THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MISSISSIPPI MILLS HERITAGE COMMITTEE AGENDA

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1 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MISSISSIPPI MILLS HERITAGE COMMITTEE AGENDA Wednesday, January 28, :00 P.M. Municipal Office, 3131 Old Perth Rad, Almnte A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA B. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Nvember 18, Pages 1 4 D. DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS E. NEW BUSINESS 1. Electin f 2015 Heritage Cmmittee Chair 2. Intrductin f Heritage Cmmittee Members 3. Review f Files fr Nn-Designated Prperties Ian MacLean t reprt Pages 5-9 F. INFO/CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Walking Tur pamphlets Pakenham and Appletn Pages Prfessr Aird t address Heritage Tree Wrkshp Pages Letter frm Histric Plaster Cnservatin Services re: Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Plaster Assessment Pages Almnte and Ramsay Twnship Designated Heritage Buildings 1983 pamphlets (pamphlets are available in the Planning Department) Pages Linking Cultural and Natural Heritage (bk is available in the Planning Department)

2 2 Heritage Cmmittee Agenda January 28, 2015 G. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES: 1. Ptential buildings, landmarks and landscapes t be added t the registry Michael Rikley-Lancaster t reprt (Phtgraphs were included in Nvember, 2014 agenda package) 2. Website prject t map the heritage f Mississippi Mills Michael Rikley-Lancaster t reprt 3. Registry Office Cleanup - Ian MacLean t reprt Pages Registry Office Cleanup - Michael Rikley-Lancaster t reprt Pages Heritage Signage Wrking Grup - Ian MacLean t reprt 6. Enerdu H. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next meeting: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 I. ADJOURNMENT

3 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MISSISSIPPI MILLS HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES Tuesday, Nvember 18, 2014, 7:00 P.M. Cuncil Chambers, Municipal Office, 3131 Old Perth Rad, Almnte PRESENT: ABSENT: STAFF: Jasn Gilmre, Chair Al Jnes Charltte Farmer Ian MacLean Fred Dennis Delma Deve Cuncillr Val Wilkinsn Michael Rikley-Lancaster (with regrets) Diane Smithsn, CAO Jhn McMulkin, Planner Rxanne Sweeney, Recrding Secretary Chair Gilmre called the meeting t rder at 7:01 p.m. A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mved by Al Jnes Secnded by Ian MacLean THAT the Agenda dated Nvember 18, 2014 be accepted as amended with the fllwing changes: E Brugham Street G.1 Deferred t January, 2015 meeting G.3 Deferred t January, 2015 meeting G.7 Deferred t January, 2015 meeting CARRIED B. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST Nne were declared. C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mved by Ian MacLean Secnded by Charltte Farmer THAT the Minutes dated Octber 28, 2014 be accepted as presented. CARRIED D. DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Allan Teramura frm Watsn, MacEwen, Teramura Artchitects made a presentatin shwing the final prpsed bundary fr the Heritage Cnservatin District Study. Mved by Ian MacLean Secnded by Al Jnes 1

4 Page 2 Heritage Cmmittee Minutes Nvember 18, 2014 THAT the Mississippi Mills Heritage Cmmittee recmmends t Cmmittee f the Whle that the Twn f Mississippi Mills accept the Dwntwn Almnte Heritage Cnservatin District Study, and THAT the Twn f Mississippi Mills: i. Designate a prtin f the Study Area as the Dwntwn Almnte Heritage Cnservatin District under Part V f the Ontari Heritage Act. This area includes the prperties n bth sides f Mill Street, Little Bridge Street, parts f Almnte Street, all f Main Street West and parts f Main Street East, all f Unin Street Suth and parts f Queen Street extending int parts f Bridge Street; all bridges cnnecting these streets; the Mississippi River where it passes thrugh dwntwn Almnte including infrastructure in the river and assciated shrelines; and, the frmer CPR rail bed and bridges where these pass thrugh dwntwn Almnte. The Mississippi Mills Heritage Cmmittee will act n varius aspects f the Study t recmmend t Cmmittee f the Whle t: ii. iii. iv. Designate individual resurces under Part IV f the Ontari Heritage Act; Add Cntributing prperties utside the bundaries f the recmmended HCD t the Heritage Register; Further study areas utside f the recmmended HCD bundary fr cnsideratin as future Heritage Cnservatin District r Heritage Character Areas; v. Prtect surviving heritage resurces in areas f lw resurce cncentratin thrugh re-zning under a Heritage Overlay zne; vi. Ensure cnsistency acrss heritage cnservatin plicies and ther Twn plicies in managing and prtecting the heritage character f individual resurces, districts, character areas and their envirns. CARRIED E. NEW BUSINESS 1. Jhn McMulkin prvided infrmatin with respect t the pssible fur severances t The Glen, 297 Strathburn Street, Almnte Ward. The huse is the largest part f the designatin and the severances will nt impact the designatin f the huse. The huse is lcated n the Nrth f the prperty and the severances are n the Suth East prtin f the prperty. There have been n previus severances t this prperty. Mved by Fred Dennis Secnded by Charltte Farmer THAT the Heritage Cmmittee has n bjectins t the prpsed lt severances n The Glen as presented. 2

