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Scoped Heritage Impact Assessment
proposed consent to create a severance
50 Brookside Crescent, Kitchener, ON
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Scoped Heritage Impact Assessment - 50 Brookside Crescent, Kitchener
Table of Contents
1.0 BACKGROUND - HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HIA) .......................... 1
1.1 Site history............................................................... 2
1.2 Description of buildings, landscape features and surrounding context ................ 10
Surrounding context....................................................... 10
Landscape and outbuildings ................................................ 12
1.3 Documentation of the heritage resource ....................................... 17
Thehouse............................................................... 17
Cultural heritage value and interest ........................................... 25
Heritage attributes........................................................ 25
1.4 Proposed development and impacts ........................................... 25
1.5 Conservation options - principles and mitigating measures ........................ 27
1.6 Proposed alterations justified and explained .................................... 28
1.7 Summary statement and recommendations ..................................... 28
1.8 Qualifications of the author completing the Heritage Impact Assessment ............. 29
REFERENCES........................................................................ 30
Appendix 1 - City of Kitchener By -Law 2019-093
Appendix 2 - Chain of Title
Appendix 3 - Federau Farmstead Photographs
Appendix 4 - Qualifications of the author
All photographs taken by the author October 13, 2017 and January 13, 2021 unless otherwise noted.
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1.0 BACKGROUND - HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HIA)
An HIA was prepared for a consent application to address the potential severance of an additional lot at 50
Brookside Crescent in March 2018. Subsequently, the HIA was presented at the March 3, 2018 meeting of
Heritage Kitchener and formally approved on April 4, 2018, concluding that the original house and its summer
kitchen wing is a significant cultural heritage resource that meets the criteria for designation under Ontario
Heritage Act Regulation 9106 and should be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The
property has since been designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act'. Subsequently, an additional lot
severance was applied for by the owner and a heritage opinion was requested by the City'. When the severance
application was submitted it was brought to the attention of the owner and the City that the Chain of Title in the
March 2018 HIA contained inaccuracies and the history and status of the stone garage was questioned.
This HIA seeks to corrected inaccuracies found in the March 2018 HIA and clarify the status of the stone garage
and addresses the additional severance request. The subject property is approximately 0.2 ha (0.49 acres) in area
with 45 metres of frontage on the north side of Brookside Crescent in the Forest Heights neighbourhood of
Kitchener (Figures 1 & 2).
Figure 1 location map, 50 Brookside Crescent - Region of Waterloo GIS mapping
' City of Kitchener By -Law 2019-093, 26 August, 2019
' Heritage Opinion re: severance proposal & Committee of Adjustment Application for Consent, CHC Limited,
October 26, 2020
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1.1 Site History
The property known as 50 Brookside Crescent is a remnant of a 19' century farmstead, the only remaining
feature being the fieldstone farmhouse. The property is situated within the 94,012 acres known as `Block 2 on
the Grand River' that Richard Beasley purchased from the Crown on the 5t' of February 1798 for the sum of
£8,887. In 1805 Beasley sold 60,000 acres of Block 2 (`Part of Block No. 2 comprising the German Company
Tract of the Township of Waterloo')' to Daniel and Jacob Erb, who in turn subdivided the lands and sold 448
acres of Lot 36, within which the subject property lies, to John Bricker in the same year. Bricker sold 225 acres
of Lot 36 to Wendell Bowman in 1839, who in turn, retained 1 acre and sold the remaining 224 acres to Stephen
Washburn, Alexander Grant and Thomas Collins immediately thereafter. By Quit Claim Deed, 74 acres of the
purchase was transferred by Grant to Thomas Collins and Stephen Washburn and eventually to Stephen
Washburn in 1845. The house was purportedly built c. 18554 which would have been during the Washburn
tenure (1845 - 1860)5. The 74 acre parcel was sold by Washburn in 1861 to David Thaler who in turn sold it
to Henry Knoepfel that same year. Knoepfel purchased adjacent lands, increasing the size of the parcel to 152
acres. In 1882 Knoepfel's Estate sold the parcel to George Fischer. Fischer's Estate sold it to Frederick Reier
in 1911. It was transferred to Elmer Refer for $10,500 in 1916. Refer died intestate in 1947 and the property
was purchased in 1956 by Leo and Elfriede Federau from Reier's widow Nettie May, and children, Manford and
' from Lt 36 Tsp. of Waterloo Registry Office record
4 City of Kitchener - Cultural Heritage Resource Evaluation Form, July 9, 2014
5 Many mortgage documents and deeds prior to 1880 are missing from the Registry Office, making it difficult
to determine, with any certainty, a construction date
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Marcel Lyle. The 151.784 acre Federau farm was purchased by Dutchman Homes Limited for $186,500 in
November of 1964. The farmstead at the time consisted of the house to the north, with a large barn to the west
and other outbuildings to the south (Figure 4 and Appendix 3). Dutchman Homes in turn sold to Costain Estates
Ltd. in 1969.
Costain Estates Limited of Toronto were a construction and land development company from Britain who
entered the Canadian residential development market in 1954. In 1971, Costain registered a Plan of Subdivision
(Plan No. 1334) on the lands and adjacent properties (Figure 7). 50 Brookside Crescent was labelled Block "0"
on the Plan. Block "0" was transferred to Leo and Elfriede Federau in 1971 and the adjacent Lot 87 was
transferred from Costain to Marcon Contractors to the Federaus. The Federaus sold 50 Brookside Crescent to
Bruce John and Dorothy Jean Madill in 1988. In 2000, the property was transferred to Lawrence Ross and
Margaret Williamson, then to Inga Ostojic and Michael Krause in 2011, and finally to the current owner in
December 2011.
Figure 3 is from the 1881 County Atlas. Lot 36 clearly shows the subject house and long lane leading from the
east. No owner is attributed to the parcel.
