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REPORT TO THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Report Number: CS 03-06
Date: January 9, 2006
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From:
Gillis A. Paterson
Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer
Subject:
Historical/Architectural Designation
- Glen House
- 1690 Whitevale Road, Pickering
Recommendation:
1. That Report CS 03-06 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer be
received;
That the Executive Committee endorse the recommendation of Heritage
Pickering for designation of Glen House;
That the City Clerk be authorized to begin procedures to have the Glen House,
municipally known as 1690 Whitevale Road, designated under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act;
That the City Clerk, in consultation with Heritage Pickering, draft and forward an
appropriate 'Notice of Intent to Designate' to the owners of the property, the
Ontario Heritage Foundation, the local newspaper; and
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Further, that the City Clerk be directed to draft the necessary by-law together
with the reasons for designation for Council approval.
Executive Summary:
Heritage Pickering, at their meeting held on November 15, 2005, recommended that
1690 Whitevale Road be approved for heritage designation under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act, and that City Council be requested to action accordingly.
The purpose of this report is to commence the necessary proceedings to have the Glen
House designated as a heritage property in accordance with Provincial legislation. The
background information provided in this report has been provided by the Chair, Heritage
Pickering.
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Report CS 03-06
Designation of Glen House
January 9, 2006
Page 2
Financial Implications:
There will be associated costs upon approval of the designation of the Glen House in
the form of the purchase of a designation plaque at an estimated cost of $300. This
cost is provided for in the 2006 current budget for Heritage Pickering.
Background:
Cultural Heritaqe Value: Thomas Hubbard (1759-1853) and his family were United
Empire Loyalists, who came to Pickering just before the turn of the 19th century.
'Thomas and his family had a major impact on the community in terms of social,
religious and political life. He was the first Township Clerk in 1811 and donated land for
the first area school that was built by the Hubbards, Matthews, Sharrads and Willsons.
The Hubbards were founders of the influential Christian Church of Brougham. Hubbard
and his sons were members of the Brougham Reformers (Mackenzie sympathizers)."
[Scheinman, 2004]
William R. Wood, writing in 1911 reports a log school building on the southwest corner
of the property in relation to S.S. 10 (Brougham). In 1850, James Hubbard sold the
south quarter of the lot (where the house is located) to Archibald C. Thompson. In the
1861 census, he was recorded as having a log house on the site. The building's
association with the Thompson family is worthy of note as Thompson's Inn, situated just
across the Brock Road, was a key landmark in the area throughout the 19th century
(location for town meetings and a local meeting place for Mackenzie supports in the
time leading up to the 1837 Rebellion). It appears that the land was leased many times
over the years until around 1900 when the property owners are listed as Bignall. This
family conveyed the land to Andrew Glen in 1923.
Andrew Glen was an articulate Scotsman who came to Canada in 1912 and lived and
worked in Toronto until he became disenchanted with city life, purchasing his farm in
1923 and living there until expropriation. He was a writer, pacifist, socialist, theosophist
and outdoorsman. In 1918, he joined the Theosophical Society and became Secretary
of the Social Reconstruction Group. He became president of the Labour Party of
Toronto in 1921. On June 26, 1932, several local socialist groups, including J.S.
Woodsworth, met at his farm where a resolution was passed asking Woodsworth to
form a national socialist conference. Mr. J.S. Woodworth did so in the west later that
year confirming Glen House as the historic meeting place of the group which, out of that
meeting, went on to form the C.C.F., the precursor of the National Democratic Party.
Andrew Glen ran as a CCF candidate in 1935, but was unsuccessful.
During the late 1930's, Mr. Glen was a regular columnist for the Toronto Star, but with
the coming of the war, his pacifism became suspect. Eventually, his home was
searched by the RCMP and some of his property seized. A large portion of his personal
papers, relating to his involvement with socialism, have been deposited in the Queens
University Archives in Kingston.
Report CS 03-06
Designation of Glen House
January 9, 2006
Page 3
Heritaqe Attributes: The original house, which still contains the basement, its old
enormous apple and vegetable bins made of boards which are at least thirty inches
wide. The house is small, but in good condition and has survived some one hundred
and twenty years of weathering. It sits on a slight knoll with the land dropping off to the
west into Urfe Creek, surrounded by mature trees and well tended gardens.