5 Page 3 Heritage Cmmittee Minutes Nvember 18, 2014 FURTHERMORE THAT the Heritage Cmmittee wuld like t engage the wner in updating their designatin by-law t reflect any new infrmatin, any updates t the structure as well as pssibly including the histrical garden. CARRIED 2. Cmmunity Heritage Ontari (CHO) 2015 Membership Renewal Frm Mved by Ian MacLean Secnded by Al Jnes MOTION t renew ur membership fr 2015 at the cst f $ CARRIED 3. Heritage Tax Refund Applicatin f Stephanie and Phil Rackus, 73 Mill Street Mved by Charltte Farmer Secnded by Delma Deve MOTION THAT the Heritage Cmmittee recmmends the acceptance f the Heritage Tax Refund Applicatin dated Octber 30, 2014 by Stephanie and Phil Rackus n the assumptin that the Easement Agreement signed by the previus wner is still in place and registered n title. CARRIED 4. Heritage Tax Refund Applicatins fr 7 Mill Street (Victria Wllen Mill) Mved by Al Jnes Secnded by Delma Deve MOTION THAT the Cmmittee apprves the Heritage Tax Refund Applicatin fr the eligible prperties in the Lanark Standard Cndminium Crpratin N. 17 (LSCC#17) assuming that the Crpratin was the signatry f the Preservatin and Maintenance Agreement in place. CARRIED Brugham Street, Almnte The Encrachment Applicatin was discussed. F. INFO/CORRESPONDENCE 1. Almnte Builds/Spring Bush Walking Trail Received fr infrmatin. Have the brchures cpied at the Almnte Print Shp at the cst f $ and distribute t Municipal Office, Old Twn Hall and Almnte Public Library. 2. Ministry f Citizenship, Immigratin and Internatinal Trade Outstanding Achievement Award fr Vluntarism in Ontari Received fr infrmatin. 3. Heritage Signage Wrking Grup Octber 29, 2014 Minutes Minutes were reviewed. Mre infrmatin will be prvided at the January 2015 Heritage Meeting. 3

6 Page 4 Heritage Cmmittee Minutes Nvember 18, Letter f resignatin frm Neil Harwig Received fr infrmatin. G. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES 1. Ptential buildings, landmarks and landscapes t be added t the registry Deferred t January, 2015 meeting. 2. Enerdu The draft Terms f Reference fr the Enerdu Design Advisry Cmmittee were reviewed. 3. Website prject t map the heritage f Mississippi Mills Deferred t January, 2015 meeting 4. Old Twn Hall designatin Updated dcument prepared by Linda Hamiltn was reviewed. Mved by Ian MacLean Secnded by Delma Deve MOTION t update the Old Twn Hall designatin By-law # using the infrmatin frm Linda Hamiltn s reprt t reflect the current reality. CARRIED 5. Heritage Cmmittee 2015 Budget 2015 Budget was reviewed. The questin whether unused funds frm Drs Open culd be carried ver t 2015 t assist with the cst f the new signs. 6. Registry Office Cleanup Ian MacLean is in the prcess f reviewing and reprting n the materials frm the Old Registry Office. 7. Registry Office Cleanup Michael Rikley-Lancaster Deferred t January, 2015 meeting H. ANNOUNCEMENT Next meeting: T be determined. I. ADJOURNMENT Mved by Al Jnes There being n further business befre the Cmmittee, the meeting adjurned at 8:55 pm. CARRIED Rxanne Sweeney, Recrding Secretary 4

7 Mississippi Mills Heritage Cmmittee Review f Files fr nn-designated Prperties December 3, 2014 Ward Address Knwn As Reasns fr Designatin On File Heritage Cmmittee Actin Almnte 51 Main Street Nne Almnte 14 Mill Street Nne Almnte 26 Mill Street Nne Almnte 30 Mill Street Nne Almnte 34, 36, 38 Mill Black Watch Prperty f Significance Street Almnte 42 Mill Street Nne Almnte 61 Mill Street Almnte Gazette Almnte 62 Mill Street Bank f Mntreal Almnte 64, 66, 68 Mill Nne Street Almnte Mill Street Nne Almnte 74 Mill Street Nne Almnte 76 Mill Street Nne Almnte 78 Mill Street 1 5

8 Ward Address Knwn As Reasns fr Designatin On File Heritage Cmmittee Actin Almnte 79 Mill Street Nne Almnte 80 Mill Street Nne Almnte 83 Mill Street Nne Almnte Mill Street Nne Almnte 94 Mill Street Almnte 99 Mill Street Shipman Building & Alm Apartments Almnte 169 Mitchesn The Maples Street Almnte Almnte Street Refrmed Presbyterian Church Almnte 134 Unin Street Nrth Almnte 165 Unin Street Nrth Almnte 207 Reserve Baptist Church Prperty f Significance Street Almnte 132 Queen Street Nne Almnte 235 Ottawa Street First Hspital in Almnte Almnte 79 Bridge Street Almnte Htel Nne Almnte 100 Bridge Street Ryal Canadian Legin Prperty f Significance 2 6

9 Ward Address Knwn As Reasns fr Designatin On File Heritage Cmmittee Actin Almnte 134 Bridge Street Hly Name f Mary Rman Cathlic Church Almnte CPR Tracks, Almnte Twn Park Nne Martin Street, Lansdwne Street & Twn Bundary Almnte & Rsamnd Mill- Carletn Street Wrker s Hmes Almnte Church Street Almnte Presbyterian Church Almnte 127 Church Street Gamble Funeral Hme Almnte 138 Church Street Prperty f Significance Prperty f Significance Almnte 144 Church Street Almnte 190 Church Street Almnte 198 Church Street Snedden Huse Prperty f Significance Almnte 106 Elgin Street Almnte United Church Almnte 111 Elgin Street Frmer United Church Manse Almnte 218 Hamiltn Old Burnside Street Almnte 233 Hamiltn Street 3 7

