HomeMy WebLinkAboutDSD-2023-248 - 2023 Mike and Pat Wagner Award Nominations Summary
Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: June 6, 2023
SUBMITTED BY: Garett Stevenson, Interim Planning Director, 519-741-2200 ext. 7070
PREPARED BY: Jessica Vieira, Heritage Planner, 519-741-2200 ext. 7041
DATE OF REPORT: May 18, 2023
REPORT NO.: DSD-2023-248
SUBJECT: 2023 Mike and Pat Wagner Award Nominations Summary
RECOMMENDATION:
That Heritage Kitchener Committee receive the 2023 Mike and Pat Wagner Award nomination
summary and vote for up four award winners.
BACKGROUND:
In 1997, the City of Kitchener established the Mike Wagner Heritage Awards to pay tribute
to property owners, businesses and individuals who have contributed to the conservation of
City Councillor
Mike Wagner who served on City Council from 1989 to 1997, and who was a strong
advocate for heritage, culture, and the arts. In 2017, the heritage awards were renamed The
Mike & Pat Wagner Heritage Awards in recognition of the many contributions of Pat Wagner,
who was a long-time member of Heritage Kitchener and a recipient of the Lieutenant
program to celebrate a broader range of categories under one program event, known as the
Kitchener Great Places Awards (KGPAs). The biennial KGPAs includes presentation of the
rds.
Up to 4 heritage awards may be presented in a given award period year, and nominations
may be received in one of three categories as follows:
Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage Resources
Preservation projects involve protecting, maintaining and stabilizing the existing form,
material and integrity of a cultural heritage resource while protecting its heritage attributes
and values. Preservation projects generally relate to cultural heritage resources that are
intact and do not require extensive repair, extensive replacement, alterations, or additions.
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Restoration projects involve revealing, recovering, or representing the state of a cultural
heritage resource or of an individual heritage attribute as it appeared at a particular period
in its history, as accurately as possible, while protecting its heritage value. Restoration
projects are based on physical and documentary or oral evidence.
Rehabilitation / Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage Resources
Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse projects involve the sensitive adaptation of a cultural
heritage resource or of an individual heritage attribute for a continuing or compatible
contemporary use, while protecting its heritage value. This may be achieved through repairs,
replacements, alterations and/or additions.
Individual Contributions to the Field of Heritage Conservation
Awarded to individuals, businesses, organizations, institutions who have made exceptional
and/or long-lasting contributions to the conservation of cultural heritage resources.
Nominations for a Mike Wagner Heritage Award must demonstrate that:
The conservation project involves a cultural heritage resource;
The conservation project conserves the heritage attributes and values associated
with the cultural heritage resource;
The conservation project is located within the City of Kitchener;
The conservation project is complete;
The conservation project obtained all required approvals such as Building Permits
and Heritage Permits;
The conservation project has not received a previous Mike Wagner Heritage Award
for the same work;
The individual, business, organization or institution nominated has made exceptional
or long-lasting contributions to the conservation of cultural heritage resources within
the City of Kitchener.
REPORT:
The following properties have been nominated for the 2023 Mike and Pat Wagner Heritage Award.
Category Address
Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage 87 Scott Street
Resources
Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage 48 Ontario Street North
Resources
Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage 404 King Street West
Resources
Rehabilitation / Adaptive Reuse of Cultural 114 Victoria Street South
Heritage Resources
Rehabilitation / Adaptive Reuse of Cultural 883 Doon Village Road
Heritage Resources
A summary of the nominations that have been receivedis provided below.
87 Scott Street - Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage Resources
The subject property is listed as a non-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest on
the Municipal Heritage Register. It is a two-storey single-detached dwelling built in the Italianate
architectural style. 87 Scott Street had fallen into disrepair and was rehabilitated by ABA and a
consulting team into a duplex, per the Standards and Guidelines for Historic Places in Canada. Work
included but was not limited to the repair or replacement of cracked masonry, window and door
frames, wood columns, handrails and decking on the front verandah, and the repair of the tooth
fascia detailing. The work undertaken did not substantially alter the character defining elements or
heritage attributes of the building. Original building material was retained where feasible.