The house is a one and a half storey residence with a large rear addition with gables
perpendicular to the original and a further shed roofed addition to the rear. The simple
treatment of the stair at the rear corner with pencil post balustrade is a surviving original
feature of note, however, and its placement at the rear corner 'winding' at the two walls,
is typical of log construction. The simple wood balustrade is a rare surviving example
for Pickering and should be retained in place. While the exterior is clad in aluminum
siding, however, the form of the original section and its relationship to other aspects of
the site (creek, lane, barn) remains intact. It will require further investigation and
research, but it is possible that the log house now on the property and hidden behind
layers of cladding materials is the log school built on land Thomas Hubbard donated for
school purposes early in the 19th century and which was operated by the Hubbards,
Matthews, Sharrard and Willson families.
A frame outhouse is notable for its three holes including a child's seat and a relatively
early frame barn. The Glen barn is a fine example of a pre-1860's barn and probably
dates to the early to mid 1840's. The barn is of very heavy timber, pegged, mortise and
tenon construction of 'English barn' style with very few changes having been made to it
down through the years. Its layout and style of construction, with its canted purlin
supports, large swing beam and pole rafters, is typical of a barn of this period. Its
workmanship is of superior quality as evidenced by the fine adzing work and close
tolerance of its joinery. It appears to be in fair condition but needs a proper survey to
determine its condition in detail.
The Scheinman inventory (2004) evaluated this property as a Heritage Resource
requiring a Statement of Heritage Resource. The Hough Stansbury inventory (1994)
rates this property as a Class A, the highest score possible.
Significance: The Glen House was the site of the first meeting of those who would go
on to form a Socialist political party. It shows the strong movement began with the
impetus of the east. James Woodworth was at this first meeting and told Andrew Glen
that he was going out west to form this new party - the C.C.F. He became leader of the
Co-operative Commonwealth Foundation Federation in 1932, the same year the
meeting at the Glen House took place. The Ontario Heritage Foundation recognizes
this property as having provincial significance. In addition, the sites association with
both the Hubbard and Thompson families is of heritage significance.
This house, the barn and the remaining property deserve designation as a heritage site
for the historical value related to the significance of the political activities that took place
in this location.
I~ort CS 03-06
Designation of Glen House
January 9, 2006
Page 4
Attachments:
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6. Photograph of
7. Photograph of
8. Photograph of Glen
9. Photograph of Glen
10. Photograph of Glen
11. Photograph of Glen
12. Photograph of Glen
13. Photograph of Glen
14. Photograph of Glen
Hough Stansbury (1994): Seaton Cultural Heritage Resources Assessment, Vols
1 & 2. Prepared by Hough Stansbury Woodland Naylor Dance Limited, D.R.
Poulton & Associates and Andrew Scheinman, July 1994.
Scheinman (2004): Seaton Built Heritage Assessment. Prepared by Andre
Scheinman, November 2004.
Ontario Heritage Foundation correspondence, July 29, 2005.
Letter listing property ownership, Lawson & Clark to Andrew Glen showing
conveyance to Archibald Thompson.
Photograph of informal conference photo at Andrew Glen's Farm, 1932.
James Shaver Woodsworth, 1920's.
Glen House, south and east elevation, November 2005.
House, north elevation, November 2005.
House, exterior door and framing, November 2005.
House, shed and outhouse, November 2005.
House, exterior cladding and foundation, November 2005.
House Barn, 1929.
Barn, November 2005.
Barn interior, November 2005.