10 Ward Address Knwn As Reasns fr Designatin On File Heritage Cmmittee Actin Almnte 244 Hamiltn New Burnside Street Almnte 65 Little Bridge Partial Street Almnte 73 Little Bridge Nne Street Almnte 11 Main Street Almnte Flur Mills Nne Almnte 80 Clyde Street The Greig Huse Almnte 131 Brugham Street Almnte 10 Christian Street Ramsay East ½ Lt 6 Cncessin 10 Appletn Rad Ramsay West ½ Lt 3 Cncessin 10 Appletn Rad Ramsay Lt 2 Cncessin 10 Appletn Ramsay Part f West ½ Lt 2 Cncessin 10 Appletn Ramsay East ½ Lt 10 Cncessin 11 Original Registry Office Lubber s Huse McLean Huse Frmer Site f Wesleyan Methdist Church Partial Nne 4 8

11 Ward Address Knwn As Reasns fr Designatin On File Heritage Cmmittee Actin Ramsay Ramsay Cncessin 7 Lt 18 Lt 3 Cncessin 3 McCreary s Public Schl SS # 1 Suth Ramsay Cmmunity Centre The Tannery Empty File Ramsay Lt 16 Cncessin 7 Ramsay East ½ Lt 20 Cncessin 8 & Claytn Rad Ramsay Claytn St. Gerge s Anglican Church Ramsay Claytn Guthrie United Church Tw files f infrmatin Ramsay Lt 10 Dunbrae Farms Nne Cncessin 11 Ramsay Mhr Huse Very Little infrmatin May be assciated with Dr. James Naismith Basketball Fundatin Ramsay Claytn Prpsed Claytn Heritage Cnservatin District 1991 Tw files f infrmatin Ramsay Appletn SS # 11 Schlhuse Demlished Nne Almnte CP Rail Statin Demlished Nne Almnte Queen Street C-p Building Demlished Nne Almnte 24 Malclm Street Ramsay East ½ Lt 25 Cncessin 3 De-designated 1992 De-designated

12 THE FIRST SETTLERS came t this area in 1823, t clear land and build shanties, ptash wrks and mills. This set the stage, circa 1840, fr the establishment f the village f Pakenham. This tur takes yu back, prviding a glimpse f its histry. Part I: The Main Street Frm the mid-1800s, Pakenham s main street was a blend f cmmercial establishments, trades, public buildings, hmes and churches. The rute, called Graham Street in earlier days and nw Cunty Rad 29, has always been a main thrughfare. Much f the early architectural flavr f Graham Street remains tday. We begin the tur at the suth end f the main street, at the centaph and Hrticultural Park. The village s Agricultural Hall and Cmmunity Hall were lcated here frm 1896 until The large, frame structure had been the riginal Cathlic Church befre being relcated t this spt. The elementary and cntinuatin (high) schl, built in 1886, was next t this site. The stne wall in the parking lt is all that remains f the schl, which was trn dwn in Crssing Jeanie St., take nte f the attractive huse at #2582. Rbert Graham a blacksmith, and wagn, carriage and sleigh maker built it in It is still knwn as the Graham Huse. The building reflects Classic Revival architecture, a prminent style alng the rest f the street. Acrss the rad is St. Andrew s United Church. Built in 1898 as a Presbyterian church, it blends Gthic and Rmanesque Revival styles. Cntinuing up the main street, three buildings n the west side are ntewrthy, each f which exhibits a different architectural style f the perid. Ye Olde Htel Apartment, built in the 1860s in the Gthic Revival style, was riginally a htel and cntinued t serve as such fr many decades. Fur drs dwn is a building in the Classic Revival style with a duble verandah. Built in the 1870s it hused the village s hardware stre frm the early 1900s until The third building f the tri was anther htel. This Regency style building (riginally stne) frm the mid-1800s was William Dicksn s Cmmercial Htel. Over the years it has hused a variety f businesses frm blacksmith shp t hair saln. The street 10 frnt ppsite these CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Main St. lking suth frm crner f Renfrew St., circa 1910; schl, ; Main St. lking nrth past Jessie St., circa buildings displays an entirely different perid vernacular. Why? Several riginal buildings in the blck were destryed by fire in The year prir, fire als cnsumed several buildings n the west side f the next blck alng which the service statin/car repair shp is lcated. This has been wned and perated by the McCann family since Prir t that, a blacksmith shp was situated here. The east side f the main street between Elizabeth St. and Renfrew St. has a rich cmmercial histry. The building currently husing the Centennial Restaurant was built fr H.H. Dicksn in the late 1800s. Over the years a stre, pst ffice and restaurant have been lcated here. Next t this is the village s bank. Unin Bank pened at this site in the early 1900s; the Ryal Bank fllwed in 1925, expanding int the adjining building in The Pakenham General Stre is an institutin unt itself. Established in the early 1840s by Archibald McArthur and Rbert Brwn, it is cnsidered t be ne f the ldest cntinually perated general stres in Nrth America. The Sctt family wned and perated the stre frm 1876 t 1981 (see plaques). Rbert Brwn had the attached residence built in It features bth Regency and Classic Revival architectural styles. The last building n this blck dates frm the 1860s, and is anther example f the Classic Revival style. Early n, it was a drugstre, then a millinery shp. The Twnship Office was lcated here between 1910 and 1988, fllwed by the library, which has since mved. Part II: Piety Hill Prceeding west n Renfrew St. frm Cunty Rad 29 takes yu up a hill knwn by sme lcal residents as Piety Hill because f the churches and cemetery lcated here. At the nrth end f Dalkeith St. is Unin Cemetery. The village s earliest Presbyterian the first church in village, dating frm 1838 and Methdist churches were lcated n these grunds, tgether with their adjining graveyards. Fllwing unin in 1925, when these tw cngregatins began wrshipping tgether in the previusly-existing St. Andrew s, the tw cemeteries became the Unin Cemetery. cntinued verleaf l

