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Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: March 3, 2026
SUBMITTED BY: Garett Stevenson, Director of Development and Housing Approvals,
519-783-8922
PREPARED BY: Michelle Drake, Senior Heritage Planner, 519-783-8909
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 9
DATE OF REPORT: February 9, 2026
REPORT NO.: DSD-2026-085
SUBJECT: Notice of Intention to Designate 53-61 King Street East
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 municipally addressed as 53-
61 King Street East as being of cultural heritage value or interest.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to request that Council publish a Notice of Intention to
Designate 53-61 King Street East under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
An updated Statement of Significance describing the cultural heritage value or interest
of 53-61 King Street East has been drafted by Heritage Planning staff.
The key finding of this report is that 53-61 King Street East meets four (4) of nine (9)
criteria for designation under Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 (amended by
Ontario Regulation 569/22) and has been confirmed to be a significant cultural
heritage resource recognized for its design/physical, historical/associative, and
contextual values.
There are no financial implications.
Community engagement included informing residents by posting this report with the
agenda in advance of the Heritage Kitchener Committee meeting, providing written
correspondence to the property owner, and consulting with Heritage Kitchener at their
January 6, 2026 committee meeting. Should Council choose to give Notice of Intention
to Designate, such notice shall be served on the property owner and the Ontario
Heritage Trust.
This report supports the delivery of core services.
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BACKGROUND:
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53-61 King Street East is a 20 century commercial building with an Art Deco-inspired
front façade. The building is situated on a 0.4 acre parcel of land located on the south side
of King Street East between Queen Street South and Benton Street in the Downtown
Cultural Heritage Landscape in the City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The
principal resource that contributes to the heritage value is the Art Deco-inspired front
façade.
Figure 1.0: Location Map of Subject Property (53-61 King Street East)
A full assessment of 53-61 King Street East has been completed, including: field
evaluation and archival research. The findings conclude that the subject property meets
four (4) of nine (9) criteria for designation under Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06
(amended by Ontario Regulation 569/22). An updated Statement of Significance
describing or interest was presented to the Heritage
Kitchener Committee on January 6, 2025. The Committee recommended that pursuant to
Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the cultural heritage value or interest of 53-61 King
Street East should be confirmed by pursuing designation of the subject property under
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. This work was undertaken as part of the City
Municipal Heritage Register (MHR) Review, initiated in February of 2023. The MHR
to amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act introduced in
January of 2023 through Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. Bill 200, the
Homeowner Protect Act, 2024, extended the time municipalities have, to designate
properties listed on their municipal heritage registers until January 1, 2027. The City
contacted all owners of listed properties through an initial letter dated May 23, 2023 and
an update letter dated February 27, 2025, to inform them of this undertaking. Owners of
properties recommended for designation were contacted via a third letter. The property
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owner for 53-61 King Street East was contacted via third letter sent by mail dated January
9, 2026. This letter was accompanied by the updated Statement of Significance and a
ÐGuide to Heritage Designation for Property OwnersÑ prepared in June 2023. The letter
invited property owners to contact er with any comments,
questions, or concerns.
Per standard procedure, should Council support the Notice of Intention to Designate
(NOID), the property owner will be contacted a fourth time through a letter advising of the
will be published in a newspaper. Once the letter is
served on the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust, and the newspaper ad is
posted, there will be a 30-day appeal period in which the property owner may object to the
designation.
Figure 2.0: Front Elevation of 53-61 King Street East
REPORT:
Identifying and protecting cultural heritage resources within the City of Kitchener is an
important part of planning for the future, and helping to guide change while conserving the
buildings, structures, and landscapes that give the 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 to provide long-term conservation of
cultural heritage resources for future generations. Designation recognizes the importance
of a property to the local community; protects th or
interest; encourages good stewardship and conservation; and, promotes knowledge and
understanding about the property. Designation not only publicly recognizes and promotes
awareness, but it also provides a process for ensuring that changes to a property are
value or interest.
53-61 King Street East is recognized for its design/physical, historical/associative, and
contextual values. It satisfies four (4) of nine (9) criteria for designation under the Ontario
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Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 (amended by Ontario Regulation 569/22). A summary of the
criteria that is or is not met is provided in Table 1 below.
Criteria Criteria Met
(Yes/No)
1. The property has design value or physical value because it is a Yes
rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type,
material, or construction method.
2. The property has design value or physical value because it No
displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit.
3. The property has design or physical value because it No
demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific
achievement.