Figure 7 shows the property when it was being sold to Dutchman Homes in 1964. The 1964 survey shows Lot
36 and the farmstead, then consisting only of the house with no outbuildings. An excerpt from that survey
(Figure 5) and the 1963 airphoto (Figure 4) illustrate that the access to the farmstead was via a long laneway
from the east, coming to the rear of the house and thence to the front. The Kitchener and Waterloo High School
Board had purchased the lands in the northeast corner of the farm from the Federaus in 1959. It is the site of
present day Forest Heights Collegiate Institute on Fischer -Hallman Road.
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1.2 Description of buildings, landscape features and surrounding context
Surroundin4 context
The former farmhouse is now deeply ensconced within a 1970s subdivision of mainly single -storey bungalows
on predominantly 40'(12 m) lot frontages (Figures 8, 13 - 16).
Figure 13 looking southwest from subject property
Figure 14 looking southeast from the street in front of the subject property
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Landscape and outbuildings
The landscape features ofthe property consist of a few semi -mature trees and foundation plantings. A fieldstone
outbuilding occupies the northwest corner of Block "0". The building employs similar fieldstone as that of the
main house and its additions and sports a low pitch, cedar -shingled, gable roof. It has a large roof overhang with
a plywood soffit (Figures 17 - 19). Its construction date is purportedly circa late 1980s. No building permits
are on record for this structure'.
Figure 17 stone outbuilding - south elevation
Figure 18 outbuilding - east elevation Figure 19 outbuilding - soffit
A detached fieldstone garage is located on the west side of Block "0" and at the front of the property, with the
garage door facing the house. It is also of similar fieldstone construction with nominal 2 x 4 framing, a cedar-
pers. com. Michelle Drake, City of Kitchener, December 4, 2017 "The oldest permit on file was from 1973
for a fence and pool. There were no permits on file for additions, the outbuilding or the detached stone garage
after 1973."
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shingled, gable roof and extended roof rafters (Figures 20 - 23 & 26). This may be a reconstruction of an earlier
structure.
Figure 20 fieldstone garage - south elevation facing the street
Figure 21 garage - north elevation
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Figure 22 garage - west elevation
Figure 23 garage - east side, roof structure, automatic overhead door, parged walls
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On the 29th of November, 2020, an email message addressed to "members of the Heritage Committee and
members of City Council" was received from Ms. Mary Federau, daughter of one of the former owners of the
property (1956 - 1988). Ms. Federau stated that she lived in the house from her birth in 1958 to 1987. In her
message, and with respect to the stone garage, she noted: In fact, the building was on the property when my
parents bought it in 1956, and it was used as a car garage as long as they lived there. It may well have been
a smokehouse originally. The stone structure was integrated at the end ofa barn my father erected shortly after
moving to the farm, and this barn became the milk house, grainery and drive-in shed. When my father tore down
the barn in order to rebuild it inManheim, he left this original stone garage in place. Recognizing its historical
significance, he had the stonework professionally restored and capped it with the peaked roof shown in the
report.
In my view, the garage has the same heritage qualities as the house and should be designated as such. Again,
I am happy to provide these photos for reference. e
These statements are in conflict with the March 2018 HIA and with the verbal statement quoted in it given by
her cousin, Richard Federau. Seeking clarification as to the possible age of the structure, the University of
Waterloo's Geospatial Centre was contacted to obtain higher resolution historic airphotos to ascertain, if
possible, the presence of a building where the stone garage currently is sited. The farmstead area of airphotos
from 1946 and 1955 were enlarged for that purpose (Figures 24 and 25).
Figure 24 1946 airphoto, Washburn farmstead (Lot 36) - University of Waterloo Geospatial Centre
The area to the west (left) of the house where the current garage is sited shows no building.
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Figure 25 1955 airphoto, Reier farmstead (Lot 36) - University of Waterloo Geospatial Centre
As in the 1946 photo, there does not appear to be a
building in the location of the current stone garage. A
lighter patch on the ground appears in the approximate
location of the current garage; however, there is no
roofline of a structure and it is difficult to determine what
that patch might represent. While it is not certain that
there was no semblance of a ruin in that location, it would
appear that the stone garage as it now exists was not on the
property in 1946 and 1955.
Ms. Federau also provided photos of the farmstead which
are found in Appendix 3. None of these photos show the
stone garage as stated in her email. A request was made of
Ms. Federau on January 4, 2021 for photographs that might
show evidence of the garage, as noted by her in her email
of November 29, 2020. At the date of the writing of this
report, there has been no response to the request.
Figure 26 garage - extended roof rafters
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When Block "0" was created in 1971, the house was the only structure that remained from the original
farmstead. Subsequently, additions were built on the west end and to the east rear of the house, and a stone
outbuilding, garage and a swimming pool were constructed (Figure 6). Figure 27 shows the original house
outline and the additions.
Figure 27
1.3 Documentation of the heritage resource
outline of original house and summer kitchen wing with additions
The house
The original 2 -storey, 3 -bay front, granite fieldstone house is in the Georgian architectural style (Figure 28).
A gable -roofed summer kitchen wing is to the rear on the west end. The house has a side -gabled roof, clad with
cedar shingles. Fieldstone chimneys are found at either gable end, and one on the summer kitchen wing.
Both upper and lower windows are replacement 6/6, double hung, vinyl clad, wood sash. The front doorcase
features a rectangular top light and sidelights with panels below. Engaged or half columns grace either side of
the front doorcase (Figure 29). The double east window is not original, affecting the symmetry of the front
facade. The shutters are decorative and non-functional, not covering the openings when closed. A full-length
front porch, with railings and balusters has a shed roof clad with cedar shingles and the underside stone wall is
plastered and whitewashed. The porch ceiling and house soffits are aluminum clad.
Single -storey additions are at either end of the original house. The east addition is frame, clad in aluminum
siding, and sporting a 1'/z storey fieldstone rear portion (Figures 30 - 32).
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1.3 Documentation of the heritage resource
outline of original house and summer kitchen wing with additions
The house
The original 2 -storey, 3 -bay front, granite fieldstone house is in the Georgian architectural style (Figure 28).