13 3131 Old Perth Rad, RR 2 P.O. Bx 400 Almnte, ON, Canada K0A 1A r P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y O F the cllectin f the late Daniel E. Paige T E X T Jhn Hannigan and Margie Argue D E S I G N Sam Hamiltn { } It is the resting place f many f the area s earliest settlers, such as Andrew Dicksn, the main funder f the village. Leaving the cemetery and walking dwn Dalkeith St., ne cmes upn tw ntewrthy hmes at the crner f Pine St. The first, built in the 1860s, served as the Orange Ldge until being cnverted int a residence in The next hme was the Presbyterian manse, dating frm The empty lt at the crner f Dalkeith and Renfrew Streets was the site f the large, stne Methdist church. Built in 1891, a successr t the riginal frame building frm , it was trn dwn in the 1930s subsequent t church unin. The brick huse (circa 1884) next dr served as the manse fr Methdist and United Church ministers until On the ther side f Renfrew St. stands the grand St. Peter Celestine Rman Cathlic Church and rectry, cmpleted in The church was built in the Rmanesque Revival style with Italianate features such as the square bell twer and runded arches. Nte the pinted rather than traditinal flat façade f the main twer. The architecture, unusual fr the area, is similar in style t churches in Quebec and suthern Eurpe. Befre cntinuing dwn Dalkeith, stp and admire the huse just ppsite St. Peter Celestine. Knwn as the Lindsay Huse, it is a lvely example f the Ontari cttage style that ne sees thrughut the area. Thmas Ellis, the funder f the Pakenham Agricultural Sciety, had the huse built in the 1860s. Farther dwn Dalkeith, at the crner with Waba Rad, yu will see the Auld Schule ( ld schl ) Apartments. The name f the apartment blck reflects the building s riginal purpse as a grammar schl, frm abut 1854 until Runding the crner frm Dalkeith nt Jessie St. takes yu t St. Mark s Anglican Church. Built in 1876, the structure displays the Gthic Revival style typical f Anglican churches. The brick rectry beside the church was built in Frm this pint n Jessie St., make yur way t Cunty Rad 29 and g nrth thrugh the village fr abut ½ km. until yu reach the bridge crssing 11 the Mississippi River. Part III: The Mississippi River & the Andrew Dicksn Legacy The five-span stne bridge at the little falls is the nly ne f its kind in Nrth America. Built in 1901 as a sturdy replacement fr the wden bridges that were smetimes washed away in spring flds, this preeminent landmark f the village is ne f the Seven Wnders f Lanark Cunty. An explanatry plaque at each end f the bridge prvides mre infrmatin. (Be cautius f the traffic when walking acrss the bridge.) Andrew Dicksn ( ) was the primary driving frce behind the creatin f the village f Pakenham during the 1830s and 40s. His numerus prperty acquisitins in the 1830s included mst f the area n bth sides f the Mississippi River that wuld becme the village. Water pwer and water rights were the keys t Dicksn s business success. They drve his mills (lumber, flur and carding) and brught in incme thrugh the use f his timber slide. Dicksn als was prminent in the area s cmmerce, wning a stre which had a licence t sell liqur, and a pst ffice. Althugh nne f the Dicksn mills, lcated n the east side f the river, stand tday, mst f his hmes d. At the far end f the bridge stands a sturdy and rather majestic tw-strey stne building, a cmbinatin f Ne-classic and Regency styles. It was built in 1840 as Andrew Dicksn s secnd hme. It later hused the ffice and stre f Hilliard and Dicksn, a partnership f Andrew s sn William and sn-in-law Daniel Hilliard, the cntinuatin f the CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: View f village frm schl bell twer, circa 1925; Andrew Dicksn s third hme, built 1860s; view near bridge frm west side f river, circa 1905; Methdist church, s. Dicksn cmmercial dynasty. A shrt walk alng Dark Side Rad leads yu t Andrew s third hme, a Gthic revival style building frm the 1860s. In the same decade he had the huse knwn as Breezy Heights built. Lcated n the rise behind the stne building, it was mre like a summer hme. In 1868, the year f Dicksn s death, the huse went t William. Frm 1985 t 2011 it was perated as the Stnebridge Bed and Breakfast. It is nw a private resident and is nt visible frm the rad. This ends the three-part walking tur f Pakenham, a glimpse int the histry and built heritage f a small but vibrant village alng the Mississippi River. t