4. The property has historical value or associative value because it Yes
has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person,
activity, organization or institution that is significant to a
community.
5. The property has historical or associative value because it No
yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes
to an understanding of a community or culture.
6. The property has historical value or associative value because it Unknown
demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist,
builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community.
7. The property has contextual value because it is important in Yes
defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area.
8. The property has contextual value because it is physically, Yes
functionally, visually, or historically linked to its surroundings.
9. The property has contextual value because it is a landmark. No
Table 1: Criteria for Designation under Ontario Regulation 9/06 (Amended by
Ontario Regulation 569/22)
Design/Physical Value
The property municipally addressed as 53-61 King Street East demonstrates
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design/physical value as a rare example of mid-20 century commercial building with an
Art Deco-inspired front façade. The building is in good condition with many intact heritage
attributes above the first storey.
The Art Deco inspired front façade was constructed circa 1941 on a two-storey
commercial building, which was constructed with brick, steel tile, and concrete block. The
building to the north, which was destroyed by fire in December 1959, was added to the
building in 1966 to create a uniform Art Deco-inspired façade from 53-61 King Street East.
The building features: a rectangular plan; four bays across the front elevation; parapet
roofline; cut-stone construction; large store front windows; two rectangular pillars with
nd
aluminum canopy; 2 story casement windows with mull
narrow panes with a transom light above); intermittent string course at sill level; incised
circles between the windows; panels above the windows with vertical fluting; and, incised
horizontal banding across the top of the building.
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Front Elevation (South Façade) King Street East
The front of the building faces King Street East, it is six bays wide and is built with cut
stone. The original Art Deco-inspired front façade was three bays wide. This façade
generally aligns with the front property line and the second-storey features: flat roof;
parapet roofline with copper flashing; cut stone; one window opening in the first and third
bay; a ribbon (three) of casement windows in the second bay; flat headed casement
sills; geometrical horizontal motifs
incised in the stone above the windows in the first and third bay; circular motifs incised in
the stone beside the windows in the first and third bay; vertical motifs above the ribbon of
windows in the second bay; and, projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above.
The fourth bay was constructed circa 1966 following a fire that destroyed the adjacent
Zellers department store. The extension of this façade is three bays wide. This façade is
setback approximately one metre from the front property line and the second-storey
features: flat roof; parapet roofline with copper flashing; cut stone; a ribbon of three
casement windows in the second bay; flat headed casement windows with mullions in the
stone sills; geometrical horizontal motifs incised in the stone above the
circular motifs in the first and third bay; circular motifs incised in the stone beside the
ribbon of windows; vertical motifs above the ribbon of windows in the second bay; and,
projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above.
Historical/Associative
The property municipally addressed as 53-61 King Street East has historical/associative
value because it has direct associations with the theme of economic development, early
do
The property yields information that contributes to the understanding of economic
development. The chain store concept was developed in the United States and one of its
pioneers was Frank Winfield Woolworth. In 1878 he was working as a senior clerk where
he helped introduce a five-cent counter. He saw the broader commercial potential of this
concept and adapted it by displaying goods so that customers could make their own
choices without the need for skilled clerks. This resulted in an important long-term cost
advantage in a commercial retail business with very low profit margins.
ive-
to expand his business with the help of various partners who joined together to form a
By 1900, the stores were designed to provide a uniform appearance. These stores were
incorporated as F.W. Woolworth & Co. in 1905 with other partners joining the merger in
1912. After the merger, F.W. Woolworth created a Canadian subsidiary known as F.W.
Woolworth Co. Limited. The company was one of the largest retail chains in North America
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during the 20 century but declined in the 1980s with its eventual closure in 1997.
In Berlin (now Kitchener), F.W. Woolworth Co. operated in various locations in the King
Street East block between Queen and Benton/Frederick between 1913 and 1994. The
store at 53-61 King Street East closed in 1994 and reopened as The Bargain Shop (1994
2015)
assumed the leases of 38 e building is occupied by
Dollarama (circa 2016 - present).
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Walter P. Zeller (b. 1890; d. 1957) was born on a farm in Waterloo County (now Waterloo
Region) and moved to Berlin in his teenage years where he attended high school. Walter
tried various vocations and in early 1912 he started working in the stockroom at F.W.
