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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLN 14-16 City Report to PICKE R I N G Planning & Development Committee Report Number: PLN 14-16 Date: September 12, 2016 From: Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP (Acting) Director, City Development Subject: Addition of Non-Designated property to the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road Recommendation: 1. That Council endorse the recommendations of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee to include the property municipally known as 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register as a non-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest, under Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is for Council to consider the inclusion of 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road to the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register as a non-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest, under Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act. City staff were made aware that the subject property was for sale. The City has received inquiries for the possibility of redeveloping the subject lands, which may include demolishing the existing building. In consultation with the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee (Heritage Pickering), the City retained the services of ERA Architects to prepare a heritage assessment for 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road (see Location Map, Attachment#1). The heritage assessment concluded that the property has cultural heritage value related to its design, associations and context. The building is a unique example of a 1880s brick building designed to accommodate both a business and a residence. The building was constructed for local harness-maker George Falconer circa 1886 in the Village of Dunbarton. Given the significance of the property, Heritage Pickering recommend that Council add the property as a non-designated property on the Municipal Heritage Register. The Ontario Heritage Act allows Council to include in their Heritage Register, properties that are not designated but are of cultural heritage value or interest. These are commonly known as "listed" properties and the register provides interim protection. There are no legal restrictions registered on title as a result of being included on the Heritage Register as a listed property. However, should the owner of a listed property wish to demolish all or a portion of the building, the City may delay issuance of a demolition permit for a 60 day period while conservation options are considered, including proceeding to designation or removing the property from the Register to allow for the issuance of a demolition permit. Report PLN 14-16 September 12, 2016 Subject: Proposed Listing on Heritage Register Page 2 Financial Implications: The cost to undertake the heritage evaluation was $950.00 (plus HST) and was funded through the Heritage Pickering account. 1. Background 1.1 Ontario Heritage Act Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act indicates that a municipality shall keep a register of properties situated in the municipality that are of cultural heritage value or interest. The register must contain all Part IV (individual designated properties) and may also include properties that have not be designated, but that Council believes may have cultural heritage value or interest. These are commonly known as "listed" properties. Council must consult with its municipal heritage committee before including a property on the register or removing the reference to such a property. 1.2 City of Pickering Official Plan Policies The City of Pickering Official Plan sets out broad goals and objectives related to significant cultural heritage resources. A key objective of Council is to identify important heritage resources from all time periods, so that they can be appropriately conserved and integrated into the community fabric. 1.3 City of Pickering has an existing Municipal Heritage Register The City has a Municipal Heritage Register, Official list of Properties of cultural heritage value or interest to the City of Pickering which includes: • Non-designated properties or"listed" • individually designated properties (Part IV designated under the Ontario Heritage Act) • properties in a heritage conservation district (Part V designated under the Ontario Heritage Act) All development, building permit and demolition applications affecting properties on the Register are reviewed by Heritage Staff and Heritage Pickering. 1.4 Benefits of including "Listed" properties on a Municipal Heritage Register Should an owner of a listed property wish to demolish all or a portion of the building, they are required to provide Council with a minimum 60 day notice of their intention and Council must render a decision within that time. This extended timeframe is helpful to Council, in that it allows additional time to review the proposed demolition, document the features that are to be lost, discuss the merits of the demolition with the owners, or, if Council chooses, to serve a Notice of Intention to Designate the property, which would then render the demotion permit void. Alternatively, Council could decide to do nothing and allow the demolition to proceed. Report PLN 14-16 September 12, 2016 Subject: Proposed Listing on Heritage Register Page 3 There are no legal restrictions registered on title as a result of being included on the Heritage Register and a heritage permit is not required in order for an owner to make alterations. No notice is required to be sent to the owner nor is approval from the owner required. In addition, for properties that are not included on the Heritage Register, the Ontario Heritage Act states that a property cannot be added to the Register after a demolition application has been submitted. 