14 served as a barding huse fr the textile mill wrkers. Next n the tur is the frmer Methdist/ United Church (#490 River Rd.), which is nw a private residence. The Methdist Church was built n prperty dnated by Jseph Teskey. The riginal church was a frame building built in 1868 which burned dwn in The stne church was cnstructed in 1889 with Rbert Teskey given the hnr f laying the crner stne. In 1925 the church became St. Andrew s United Church and remained in peratin until Wal k i n g Tur V I L L AG E O F A P P L E TO N Intrductin Mississippi Mills THE FIRST SETTLERS came t Appletn in the 1820s and harnessed the natural falls f the Mississippi River t build a cmmunity. A sawmill and gristmill were built in 1824 and a blacksmith, a cbbler, a general stre, a Wllen mill and ther businesses sn fllwed. This tur prvides a glimpse f Appletn s histry. Appletn was riginally knwn as Apple Tree Falls but later became knwn as Teskeyville in hnr f the three Teskey brthers wh settled here. The Teskey family built Appletn s sawmill, grist mill and wllen mill. They als perated the general stre and pst ffice. It was nt until 1857 that the cmmunity was fficially re-named Appletn. We begin the tur at the Nrth Lanark Reginal Museum (River Rd. at Appletn Side Rad) which sits n the site f the frmer S.S. #11 Ramsay Schl. The riginal red brick schl huse was built in 1879 t replace a lg building and t accmmdate grwing attendance. The schl clsed dwn in 1969, was reinvented as a museum in 1971, but burned dwn in Cntinuing int Appletn n River Rad yu reach the cmmunity bat launch which was the site f the Appletn Cheese Factry. Every mrning the farmers drpped ff their milk and every afternn the lcal children wuld stp by fr sme fresh curds. As yu cntinue dwn River Rad at the curve is a stne huse with a turret. In 1824 Jseph Teskey built a gristmill in Appletn n the East side f the Mississippi River. The mill prvided flur and grain t the cmmunity int the early twentieth century. In the current hme was built n the site using stnes frm the fundatin f the clsed grist mill. The hme was built by Jhn Cllie whse father William Cllie Sr. purchased the Wllen Mills in Cntinuing n Appletn Side Rad yu arrive n the left at the Scttish Gergian style stne huse f Jseph Teskey. The huse was built in c.1844 and remains in excellent cnditin. Yu ll ntice three arches which prvided access t the carriage garage. The spacius hme later At the tp f Hill Street there used t be the Presbyterian Church which was built in c.1875 n land dnated by Andrew Wilsn. The Presbyterian Church clsed in 1925 when mst f the Cngregatin jined the United Church f Canada. The Presbyterian Church was demlished in There was n Rman Cathlic Church in Appletn, instead the priest wuld hld mass n Sunday afternns in a private hme. At the intersectin f River Rad, Hill Street and the Bridge sits a tw strey red brick building built in the 1880s by Thmas Arthur. This is the frmer General Stre and Pst Office. Remnants f the Stre signs are still visible n the suth side f the building. The General Stre was always the hub CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: S.S. #11 Ramsay NLHS Cllectin , Grist Mill nw replaced by a mdern hme at #521 NLHS Cllectin , Appletn General Stre Circa late s. Pht curtesy f Trisha Stewart, Pht f Mississippi River and Appletn Bridge Curtesy f Eleanr Wright. f the cmmunity. Lcals came t buy their grceries, hrse tack, cal il fr lamps and gas fr autmbiles. The wner f the General Stre typically ran the Pst Office. When William Russell Lyns wned the General Stre his wife Mrs. Jessie J. Lyns wrked as stre keeper, pstmistress and village midwife. On the Suth West side f the bridge is a large white building with wd shingles (#449 River Rd.). This building was frmerly the village blacksmith shp run by Andy Gladish. The building was built in the late 1940s by Mr. Gladish t replace a smaller shp lcated next t the red brick general stre. It tk Mr. Gladish a while t cmpletely transitin frm the ld building t the new building, fr several years he wrked ut f bth buildings. The new building als featured tw apartments n the secnd flr where the Andy s children Max and Jack lived. During the 1800s there were always at least tw blacksmiths in the village. The blacksmiths made tls, repaired equipment and shed hrses. As cars replaced buggies and tractrs replaced hrses, the rle f the Blacksmith slwly changed and largely disappeared. c n t i nu e d v e r l e a f l

15 3131 Old Perth Rad, RR 2 P.O. Bx 400 Almnte, ON, Canada K0A 1A r PHOTOS COURTESY OF Nrth Lanark Histrical Sciety Trisha Stewart Eleanr Wright TEXT Nrth Lanark Histrical Sciety DESIGN Sam Hamiltn { } T crss the Mississippi River there is a mdern bridge built in the early 2000s. Appletn s riginal bridge was built by Albert Teskey in 1858 ut f pine abut 100 meters suth f the mdern bridge. A secnd wd bridge replaced the first ne in 1864 this time built by Dennis Sullivan. In 1890 the bridge was reinfrced with braces but was damaged and destryed during the winter f An irn bridge replaced the ld ne and then in the 1950s a new bridge was cnstructed n the site f the current ne. As yu crss the bridge and lk Nrth twards the pwer dam the ruins f the riginal Wllen Mill are still visible. The riginal stne mill was built in 1862 by Rbert Teskey using lcally quarried limestne and featured prminent quins. In 1880 Jhn Adam Teskey built a secnd mill building n the success f the bming Wllen industry. The mill prduced wven clths and did custm carding and spinning. In 1900 the Teskey family retired and the Wllen Mill was sld t the Caldwell family f Lanark wh perated the mill int the 1930s. During the Depressin the Wllen mill went largely unused but started up again when the Cllie family became wners in At its peak the wllen mills emplyed ver 300 peple and perated 24 hurs a day. Turning nt Old Mill Lane (#104) the majestic Rbert Teskey huse stands ut. This large stne hme was built in the early 1850s. The huse is a tw and a half strey stne hme built int the side f a natural slpe. This massive hme nce hused the Teskey family n the first tw levels and their servants in the third level. The hme riginally had an upper and lwer verandah running acrss its frnt. This frnt prch has since been remved but the blt hles are still visible in parts f the stne. Lcated almst directly behind the Rbert Teskey huse is the site f the frmer Cllie Wllen Factry which was built in The large cement blck building used electricity t pwer the prductin f textiles. With the additin f the factry the stne mills became the finishing department and the administratin ffice. After the stne mills were destryed in cnsecutive fires an additin t the cement blck factry was built in The mdern factry was used until 1992 when the cmpany clsed and the building was destryed by fire in Fllwing nt Wilsn Street (#124) ne f the first buildings n the West side f the River is a large stne huse. This ne and a half strey stne 13 huse was built in c by the third Teskey brther, Albert. Albert was Reeve f Ramsay Twnship, perated a general stre in Appletn and was Appletn s first pstmaster frm 1857 t Cntinuing dwn Wilsn Street and peaking dwn Apple Street and Duke Street yu ll ntice many lg hmes. When the first settlers arrived in Appletn during the 1820s their first pririty was t build a hme fr the winter. Using their axes, adzes and ther tls the settlers cnstructed small lg hmes. Small and cramped these lg hmes prvided the necessary warmth, prtectin and security that the settlers needed. Eventually many f these hmes were replaced with framed wd r stne. During the twentieth century mre lg hmes were built, this time mainly serving as cttages. Many families frm Ottawa spent their summers fishing and relaxing in Appletn. At ne time, Mr. Everett Dunn perated a bat rental business and named the bats after the lcal children. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Cllie Wllen Mills NLHS Cllectin , Mississippi Wllen Mills NHLS Cllectin , The Rbert Teskey huse c NLHS Cllectin , Albert Teskey Huse, pht taken in early 1900s. Later wned by William Cllie ANLHS Cllectin Cntinuing n Wilsn Street yu ll cme t Snedden Drive, which is named in hnr f the Herbert R. Snedden wh perated a Farm Machinery Dealership and stre in the mid twentieth century. The land n Snedden Drive was used fr equipment demnstratins. Many a lcal remembers cming t the stre fr ice cream during the summer and treats at Hallween. The Snedden stre is n lnger arund but the large white Snedden Huse remains at (#256 Wilsn St.) Leaving Appletn n Wilsn St and heading twards Cunty Rd. 29 yu pass thrugh the Mississippi Glf Club which cvers 190 acres and features nine hles n ne side f the rad and a secnd nine n the ppsite side. The club was established in 1915 n the frmer Pattersn Farm. The club began as a nine-hle curse and added the secnd nine in A Pr Shp was built in The club s riginal stne club huse was destryed by fire in 1997 and was replaced with the current building in 1998.t