Prepared By:
Approved / Endorsed By:
Debi A. Bentley ,~,,,,,.,~,-,,
City Clerk, in conjunction with
Pamela Fuselli, Chair, Heritage
Pickering
Gillis'~. Paterso-~ - ~
Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer
Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
Recommended for the consideration of
Pickering City/Council ,,
2T~C~s J. O~jj~/n, C~ef Ad~ve O~fice/er
VOLUME
Seaton Cultural Heritage
Resources Assessment
TECHNICAI~ APPENDIX
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Prepared for The Seaton Interim Planning Team (Ontario Ministry of Housing)
By
Hough Stansbury Woodland Naylor Dance Limited - Prime Consultants
D.R. Poulton & Associates - Archaeological Assessments and Excavations
Andr6 Scheinman ,. Heritage Preservation Consultant
July 1994
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Location/Identification
Id. #2
Lot: 19
Description:
Property Type:
Concession: V
North side of Whitevale Road adjacent to Urf~ Creek
Farmstead
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Architectural/Historical Descri~otion
Despite the modest appearance of this 1.q/2 storey side-gabled, apparently frame structtrre
it is associatecl wdth one of the earliest settlers in the area, patriarch of a family which
remained important in the cornmur~ity throughout the 19th cenT. As well it was home to
one of the most interesting of the area's 20th cenTury residents and the site of a nationally
significant eve~xt, the meeting which was preliminary to the founding of the C.C.F. Party~
In 1806 or 1807 Thomas Hubbard, U.E.L. settled on 'Lot 19, Concession V though he did not
assume ownership from Heru3t Smith until 1821'. He was the first Township Clerk in
18112 and donated land for the first area school which was built and operated by the
Hubbards, Matthews, Sharrards, and Willsons.3 Apparently the timber for the
reconstruction of Fort York after the War of 1812 came from the Hubbard property.4
Hubbard and his sons were members of the Brougham Reformers, i.e., Mackenzie
sympathizers,s
Hubbard, no doubt had a permanent residence on the property before 1830 though without
more detailed site investigation it cannot be determined whether this building dates to that
period. It would appear to pre-date 1840 however and has a two storey kitchen tail and a
one-storey shed roofed woodshed at the rear.
The Hubbard family maintained ownership of this property throughout the 19th century.
Isaac Hubbard, who took ownership m 1857, donated land for a school to the Trustees of
School Section 10 irt 1859 and in 1858 had given an acre to the Christian Church of
Brougham (this is now part of Brougham cemetery.)
In 1923 the prof~rty was purchased by Andrew Glerm. Andrew Glerm was a writex,
pacifist, ,socialist and outdoorsma~ who chose to leave Toronto for the quieter life of
Picketing. He was very politically active however and in 1932 hosted a conference of
~alists £-rom (_)nh3xio which passed a resolution on June 26, 1932 asking J.S. Woodsworth
to form a n~do~al socialist conference. Woodsworth replied that he would do so in the
west m~d th~s the C.C.F. was founded.
~tofi~t Atlas of Ontario County,
D. Wi!l~n w, ateri~l.
Andrew Glen ~
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Condition
The Hubbard House is currently dad in asbestos siding, has an asphalt shingle roof, selkirk
chimney, and a front porch of pressure treated lumber. The windows are 2/2.
Outbuildings
A gable roofed barn remains on the property and may date to the age of the House. Areas
of boarding have been replaced relatively recently.
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SEATON BUILT HERITAGE EVALUATION SHEET
Name/Description:
Location:
Reference:
Categories E Va G F/P
Architecture (Max. 25)
1 Style 15 10 0 0
2 Construction 12 ~) 4 0
3 Age ~ 5 2 0
4 Design 10 5 ~_~ 0
Tot: Z5'
History (Max. 20)
5 Person i~ 10 5 0
6 Even t ~ 7 4 0
7 Context 5 2 0
Tot: 20
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Environment (Max. 20)
8 Continuity t5 Q 5 0
9 Setting 12 8~ 4 0
10 Landmark 12 8 ~ 0
Integri ty
!1 Site
12 Alterations
13 Condition
14 Outbuildin~3s
Feasibility for use
Tot: 20
(Max. 20)
Tot:
(~ 5 2 0
12 9 (~) 0
10 6 (~) 2
10 6 (~) 0
(Max. 15)
15 Compatibility
16 Adaptibility
17 Cost
Tot: t~7~
~ 5 3 0
8 (~) 2 0
10 ~) 4 0
GRAND TOTAL
CLASS~ A
comments:
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SEATON BUILT HERITAGE ASSESSMENT
Prepared for the North Pickering Land Exchange Team
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Planning and Development Division
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Prepared by:
Andr6 Scheinman
Heritage Preservation Consultant
November. 2004.
Location/Identification
Lot: 19 Concession: V
Description: North side of Whitevale Rd. (#2 in SCHRA '94 and map}
Municipal #: 1690 Whitevale Road
Property Type: Farmstead
Historical Background
It is speculated that Thomas Hubbard arrived in Picketing Township just betbre the turn of
the 19tt' century5~'. By about 1807 Hubbard seems to have settled on Lot 19, Concession V
though he did not assume ownership from ttenry Smith (Crown Grant 1797) until 182 157.