A gable -roofed summer kitchen wing is to the rear on the west end. The house has a side -gabled roof, clad with
cedar shingles. Fieldstone chimneys are found at either gable end, and one on the summer kitchen wing.
Both upper and lower windows are replacement 6/6, double hung, vinyl clad, wood sash. The front doorcase
features a rectangular top light and sidelights with panels below. Engaged or half columns grace either side of
the front doorcase (Figure 29). The double east window is not original, affecting the symmetry of the front
facade. The shutters are decorative and non-functional, not covering the openings when closed. A full-length
front porch, with railings and balusters has a shed roof clad with cedar shingles and the underside stone wall is
plastered and whitewashed. The porch ceiling and house soffits are aluminum clad.
Single -storey additions are at either end of the original house. The east addition is frame, clad in aluminum
siding, and sporting a 1'/z storey fieldstone rear portion (Figures 30 - 32).
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Figure 28 front facade
The west garage addition also has an aluminum -sided front facade, while its other exterior walls are fieldstone
intended to match the original summer kitchen wing
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Figure 29 front doorcase
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Figure 30 east addition, front facade
Figure 31 east addition, east facade
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Figure 32 east addition, rear facade
Figure 33 west garage addition, front facade
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Figure 34 west garage addition & summer kitchen wing, west side elevation
Figure 35 rear elevation, sununer kitchen wing
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The fieldstone wall of the garage addition was meant
to blend with the original summer kitchen wall;
however, the size of the stones and mortar joints is
different. There is a distinct line between the new
work and the old (Figure 37). The stonework of the
free-standing, fieldstone garage is similar to that of the
garage addition (Figure 36).
Fig. 36 free-standing garage stonework
Figure 37 summer kitchen wing (left)/garage (right) wall
The symmetrical, 3 -bay, rear facade would have been approached first when travelling to the farmstead on the
long laneway. Figure 38 is the view that would have been seen (minus the addition to the left).
Figure 38 rear facade
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The attic gable sports two 2/2 modern, replacement, vinyl clad, wood, casement windows (Figures 39,40 &42).
Figure 39 attic gable windows
Figure 40 attic interior
Framing of the roof is red pine lumber with heavy timber reinforcing added at some point post original
construction, probably to alleviate a sagging roofline (Figure 41).
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Figure 41 attic framing
The original house interior has been
modernized and modified over time, but
retains some mid -19th century features, such
as deep-set, panelled, window casings with
modern, replacement windows (Figure 43).
Figure 42 attic window
Figure 43 panelled window casing
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Cultural heritage value and interest
The built heritage resource and potentially significant heritage resource on this property is the house.
The house has been designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as has been noted (Appendix 1). The
March 2018 FHA recommended its designation, citing its significance.
The original house with its summer kitchen wing is an early and representative example of mid -19"' century
rural, Georgian residential architecture of the area. The use of granite fieldstone as a building material, while
not unusual, is less common than brick and is carried through to the three chimneys. It displays a high degree
of craftsmanship in its stone masonry and architectural detailing, both on the interior and exterior. It has design
or physical value.
The property is associated with a number of early residents, with familiar local names; none is particularly
prominent. It does not possess historical or associative value.
It is no longer physically or visually linked to its surroundings, finding itself in a suburb of mainly single storey
1970s bungalows. The historic access to the farmhouse was from the east down a long laneway leading to the
rear of the farmhouse. No other 19th century features of the rural farmstead are present. The rural context has
been lost. Although it doesn't define, maintain or support the character of neighbourhood, it is a prominent
feature in the neighbourhood. The former farmhouse contextually fits in the area given its height, setback and
frontage in relation to the height, setback and frontage of adjacent dwellings, along with existing vegetation such
as street trees and private plantings. The land proposed to be severed contains the fieldstone garage, two mature
trees in the front yard near the westerly property line and one to the rear of the proposed lot. No other features
on the lands proposed to be severed contribute to the context. Its contextual value relates to the contribution
it makes to the neighbourhood.
Heritage Attributes
The cultural heritage attributes of the property are limited to the original house and its summer kitchen wing.
The later additions and outbuildings are not included in these features.
• the scale and regularmassing ofthe 2 -storey, 3 -bay front Georgian style building, including the full-length
front porch;
• the load-bearing, granite fieldstone walls with plastered and whitewashed portion under the front porch;
• the three granite fieldstone chimneys;
• the gable roof, including the summer kitchen wing, and the porch shed roof, all clad with cedar shingles;
• the window openings except the ground floor, east, front facade window opening (the windows are not
included; however, the 6/6 and 2/2 style of the current replacement windows should be retained unless
evidence of a different, earlier style emerges); and
• the front door with transom and sidelights.
1.4 Proposed development and impacts
The proposed development is the severance of a lot from the westerly side of the property (Figure 44).
The following assessment of potential impact the proposed redevelopment or site alteration may have on the
cultural heritage attributes of the c. 1855 house is based on the possible negative impacts as stated in the Ontario
Heritage Tool Kit.
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Potential Negative Impact
Assessment
Destruction of any, or part of any, significant heritage
no heritage attributes are to be altered
attributes or features
Alteration that is not sympathetic, or is incompatible,
no heritage attributes are to be altered
with the historic fabric and appearance
Shadows created that alter the appearance of a heritage
shadows may be created by new residences
attribute or change the viability of an associated
constructed west of the house. They are not
natural feature or plantings, such as a garden
expected to negatively affect the property
Isolation of a heritage attribute from its surrounding
the proposed severance will not isolate the
environment, context or a significant relationship
house from its environment
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Potential Negative Impact
Assessment
Direct or indirect obstruction of significant views or
there will be no obstruction of views of the
vistas within, from, or of built and natural features
house from the public realm. A new residence
will be closer to the west addition to the
original house than is the current situation
A change in land use (such as rezoning a church to a
there is no change in land use
multi -unit residence) where the change in use negates
the property's cultural heritage value
Land disturbances such as a change in grade that alters
no alteration of drainage patterns is expected
soils, and drainage patterns that adversely affect a
cultural heritage resource, including archaeological
resources
There is no negative impact on the cultural heritage attributes of the c. 1855 house. Its setting and character are
altered in that the lot is smaller and a new semi-detached residence would be built on a lot that is similar or
slightly larger than those adjacent, with similar setbacks to neighbouring properties. As noted, the streetscape
is affected only in that a lot or lots will be created similar to those on the street. The house, with its east and
west additions will continue to enjoy a frontage that is approximately triple that of neighbouring lots. There are
no expected physical or structural impacts.