16 HERITAGE TREE WORKSHOP UPDATE This will be a public hw t wrkshp fr ur new Cuncil, the Heritage Cmmittee, and ther cmmunity residents n the identificatin, recgnitin, and prtectin f heritage trees n municipal prperty in Mississippi Mills, and n private prperty with wner cnsent. It will be an pprtunity fr cmmunity discussin befre a heritage tree by-law is presented fr Cuncil s cnsideratin later in 2015 via the Heritage Cmmittee. The wrkshp discussins will include hw t (i) nminate a tree fr recgnitin under the Ontari Heritage Tree Prgram, r hw t (ii) wrk with a lcal municipal Heritage Cmmittee t seek prtectin by designatin under the Ontari Heritage Act. Thank yu fr distributing my message t members f the Heritage Cmmittee. Neil Neil Carletn Mississippi Mills Tree Cmmittee vlunteer P.O. Bx 1644, Almnte, Ontari, K0A 1A

17 Prfessr Aird t address Heritage Tree Wrkshp The Tree Cmmittee f Mississippi Mills is pleased t annunce that Paul Aird f the University f Trnt will be presenting at the Heritage Tree Wrkshp next mnth in Almnte. Dr. Aird is Prfessr Emeritus at the Faculty f Frestry. He specializes in frest histry and the nging effrts t cnserve bidiversity and biprductivity. Dr. Aird will be jining speakers Edith Gerge and Barbara Heidenreich n Wednesday night, February 11, 7-9 p.m. in the Rn Carn Auditrium f the Almnte Old Twn Hall. The Heritage Tree Wrkshp is being hsted by the Tree Cmmittee and presented by the Ontari Urban Frest Cuncil. In his pening presentatin, Dr. Aird will be speaking abut the significance f a heritage tree as a cmpnent f a cmmunity s natural heritage, r its cultural heritage, r bth. A heritage tree may be a ntable specimen because f its size, age, r ther distinctive features. It culd be a prminent cmmunity landmark, r pssibly a living relic that displays evidence f cultural mdificatin. A heritage tree culd be a specimen assciated with a histric persn, place, event r perid. It might be representative f a crp grwn by ancestrs that is at risk f disappearing frm cultivatin. Perhaps it s a tree assciated with lcal flklre, myths, legends, r traditins. Edith Gerge f Trnt will be presenting a case study abut the cultural-histrical research that s needed t determine if a tree qualifies fr heritage status. As an advisr t the Ontari Urban Frest Cuncil (OUFC), she has made mre than 90 presentatins n heritage trees acrss Ontari. Barbara Heidenreich, Natural Heritage Crdinatr at the Ontari Heritage Trust, will be making a tw-part presentatin at the wrkshp. Her tpics will include the legislating tls fr heritage trees, and the hw t f identifying, recgnizing, and prtecting heritage trees. She ll als address hw ther municipalities in Ontari have launched a heritage tree prgram. T help us prepare fr the event, please register in advance with Neil Carletn at r ve3nce@gmail.cm. 15

18 Histric Plaster Cnservatin Services December 2, 2014 Michael Rikley-Lancaster Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 3 Rsamnd St. E. Almnte, Ontari Dear Michael, Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Plaster Assessment In July 2013 Rd Stewart and Masumi Suzuki f HPCS were invited t the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum in rder t examine a plaster wall. During the brief visit a plaster sample was taken fr testing. Testing was pstpned until the end f Nvember 2014 a rather lengthy delay fr which we aplgize. The result f the tests indicates the plaster des nt have a unifrm characteristic thrughut. Fr the mst part, we practice varius plaster cnslidatin methds that depend n ur ability t inject r therwise get ur specialized acrylic resins int the plaster which in turn strengths it and bnds it t its substrate in this case the stne wall behind. Initially we had hped that we culd devise a simple methd fr this cnslidatin prcess that invlved a mechanism that culd ultimately be perated (nce it is prperly tested and calibrated) by museum staff, with HPCS prviding materials and advisry assistance as necessary. The variable nature f the plaster and its current cnditin preclude such a simplified methd as it wuld yield incnsistent results. On a mre psitive nte, the plaster des respnd well t ur materials and we are cnfident that careful applicatin will yield excellent results. Currently yu have tw situatins acrss the wall. There are friable brken edges where sme plaster has fallen away frm the stne wall ver the years, and there is the rest f the plaster that remains in place. The stability f the remaining plaster is unknwn but bviusly suspect in sme areas. Any ptential treatment plan wuld invlve addressing these tw different situatins. HPCS has a lng track recrd f slving plaster prblems such as thse in yur museum. We have methds fr successfully addressing bth situatins. Since we are unaware f the museum s prgramming intentins, r the expectatins f its bard members regarding a ptential treatment plan, we suggest prceeding with a small trial. The trial wuld invlve treating a ten ft sectin f wall. We wuld cnduct a full treatment in the trial area. The nly stipulatin fr the lcatin f such a sample run wuld be that it incrprate bth types f prblems mentined in the paragraph abve. This wuld give the museum a clear picture f what t expect frm a treatment f the entire space and hpefully make cnservatin a mre tangible ptin. 16