2. Heritage Pickering supports the inclusion of 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road, George Falconer House on the Municipal Heritage Register Heritage Pickering reviewed the Cultural Heritage Evaluation prepared by the City's heritage consultant (see Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Attachment #2) and recommended to Council that the subject property be included on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register as a non-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest. Based on the analysis provided by the heritage consultant and the recommendation from Heritage Pickering, staff recommend that Council include the property on the Municipal Register. Although detailed research and evaluation is not required to list a property, it is recommended by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport that a brief rationale be provided as to why the resource may be important to the community. See rationale below: 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road, George Falconer House Ore s q ti-l7..i 4i Ai r • �:l 441'7 ` I Postcard postmarked Photo taken May 2016 (ERA) December 20,1914 (Pickering Public Library) Rationale This property once formed part of the historic Village of Dunbarton. The Village was located along Kingston Road and had access to Frenchman's Bay via an adjoining harbour. The Village of Dunbarton derived its name as well as its origin from its first proprietor, William Dunbar. William Dunbar purchased lands in Pickering Township in 1840 and it was here that he laid out this largely Scottish settlement on Kingston Road. Report PLN 14-16 September 12, 2016 Subject: Proposed Listing on Heritage Register Page 4 Dunbar was involved in the community and helped found the Pickering Harbour Company where he worked as a superintendent. The Village of Dunbarton in the mid-1800s, had three general stores, a saddler (George Falconer), two carpenters, a tailor, a leather dealer, a hotel keeper and a teacher. The building at 1027-1031 Dunbarton was constructed as a house and store, circa 1886, for George Falconer, the local harness maker (February 17, 1862 —April 21, 1917). George Falconer was described as one of Dunbarton's most prominent citizens and a successful business owner. In 1901, a petition recommended that George Falconer be appointed commissioner for the Village of Dunbarton, suggesting that he was a leader and prominent figure in the community. This Victorian style building is a one-and-a-half storey building with a gable roof and is a unique example of 1880s brick building designed to accommodate both a house and store. The front gable displays a pair of windows with a single window above. Within the recess is a wood entrance vestibule that forms part of the verandah. Above is a gable dormer with a single window. Directly to the west is the one-and-a-half storey brick store, also with a gable roof. At the street, the front façade extends up past the roof to display a two-storey frontage. The front façade consists of a glazed storefront with a central entrance and a pair of windows above. Based on historic photographs, the house was constructed with red brick and decorative buff brickwork including quoined corners and square window arches. The original house had a wood shingle roof and a corbelled brick chimney. The windows were wood and appear to match the existing configuration. Similar to the house, the store was red brick with buff brick at the corners, window arches and parapet. It also had a wood shingle roof and a chimney at the rear. At the front facade, the original entry appears recessed and the storefront windows were divided into four equal lights, similar to the window pattern above. The building today displays much of the integrity of the original building configuration. Visible changes include the painting of the masonry, minor modifications to the verandah and storefront, an asphalt shingle roof and painted aluminum raingear and alterations to the chimney. 3. Conclusion The cultural heritage policies established in the City's Official Plan include identifying, protecting and conserving significant cultural heritage resources. Identifying these properties on a Heritage Register is an important tool in municipal heritage conservation and provides a measure of interim protection for non-designated properties. Given the significance of the property located at 1027-1031 Dunbarton Road (George Falconer house), it is recommended that Council add this property to the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register as a non-designated property of cultural heritage value or interest, under Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Report PLN 14-16 September 12, 2016 Subject: Proposed Listing on Heritage Register Page 5 Attachments 1. Location Map 2. Cultural Heritage Evaluation prepared by ERA, dated May 16, 2016 Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By: Cristina Celebre, MCIP, RPP Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner— Development Review (Acting) Director, City Development & Herita�,e Nilesh urti, MCIP, RPP Manager, Development Review & Urban Design • • CC:Id Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council ,y / . 2_91 ZA 11;0 Tony Prevedel, P.Eng. • Chief Administrative Officer il � IMPORT I 1-14A 14 wawa ---_� �� gm Z = I." Z ec I//11111 "� o_-,''',` ,. N. 