1.5 Conservation options - principles and mitigating measures
The c. 1855 house and its later additions are preserved in situ; its use remains as a single family residence.
Methods of minimizing or avoiding negative impact on cultural heritage resources, noted by the Ministry of
Tourism, Culture & Sport, include but are not limited to the following:
• Alternative development approaches
Alternative development approaches could include the following.
Varying the frontage of the proposed severance to provide greater or lesser sideyards for the existing
house and its additions. The suggested frontage and sideyard meets the current zoning bylaw and are
similar to or greater than those in the immediate neighbourhood. A front yard setback of a minimum of
6 metres would ensure that the new residence is consistent with its neighbours.
Isolating development and site alteration from the significant built and natural heritage features and
vistas
The significant built heritage feature and its heritage attributes remain intact and are not isolated from the
public view.
Design guidelines that harmonize mass, setback, setting and materials
Massing, setting and materials of residences to be constructed should be influenced by the adjacent and
neighbouring residences. Harmonization with the c. 1855 house is not recommended. The house is
unique in the neighbourhood, adding to its charm and neighbourhood character.
Limiting height and density
Height ofthe residence(s) to be constructed on the severed lot should be restricted to a maximum 2 storeys
to remain in context with the historic home and the recent easterly severance.
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Allowing only compatible infill and additions
See above.
Reversible alterations
Not applicable.
Should a severance of the west side of Block "0" be granted, the detached stone garage would be demolished
to make room for anew residence. Evidence has not been found to indicate that the garage is a heritage attribute
of the property. It appears that it is perhaps built on the remains of an earlier structure; however, aerial
photographs from 1946 and 1955 show no evidence of a building in that location. Side yard setbacks and design
guidelines are noted above. Design guidelines, elevation review and tree preservation could be conditions of
the severance application. There are no trees on the property that might be considered heritage attributes.
1.6 Proposed alterations iustified and explained
The proposed severance and potential severance will not result in any loss of cultural heritage value and will
have a minimal impact on the streetscape and neighbourhood context. The impact on the cultural heritage
resource came in the 1970s when the farmhouse was removed from its context, the outbuildings were
demolished or removed, and the house was integrated in a suburban neighbourhood of single storey bungalows.
The proposed consent is appropriate. It does not impact the context; does not negatively impact the cultural
heritage resource/value (the original part ofthe former farmhouse); is not linked historically to its surroundings;
and is not a landmark.
1.7 Summary statement and recommendations
The original c. 1855 fieldstone farmhouse is an early and representative example of mid -19t' century rural,
Georgian residential architecture ofthe area. It has design value. While associated with numerous early families
of Waterloo Township, it does not possess historical significance in the opinion of the author. Numerous
modifications have been made to the property, the most significant being the loss of its rural and agricultural
context. As well, additions are somewhat sympathetic to the original house, but were designed, not so much
as products of their own time, but to blur the distinction between old and new. Modifications have also been
made to the fabric of the original house to make it more liveable, such as replacement of all the windows
(sensitively accomplished).
As noted earlier, the historic access to the farmhouse was from the east down a long laneway leading to the rear
of the farmhouse. The original view to the rear of the house is no longer a public view and therefore is not
significant. In terms of views to the former farmhouse from Brookside Crescent, during months where the
deciduous trees are not in leaf, there are some views to the house as one approaches from either direction on the
street. However, these views are partially obstructed by street streets, other private plantings (including trees
and shrubs), adjacent buildings, and fences. As shown in the photographs in this report (Figures 15 & 16), these
same views are obstructed when this same vegetation is in leaf The views are not long or wide, and do not form
part of a terminating view. The frontage of the proposed retained lands will continue to provide ample
opportunity for the public to view the heritage resource.
The proposed severance and potential severance will have no impact on the heritage attributes of the property.
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To mitigate any potential negative impact to the neighbourhood and site context, it is recommended that:
• a minimum front yard setback of 6 metres be required;
• new construction be limited in height to 2 storeys with garages flush with or behind the front facade;
• building elevations for the severed lot be submitted for review when applying for a building permit to ensure
that the design, colour and construction materials enhance the character of the neighbourhood and adjacent
heritage building; and
• a tree preservation plan be required when applying for a building permit.
1.8 Qualifications of the author completing the Heritage Impact Assessment - See Appendix 4.
This heritage impact assessment is respectfully submitted by:
CHC Limited
-��Ime
per: Owen R. Scott, OALA, FCSLA, CAHP
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Bloomfield, Elizabeth; Foster, Linda, 1949-; Laliberte, L. W. (Larry Wyman). The Waterloo Township cadastre
in 1861: "a system of the most regular irregularity'; University of Guelph. Department of Geography, 1994
City of Kitchener - Cultural Heritage Resource Evaluation Form, July 9, 2014
City of Kitchener Community Services Department - Planning Division 50 Brookside Crescent Proposed
Consent to Create I New Lot Scoped Heritage Impact Assessment—Terms of Reference
City of Kitchener Index ofNon- Designated Properties ofHeritage Value or Interest, December 1, 2016
Kitchener Street Name Index http://www.kpl.org/sites/default/files/streetindex.pdf
Historical Atlas of Waterloo & Wellington Counties 1881 -1877, H. Parsell & Co. Walker & Miles, Toronto
re -print 1972
Ontario Heritage Act R. SO. 1990, c. 0. 18, Ontario Regulation 9/06 `Criteria for Determining Cultural
Heritage Value or Interest' January 25, 2006
Parks Canada, Standard & Guidelines for the Conservation ofHistoric Places in Canada, www.pc.gc.ca
Second Edition.
