Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services. Recommendation to Designate Heritage Properties

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1 TO: FROM: Members of the Committee of the Whole Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services MEETING DATE: September 29, 2008 SUBJECT: Report CSACH Recommendation to Designate Heritage Properties PURPOSE A report to recommend that Council designate the following properties: George Street North, 478 Murray Street, and 1545 Monaghan Road, under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act as being properties of cultural heritage value or interest to the City of Peterborough. RECOMMENDATIONS That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CSACH dated September 29, 2008, of the Director of Community Services, as follows: a) That the recommendation of the Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC) to designate the properties at George Street North, 478 Murray Street, and 1545 Monaghan Road as heritage properties under Part IV, section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O. 1990, c.0.18) being of cultural heritage value or interest, be approved; and, b) That Council s intention to designate be advertised in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality as per the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 31 (3); and,

2 Page 2 c) That the owners of the properties to be designated, and the Ontario Heritage Trust, be served with a notice of intention to designate as per the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 29 (3) BUDGET AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS Of the three properties recommended for designation, George Street North is the only property that falls within Schedule J and will be eligible for entry into the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program. However, of the remaining properties, one of the properties, 1545 Monaghan Road: Mount St. Joseph has been evaluated as a Category A property and might eventually seek an exception to the current program boundaries of the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program, as have similar properties in the past. It is not possible yet to determine the cost of including the property in the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program because the property is being converted from non-tax paying uses to proposed uses that will generate taxes. Municipal Address Historical Name Total Relief Education Portion Municipal Portion George Street N The Zellers Building $8, $4, $4, The total value of the tax relief for the eligible property will be $8, of which the education portion of the tax relief is $4, and will be reimbursed to the City by the Province. This leaves an annual net cost to the City based on 2008 tax rates of $4, The numbers included reflect the pre-renovation assessment of this building and will be subject to change. Because of the way the Heritage Property Tax Relief Program is structured, participants can apply as late as February 28 th for the previous tax year. This means that the budgeting process must try to anticipate future interest in the program. To date, 57 properties are taking part in the program. The municipality s portion of the tax relief is $80, There are also 20 other designated properties that are eligible but for which the owners have chosen not to participate. The municipality s share of the cost to the program should they choose to participate would be $32, The total potential value of tax relief is $113, In 2008 the City budgeted $150, or $36, more than the projected total cost of the program. BACKGROUND Under Part 4 of the Ontario Heritage Act municipalities can designate individual properties as being of cultural heritage value or interest through the passage of municipal By-laws. The designation process strikes a balance between the freedom of individual property owners and the recognized need of the community to preserve its

3 Page 3 heritage resources. Heritage designation prohibits unwarranted demolition and controls major alterations that might otherwise harm specific heritage features. Designation may also make property owners eligible for preservation grants and tax relief and provides owners access to professional expertise and advice. Since 1975, Peterborough City Council has passed 91 heritage designation By-laws although this only represents a portion of the buildings in the City which are eligible for designation. PACAC administers the designation program in partnership with the Arts, Culture and Heritage Division, the Planning Division and the City Clerk's office. Each of the buildings recommended for designation in this report are considered worthy of heritage designation based on their individual merits. One property was evaluated as a Category A structure using PACAC s evaluation tools, which is defined as individually outstanding and have the broadest heritage significance in the City by virtue of architectural, historical, and environmental criteria along with overall integrity of design and construction. Category A properties generally hold provincial and/or national significance. Two properties received a high Category B evaluation as properties that are of distinct importance by virtue of architectural, historical and environmental criteria along with integrity of design and construction. They stand out individually but are of lesser overall significance than Category A properties. "Category B properties hold citywide importance George Street North The Zellers Building has excellent cultural heritage value. An interesting contrast to the Victorian storefronts of downtown Peterborough, the Art Deco inspired façade of the Zellers Building preserves the general rhythm of the downtown streetscape, with its three-storey façade and maintains sufficient volume to provide a visual anchor to the corner of the block. When the original Victorian building was constructed in 1888, it was divided into two separate storefronts. The J. & C. Turnbull Company occupied George, and Mr. J. Fairweather, a milliner, occupied 361 George until 1900 when Barrie Thomas Furrier moved in. On August 28, 1913 the front half of the building collapsed while undergoing renovations, killing 6 people. The Turnbull Disaster is one of the most noteworthy tragedies of Peterborough s history, and nothing was salvageable from the original building. The Turnbull Company rebuilt on the site, and various stores occupied the site until 1934, when a Zellers store opened in the building, and continued operating under

