HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-15-022 - 508 New Dundee Rd - Designation under Part IV of the Ont Heritage Act Staff Report
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REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: Tuesday, March 3, 2015
SUBMITTED BY: Brandon Sloan, Manager of Long Range & Policy Planning, 519-
741-2200 ext. 7648
PREPARED BY: Michelle Drake, Heritage Planner, 519-741-2200 ext. 7839
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 4
DATE OF REPORT: February 10, 2015
REPORT NO.: CSD-15-022
SUBJECT: Designation of 508 New Dundee Road under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act
RECOMMENDATION:
That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to publish a
Notice of Intention to designate the property known as 508 New Dundee Road, as being
of cultural heritage value and interest.
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BACKGROUND:
The property municipally addressed as 508 New Dundee Road is located on the north side of
New Dundee Road between Robert Ferrie Drive and Pinnacle Drive. The property contains a
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one and one half storey 19th century stone residence built in the Vernacular with some influence
of Georgian and Classic Revival architectural styles. The stone residence is a significant built
heritage resource. Heritage Planning staff are of the opinion that given the cultural heritage
significance of the stone cottage, the property should be designated under the Ontario Heritage
Act.
REPORT:
Identifying and protecting cultural heritage resources within our City is an important part of
planning for our future, and of helping to guide change while conserving the buildings, structures
and landscapes that give our City its unique identity. The City plays a critical role in the
conservation of cultural heritage resources. The designation of property under the Ontario
Heritage Act is the main tool that the City has to provide long-term protection of cultural heritage
resources for future generations. Designation recognizes the importance of a property to the
local community; protects the property's cultural heritage value; encourages good stewardship
and conservation; and, promotes knowledge and understanding about the property. Designation
not only publicly recognizes and promotes awareness, it also provides a process for ensuring
that changes to a property are appropriately managed and that these changes respect the
property's cultural heritage value and interest.
A Draft Plan of Subdivision (30T-13203) and Zone Change (ZC13/13/N/KA) application was
circulated on December 9, 2013 for the property municipally addressed 508 New Dundee Road. In
accordance with the City's complete application requirements, a Heritage Impact Assessment
(HIA) prepared by MHBC dated November 2013 was submitted. The HIA concluded that the stone
residence meets the criteria for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. In order to implement
recommendations of the HIA and respond to timing concerns raised by the applicant, a Consent
(B2015-028) application was submitted. Heritage Planning are requesting that the Notice of Intent
to Designate under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act be considered by Council prior to final deed
endorsement as a condition of the consent application. As a result, Heritage Planning staff are
initiating the process to designate 508 New Dundee Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
as a means of formally recognizing its significance in the community, and to ensure that future
alterations are undertaken in a manner that is sensitive to and respectful of the cultural heritage
value of the building.
508 New Dundee Road is recognized for its design, physical, contextual, historical and
associative values. The design and physical values relate to the Vernacular design with some
influence of Georgian and Classic Revival architectural styles that is in good condition with
many intact original elements. The contextual value relates to the physical link between the
stone residence and its surroundings, primarily New Dundee Road. The associative and historic
values relate to early English settlement, a significant landowner and the stone residence
building. Additional information about the cultural heritage value of the property can be found in
the Statement of Significance attached as Appendix `A' to this report.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Designation supports the Quality of Life and Development Community Priorities of the City of
Kitchener Strategic Plan by publicly acknowledging a property's heritage value and ensuring its
conservation for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.
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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM, CONSULT AND COLLABORATE — Heritage Planning staff have consulted and
collaborated with the applicant and owner regarding implementation of the recommendations of
the HIA, including designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. The applicant and owner have
confirmed their support for designation subject to consideration by Council as soon as possible
in order to avoid delays with their consent application. Section 29(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act
requires Council to consult with the Municipal Heritage Committee (Heritage Kitchener) before
giving notice of its intention to designate a property. Heritage Kitchener will be consulted via
circulation and consideration of this report. Members of the community will be informed via
circulation of this report to Heritage Kitchener and via formal consideration by Council. In
addition, should Council choose to give notice of its intention to designate, such notice will be
served on the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust, and published in the local
newspaper (The Record). Once notice has been served, the owner has a right of appeal to the
Conservation Review Board.
REVIEWED BY:
Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Alain Pinard, Director of Planning
APPENDIX A:
Statement of Significance — 508 New Dundee Road
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APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Statement of Significance
508 New Dundee Road
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Municipal Address: 508 New Dundee Road
Legal Description: Beasley's Old Survey Part Lot 8
Year Built: c. 1851
Architectural Style: Vernacular with some influence of the Georgian and Classic Revival
architectural styles
Original Owner: Unknown (likely Thomas Pedder)
Original Use: Farmhouse
Condition: Good
Description of Historic Place
508 New Dundee Road is a one and one half storey mid-19th century stone farmhouse built in
the Vernacular with some influence of the Georgian and Classic Revival architectural styles.
The building is situated on a 2.25 acre parcel of land located on the north side of New Dundee
Road between Robert Ferrie Drive and Pinnacle Drive in the Doon South Planning Community
of the City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The principal resource that contributes to
the heritage value is the stone farmhouse building.
Heritage Value
508 New Dundee Road is recognized for its design, physical, contextual, historic and
associative values.
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APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The original stone farmhouse demonstrates design and physical value because it is
representative of a mid-19th century Vernacular design with some elements influenced by
Georgian and Classic Revival architectural styles. The original stone farmhouse demonstrates a
high degree of craftsmanship, evident in the shaped stone fapade, large shaped stone quoins
and angled timber lintels. The integrity of the original stone farmhouse is very high, and has
been restored to conserve the exterior walls and many of the original window openings still
visible on the south, east and west elevations.
The property demonstrates contextual value because it is physically and historically linked
to its surroundings. The original stone farmhouse remains oriented to New Dundee Road, a
historic settlement road. This road once bisected the 100+ acre lot but now forms the
southern property line. Filtered views between the original stone farmhouse and New
Dundee Road along the driveway remain intact.
The farmhouse at 508 New Dundee Road demonstrates historical and associative value due to
its association 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
original stone farmhouse, as its exact 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.
The integrity of the original stone farmhouse 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 owner when the house was
constructed, or demonstrates the occupant's desire to reflect the architectural trends of the era.
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 integrity of the original stone farmhouse.
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 508 New Dundee Road resides in the following heritage attributes:
■ All elements related to the construction and Vernacular design influenced by the Georgian
and Classic Revival architectural styles of the farmhouse, including:
• south-facing orientation to New Dundee Road and view from the road to the
farmhouse;
• driveway connection to New Dundee Road;
• one-and-a-half storey massing and rectangular plan of the original stone
farmhouse;
• stone construction, including shaped stone on the south fapade, fieldstones on
the east and west facades, large shaped stone quoins on all corners (excluding
the stone construction between stone quoins on the north elevation);
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APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
• symmetrical arrangement of south elevation including placement and proportion
of window and door openings, location of chimneys at east and west ends of the
stone farmhouse;
• 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 (excluding a
portion of the north roofscape extending between the stone quoins and located
one foot below the ridge of the roof);
• plain wooden cornice and freize on the south, east and west elevations; and,
• all timber lintels above window and door openings on the south, east and west
elevations.
References
MHBC. (2015). Heritage Impact Assessment: 508 New Dundee Road.
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