Woolworth Co. in Berlin. Later that year, he
Limited by Letters
Patent issued under the Company Act of Canada on July 13, 1931. In less than one year,
Walter had purchased and opened 11 stores. Walter was eager to open a store in his
hometown of Kitchener, which opened on September 30, 1932. Walter was among the first
inductees into the Waterloo Country Hall of Fame for his contributions to the community,
including: providing funds to develop Doon Pioneer Village; volunteering as a member with
the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club, the Canadian Osteopathic Aid
as Executive Assistant to the Minister of National War Services and Chairman of the
National War Savings Campaign.
Contextual Value
The property municipally addressed as 53-61 King Street East has contextual value
because it defines, maintains and supports the commercial character of the surrounding
area, as well as its physical, functional, visual, and historic link to its surroundings. The
subject property is in the Downtown Cultur
core and thus a focal point for development in the city and region. The area supports a
range of uses, with banks, hotels, and other commercial businesses being the original
location and proximity to adjacent
commercial buildings and the orientation, massing, and setback of the building help to
define and maintain the consistent street edge (e.g., similar building setbacks) on the
south side of King Street East. In addition, the orientation, massing, setback, design, and
materials contribute to the continuity and character of the King Street East streetscape
and the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscape. The building is in its original location
providing a physical, visual, and historic link to its surroundings (e.g., King Street East and
the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscape).
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 53-61 King Street East resides in the following heritage attributes:
Location and orientation of the building facing King Street East;
All elements related to the construction and Art Moderne architectural style of the
building, including:
o rectangular plan;
o four bays across the front elevation;
o parapet roofline;
o cut-stone construction;
o large store front windows;
o two rectangular pillars with aluminum canopy;
nd
o 2 story casement windows with mullions in
panes with a transom light above);
o intermittent string course at sill level;
o incised circles between the windows;
o panels above the windows with vertical fluting; and,
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o incised horizontal banding across the top of the building.
o Front Elevation (South Façade)
original Art Deco-inspired front façade:
three bays wide;
façade aligns with the front property line;
second story features:
o flat roof and parapet roofline with copper flashing;
o cut stone;
o one window opening in the first and third bay;
o a ribbon (three) of casement windows in the second bay;
o flat headed casement windows with mullions in the form
o geometrical horizontal motifs incised in the stone above
the windows in the first and third bay;
o circular motifs incised in the stone beside the windows in
the first and third bay;
o vertical motifs above the ribbon of windows in the
second bay; and,
o projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above.
Addition to Art-Deco inspired façade:
three bays wide;
façade is setback approximately one metre from the front
property line;
the second-storey features:
o flat roof;
o flat roof and parapet roofline with copper flashing;
o cut stone;
o a ribbon of three casement windows in the second bay;
o flat headed casement windows with mullions in the form
o geometrical horizontal motifs incised in the stone above
the circular motifs in the first and third bay;
o circular motifs incised in the stone beside the ribbon of
windows;
o vertical motifs above the ribbon of windows in the
second bay; and,
o projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above.
All elements related to the contextual value, including:
o original location on King Street East in the city core;
o location and proximity to adjacent commercial buildings and the Downtown
Cultural Heritage Landscape;
o orientation, massing, and setback of the building on King Street East;
o design and materials of the King Street East façade; and,
o physical, visual, and historic links to its surroundings.
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
of the Heritage Kitchener committee meeting.
CONSULT Heritage Planning staff have consulted with the Heritage Kitchener committee
regarding designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Property owners were invited to
consult via three separate letters dated May 23, 2023, February 27, 2025 and January 12,
2026.
Section 29(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act requires Council to consult with the Municipal
Heritage Committee (Heritage Kitchener) before giving Notice of Intention to Designate
(NOID) a property. Heritage Kitchener will be consulted via circulation and consideration of
this report (see INFORM above). Members of the community will be informed via
circulation of this report to Heritage Kitchener and via formal consideration by Council.
Should Council choose to proceed with a NOID, such notice will be served on the property
owner, the Ontario Heritage Trust, and published in the local newspaper (The Record).
Once notice has been served, the property owner has the right to object to the NOID and
appeal the Designating By-law. Should Council decide not to proceed with a NOID then
2027, after which it will be removed in accordance with the legislative changes enacted by
Bill 200. Once removed from the MHR, it cannot be re-listed on the MHR for five (5) years
(i.e., January 1, 2032).