Figure 2: 87 Scott Street After Rehabilitation
Figure 1: 87 Scott Street Before Rehabilitation
48 Ontario Street North (The Canadian Legion) - Preservation / Restoration of Cultural
Heritage Resources
The subject property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The building was the
former headquarters of Bell Telephone in the town of Berlin, before being sold to the Royal Canadian
Legion Branch 50 where is operated in various capacities. Voisin Capital Incorporated has renovated
and restored the property, where it now once again operates as office space. Work included the
installation of completely new electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems, as well as the
installation of a new roof, windows, and significant masonry repairs. Lead paint and asbestos titles
were remediated and the original brick walls and concrete structural elements were exposed and
restored to their former condition. Some of the original conduits from Bell Telephone were exposed
and encased as a display, as homage to the buildings original use.
Figure 2: 48 Ontario Street Before Restoration
Figure 3: Rendering of Work to 48 Ontario Street
404 King Street West (Kaufman Lofts) - Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage
Resources
The subject property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. Formerly the Kaufman
Rubber Company and Footwear Building, the heritage resource has been redeveloped into dwelling
units. Most recently, Edison was retained to complete exterior repairs to the building. Work included
masonry and concrete repairs, improving water shedding details and flashing, resealing the building
cladding joints to prevent water infiltration, and repainting and recoating the exterior to match the
existing finish. The objective of the project was to extend the lifespan of the architectural components
while preserving the character-defining heritage attributes, and the work was completed in
accordance with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
Figure 5: 404 King Street West Before Repair Work
Figure 6: 404 King Street West After Repair Work
114 Victoria Street South (Glove Box) - Rehabilitation / Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage
Resources
The subject property is listed as a non-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest on
the Municipal Heritage Register. The Glove Box redevelopment involved the restoration and
adaptive reuse of the former Huck Glove Factory building. The entirety of the original building, save
for the dilapidated roof structure, was preserved and integrated into a new seven-storey, 120,000
square foot addition. The work completed repaired and conserved materials and finished wherever
feasible in keeping with good conservation practices. This included the repair and repointing of
deteriorated portions of the original double-wythe exterior brick masonry walls, and original stone
windowsills. A creative solution involving the provision of new cast-in place concrete structural slabs
was also used to preserve the original hardwood floorboards and timber beams, which had been
deemed inadequate to support office loads. The windows were not original to the structure and were
replaced with historically appropriate units. The new addition was carefully designed to contrast
against and minimize impact on the heritage resource.
Figure 7: 114 Victoria Street South Before Work
Figure 8: 114 Victoria Street South After Work
883 Doon Village Road (Hog and Hen House) - Rehabilitation / Adaptive Reuse of Cultural
Heritage Resources
The subject property is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Designating By-
law No. 2020-061 identifies the coach house formerly used as a hog and hen barn as being a
secondary heritage attribute. The former hog and hen barn was relocated in 2019 and placed on
new foundation in 2020. Restoration of the exterior was completed in 2021, while interior renovations
to convert the building into livable space was completed in 2022. The relocation involved the hand
excavation of the structure in sections, securing by metal strapping and moving it via large I-beams,
hydraulic hacks, and cribbing. Limestone mortar was used to repoint damaged brick and stone, wood
awning windows and a new steel roof that matched the original were installed, and wood soffit and
fascia replaced.
Figure 9: Hog and Hen House Before Work
Figure 10: Hog and Hen House After Work
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services Department
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A 87 Scott Street Nomination Package
Attachment B 48 Ontario Street North Nomination Package
Attachment C 404 King Street West Nomination Package
Attachment D 114 Victoria Street South Nomination Package
Attachment E 883 Doon Village Road Nomination Package