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ATTACHMENT# 2 TO REPORTS PLti i y-I b r ' ERA Architects 10 St.Archite Mary StreettInc.Suite 801 Toronto,Canada 1 M4Y 1P9 May 16,2016 (Revision 1) Cristina Celebre, Senior Planner Development Review and Heritage City Development Department City of Pickering One The Esplanade Pickering,ON L1V 6K7 E: ccelebre @pickering.ca RE: 1027 Dunbarton Road-Our Project NO. 12-074-02 Cultural Heritage Evaluation Dear Cristina, The purpose of this letter is to advise on the possible listing of the 1027 Dunbarton Road property on the City of Pickering's Municipal Heritage Register. It is our understanding that City staff requested the background research and evaluation be completed for the local heritage advisory committee's consideration.The scope of this cultural heritage evaluation (as determined with staff) includes: • Undertake a site review of the property; • Conduct background research on the history of the property and its context; • Photo documentation of the property and building(as viewed from the street);and • Prepare a letter summarizing the findings of the research and site review, and provide a recommendation regarding listing the property on the Municipal Heritage Register. ERA undertook a site visit on April 20, 2016. This consisted donfgeak walking around the property and immediate context,and completing a visual review the The property was found to have cultural heritage k bulildineldes�gned to acgcommodate both a business The building is a unique example of a 1880s brick building and a residence.The building was constructed for local omurn is that is historically l featured alongside once formed part of the Village of Dunbarton a y Claremont,Whitevale and other communities in Pickering's archival records. Based on this review of the 1027 Dunbarton Road property, we support the interest in having the of property listed on the Municipal Heritage Register. Orovet AOreacllt identifioppoes the es to Dunbarton as a `historic village' and Community Improvement rejuvenate the historic Village of Dunbarton"and new t culturally significant t propertiesein with the Dunbarton on character of the area. To this purpose, the listing y the Municipal Heritage Register provides the City with a framework to consider future development and permit applications in relation to the heritage character of the area. ! Page 1 IC 11 i� ATTACHMENT S 2- TO REPORT S dz_ti i y-/k' PROPERTY LOCATION The 1027 Dunbarton Road property is located on the east corner of Dunbarton Road and Dunchurch Street in the City of Pickering.The property once formed part of the Village of Dunbarton.• Cr \ ti a t rt- . , 0 0 f / 0 r © f. t 0 1027 Dumbarton lid i^ O Q • { /4 '' PA,I 1 � ,i,cce' ; Q2`.' Z , U'' � 1.Location map indicating 1027 Dunbarton Road.(Google maps) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Village of Dunbarton is named for William Dunbar (1786-1869). Dunbar arrived in Quebec from Scotland in 1831. He proceeded to the Town of York and later purchased lands east of Toronto in 1840 (Pickering Township).' It was here that he laid out this largely Scottish settlement on Kingston Road. Dunbar was involved in the community as an elder in the Presbyterian church, a Justice of the Peace and a school commissioner. He also helped found the Pickering Harbour Company where he worked as a superintendent. His son William Dunbar Jr. inherited the property and spent his life working as a blacksmith in Dunbarton.' His son, William T. Dunbar, owned and operated a general store in Duffins Creek (now Pickering Village)from 1880 to 1905,and constructed the Dunbar House on the north side of Dunbarton Road in the 1890s. The Village of Dunbarton was located along Kingston Road and had access to Frenchman's Bay via an adjoining harbour.The April 3, 1896 edition of The Pickering News presents the following summary of the history and development of the village: The Village of Dunbarton derived its name as well as its origin from its first proprietor and 1 William Dunbar's deed to west 1/2 of Lot 25,Concession 1, Pickering, Upper Canada dated 19th Octo- ber 1840.The Pickering Story conjectures the time spent securing the property purchase can be linked to the families membership in the Reform Party as they were apprehended and kept under guard during the Rebel- lion of 1837. 2 Past Years in Pickering by Wm. R.Wood,pg.235. r Page 2 511 I1 ATTACHMENT#________Z- - L- TO REPORTS ?L ,/-//; i 2 I i " C t ..yq.,./ . r it r1. 1 i _ . 7 s C. z 1 4" F > ,. ti0i ■ 'It',, .t r .e r _ r ( ` t 1 v t i 1 t, i l ` 1 • 1 I t ,11 .. T.J 1 . t • Y 1 • I ,2.' ♦ :4 2.Village of Dunbarton and W.Dunbar lands as shown on the 1877 Ontario County Atlas.(The County Atlas Project,McGill University) projector, the late William Dunbar, Esq. Half a century ago he, with his household, settled on the lot of land he had bought,and on which he lived till the day of his death,in 1869.Then,the now well cleared and cultured farms were but large woods and little clearings. . . Somewhere about thirty years ago, the villages and the adjoining harbour both had their inception, and in both Mr. Dunbar ever took an active interest, being in the latter not only a large shareholder but superintendent of the work. . . The village plots when laid out, was rapidly bought up and built upon. . . Three stores now, and for a long time past, have readily and reasonably supplied the wants of the community. In one of them is the Post Office,with its mails twice each day. On the establishment of the Post Office the inhabitants agreed to call it Dunbarton, in honour of its originator,the name first got and ever retained. Prominent as it ever ought to be, stands the church, a commodious and substantial brick building, belonging