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
Ontario Heritage Act
Heritage Kitchener Committee Work Plan 2022-2024 DSD-2023-053
Bill 23 Municipal Heritage Register Review DSD-2023-225
Kitchener Municipal Heritage Register Review August Update 2023 DSD-2023-
309
Municipal Heritage Register Review January 2024 Update DSD-2024-022
Municipal Heritage Register Review March 2024 Update DSD-2024-093
Municipal Heritage Register Review April 2024 Update DSD-2024-131
Municipal Heritage Register Review May 2024 Update DSD-2024-194
Municipal Heritage Register Review June 2024 Update DSD-2024-250
Municipal Heritage Register Review August 2024 Update DSD-2024-333
Municipal Heritage Register Review September 2024 Update DSD-2024-361
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Municipal Heritage Register October 2024 Update DSD-2024-426
Municipal Heritage Register- November 2024 Update DSD-2024-444
Municipal Heritage Register Review March 2025 Update DSD-2025-031
Municipal Heritage Register Review April 2025 Update DSD-2025-108
Municipal Heritage Register Review August 2025 Update DSD-2025-317
Municipal Heritage Register Review October 2025 Update DSD-2025-357
Municipal Heritage Register Review December 2025 Update DSD-2025-467
Municipal Heritage Register Review January 2026 Update DSD-2025-467
Municipal Heritage Register Review February 2026 Update DSD-2026-044
REVIEWED BY: Sandro Bassanese, Manager of Site Plan
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services Department
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A Statement of Significance for 53-61 King Street East
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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
53-61 King Street East
Summary of Significance
Design/Physical Value Social Value
Historical/Associative Value
Economic Value
Contextual Value
Environmental Value
Municipal Address: 53-61 King Street East
Legal Description: Plan 364 Part Lots 1 & 3 Plan 394 Part Lots 1 & 32
Year Built: 1908 (S. H. Knox & Co., Demolished); circa 1941 (F.W. Woolworth Co.); and, 1966
(renovation of F. W. Woolworth Co.)
Architectural Style: Art Moderne
Original Owne r: S.H. Knox & Co (1908)
Original Use: Commercial
Condition: Good
Description of Cultural Heritage Resource
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53-61 King Street East is a 20 century commercial building with an Art Deco-inspired front façade.
The building is situated on a 0.4 acre parcel of land located on the south side of King Street East
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between Queen Street South and Benton Street in the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscape in the
City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The principal resource that contributes to the heritage
value is the Art Deco-inspired front façade.
Heritage Value
53-61 King Street East is recognized for its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual
values.
Design/Physical Value
The property municipally addressed as 53-61 King Street East demonstrates design/physical value as
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a rare example of mid-20 century commercial building with an Art Deco-inspired front façade. The
building is in good condition with many intact heritage attributes above the first storey.
The Art Deco inspired front façade was constructed circa 1941 on a two-storey commercial building,
which was constructed with brick, steel tile, and concrete block. The building to the north, which was
destroyed by fire in December 1959, was added to the building in 1966 to create a uniform Art Deco-
inspired façade from 53-61 King Street East.
The building features: a rectangular plan; four bays across the front elevation; parapet roofline; cut-
nd
stone construction; large store front windows; two rectangular pillars with aluminum canopy; 2 story
intermittent string course at sill level; incised circles between the windows; panels above the windows
with vertical fluting; and, incised horizontal banding across the top of the building.
Front Elevation (South Façade)
The front of the building faces King Street East, it is six bays wide and is built with cut stone. The
original Art Deco-inspired front façade was three bays wide. This façade generally aligns with the front
property line and the second-storey features: flat roof; parapet roofline with copper flashing; cut stone;
one window opening in the first and third bay; a ribbon (three) of casement windows in the second
bay; flat headed casement windows with mullions in
horizontal motifs incised in the stone above the windows in the first and third bay; circular motifs
incised in the stone beside the windows in the first and third bay; vertical motifs above the ribbon of
windows in the second bay; and, projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above. The fourth
bay was constructed circa 1966 following a fire that destroyed the adjacent Zellers department store.
The extension of this façade is three bays wide. This façade is setback approximately one metre from
the front property line and the second-storey features: flat roof; parapet roofline with copper flashing;
cut stone; a ribbon of three casement windows in the second bay; flat headed casement windows with
eometrical horizontal motifs incised in the stone above
the circular motifs in the first and third bay; circular motifs incised in the stone beside the ribbon of
windows; vertical motifs above the ribbon of windows in the second bay; and, projecting steel canopy
with rectangular sign box above.