4 Page 4 various Zellers brand names until During the 70 years that Zellers occupied the building, the fourth storey was removed and the storefront updated in the 1950 s. 478 Murray Street The Richardson-Pilling House has strong historical value in its rich associations with Peterborough s industrial and labour history. Its early owners and tenants were connected to Peterborough s largest and most notable companies, many of which were within walking distance of the house. Thomas Richardson, the first owner of the house, worked as a machinist at the William Hamilton Manufacturing Company. He then sold the house to Dyson and Joseph Worth, both of whom worked at the Bonner Worth Mills. The Pilling family, who owned the house for over 60 years, rented the house out to workers at Canadian General Electric, Canada Packers and the Peterborough Canoe Company during the Second World War. Allan Pilling worked at Dominion Worsted and Woolens (formerly the Bonner Worth Mills). The Richardson-Pilling House also has good architectural value as an intact late 19 th century middle class family home. The exterior retains its wrap around 1 storey verandah with ionic columns. The interior remains largely unchanged, with two sets of sliding double parlour doors, hardwood flours, staircase, trim and stained glass. Set in a neighborhood of mainly late 19 th and early 20 th century residences of similar scale and proportions (except for the modern property to the east), the Richardson- Pilling House is set fairly close to the street. The property has a medium size rear yard that backs onto Jackson Creek Monaghan Road Mount St. Joseph has historical value as the first convent motherhouse in Peterborough, and also the fourth motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph to be established in Canada. The first congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Peterborough area arrived in the 1890 s with the task of administering St. Joseph s Hospital. Proper residential facilities were needed in Peterborough and the

5 Page 5 Sisters subsequently bought a farmhouse, Inglewood, and its ten-acre property in 1894 for the sum of $6, Originally the home of David G. Halton, local police magistrate, in the late 1860s, Inglewood then became the home of the Sherwood family until Mount St. Joseph has historical value through the activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph who lived and worked at the Mount while integrating themselves into the medical and educational communities of Peterborough. Of especial value is their work with St. Joseph s Hospital and the Peterborough Separate School Board. Mount St. Joseph is a good example of a combination of vernacular and ecclesiastical architecture in Peterborough. Since the Sisters of St. Joseph took possession of Inglewood, the building has been substantially renovated; the original Inglewood farmhouse at the core of Mount St. Joseph has been altered as ecclesiastical architectural elements have been added. Highlights of the building include the 1911 corner domed tower and the rare Classical Revival porch. The property also contains Gothic Revival stained glass windows in the chapel. Mount St. Joseph has good contextual value in its prominent presence on the northern Monaghan Road landscape. The buildings occupy fifteen landscaped acres at the corner of McDonnel Street and Monaghan Road accessed by a winding front driveway is lined with sugar and silver maple trees. SUMMARY Four Heritage properties are recommended for designation. These properties document and represent significant pieces of Peterborough history. Submitted by, Ken Doherty Director of Community Services Erik Hanson Heritage Resources Coordinator Contact Name: Erik Hanson Phone Ext Fax ehanson@peterborough.ca Attachments: Appendix A Heritage Designation Briefs

6 Page 6 Heritage Designation Brief Zellers-Turnbull Building George Street North Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee July 2007