Plan of Subdivision Part of Lot 36 German Company Tract, H J Koester O.L.S., 23 September 1971
Plan of Survey Showing Part of Lot 36 German Company Tract Township of Waterloo - David J. Howe,
OLS, revised November 3, 1964
Provincial Policy Statement (PPS, 2014)
Region of Waterloo Archives, http://www. re gionofwaterloo.ca/en/regionalgovernment/archives.asp
University of Waterloo Geospatial Centre
Waterloo Region Generations, A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario
http: //generations. regionofwaterloo.ca/
Website: Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport
http://www.culture.gov.on.calenglishlheritagelinfo sheets info sheet 8,2rinciples.htm
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Chain of Title PIN 22456-0204 50 Brookside Crescent, Kitchener, ON
no.
instrument
registered date from
to
Patent
04 July 1952
Crown
Richard Beasley
123
Bargain &
Sale
24 July 1805
Richard Beasley
Daniel and Jacob Erb
126
B&S
25 July 1805
Daniel and Jacob Erb
John Bricker
610
B&S
05 March 1839
John Bricker
Wendel Bowman
611
B&S
05 March 1839
Wendel Bowman
Stephen Washburn & Grant Thomas Collins
153
Quit Claim
Deed
13 May 1845
Stephen Washburn & Thomas
Collins
Alexander Grant
154
Quit Claim
Deed
13 May 1845
Alexander Grant and Stephen
Washburn
Thomas Collins
155
B&S
13 May 1845
Alexander Grant and Thomas
Collins
Stephen Washburn
2424
B&S
27 July 1860
Stephen Washburn
David Thaler
2506
B&S
23 March 1861
David Thaler
Henry Knoepfel
8665
B&S
16 Oct 1882
Estate of Henry Knoepfel
George Fischer
19203
B&S
02 Feb 1911
Estate of George Fischer
Frederick Reier
21692
B&S
07 June 1916
Frederick Reier
Elmer Reier
138484
Grant
06 April 1956
Nettie, Manford & Marcel Reier
Leo & Elfriede Federau
288643
Grant
19 Nov 1964
Leo & Elfriede Federau
Dutchman Homes Limited
406056
Grant
19 Aug 1969
Dutchman Homes Limited
Costain Estates Ltd.
454497
Grant
17 Sept 1971
Leo & Elfriede Federau
Costain Estates Ltd.
1334
Plan
23 Sept 1971
Plan of Subdivision Part Lot 36
461377
Grant
06 Jan 1972
Costain Estates Ltd.
Leo & Elfriede Federau (Block "0" Plan1334)
465968
Grant
30 March 1972
Costain Estates Ltd.
Marcon Contractors Limited
476082
Grant
25 Aug 1972
Marcon Contractors Limited
Leo & Elfriede Federau (Lot 87 Plan 1334)
935964
Grant
15 March 1988
Leo & Elfriede Federau
Bruce John and Dorothy Jean Madill
1467686
Transfer
15 Aug 2000
Dorothy Jean Madill
Lawrence Ross & Margaret Williamson
WR6053
43
Transfer
31 March 2011
Lawrence Ross & Margaret
Williamson
Inga Ostojic & Michael Krause
WR6607
45
Transfer
14 Dec 2011
Inga Ostojic
current owner
CHC Limited
March 14, 2018
Appendix 3
Federau Farmstead Photographs
The following photographs were provided by Ms. Mary Federau with thanks.
Federau farmstead unknown date - Ms. Mary Federau
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Federau Farmstead Photographs
Federau farmstead unknown date - Ms. Mary Federau
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Federau Farmstead Photographs
Federau farmstead unknown date - Ms. Mary Federau
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Federau Farmstead Photographs
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Shed and attached garage 1967 - Ms. Mary Federau
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Federau Farmstead Photographs
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Federau farmstead unknown date - Ms. Mary Federau
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Federau Farmstead Photographs
Federau farmstead 1962 - Ms. Mary Federau
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Appendix 4
Qualifications of the Author
OWEN R. SCOTT, GALA, FCSLA, CAHP
Education:
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) University of Michigan, 1967
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Landscape Horticulture), (BSA) University of Guelph, 1965
Professional Experience:
1965
- present
President, CHC Limited, Guelph, ON
1977
- present
President, The Landplan Collaborative Ltd., Guelph, ON
1977-
1985
Director, The Pacific Landplan Collaborative Ltd., Vancouver and Nanaimo, BC
1975-1981
Editor and Publisher, Landscape Architecture Canada, Ariss, ON
1969-1981
Associate Professor, School of Landscape Architecture, University of Guelph
1975-
1979
Director and Founding Principal, Ecological Services for Planning Limited, Guelph, ON
1964-
1969
Landscape Architect, Project Planning Associates Limited, Toronto, ON
Historical Research, Heritage Planning and Conservation Experience and Expertise
Current Professional and Professional Heritage Associations Affiliations:
Member: Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation (Al -ILP) - 1978 -
Member: Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CARP) - 1987 -
Member: Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) - 1968 - (Emeritus 2016)
Member: Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (FCSLA) - 1969 - (Fellow 1977, Life Member 2016)
Community and Professional Society Service (Heritage):
Director: Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CARP), 2002 - 2003
Member: Advisory Board, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, 1980 - 2002
Member: City of Guelph Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC), 1987 - 2000 (Chair 1988 -
1990)
Member: Advisory Council, Centre for Canadian Historical Horticultural Studies, 1985 - 1988
Professional Honours and Awards (Heritage):
Merit Award 2016 Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Awards, City of Kitchener Cultural
Heritage Landscapes
National Award 2016 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA), City of Kitchener Cultural Heritage
Mike Wagner Award 2013
People's Choice Award 2012
Award of Excellence 2012
National Award
Award of Merit
Award
Award
Award
Award
Regional Merit
National Honour
Citation
Honour Award
Citation
National Citation
National Merit
Award
2009
2009
2007
2001
1998
1994
1990
Landscapes
Heritage Award - Breithaupt Block, Kitchener, ON
Brampton Urban Design Awards, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, Brampton, ON
Brampton Urban Design Awards, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives, Brampton, ON
Heritage Canada Foundation National Achievement, Alton Mill, Alton, ON
Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Awards, Alton Mill, Alton, ON
Excellence in Urban Design Awards, Heritage, Old Quebec Street, City of Guelph, ON
Ontario Heritage Foundation Certificate of Achievement
Province of Ontario, Volunteer Award (10 year award)
Province of Ontario, Volunteer Award (5 year award)
CSLA Awards, Britannia School Farm Master Plan
1990 CSLA Awards, Confederation Boulevard, Ottawa
1989 City of Mississauga Urban Design Awards, Britannia School Farm Master Plan
1987 Canadian Architect, Langdon Hall Landscape Restoration, Cambridge, ON
1986 Progressive Architecture, The Ceremonial Routes (Confederation Boulevard), Ottawa,
1985 CSLA Awards, Tipperary Creek Heritage Conservation Area Master Plan, Saskatoon, SK
1984 CSLA Awards, St. James Park Victorian Garden, Toronto, ON
1982 Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs Ontario Renews Awards, Millside, Guelph, ON
Selected Heritage Publications:
Scott, Owen R., The Southern Ontario "Grid", ACORN Vol XXVI-3, Summer 2001. The Journal of the Architectural
Appendix 4
Qualifications of the Author
Conservancy of Ontario.