Historical/Associative Value
The property municipally addressed as 53-61 King Street East has historical/associative value
because it has direct associations with the theme of
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, various bargain stores, and Walter P. Zeller
The property yields information that contributes to the understanding of economic development. The
chain store concept was developed in the United States and one of its pioneers was Frank Winfield
Woolworth. In 1878 he was working as a senior clerk where he helped introduce a five-cent counter.
He saw the broader commercial potential of this concept and adapted it by displaying goods so that
customers could make their own choices without the need for skilled clerks. This resulted in an
important long-term cost advantage in a commercial retail business with very low profit margins.
in Utica, New York in 1879. He was able to expand
his business with the help of various partners who jo
other competitors. By 1900, the stores were
designed to provide a uniform appearance. These stores were incorporated as F.W. Woolworth & Co.
in 1905 with other partners joining the merger in 1912. After the merger, F.W. Woolworth created a
Canadian subsidiary known as F.W. Woolworth Co. Limited. The company was one of the largest
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retail chains in North America during the 20 century but declined in the 1980s with its eventual
closure in 1997.
In Berlin (now Kitchener), F.W. Woolworth Co. operated in various locations in the King Street East
block between Queen and Benton/Frederick between 1913 and 1994. The store at 53-61 King Street
present, the building is occupied by Dollarama (circa 2016 - present).
Walter P. Zeller (b. 1890; d. 1957) was born on a farm in Waterloo County (now Waterloo Region)
and moved to Berlin in his teenage years where he attended highschool. Walter tried various
vocations and in early 1912 he started working in the stockroom at F.W. Woolworth Co. in Berlin.
Later that year, he moved to the Chatham Woolwo
Letters Patent issued under the Company Act of
Canada on July 13, 1931. In less than one year, Walter had purchased and opened 11 stores. Walter
was eager to open a store in his hometown of Kitchener, which opened on September 30, 1932.
Walter was among the first inductees into the Waterloo Country Hall of Fame for his contributions to
the community, including: providing funds to develop Doon Pioneer Village; volunteering as a member
with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club, the Canadian Osteopathic Aid Society,
Assistant to the Minister of National War Services and Chairman of the National War Savings
Campaign.
Contextual Value
The property municipally addressed as 53-61 King Street East has contextual value because it defines,
maintains and supports the commercial character of the surrounding area, as well as its physical,
functional, visual, and historic link to its surroundings. The subject property is in the Downtown Cultural
us a focal point for development in the city and
region. The area supports a range of uses, with banks, hotels, and other commercial businesses being
commercial buildings and the orientation, massing, and setback of the building help to define and
maintain the consistent street edge (e.g., similar building setbacks) on the south side of King Street
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East. In addition, the orientation, massing, setback, design, and materials contribute to the continuity
and character of the King Street East streetscape and the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscape. The
building is in its original location providing a physical, visual, and historic link to its surroundings (e.g.,
King Street East and the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscape).
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 53-61 King Street East resides in the following heritage attributes:
Location and orientation of the building facing King Street East;
All elements related to the construction and Art Moderne architectural style of the building,
including:
o rectangular plan;
o four bays across the front elevation;
o parapet roofline;
o cut-stone construction;
o large store front windows;
o two rectangular pillars with aluminum canopy;
nd
o 2 story casement windows with mullions in t
transom light above);
o intermittent string course at sill level;
o incised circles between the windows;
o panels above the windows with vertical fluting; and,
o incised horizontal banding across the top of the building.
o Front Elevation (South Façade)
original Art Deco-inspired front façade:
three bays wide;
façade aligns with the front property line;
second story features:
o flat roof and parapet roofline with copper flashing;
o cut stone;
o one window opening in the first and third bay;
o a ribbon (three) of casement windows in the second bay;
o
with stone sills;
o geometrical horizontal motifs incised in the stone above the
windows in the first and third bay;
o circular motifs incised in the stone beside the windows in the first
and third bay;
o vertical motifs above the ribbon of windows in the second bay; and,
o projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above.
Addition to Art-Deco inspired façade:
three bays wide;
façade is setback approximately one metre from the front property line;
the second-storey features:
o flat roof;
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o flat roof and parapet roofline with copper flashing;
o cut stone;
o a ribbon of three casement windows in the second bay;
o
with stone sills;
o geometrical horizontal motifs incised in the stone above the circular
motifs in the first and third bay;
o circular motifs incised in the stone beside the ribbon of windows;
o vertical motifs above the ribbon of windows in the second bay; and,
o projecting steel canopy with rectangular sign box above.