7 Page 7 HERITAGE DESIGNATION STATUS SHEET Street Address: George Street North Roll Number: PIN Number: Short Legal Description: Names of Owners: Owners Mailing Address: Owners Concurrence: LT A PL 152 PETERBOROUGH CITY EXCEPT R104527; LT R PL 152 PETERBOROUGH CITY; LT S PL 152 PETERBOROUGH CITY; PT LT T PL 152 PETERBOROUGH CITY AS IN R S/T R119924; PETERBOROUGH CITY ELECTRIC PENSION REALTY CO. LIMITED unknown PACAC Application Review Date: December 13, 2005 On Site Evaluation Date: June 23, 2004 Evaluation Category: Evaluators: Heritage Type: Designation Type: B Susan Schappert Built Heritage - Structure Ontario Heritage Act Part IV Designation Brief Completion Date: December 2005 PACAC Application Approval Date: December 13, 2005 Designation Brief Completed by: Susan Schappert Submission Date: May 20, 2008 Objections Noted: Comments:

8 Page 8 "The short statement of the reason for the designation, including a description of the heritage attributes along with all other components of the Heritage Designation Report constitute the "Reasons for the Designation" required under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Heritage Designation Report is available for viewing in the City Clerk's office during regular business hours." SHORT STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR HERITAGE DESIGNATION Heritage Evaluation Criteria Note: Category B: The properties in this category are of distinct importance by virtue of architectural, historical and environmental criteria along with integrity of design and construction. They stand out individually but are of lesser overall significance than "Category A" properties. "Category B" properties hold citywide importance George Street North has excellent cultural heritage value. A interesting contrast to the Victorian storefronts of downtown Peterborough, the Art Deco inspired façade of the Zellers-Turnbull building preserves the general rhythm of the downtown streetscape, with its three-storey façade and maintains sufficient volume to provide a visual anchor to the corner of the block George Street North has historical value as an excellent example of a commercial building that has maintained its integrity while adapting to meet changing economic needs. The building has always been used as a department store, although when the original Victorian building was constructed in 1888, it was divided into two separate storefronts. The J. & C. Turnbull Company occupied George, and Mr. J. Fairweather, a milliner, occupied 361 George until 1900 when Barrie Thomas Furrier moved in. On August 28, 1913 the front half of the building collapsed while undergoing renovations, killing 6 people. Documented by the photographers of the Roy Studio, the Turnbull Disaster is one of the most

9 Page 9 noteworthy tragedies of Peterborough s history. original building. Nothing was salvageable from the The Turnbull Company rebuilt on the site, and took over both storefronts. The building suffered damage again in 1923 when a fire broke out inside the building. Turnbull s sold the building to Eaton s soon afterward, and a Teco store (a division of T. Eaton s Co.) operated for several years in the late 1920 s, at which time a fourth floor was added to the building. In 1934, after sitting vacant for 2 years, a Zellers store opened in the building, and operating under various Zellers brand names until During the 70 years that Zellers occupied the building, the fourth storey was removed and the storefront updated in the 1950 s. CURRENT OWNER: ELECTRIC PENSION REALTY CO. LIMITED ORIGINAL OWNER: Turnbull s Department Store ARCHITECT: Unknown DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: Rebuilt in 1914, damaged by fire in Renovations BUILDER: McGregor and McIntyre, Steel workers CONTEXT- SITE AND SETTING: Anchoring the northwest corner at one of the main intersections in the heart of downtown Peterborough, George Street North is a landmark in the downtown, known locally as the Zellers Store for 70 years. The building s 20 th century design is of similar scale and proportion to earlier buildings on the block, and provides an interesting contrast with its Art Deco features.