Bom in 1759Ss, Hubbard was recobmized as a U.E.L.5'~ It is possible that he was part of the
Hubbard t~hmily of Stamford Connecticut who made a claim in 1787 fbr losses suffered in
the American Revolution~'°. Though Thomas was not a party in that claim the names of
James and lssac figure prominently, names that Thomas also gave to his sons.
Thomas and his [hmily (he had three sets of children) had a major impact on the community
in terms of its social, religious and political life. He was the first Township Clerk in 1811~'~
and donated land tbr the first area school which was built and operated by the Hubbards,
Matthews, Sharrards and Willsons~2. l-lis son Andrew was a private in the 2"d Flank
Company of the 3rd York Militia and received a General Service Medal tbr the successful
siege of Detroit"3 during the War of 1812. Local tblklore suggests that the timber ~br the
reconstruction of Fort York after the War of 1812 came fi'om the Hubbard property but this
could not be substantiated at this time though his ~andson George is listed as a timber
agenf"* in 1861 and may have been carrying on a tg. mily business. The Hubbards were
thunders of the influential Christian Church of Brougham. Hubbard and his sons were
members of the Brougham Retbrmers (Mackenzie sympathizers) who met tbr rallies and
strategy sessions at the neighbouring Thompson's Inn leading up to the 1837 Rebellion.
In 1846 Thomas conveyed this property to his son James ''~ and in 1850 James sold off the
south quarter of the lot (where the house is located) to Archibald C. Thompson, brother of
William R. Wood Past Years in Picketing ('romnto: William Biggs. 1911.)
Inst.#4020
Past Years... Wood refers to his death in 1853 at 94 years ofage.p.253
Ibid.
~_~.~!Ld. Bc_port of thc Bureau of Archives :kovalist Clmms (Toronto: Legislative Assembly~
1905)pp.223, 1105
Illustrated Atlas of' thc Count,/of Ontario~./Toronto: J.H. Beers and Company. 1877}
D. W i llson Genealogical Research { unpub. Picketing Library}
"~William (}ray. Soldiers of the Kin~.p~er Canada Militia l 812-1815 { Erin: Boston Mills Press,
19t)5}p. 132
186 J Personal Censtls
Inst. #26834
William Thompson~'(' the ?d generation owner of Thompson's Inn just across the Brock
Road. It is probably t~is ownership of property on either side of Brock Road that led locals
-' lot was conveved to
to re r to the crossroads as Thompson's Corners. The remainder of the
James' brother lssac in 1857.
Of particular interest with regard to these mid 19th century transactions is that the Tremaine
Map of 1860 does not show a house on the southern 50 acres of the lot. While this could be
assessmen
a carto~aphical error it is consistent with the thct that in the 185.3 - ~ t William
Thompson (Archibald's brother who seems to have taken o,~'er as Innkeeper from his lather
Andrew Thompson) is assessed less fi.~r those 50 acres than lbr the I acre containing his lnnJ
house on Lot 18. In the 1851 census William Thompson is only recorded with one building..
presumably the Inn, and there is no record ora building tbr Archibald Thompson. However
in 1861 Archibald Thompson is recorded as having a log house. It would appear then that
the building long assumed to be c.1840 and relate directly to the Hubbards. may, in fact,
have been built by Archibald Thompson {also a member of an important family) c.1860.
This is also consistent with aspects of the construction and finishes noted during the site visit
· -' · t with the possibility that a very earn
and discussed below. This however is not tncons~sten -
building belonging to the Thomas l[ubbard [:amily, erected shortly after their arrival, may
well have originally occupied this site but had been demolished by that time.
The building's association with the family of Andrew Thompson is also worthy of note.