Scott, Owen R. 19th Century Gardens for the 20' and 21 "Centuries. Proceedings of "Conserving Ontario's Landscapes"
conference of the ACO, (April 1997). Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Inc., Toronto, 1998.
Scott, Owen R. Landscapes of Memories, A Guide for Conserving Historic Cemeteries. (19 of 30 chapters) compiled and
edited by Tamara Anson-Cartright, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, 1997.
Scott, Owen R. Cemeteries: A Historical Perspective, Newsletter, The Memorial Society of Guelph, September 1993.
Scott, Owen R. The Sound of the Double -bladed Axe, Guelph and its Spring Festival. edited by Gloria Dent and Leonard
Conolly, The Edward Johnson Music Foundation, Guelph, 1992. 2 pp.
Scott, Owen R. Woolwich Street Corridor, Guelph, ACORN Vol XVI -2, Fall 1991. Newsletter of the Architectural
Conservancy of Ontario Inc. (ACO)
Scott, Owen R. guest editor, ACORN, Vol. XIV -2, Summer 1989. Cultural Landscape Issue, Newsletter of the ACO.
Scott, Owen R. Heritage Conservation Education, Heritage Landscape Conservation, Momentum 1989, Icomos Canada,
Ottawa, p.31.
Scott, Owen R. Cultivars, pavers and the historic landscape, Historic Sites Supplies Handbook. Ontario Museum
Association, Toronto, 1989. 9 pp.
Scott, Owen R. Landscape preservation - What is it? Newsletter, American Society of Landscape Architects - Ontario
Chapter, vol. 4 no. 3, 1987.
Scott, Owen R. Tipperary Creek Conservation Area, Wanuskewin Heritage Park. Landscape Architectural Review, May
1986. pp. 5-9.
Scott, Owen R. Victorian Landscape Gardening. Ontario Bicentennial History Conference, McMaster University, 1984.
Scott, Owen R. Canada West Landscapes. Fifth Annual Proceedings Niagara Peninsula History Conference (1983). 1983.
22 pp.
Scott, Owen R. Utilizing History to Establish Cultural and Phvsical Identitv in the Rural Landscape. Landscape Planning,
Elsevier Scientific Press, Amsterdam, 1979. Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 179-203.
Scott, Owen R. Changing Rural Landscape in Southern Ontario. Third Annual Proceedings Agricultural History of
Ontario Seminar (1978). June 1979. 20 pp.
Scott, Owen R., P. Grimwood,M. Watson. George Laing -Landscape Gardener, Hamilton, Canada West 1808-1871.
Bulletin, The Association for Preservation Technology, Vol. IX, No. 3, 1977, 13 pp. (also published in Landscape
Architecture Canada, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1978).
Scott, Owen R. The Evaluation of the Upper Canadian Landscape. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of
Manitoba. 1978. (Colour videotape).
Following is a representative listing of some of the heritage consultations undertaken by Owen R. Scott in his capacity as
a principal of The Landplan Collaborative Ltd., and principal of CHC Limited.