10 Page 10 SUMMARY OF HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES TO BE DESIGNATED The Reasons for Designation include the following heritage attributes and apply to all elevations and the roof including all facades, entrances, windows, chimneys, and trim, together with construction materials of wood, brick, stone, plaster parging, metal and glazing, their related building techniques and landscape features: Exterior Elements: 3 storey masonry structure and general proportions Terracotta pilasters spanning second and third levels Cast concrete pilasters on ground level 1950 s fenestration including: o Glass brick windows o Brick infill between windows o One over one windows on third storey o Casement windows on second storey o Fluted cast concrete panels flanking windows o Raised concrete frames with brick infill on ground level o Stone sills and lintels Moderne storefront, including: o Porcelain steel panels o Curvilinear chrome entrance overhang o Corrugated chrome panels above plate glass display windows o Plate glass display windows o Tiled entrance floor Limestone parapet wall and cornice line at third storey Ground floor cornice line Terracotta frieze 2 storey wing at west of main building

11 Page 11 Heritage Designation Brief The Richardson-Pilling House 478 Murray Street Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee May 2007

12 Page 12 HERITAGE DESIGNATION STATUS SHEET Street Address: 478 Murray Street Roll Number: PIN Number: Short Legal Description: PT LT 3 PL 33, PT 2 45R11251; PETERBOROUGH Names of Owners: NABIGON-FROESE, ALANA MABEL NABIGON-FROESE, LYNDON BENTLEY Owners Mailing Address: 478 Murray Street Peterborough, ON Owners Concurrence: Yes PACAC Application Review Date: May 2007 On Site Evaluation Date: October 5, 2006 Evaluation Category: Evaluators: Heritage Type: Designation Type: B Susan Schappert Built Structure Ontario Heritage Act Part IV Designation Brief Completion Date: May 2007 PACAC Application Approval Date: May 2007 Designation Brief Completed by: Susan Schappert Submission Date: May 2007 Objections Noted: Comments: N/A N/A

13 Page 13 "The short statement of the reason for the designation, including a description of the heritage attributes along with all other components of the Heritage Designation Report constitute the "Reasons for the Designation" required under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Heritage Designation Report is available for viewing in the City Clerk's office during regular business hours." SHORT STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR HERITAGE DESIGNATION Heritage Evaluation Criteria Note: Category B : The properties in this category are of distinctive importance by virtue of architectural, historical, and environmental criteria, with integrity of design and construction. They stand out individually but are of lesser overall significance than category A properties. Category B properties hold citywide importance. The Richardson Pilling House at 478 Murray Street has good cultural heritage value. The house has strong historical value in its rich associations with Peterborough s industrial and labour history. Its early owners and tenants were connected to Peterborough s largest and most notable companies, many of which were within walking distance of the house. Thomas Richardson, the first owner of the house worked as a machinist at the William Hamilton Manufacturing Company. He then sold the house to Dyson and Joseph Worth, both of whom worked at the Bonner Worth Mills. The Pilling family, who owned the house for over 60 years, rented the house out to workers at Canadian General Electric, Canada Packers and the Peterborough Canoe Company during the Second World War. Allan Pilling worked at Dominion Worsted and Woolens (formerly the Bonner Worth Mills). The Richardson-Pilling House also has good architectural value as an intact late 19 th century middle class family home. The exterior retains its wrap around 1 storey verandah with ionic columns. The interior remains largely unchanged, with two sets of sliding double parlour doors, hardwood flours, staircase, trim and stained glass.

14 Page 14 CURRENT OWNER: Bentley and Alana Nabigon-Froese ORIGINAL OWNER: Thomas Richardson ARCHITECT: Unknown DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1894 BUILDER: Unknown CONTEXT- SITE AND SETTING: Set in a neighborhood of mainly late 19 th and early 20 th century residences of similar scale and proportions (except for the modern property to the east), the Richardson-Pilling House is set fairly close to the street. The property has a medium size rear yard that backs onto Jackson Creek. SUMMARY OF HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES TO BE DESIGNATED The Reasons for Designation include the following heritage attributes and apply to all elevations and the roof including all facades, entrances, windows, chimneys, and trim, together with construction materials of wood, brick, stone, plaster parging, metal and glazing, their related building techniques and landscape features: Exterior Elements: 2 storey buff brick rectangular structure Hip roof with wide overhanging eaves Original fenestration, including: o Shutters o Stained glass o Wooden sills and surrounds Wraparound verandah, including: o Turned columns topped with ionic scrolls o Wooden tongue and groove ceiling o Side entrance pediment Front entrance, including o Door and original hardware o Stained glass transom