All elements related to the contextual value, including:
o original location on King Street East in the city core;
o location and proximity to adjacent commercial buildings and the Downtown Cultural
Heritage Landscape;
o orientation, massing, and setback of the building on King Street East;
o design and materials of the King Street East façade; and,
o physical, visual, and historic links to its surroundings.
References
Cunningham, C. (1981). Zeller family empire began in K-W. K-W Record: Kitchener, ON.
ter 50 years. KW Record: Kitchener, ON.
Renovation. KW Record: Kitchener, ON.
KW Record. (1957). W. P. Zeller, Native of County, Dies. KW Record: Kitchener, ON
Zeller a leading merchant. KW Record: Kitchener,
ON.
th
anniversary. 40(3): 1972.
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Photographs
Front Elevation (North Façade)
Front Elevation (North Façade)
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Front Elevation (North Façade)
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CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION FORM
53-61 King Street East
Michelle Drake
Address: Recorder:
c. 1912 Art Moderne
October 22, 2024
Description: Date:
(date of construction, architectural style, etc)
Photographs Attached:
Front Facade Left Façade Setting
Right Façade Rear Facade Details
Heritage Planning Staff
Designation Criteria
1. This property has design value or physical value because it is a rare, unique, Yes
representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or
construction method.
2. The property has design value or physical value because it displays a high No
degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit.
3. The property has design value or physical value because it demonstrates a high No
degree of technical or scientific achievement.
* E.g. - constructed with a unique material combination or use, incorporates challenging
geometric designs etc.
4. The property has historical value or associative value because it has direct Yes
associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or
institution that is significant to a community.
* Additional archival work may be required.
5. The property has historical or associative value because it yields, or has the No
potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a
community or culture.
* E.g - A commercial building may provide an understanding of how the economic development
of the City occured. Additional archival work may be required.
Unknown
6. The property has historical value or associative value because it demonstrates
or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist
who is significant to a community.
* Additional archival work may be required.
7. The property has contextual value because it is important in defining, Yes
maintaining or supporting the character of an area.
* E.g. - It helps to define an entrance point to a neighbourhood or helps establish the (historic)
rural character of an area.
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8. The property has contextual value because it is physically, functionally, visually Yes
or historically linked to its surroundings.
* Additional archival work may be required.
9. The property has contextual value because it is a landmark. No
*within the region, city or neighborhood.
Notes
Heritage Planning Staff
Additional Criteria
Interior: Is the interior arrangement, finish, craftsmanship and/or detail No
noteworthy?
Completeness: Does this structure have other original outbuildings, notable No
landscaping or external features that complete the site?
Site Integrity: Does the structure occupy its original site? Yes
* If relocated, is it relocated on its original site, moved from another site, etc.
Alterations: Does this building retain most of its original materials and design Yes
features? Please refer to the list of heritage attributes within the Statement of
Significance and indicate which elements are still existing and which ones have
been removed.
Alterations: Are there additional elements or features that should be added to the No
heritage attribute list?
Condition: Is the building in good condition? Yes
*E.g. - Could be a good candidate for adaptive re-use if possible and contribute towards equity-
building and climate change action.
Indigenous History: Could this site be of importance to Indigenous heritage and Unknown
history?
*E.g. - Site within 300m of water sources, near distinct topographical land, or near cemeteries might
have archaeological potential and indigenous heritage potential.
Could there be any urban Indigenous history associated with the property?
* Additional archival work may be required.
Function: What is the present function of the subject property? Commercial
* Other may include vacant, social, institutional, etc. and important for the community from an equity
building perspective.
Diversity and Inclusion: Does the subject property contribute to the cultural No
heritage of a community of people?
Does the subject property have intangible value to a specific community of
people?
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* E.g.- Waterloo Masjid (Muslim Society of Waterloo & Wellington Counties) was the first established
Islamic Center and Masjid in the Region and contributes to the history of the Muslim community in
the area.
Notes about Additional Criteria Examined
Recommendation
Does this property meet the definition of a significant built heritage resource, and should it be designated
under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act? (Does it meet two or more of the designation criteria?)
N/A Unknown No Yes
If not, please select the appropriate action for follow-up
Keep on the Municipal Heritage Register
Remove from the Municipal Heritage Register
Additional Research Required
Other:
General / Additional Notes
TO BE FILLED BY HERITAGE PLANNING STAFF:
Date of Property Owner Notification:
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