Heritage Master Plans and Landscape Plans
o Alton Mill Landscape, Caledon, ON
o Black Creek Pioneer Village Master Plan, Toronto, ON
o Britannia School Farm Master Plan, Peel Board of Education/Mississauga, ON
o Confederation Boulevard (Sussex Drive) Urban Design, Site Plans, NCC/Ottawa, ON
o Doon Heritage Crossroads Master Plan and Site Plans, Region of Waterloo/Kitchener, ON
o Downtown Guelph Private Realm Improvements Manual, City of Guelph, ON
o Downtown Guelph Public Realm Plan, City of Guelph, ON
o Dundurn Castle Landscape Restoration Feasibility Study, City of Hamilton, ON
o Elam Martin Heritage Farmstead Master Plan, City of Waterloo, ON
o Exhibition Park Master Plan, City of Guelph, ON
o George Brown House Landscape Restoration, Toronto, ON
o Grand River Corridor Conservation Plan, GRCA/Regional Municipality of Waterloo, ON
o Greenwood Cemetery Master Plan, Owen Sound, ON
o Hamilton Unified Family Courthouse Landscape Restoration Plan, Hamilton, ON
o John Galt Park, City of Guelph, ON
o Judy LaMarsh Memorial Park Master Plan, NCC/Ottawa, ON
o Langdon Hall Gardens Restoration and Site Plans, Cambridge, ON
o London Psychiatric Hospital Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan, London, ON
o McKay / Varley House Landscape Restoration Plan, Markham (Unionville), ON
o Museum of Natural Science/Magnet School 59/ Landscape Restoration and Site Plans, City of Buffalo, NY
Appendix 4
Qualifications of the Author
0 Muskoka Pioneer Village Master Plan, MNR/Huntsville, ON
0 Peel Heritage Centre Adaptive Re -use, Landscape Design, Brampton, ON
0 Phyllis Rawlinson Park Master Plan (winning design competition), Town of Richmond Hill, ON
0 Prime Ministerial Precinct and Rideau Hall Master Plan, NCC/Ottawa, ON
0 Queen/Picton Streets Streetscape Plans, Town of Niagara -on -the -Lake, ON
0 Regional Heritage Centre Feasibility Study and Site Selection, Region of Waterloo, ON
0 Rockway Gardens Master Plan, Kitchener Horticultural Society/City of Kitchener, ON
0 St. George's Square, City of Guelph, ON
0 St. James Cemetery Master Plan, Toronto, ON
0 St. James Park Victorian Garden, City of Toronto, ON
0 Tipperary Creek (Wanuskewin) Heritage Conservation Area Master Plan, Meewasin Valley Authority, Saskatoon, SK
0 Whitehern Landscape Restoration Plan, Hamilton, ON
0 Woodside National Historic Park Landscape Restoration, Parks Canada/Kitchener, ON
Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports (CHER), Cultural Heritage Inventories and Cultural Heritage Landscape Evaluations
o Adams Bridge (Structure S20) Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Southgate Twp., ON
o Belfountain Area Heritage Inventory for Environmental Assessment, Peel Region, ON
o Bridge 420 Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Blandford -Blenheim Township, ON
o Bridge 425 Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Blandford -Blenheim Township, ON
o Chappell Estate / Riverside / Mississauga Public Garden Heritage Inventory, Mississauga, ON
o Cruickston Park Farm & Cruickston Hall - Cultural Heritage Resources Study, Cambridge, ON
o Doon Valley Golf Course - Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Resources Inventory, Kitchener/Cambridge, ON
o Government of Ontario Light Rail Transit (GO-ALRT) Route Selection, Cultural and Natural Resources Inventory for
Environmental Assessment, Hamilton/Burlington, ON
o Hancock Woodlands Cultural Heritage Assessment, City of Mississauga, ON
o Hespeler West Secondary Plan - Heritage Resources Assessment, City of Cambridge, ON
o Highway 400 to 404 Link Cultural Heritage Inventory for Environmental Assessment, Bradford, ON
o Highway 401 to 407 Links Cultural Heritage Inventory for Environmental Assessment, Pickering/Ajax/Whitby/
Bowmanville, ON
o Holland Mills Road Bridge Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Wilmot Township, ON
0 Homer Watson House Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Kitchener, ON
o Irvine Street (Watt) Bridge Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Township of Centre Wellington, ON
o Lakewood Golf Course Cultural Landscape Assessment, Tecumseh, ON
o Landfill Site Selection, Cultural Heritage Inventory for Environmental Assessment, Region of Halton, ON
o Niska Road Cultural Heritage Landscape Addendum, City of Guelph, ON
0 154 Ontario Street, Historical - Associative Evaluation, Guelph, ON
0 35 Sheldon Avenue North, Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Kitchener, ON
o Silvercreek (LaFarge Lands) Cultural Landscape Assessment, Guelph, ON
o South Kitchener Transportation Study, Heritage Resources Assessment, Region of Waterloo, ON
0 53 Surrey Street East and 41, 43, 45 Wyndham Street South Cultural Heritage Evaluation Guelph, ON
o Swift Current CPR Station Gardens condition report and feasibility study for rehabilitation/reuse, Swift Current, SK
o University of Guelph, McNaughton Farm House, Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment, Puslinch Township, ON
o University of Guelph, Trent Institute Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment, Guelph, ON
o University of Guelph, 1 and 10 Trent Lane Cultural Heritage Resource Assessments, Guelph, ON
o Uno Park Road Bridge, Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Harley Township, ON
0 2007 Victoria Road South Heritage Evaluation, Guelph, ON
o Waterloo Valleylands Study, Heritage and Recreational Resources mapping and policies, Region of Waterloo
Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA), Heritage Impact Statements (HIS), Cultural Heritage Resource Impact Assessments
(CHRIA) and Cultural Landscape Heritage Impact Statements
0 Adams Bridge (Structure S20) Heritage Impact Assessment, Southgate Township, ON
0 33 Arkell Road Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 86 Arthur Street, Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 William Barber House, 5155 Mississauga Road, Heritage Impact Assessment, Mississauga, ON
0 Barra Castle Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 Biltmore Hat Factory Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
Appendix 4
Qualifications of the Author
0 140 Blue Heron Ridge Heritage Impact Assessment, Cambridge, ON
0 25 Breithaupt Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 51 Breithaupt Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
o Bridge 420 Heritage Impact Assessment, Blandford -Blenheim Township, ON
o Bridge 425 Heritage Impact Assessment, Blandford -Blenheim Township, ON
0 215 Broadway Street Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
o Cambridge Retirement Complex on the former Tiger Brand Lands, Heritage Impact Assessment, Cambridge, ON
o Cambridge Retirement Complex on the former Tiger Brand Lands, Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum, Cambridge,
ON
0 27-31 Cambridge Street, Heritage Impact Assessment, Cambridge, ON
0 3075 Cawthra Road Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
0 58 Church Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Churchville Heritage Conservation District, Brampton, ON
o City Centre Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 175 Cityview Drive Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 12724 Coleraine Drive Cultural Heritage Impact Statement, Caledon (Bolton), ON