15 Page 15 Interior Elements: 2 sets of wooden double sliding parlour doors Stairway and newel post Hardwood floors Original trim and baseboards Rounded corner wall in upstairs hallway Leaded diamond pane interior window Large air return grate and damper control plaque and pulleys

16 Page 16 Heritage Designation Brief Mount St. Joseph 1545 Monaghan Road Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee April 2006

17 Page 17 Street Address: HERITAGE DESIGNATION STATUS SHEET 1545 Monaghan Road Roll Number: PIN Number: Short Legal Description: Names of Owners: PT LT 12 CON 13 (NORTH MONAGHAN), AS IN Q2167, Q9730 & Q4244; LTS 1 TO 9 PL 7Q (NORTH MONAGHAN); LYING E OF PT 1 45R7803, EXCEPT PTS 1 & 2 45R7174, PTS 1, 2, 4 & 5 45R8856 & PTS 7 & 8 45R3089; S/T R525784, R & R546219; EXCEPT T/W IN Q9730 & Q8148 THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF THE DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH. IN ONTARIO Owners Mailing Address: PO Box Monaghan Road Peterborough, ON K9J 6Z6 Owners Concurrence: Unknown PACAC Application Review Date: April 2006 On Site Evaluation Date: June 13, 2005 Evaluation Category: Evaluators: Heritage Type: Designation Type: A Katie Nice, Sue Schappert Built Heritage Ontario Heritage Act Part IV Designation Brief Completion Date: August 2005 PACAC Application Approval Date: May 2006 Designation Brief Completed by: Katie Nice, edited by Susan Schappert Submission Date: September 2007 Objections Noted: Comments:

18 Page 18 "The short statement of the reason for the designation, including a description of the heritage attributes along with all other com ponents of the Heritage Designation Report constitute the "Reasons for the Designation" required under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Heritage Designation Report is available for viewing in the City Clerk's office during regular business hours." SHORT STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR HERITAGE DESIGNATION Heritage Evaluation Criteria Note: Category A: The properties in this category are individually outstanding and have the broadest heritage significance in the City by virtue of architectural, historical, and environmental criteria along with overall integrity of design and construction. "Category A" properties generally hold provincial and/or national significance. Mount St. Joseph has historical value as the first convent motherhouse in Peterborough, and also the fourth motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph to be established in Canada. The first congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Peterborough area arrived in the 1890 s with the task of administering St. Joseph s Hospital. Proper residential facilities were needed in Peterborough and the Sisters subsequently bought a farmhouse, Inglewood, and its ten-acre property in 1894 for the sum of $ 6, Originally the home of David G Halton, local police magistrate in the late 1860s, Inglewood was put up for sale by Halton, and was the home of the Sherwood family of Peterborough until Mount St. Joseph has historical value through the activities of the Sisters of St. Joseph who lived and worked at the Mount while integrating themselves into the medical and educational communities of Peterborough. Of especial value is their work with St. Joseph s Hospital and the Peterborough Separate School Board. The Sisters of St. Joseph administered the operation of the former St. Joseph s Hospital from 1890 to When St. Joseph s Hospital was established it was the only local area hospital willing to take Catholic patients. In 1906 the