Thompson's Inn, situated just across the Brock Road was a key landmark in the area
throughout the 19th Century. Town meetings were held there from "1835 and for many
years after.'"~? Of particular note was its role as the local meeting place for Mackenzie
supporters in the time leading up to the Mackenzie Rebellion6"- Thus Andrew Thompson
can be seen as a key figure in the affairs of that period. In 1841 "Mr. Thompson, the
tavern keeper" is called the "township Librarian" and 'took charge of the Township
books.'~
Through the later 19th century the land may have been leased several times as different
names show up on title than appear on the 1877 and 1895 maps. f4owever there is a
reconvergence o f mapping and title c. 1900 with the ownership of the property by the Bi,all
tamily who conveyed the land to Andrew Glen in 1923.7o
Andrew Glen was a writer, pacifist, socialist, theosophist and outdoorsman who chose to
leave Toronto lk)r tile quieter lite of Picketing and lived on the property until expropriation.
Itl the First World War he had been a conscientious objector. In 1918 he joined the
Theosophical Society lwhich counted Lawren Harris of the Group of Seven among its
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members) and became secretary of the Social Reconstruction (~ro p. He became the
president of the Labour Party of Toronto in 1921. J.S. Woodsworth and Scott Nearing wet
lnst 38150
Atlas of Ontario County, 1877. of Picketing-Markham~Scarb°r°ugh4jxbridgc'
,SMichetle Greenwald, 'The Historical Complexities
)ntario Ministry of Intergovernmental Affiurs: North Picketing Pro}ect, September
Atlas of Ontario County
lnst. ~ 16305
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among those who attended the Labour 'Forum' meetings. Relocated {)ut of Toronto to the
pro. perry: he called Glenbrook [:'am*~ he ¢mmned politically, active while writing articles
about country.,' life fbr the Toronto Daib; ~tar -
On June 26, 1932 he hosted a conl~2rence of socialists at the /hm~ including J.S.
Woodsworth that passed a resolution on that day - asking Woodsworth to form a national
socialist conference. Woodsworth did so, but in the west later that year, and thus the Co-
operative Commonwealth Federation Party (C.C.F.) was bom. Glen ran as a C.C.F.
candidate in 1935 but was unsuccessful. He eventually became disillusioned with lefiis~
politics and turned quite reactionao' to thc extent that he was identified with the Nazi Party
at the outbreak of WWII and his papers seized by the RCMP72. His wife, Dorothy was an
artist, who took inspiration from, and documented the North Pickering landscape. The
McLaughlin Gallery presented a retrospective of her work in 1970.7:~
Architectural Description
The site currently is comprised of the original gable rootC2d 1% storey residence with a large
rear addition with gables perpendicular to the original and a further shed roofed addition to
the rear; a frame outhouse notable [br its three holes including a child's seat; and a relatively
early heavy timber frame bam.
As noted above the 1 !/:, storey main section has come to be associated with Thomas Hubbard
in local lore and assigned a construction date of 1840 or earlier. However the documentary
evidence, and site inspection observations tend to support c. 1860 - during the Archibald
Thompson era.
The absence of fireplaces (or evidence in the tbrm of chimney tbundations that they were
ever present), with chimneys set instead on wood brackets at the 2"d floor, suggest this later
date. The fiat nature of the window and door trim amd the l/l/window sash all appear to be
more recent changes associated perhaps with the construction of the first rear addition,
possibly early in the 20m centu~' (as it is constructed on a concrete tbundation). At this time
too the stone foundation of the original section was underpinned. The simple treatment of
the stair at the rear corner with pencil post balustrade is a surviving original lkature of note
however, and its placement at thc rear comer 'winding' at the two walls, is Lvpical of log
construction.
'I'he building was fi)und to be covered in asbestos siding in 1994 and has recently been
reclad in aluminium siding.
~ Introduction to the Andrew Glen Papers, Queen's University Archives (QA)
7~ Ibid
h)hn Sabean. ~ Dorothy and Andrew Glen'. I'athmaster V.2 #4, 1999.
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Outbuilding
Thc heavy timber tYame English barn is m relatively good condition and may be
generally contemporaneous with the house.
Setting
The building retains its picturesque setting despite its proximity to Brock Road. The house
~ _reek and is
itself sits on a slight knoll, with the land droppimz off to the west into Urti5 C ·
surrounded by mature trees, and well tended gardens.
Evaluation: (to be read in conjunction with Evaluation Worksheet)
Consideration of Provincial Significance:
Despite the long-standing association of tile Hubbard thmily with this lot. it does not appear
that the current building was erected by that important clan. However it is associated with
the Thompson frhmily, another key l'hmily in the development of the area and. along with the
Hubbards, veD' strong supporters of Mackenzie (though the current building post dates that
era).
