario, Child
Care Centre, London
Ruthven Park National Historic Site,
Cayuga
Dundurn National Historic Site
Landscape Conservation Master Plan
and Implementation, Hamilton
The former Lincoln County Court
House, St. Catharines
The Former Waterloo County Gaol,
Governor's House and new Millennium
Garden
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2012
Master of Arts in Canadian Studies,
specializing in Heritage
Conservation
Carleton University
2009
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in
English Literature and Cultural
Anthropology
University of Toronto
540 Bingemans Centre Drive,
Suite 200
Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9
T 519 576 3650 x728
F 519 576 0121
Ijones @mhbcplan.com
www.mhbcplan.com
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Lashia _ B.A., i,
Lashia Jones, Cultural Heritage Specialist and Historical Researcher with MHBC,joined
the firm in 2012 after graduating from Carleton University. Ms. Jones provides a
variety of research and assessment services for public and private sector clients. Ms.
Jones' projects have included heritage bridge assessments, heritage impact
assessments and heritage conservation districts.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 - Present Cultural Heritage Specialist and Researcher
MacNaughton Hermsen Britton Clarkson Planning Limited
May 2011 - Heritage Planning Assistant
September 2011 City of Ottawa
2009-2010 Built Heritage Technician
Golder Associates Limited
April 2008 - Research and Laboratory Assistant
August 2008 Archaeologix Inc.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Garden District Heritage Conservation District Study, Toronto
Port Stanley Heritage Conservation District Plan and Guidelines, Port Stanley
Meaford Heritage Conservation District Study, Meaford
Briarcliffe Heritage Conservation District, Ottawa
Rockcliffe Park Heritage Conservation District, Ottawa
Old South Wortley Village, London
Oil Springs Heritage Conservation District, Oil Springs
HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS/ CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENTS
• Rockway Centre, Kitchener
• 19th Century Residence, Hamilton
• Residential and Commercial properties, Richmond Hill
• Glenora Fisheries Station, Glenora
• Russell Land Registry Office, Russell
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Lashia _ B.A., i,
CULTURAL HERITAGE PLANS /MANAGEMENT PLANS
• Western Counties Health and Occupational Centre, London
• Burlington Heights Heritage Lands Management Plan, Hamilton
HERITAGE RECORDING AND DOCUMENTATION
• Barn foundations, Town of Caledon
HERITAGE BRIDGE EVALUATIONS
• East Cross Creek Bridge, Kawartha Lakes
• Prune Creek Bridge, near Hearst
• Highway 400 corridor bridges
• Highway 401 corridor bridges
• Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) corridor bridges
• Highway 7 corridor bridges
• Highway 21 corrodir bridges
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE INVENTORIES
• Canada Malting Co., Toronto
• Union Station, Toronto
• Lime Kiln, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
PROFESSIONAL /COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
2012- present Intern Member, Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
(CARP)
2013 Member, CARP Education Committee
2009 -2010 Member, Stewardship committee to London Advisory Committee
on Heritage (LACH)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES/ CONFERENCES
CONTACT
2012 Workshop: 'Arch itectu ra I Styles', University of Waterloo Heritage
540 Bingemans Centre Drive, Resources Centre, Leamington.
Suite 200
Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9
T 519 576 3650 x728
F 519 576 0121
Ijones @mhbcplan.com
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