19 Page 19 Sisters of St. Joseph opened a nursing school at St. Joseph s Hospital, which became one of the foremost nurse training schools in the area. The Sisters of St. Joseph have seen St. Joseph s Hospital through many times of crisis in the Peterborough community, including the Quaker Oats Fire of 1916 and the Spanish Influenza outbreak of The Sisters of St. Joseph is also a teaching order, and the Sisters taught at many elementary and secondary schools in the separate school board until the late 1970s. They have also operated two schools, St. Mary s, a day and boarding school, and St. Cecilia s Music Centre. The Sisters of St. Joseph have continued to provide private academic and musical tutoring at Mount St. Joseph since Mount St. Joseph is a good example of a combination of vernacular and ecclesiastical convent architecture in Peterborough. Since the Sisters of St. Joseph took possession of Inglewood and its surrounding property, the building has been renovated five times: in 1904, 1911, 1933, 1952 and The original Inglewood farmhouse that now makes up the core of Mount St. Joseph has been altered as ecclesiastical architectural elements have been introduced into the design. Highlights of the building include the 1911 addition of a corner domed tower. The rare Classical Revival porch added on to the northern wing and Inglewood core facades are essential to the heritage character of the building. The building also contains Gothic Revival stained glass windows in the chapel. Mount St. Joseph has good contextual value in its prominent presence on the northern Monaghan Road landscape. The buildings occupy fifteen landscaped acres at the corner of McDonnel Street and Monaghan Road. The winding front driveway is lined with eighteen sugar and silver maple trees. The front lawn has a cedar privacy hedge that stretches from the driveway to the southern end of the property at Woodland Street.

20 Page 20 emphasize its prominence in the local landscape. Mount St. Joseph has been a private home, a Motherhouse, a teaching centre and a spiritual retreat during its lifetime. The building is physical evidence of the historical importance of the Sisters of St. Joseph to Peterborough. Mount St. Joseph is an interesting example of the combination of vernacular and ecclesiastical architecture, and the tree-lined grounds and winding driveway CURRENT OWNER: The Sisters of St. Joseph ORIGINAL OWNER: David G. Halton ARCHITECT: unknown DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1869 BUILDER: unknown CONTEXT- SITE AND SETTING: Mount St. Joseph is located west of Monaghan Road at the corner of McDonnel and Monaghan Road. It is situated between Woodland Street and Middleton Drive. Just west of Bonner-Worth Park, Mount St. Joseph is located on fifteen acres that border on to the St. Peter s Secondary School property. SUMMARY OF HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES TO BE DESIGNATED The Reasons for Designation include the following heritage attributes and apply to all elevations and the roof including all facades, entrances, windows, chimneys, and trim, together with construction materials of wood, brick, stone, plaster parging, metal and glazing, their related building techniques and landscape features:

21 Exterior Elements: Page 21 Original buff brick exterior walls of Inglewood, and all subsequent buildings and additions (1904, 1911, 1933, 1952 and 1967) Corner tower with rounded top dome All fenestration, including o Decorative brickwork surrounds, some with rounded tops and/or quoins o Any remaining original windows o All arched top stained glass windows in the auditorium and chapel wings o All dormer windows, including any remaining decorative brackets The two-storey Classical Revival porch on the Inglewood and northern wing facades, including: o Railings o Ionic columns All roofs, including: o Hip roof on main building and chapel o Gabled wall dormers o Eaves and fascia Original Inglewood double transom doorway Carriage House Red brick exterior walls Gable roof with front wall gable Original fenestration, including: o 6 over 6 sash windows o Garage entrance o Doorways with semi-elliptical tops

22 Interior Elements: Page 22 All decorative ceilings, including: o Tin ceilings o Oak ceiling in the Spirituality Centre meeting room All transom doorways in the Inglewood and Northern wings Open oak staircase with newel posts in the Inglewood wing. Inglewood wing entrance-way with dentil crown mouldings Palladian stained glass window All French Ornate radiators All marble fireplaces All decorative work in the chapel including stained glass, columns, and woodwork etc. All decorative moulding in the auditorium