Thc house however can be confin'ncd as the tfistoric meeting place of the group which, out
of that meeting, went on to tbrm tile C.C.F., the pre-cursor to the National Democratic Party.
On that level it is a site with a legitimate claim to National Historic Site status. It is not
however, given the existing criteria Ibr Provincial Interest, a site of Provincial Significance
!see Provincial Criteria).
Statement of Significance:
llowcver, within the parameters of the Evaluation it is considered to be a site of
Regional Significance [hr the following reasons:
· The association of the property (though seemingly not the house) with Thomas
Hubbard. Picketing pioneer and central to the early development of the community;
· Its association with the Thompson filmily, influential in the development and
political life of the area;
· Its association with Andrew and Dorothy Glen --~ Andrew, a writer and political
thinker of some note (and notoriety): and Dorothy, an artist who took both
respiration from, and documented, the regional landscape.
· As one of the few remaining log residences in the area.
Character-de fining elements;
· Simple three bay side gabled tbnn of the main section;
· Log constructiom
· Comer stair with simple pencil post balustrade;
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· Setting as the interthce {)t' the domestic landscape with
system;
· Quality of timber t?aming ofstlr~iving barlrl.
the adjacent [Ir~ Creek
Integrity
]'lac house has been re-sided and most of the window sash also replaced itl a synthetic
material. [lowever the tbrm of the original section and its relationship to other aspects of
tile site (creek, lane, barn) remains intact.
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EVALUATION WORS}IEET FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
Building Identification:
Address: 1690 VYhitevale Road (Thompson-Glen House)
Criterion Grade (Circle One)
DESIGN
!. Sly!e Visual Appeal
"tkmstructio~t. Fechnotoo¥
3. Arch. :'Designer Builder
Reasons
Good example of typ. vernacular
form.
Relatively lex,., log structures survive
Unknown.
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{ ASSOCi,~IIIO[I' Pattern
[ ;'ti G F/P
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Direct association with Andrew Glen
also the Thompson th. rally
Between 1/8 & !4 point*
CONTEXT
0 Landmark (~haracter
~. Streetscape Landscape
1! ~"¢; (1 F/P
I:- V(__2 {} F/P
Strongly associated m local
lore w~th Thomas Hubbard
Represents the D'P- vernacular
housefoml of area
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,~. Alterations
E k:'rd ~ F/P
Despite changes overall character
is still maintained
*of the age range of remaining structures m the area.
Tabulation
order tbr a building or structure to quaht~ as a heritage resource, it must receive the l-bltowing grades:
Excellent in any one criterion, other than Integrity: OR
I'crv (ih,mi m any two criteria, with at least one each ii'om any two of Design, History and Context: OR
Good Ior better) in any tbur criteria, with at least one each from any two of Design, Histo~' and Context.
ff it receives [:air or Poor tbr Integrity, then it must receive itt least one more Good than stated above.
Slatemen! nf Heritage Significance
If a building or structure qualities as a heritage resource, then a Statement of Heritage Sibmiticancc will be
prepared, sununarizing descriptively the positive characteristics noted above· As evaluated above the
property is a Heritage Resource.
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Watrous, Debbie
From: Oros, Paul [PauI.Oros@hedtagefdn.on.cal
Sent: August 2, 2005 12:05 PM
To: Watrous, Debbie
Subject: Attention - Debbie Watrous
Hi Debbie -~
Attached please find a electronic PDF version of the reply to Mr. Stephen Willis of Marshall Macklin Monaghan
Limited re the Built Heritage Assessment of 1690 Whitevale Road in Picketing. You have been cc'd on this letter.
Please contact the author of the letter if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Paul Oros
Reception/Administrative Assistant
Ontario Heritage Foundation
10 Adelaide Street East
Toronto, ON M5C 1J3
Tel: 416-325-5000
Fax: 416-325-5071
Email: F,~a u L O ros,~ heri~ag etdr~
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0 ~lxlf'lD[!l~'!j ['~1 D/~D['Dr,.'