19 During the trial HPCS wuld carry ut the fllwing prcedures in the sample area: 1. Stabilize the friable expsed plaster edges where there has been lss. This wuld invlve a technician injecting plaster cnslidatin materials int all the expsed edges f the plaster in rder t strengthen the leading edges and secure lse fragments. This wuld preserve all the lse plaster that can be detected visually. 2. Stabilize the remainder f the plaster. Using what is knwn in ur field as sunding, a technician wuld lcate vids under the surface f the wall. This prcess invlves gently tapping the wall with a tl r by hand, and listening fr a respnse that indicates a vid beneath the surface. The technician wuld drill small hles in rder t hypdermically inject cnslidatin materials int the destabilized regins. This wuld secure all the remaining plaster that currently appears intact, but has becme detached frm the stne wall smewhere beneath the surface. A senir member f ur staff wuld cnduct the trial using HPCS plaster cnslidatin prducts. A brief reprt dcumenting the wrk wuld be prvided at the end f the trial. HPCS culd cnduct such a trial at a cst that wuld nt exceed $3600. The timing fr such a trial culd be based n the museum s schedule. Fllwing the trial we culd discuss ptins fr the remainder f the plaster. Thank yu fr cntacting HPCS fr assistance regarding the histric plaster in yur museum. We encurage yu t visit ur website at The site ffers an infrmal prtfli in additin t prviding mre infrmatin abut ur cnservatin prducts. Please cntact us fr answers t any additinal questins yu may have. Thank yu, Eric Stewart Eric@HistricPlaster.cm 17

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22 MISSISSIPPI MILLS HERITAGE COMMITTEE FILE REVIEW I am a bit behind n the file review but will prbably have it cmpleted in January & February On Nvember 26, I did the fllwing: 1. Discussed with Rxanne the Linda Hamiltn Prpsal t put recent research material n the Twn Web Site 2. Arranged with Rxanne t transfer the Fences in Ontari Bk t the Planner 3. Rxanne will bring the Linking Cultural and Natural Heritage Bk t the January 2015 Heritage Cmmittee meeting fr review 4. Arranged with Rxanne t transfer the Splendid Heritage Bk t the Library During the week f December 14, I reviewed the Natinal Capital Cmmissin material and the Parks Canada Canadian Inventry f Histric Buildings. Heather Thmpsn f the Natinal Capital Cmmissin (613) and I talked abut the Almnte, Ramsay and Pakenham Heritage Register and Inventry that was cmpleted in the 1970's and is still retained by the Natinal Capital Cmmissin in their recrds. I will visit her in January 2015 t review a sampling f material and reprt t the Heritage Cmmittee as t what is available fr research. I believe the nly prperties inventried are thse in the Natinal Capital Regin. Ian Dull (prnunce Dwall) f Parks Canada (819) and I discussed the Canadian Inventry f Histric Buildings. He is f the pinin that the material shuld be placed in the Lanark Cunty Archives. He will have anther Parks Canada emplyee cntact me t cnfirm this thinking. The material is relevant t a researcher as it captures a mment in time fr a building. Sme f ur material is missing but there are phts, negatives and a cmputer printut f the Almnte and Ramsay material. I have nt cme acrss any Pakenham material. That is it fr nw. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Ian Ian H. MacLean Member Mississippi Mills Heritage Cmmittee Almnte, Ontari

23 Gd Afternn Diane HERITAGE COMMITTEE FILES AND MATERIAL FORMER REGISTRY OFFICE Please nte that Bxes Three, Fur, and Fur a) are still being evaluated by me. In fact, there is a lt f material f interest t the Heritage Cmmittee and I wuld like t take the time t prperly recmmend hw it be classified and stred. I wuld expect t cmplete this by December 17, With respect t Almnte Walking Tur Original Drawings, I will arrange t meet Tiffany t lk at this material as well as sme ther Bx Five material t see if she can use it r if it is t be dispsed f. Bx 5 Material as f cmpletin f tday is as fllws: Pakenham/Almnte Heritage Register and Inventry. Natinal Capital Cmmissin 1970 s. I have cntacted Heather Thmpsn f the NCC fr additinal infrmatin. Heather and I will finalize in December Summer Student Inventry f Pre-1984 buildings in Ramsay Twnship. This ties in with Bxes Fur and Fur a). I will review in December General Prperty Research infrmatin which I will discuss with ur researcher, Linda Hamiltn fr turnver t her. I will send t Linda this week. Ramsay Driving Tur. I will arrange t meet Tiffany t lk at this material. Engineer s Reprt n Dungarvn Building Transferred t Rxanne fr Twn file. Designing fr Cnservatin. In Appletn Museum Bx fr transfer. Almnte Spring Bush Walking Tur which was scanned and attached t Octber s Heritage Cmmittee Agenda. A limited number f cpies t be made per Heritage Cmmittee Nvember 18, Cpies f designatin By-laws transferred tday t Rxanne fr file. Frmer Almnte Pst Office Natinal Histric Site f Canada: Statement f Cmmemrative Integrity. Transferred tday t Rxanne fr file. Almnte and Ramsay Twnship Designated Heritage Buildings 1983 Brchure. 11 x 17 cpies t be prvided t the Heritage Cmmittee at the January 2015 meeting. One cpy f the riginal 25 x 25 is still in the file. Surplus infrmatin with respect t Designated and Prperties f Interest transferred t Rxanne tday fr shredding. Pakenham LACAC brchure undated Strlling thrugh the Histric Village f Pakenham. I will arrange t meet Tiffany t lk at this material. Cpies t be prvided t the Heritage Cmmittee in January 2015 fr infrmatin. Picturesque Pakenham Twnship draft brchure. I will arrange t meet Tiffany t lk at this material 1992 Summary f Histrical Designatins in the Twnship f Ramsay. Almnte Ramsay LACAC. I have transferred this t Rxanne t have the infrmatin separated and placed n individual prperty files. The infrmatin referred t as Cllateral Infrmatin deals with the histrical matters surrunding designated prperties and is f lng term interest. Fences in Ontari Bk. Michael J. Smithers I recmmend it be dispsed f as it relates t the 1979 Line Fences Act f the Prvince f Ontari. Stephen Stirling t review befre recycling. 21