0 12880 Coleraine Drive Cultural Heritage Impact Statement, Caledon (Bolton), ON
o Cordingly House Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
0 264 Crawley Road Heritage Impact Assessment (farmstead, house & barn), Guelph, ON
0 31-43 David Street (25 Joseph Street) Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 35 David Street (Phase II) Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 75 Dublin Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 24, 26, 28 and 32 Dundas Street East Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, (Cooksville), ON
0 1261 Dundas Street South Heritage Impact Assessment, Cambridge, ON
0 172 - 178 Elizabeth Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 19 Esandar Drive, Heritage Impact Assessment, Toronto, ON
0 14 Forbes Avenue Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 42 Front Street South Heritage Impact Assessment, Mississauga, ON
o Grey Silo Golf Course/Elam Martin Farmstead Heritage Impact Assessment, City of Waterloo, ON
o GRCA Lands, 748 Zeller Drive Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum, Kitchener, ON
o Hancock Woodlands Heritage Impact Statement, City of Mississauga, ON
0 132 Hart's Lane, Hart Farm Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
o Holland Mills Road Bridge Heritage Impact Assessment, Wilmot Township, ON
0 9675, 9687, 9697 Keele Street Heritage Impact Assessment, City of Vaughan (Maple) ON
0 13165 Keele Street Cultural Heritage Resource Impact Assessment, King Township (King City), ON
0 151 King Street North Heritage Impact Assessment, Waterloo, ON
o Kip Co. Lands Developments Ltd. Cultural Heritage Resource Impact Assessment - Woodbridge Heritage Conservation
District, City of Vaughan (Woodbridge) ON
0 20415 Leslie Street Heritage Impact Assessment, East Gwillimbury, ON
0 117 Liverpool Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 30 - 40 Margaret Avenue Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 19 - 37 Mill Street Scoped Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 2610, 2620 and 2630 Mississauga Road, Cultural Landscape Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
0 4067 Mississauga Road, Cultural Landscape Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
0 1142 Mona Road, Heritage Impact Assessment, Mississauga, ON
0 1245 Mona Road, Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
0 15 Mont Street, Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
o Proposed Region of Waterloo Multimodal Hub at 16 Victoria Street North, 50 & 60 Victoria Street North, and 520 & 510
King Street West, Heritage Study and Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 6671 Ninth Line Heritage Impact Statement, Cordingley House Restoration & Renovation, Mississauga, ON
0 324 Old Huron Road Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 40 Queen Street South Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, (Streetsville), ON
o Rockway Holdings Limited Lands north of Fairway Road Extension Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 35 Sheldon Avenue, Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 259 St. Andrew Street East Cultural Heritage Assessment, Fergus, ON
0 10431 The Gore Road Heritage Impact Assessment, Brampton, ON
o Thorny -Brae Heritage Impact Statement, Mississauga, ON
Appendix 4
Qualifications of the Author
0 7 Town Crier Lane, Heritage Impact Assessment, Markham, ON
o University of Guelph, 3 - 7 Gordon Street Houses, Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
o University of Guelph, Harrison House, Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
o Uno Park Road Bridge, Heritage Impact Assessment, Harley Township, ON
o Victoria Park Proposed Washroom Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, Kitchener, ON
0 927 Victoria Road South (barn) Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
0 272-274 Victoria Street Heritage Impact Assessment, Mississauga, ON
0 26 - 32 Water Street North Heritage Impact Assessment, Cambridge (Galt), ON
o Winzen Developments Heritage Impact Assessment, Cambridge, ON
0 35 Wright Street Cultural Heritage Resource Impact Assessment, Richmond Hill, ON
0 1123 York Road Heritage Impact Assessment, Guelph, ON
Heritage Conservation Plans
0 William Barber House, 5155 Mississauga Road, Heritage Conservation Plan, Mississauga, ON
0 51 Breithaupt Street Heritage Conservation Plan, Kitchener, ON
0 Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital Conservation Plan, for Infrastructure Ontario, Hamilton, ON
0 Harrop Barn Heritage Conservation Plan, Milton, ON
0 324 Old Huron Road Conservation Plan, Kitchener, ON
0 264 Woolwich Street Heritage Conservation Plan, Guelph, ON
Heritage Conservation District Studies and Plans
0 Downtown Whitby Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan, Town of Whitby, ON
0 MacGregor/Albert Heritage Conservation District Study and Plan, City of Waterloo, ON
0 Queen Street East Heritage Conservation District Study, Toronto, ON
0 University of Toronto & Queen's Park Heritage Conservation District Study, City of Toronto, ON
Cultural Heritage Landscape Inventories/Studies
0 Cultural Heritage Landscape Study, City of Kitchener, ON
0 Cultural Heritage Landscape Inventory, City of Mississauga, ON
Peer Reviews
0 Acton Quarry Cultural Heritage Landscape & Built Heritage Study & Assessment Peer Review, Acton, ON
0 Belvedere Terrace - Peer Review, Assessment of Proposals for Heritage Property, Parry Sound, ON
0 Heritage Square Heritage Impact Assessment Peer Review for Township of Centre Wellington (Fergus), ON
0 Little Folks Heritage Impact Assessment Peer Review for Township of Centre Wellington (Elora), ON
Expert Witness Experience
0 Oelbaum Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Eramosa Township, ON, 1988
0 Roselawn Centre Conservation Review Board Hearing, Port Colborne, ON, 1993
0 Halton Landfill, Joint Environmental Assessment Act and Environmental Protection Act Board Hearing, 1994
0 OPA 129 Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Richmond Hill, ON, 1996
0 Diamond Property Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Aurora, ON, 1998
0 Harbour View Investments Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Town of Caledon, ON, 1998
0 Aurora South Landowners Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Aurora, ON, 2000
0 Ballycroy Golf Course Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Palgrave, ON, 2002
0 Doon Valley Golf Course Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Cambridge, ON, 2002
0 Maple Grove Community Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, North York, ON, 2002
0 Maryvale Crescent Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Richmond Hill, ON, 2003
0 LaFarge Lands Ontario Municipal Board Mediation, Guelph, ON, 2007
0 255 Geddes Street, Elora, ON, heritage opinion evidence - Ontario Superior Court of Justice, 2010
c Downey Trail Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Guelph, ON, 2010
0 Wilson Farmhouse Conservation Review Board Hearing, Guelph, ON, 2014
0 85 Victoria Street, Churchville Heritage Conservation District, Ontario Municipal Board Hearing,
Brampton, ON, 2016
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