!798 - !799
Sept.7,1799
?i."~i~!duly 13, 1821
Mar.2,1899
Township of Pickering List of Lot owners (photocopy)
Land Grant - Henry Smith Lot i9 , 5th Conc. (photocopy)
Deed - Henry Smith to Thomas Hubbard Lot 19 5th Conc. (
(photocopy)
Indenture - Henry;Et-M-cO-tt to Brignall family (Photoco
Oct. 6,1922
Nov.7,1923
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Agreement of Sale - Amos Brignall and Andrew Glen Lot 19
Fr: D.R. Beaton To: Obee & Black (Barristers) RE: Sal
Brignall to Glen
Fr: D.R. Beaton To: Andrew Glen
Feb. 10, 1964
Apr.3,1964
Apr.14,1964
June 10,1964
June16,1964
Apr.21,1965
Sept .15,1967
Sept.20,1967
~'~ Dec~1967
Fr: Frank Stephenson RE: Info. on history of Thompson
on corner of Lot 19
Fr: Toronto Historical Board RE: Fort York timber
FR: " .... RE: "
Fr: Head of Canadian History & Manuscript Section RE:
to find info. on timber of Fort York
FR: Librarian at Royal Canadian Military Institute RE:T
used ~or re-construction of Fort York
Fr: La~on~-nd.--~-l..a~k RE: Info. on Lot 19, 5th Conc,
Fr: Lawson and Clark RE: land ownership history of Lo
Fr; Lawson and Clark To: Andrew Glen
Fr: Nigel Schilling To: Andrew Glen
DEPARTMENT OF PUIBLIC RECORDS
AND ARCHIVES
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I~IAILI NG ADDRESS:
PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
TORONTO S
Mr. Andrew Glen
Glenbrook
Locust Hi].l, Ontario
2l April 1965
Dear Mr. Glen:
I have your letter of 27 March in which you request information
on lot 19 of the fifth concession of ?ickering Township.
The record of bargain and sales of this lot is as follows:
Patent
4020 B .S.
26834 B .S.
38150 B .S.
1655 B.S.
20291 B .S.
23397 B .S.
8 July 1799 to Henry Smith
13 July 1821 " Thomas Hubbard
16 Dec. 1845 (S~) " James Hubbard
4 October 1850 (Sk) " Archibald C. Thomson
26 August 1854 (S~) ~" Charles Thompson
27 Oct. 1862 (S~) " Archibald C. Thomson
19 April 1864 (Si) " John Smith
Checking registry office instruments I find that Archibald C.
Thomson was a lumber merchant, whose address was Trenton in 1854, and the
Village of Angus, Essa Tp.~ in Simcoe County, in 1862 & 1864. Charles
Thompson (spelled with a "p") was a carpenter and in 1854 resided in Picker-
ing Township, but had moved to Angus by 1862. In 1862 Charles was married ~
to Elizabeth . In 1864 Archibald Thomsonts wife is given as Saphrona
M. Thomson.
There is a book published in 1911 by William R. Wood called Past
Years in Pickeringo It contains a biographical sketch .o~ Andrew Thompson,
innkeeper (his inn was at the southwest corner of ~t 13,.concession 5),
in which the author says that this Thompson was th~-"~'who established a
deer park Ln the south half of his lot, i.e., lot 13. I have no reference
to the name "Thompson~s Corners."
Archibald and Charles may very well be related, however, it
seems evident that Andrew Thompson is of a different family.
??his is all the information we can find on the subject and I do
hope it clarifies the questions in your mind.
Yours sincerely,
A. W. Murdoch
Supervisor
Po O- BOX 68, 20 CHURCH ST., N.
PICKERING
ONTARIO
September let,?U 1.967.
F~. ~n&rew Glen,
Glenbrook,
lmcust Hill, fntario.
Dear Mm. Glen:
We acknowledge receipt oi' your letter of Au&hast 3[Lst~
'!sst, together with enclosures and are now pleased to submit the folloifing
(i) The Cro;~.: grant covering the whole of Lot 19 was issued to Henry
Smith on the 8th day of July, 1799. '~.~We shall endeavour to get a copy of the
~ro~m Patent for you.
(~) On August the 27th~. 182i, Henry ~mitb conveyed the l~md to Thomas
Hubbard by instrument namber hO20.
(3) On the ii,th day of May, 15h6, Thomas Hubbard conveyed the land to James
.~:lubbard ~ao a~pears to be his son by instrnment number P-683h. ~'~
(h) On the hth day of October, 18~0, Jam_es Hubbard conveyed the land to
Arck~baim C. Thomson, by instrument number 381~0, he conveyed only the south
quarter.