24 Linking Cultural and Natural Heritage bk LACAC Cnference Prceedings. We will bring t the January 2015 Heritage Cmmittee meeting t see if anyne wishes t review it. If nt, then it will be recycled. Splendid Heritage: Histrical Buildings f Ontari. Bk. Recmmend transfer t the Library as a reference bk. I wuld expect t have Bx Five material classified by December 17, Regards Ian Ian H. MacLean P.O. Bx Elgin Street Almnte, ON K0A 1A0 Hme (613) Mbile (613) awen1@sympatic.ca 22

25 T Mill f Kintail - Pht f Band s Stre (Mill f Kintail) - Pht f Naismith Huse #3 - Pht f Mill f Kintail huse - Pht f Naismith Huse (Owner Hugh Grace) - Pht f Naismith hme (PJ Yung Annie Naismith) - Pht f huse with 94, 6, 26 in bttm right crner - Pht f Mill f Kintail T Appletn Museum - negative film strips - Phts in Quality Phtfinishing envelpe x2 - Negative film strip in fujiclr circle envelpe - Framed pht f Old Pst Office in Almnte - Nrman Pauls Lime Kiln file flder - Pht f Farm huse #2 - Pht f Rbert Mclaren Farm Huse #14 - Pht f Winter 1994 Leckies Crner Jean Macphersn #4 - Pht f Farm Huse Mclaren Man #1 - Pht f David Snedden Farm Huse # Grant Applicatin, Extra (LACAC) Phts, Lumsden - Suvenir Hlder Pstcards - Red binder - Phts in envelpe Mill f Kintail, twn f Almnte, Nrth Lanark Agricultural Hall - Phts in Envelpe LACAC 98 #1 - Phts in Quality Film Develping envelpe - Phts in envelpe St. Gerges Church Claytn, Prperty f Mississippi Mills - Pht f Auld Kirk - Designing fr Cnservatin - Maple Syrup Pht - A Passing f Time MVTM - Rsamnd Wlen Cmpany Vlumes 1, 2, and 3 - Cliff Bennet Phts - Negatives Cpies #1 - Negatives Cpies #2 - Negatives Cpies #4 - Cntact Sheet with negatives printed page - Pht f 6 men in building with clumns - Mill ruins with bridge - Mill ruins - Almnte Duplicate pictures envelpe 23

26 - Rear view f Victrian Wlen Mill has pst-it n saying as is 100%, date n back is Mnday September 10, Old Almnte Twn Hall Pht - Pht f Rsamnd Wlen Cmpany with falls in fregrund - Nrthern Art Glass envelp addressed t MVTM att. Mary Lettner - Phts f 81 Queen, LACAC - Pht f Mill Street with Old Pst Office in black cardbard frame - Negative File, LACAC Phtgraphs, Almnte, Ontari Phts in University f Ottawa envelpe - Pht Victria Wlen Mill, N. AM-5, Name First Rsamnd Mill - Pht f Flur Mill, Eductin 50% - Phts in Quality Phtfinishing envelpe. Huse in Blakney - Almnte Centennial sketch - Pht f huse with tissue attached - Pht f fundry emplyees with Pic f the Past article n the back - Dungarvn file flder - Farm Street file flder - Phtcpies f Almnte - Rsamnd Mill #1 file flder - Rney s Pl Hall file flder - Almnte Presbyterian church file flder x2 - Penman s Mill file flder - Orpheum Theatre file flder - Old Red file flder - Mill Street file flder - Frmer Methdist Church file flder - Mississippi Irn Wrks file flder - Dr. Metcalfe s Huse file flder - Malcm Street file flder - #2 falls file flder - #1 falls file flder - Thmas Reid Huse file flder - Twn hall file flder - Thrburn and TR White s stre file flder - Stne Bridge, Almnte file flder - Symingtn Huse file flder - Old Lg Bridge file flder - Almnte Baptist Church file flder - The Bay, Almnte file flder - Bell s Huse (Old Burnside) file flder - Pstcard Packet file flder - Almnte Street file flder - Almnte Band file flder - Shddy Mill file flder - St. Mary s Rman Cathlic Church file flder - Jhn Edwards Huse file flder 24

27 - Je Sadlers huse file flder - Ken Jhnstn s Huse file flder - Jamiesn Huse file flder - Jack Edmnd s Huse file flder - Fuller Pst Office file flder - Flur Mill file flder - Almnte Anglican Church file flder - Bridge Street file flder - CPR Bridge file flder - Map by Public Archives Canada, Natinal Map Cllectin 25