(~) On the 26th day o£ August, 18~4, Archibald C. Thomson conveyed the land
to Charles Thomson, by instrument nmaber
(6) On the 3Oth day of October, 1862 Charles Thomson reconveyed the land to
Archibald C. Thomson by instrument number 20291.
(7) On the 22nd day of April, 186~ Archibald Thomson conveyed the lam. d to
John Smith by instrument number 23397.
(~!) John Smit,h died on the 7th day of March, 1871 leaving the land to his
~.~dfe Klizabeth for her natural[ life and then to his two nephews, the sons of
bis brother Thomas Smith. The n~mmes of these nephews were Robert ~. Smith
and John Smith. The Will is registered as instrument number 1~O7.
(9) On the 2Oth day of July, 1878 John Smith, Jr. sold his half-interest to
Wi].lis~ Frsan_ by instrument number 3279 and on the same day, Robe~% H. Smith
sold his half interest to the said Wil!iam Fram by instrument ntkmber 3~80. It
would appear that Elizabeth Smith who had the life interest in the land must
have died prior to 1878.
(!O) John Smith, Jr. must still have had some interest in the lands because
William Fr~;~ had to apply' to the Court for an Order debarring the said John
Smith from every right, title and interest in the said land. This Order was
~.~,- ~ ....... ,t:~ day of .~ugu~t~ 1578 as n~mber
(it) On the 17th day of Augus~ 1878, William Fr~. oonveyed the isnd te
William White by instrument number 3293~
(12) On the 7th day of April, 1855, William ~ghite conveyed the land. to
William Brigna!! by instrument number 5676.
(13) Willim,u Brignall died and the duly appointed Administrator of his
Estate one Harry E]licott tried to sell the land at Public Auction. At
the Auction there was no bid any higher than the offer of $1,OOO.00 wb_tch
Francis F. Brignall made, therefore Harry Ellicott as Administrator of the
estate of Willi:~ Brignall and al! the next-of-kin of William Brignall
conveyed the .[and to Francis F. BriEnall on the 16t~ day of March~ 1897 by
instr~m, ent renumber 9396~
(].!~) On the 2nd day of April, 1900, Francis Brignall conveyed the land to
George A. Brignal! by instrument nUmber 9~93.
(15) On the 5th day of November~ i923, George A. Brignall conveyed the l~nd
to yourself by instrument number 16305.
Your ent~z dated the 21st day of October, !8]~7 deals with
a Mo~gage from J~es Hubbard to Jonathan Gates and the entry, immediately
below being the 8th day of October, 18~O is the Discharge of that mortgage..
Your entzu/ of the 16th day of April, 1879 is an Assigrm~ent
of a Mortgage which William W~_ite gave to William Fram. The entry immediately
below that being the 7th day of July, 1880 is the Discharge of that mortgage.
We also checked into the title of Andrew Thcmpsoaand found
that his Inn was not at the southwest corner of Lot 13, Concession ~g, but at
the southwest corner of Lot 18, Concession 5. This would be right across the
Brock Road from your land.
By instr~nent number 29076 registered on the igth day of
April, 18~,7 And~'ew Thompson bought a one acre parcel at the southwest corner of
the said Lot 18. The parcel, had a .frontage of 5 chains or 3~O feet on the
Brock Road and was two chains or 132 feet deep. In this bargain and sale
Andrew Thompson is described as an Inn Keeper. Andrew Thompson held this land
until ~is death apparently in the year 1886. Unfortunately we have no way of
determining from the Registry documents ~hether Andrew Thompson had built an
Inn during tk[s time on the property in question, but it is a fair presumption
that he did since he is described as an Inn Keeper and one acre is
definately too small to farm.
After Andrew Thompson died his property passed on to his
eldest son v~o in 1886 was living in the Towr. of Barrie. The name of this
eldest son was Archibald C. Thomson. There can be no doubt that he one and
the same Archibald C. Thomson as the one who held~t!e to your land.
A!thou~h there is no proof of the fact we are fu]!y certain
that Charles Thompson was a younger brother of Archibald C. Thompson, therefore
durin~ the 18?O's and early !d.60's the Thompson fs,~ly owned the southwest
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