to the Presbyterians,while the outskirts is the goodly brick school house. Thus the spiritual and the intellectual are wisely cared for. For a considerable time a tannery did good service in the village, but the removal of the railway station did much to injure the village and incommode the surrounding community. . . The situation is pleasant, having the beautiful bay with its harbour, in front, and the wide stretching lake beyond. The locality is while its inhabitants alike in enterprise and intelligence will favourably compare with those of any other community. The Pickering Story by William A. McKay describes the village of Dunbarton in the mid-1800s as follows: Dunbarton had three general stores, a saddler, two carpenters, a tailor, a leather dealer, a hotel keeper and a teacher, Jonathan Holmes. Land in the vicinity was valued at$50 per acre. Page 3 1". 1111 ATTACHMENT# 2 TO REPORT# PL-ti/ Y 114 iii NW ; .• Jktr �=... 1 5 -_._ . e �i t - 1 �1 111111100.--. A y v OS ivorf' ft' 1%111ftirr • 3.View looking east with 1027 Dunbarton Road storefront at right.(Time Present and Time Past-A Pictorial History of Pickering,pg.22) iiha* �z > t 4.View looking east with 1027 Dunbarton Road storefront at right.Photo by George Dunbar in 2001. (Pickering-Ajax Digital Archive) In 1951, The Telegram (Toronto) reported on a second wave of settlers arriving in Dunbarton to find work in local factories like General Motors in Oshawa and Johns-Mansville in Port Union. With this trend, many farms were replaced with suburban housing developments. According to the City of Pickering Community Improvement Policy and Background Study from 1986, the Village of Dunbarton once offered a full range of facilities to the surrounding rural area including a general store, restaurant,two gas stations a real estate office,doctor's office and a garden centre as well as recreation facilities in the Kiwanis Park. When the C.N.R. introduced a new freight rail line in the 1960s, Kingston Road was rerouted to bypass the hamlet and the road way through the hamlet was renamed Dunbarton Road.With the changes to the highway and CNR railway line,the public park was lost and the residential portion of Dunbarton on the north side of the rail line was divided from the newer commercial area to the south. The Study's description of the north part of the village is as follows: The lands to the north of the tracks contain 16 residences with only two extremely large homes on the north side of Dunbarton and the remainder located on the south side and on Dunchruch Street. A number of buildings on the south side appear to be old commercial buildings which have been converted to residential use. iPa t;F.4 r ,1 11 ATTACHMENT# Z TO REPORT# P I- /Li/E- e 'ts,. — -" Sri S , AC I P 't. _` } n t-4+a0,." f,,, 5.Postcard of 1027 Dunbarton Road postmarked ' . . m,„ 30 Dec 1914 Dunbarton.(Brian Winters collection,Acit* \ ---- -------- ., Pickering Public Library) P -.,„. v. Lk_. L __.i...... , _ _ _ 4, ,.. ,..,....,__L_ .....J„,,.--- 4..._. '. 6."Former home&shop of George Falconer Sadler on Dunbarton St.(formerly Kingston Rd.),2001"Photo _- __ - :_ by George Dunbar(Pickering-Ajax Digital Archive) The building at 1027 Dunbarton Road was constructed as a house and store for George Falconer,the local harness maker, circa 1886. George Falconer (February 17, 1862 - April 21, 1917). The census of 1901 identifies him as a Scottish Presbyterian harness-maker married to Hattie Olive Falconer (May 3, 1871 - April 29, 1953) and with two daughters, Rena and Birdie. George inherited the harness- making business from his father James Falconer. In his obituary,George Falconer is described as one of Dunbarton's most prominent citizens and a successful business owner. He is also identified as a member of the Presbyterian Church and a Liberal in Politics.' Of interest, on March 15, 1901, the Dunbarton ratepayers submitted a petition to the Reeve and Members of the Council of the Township of Pickering, requesting, ". . . the privilege of spending all the statute labour monies inside Dunbarton Village.."The petition recommended that George Falconer be appointed commissioner for the Village of Dunbarton,suggesting that he was a leader and prominent figure in the community.' 3 The Pickering News,April 27,1917. 4 Petition to the Municipal Council of the Township of Pickering. Pickering Public Library[2007-00298] Page 5 rII - ATTACHMENT# TO TO REPORT# The March 5,1886 edition of The Pickering News noted the construction of the building in the Dunbarton local happenings column: Our enterprising harness-maker, Mr. George Falconer, having purchased the lot on the corner of King and Bay streets, intends building a fine brick structure, to be used as a harness shop. Whether it is owing to increase of business and want of room,or whether Mr. Falconer intends to make two people one, remains to be discovered. Part of the material is already on the ground. . . This work coincided with the construction of a new Presbyterian church in the village; the church cornerstone was laid in June of 1886. BUILDING DESCRIPTION The Victorian style building is made up of two primary components, a house (east) and a store (west). In the 19th century,Victorian influenced buildings emerged as a popular style in rural Upper Canada. The houses were generally one-and-a-half stories with a gable roof and windows within the gables or dormers. A common type, the Ontario Farmhouse, often followed an L-shaped plan, displayed dichromatic brickwork and featured a front porch or verandah. The house is a one-and-a-half storey brick building with a gable roof.The front gable displays a pairof windows with a single window above. Within the recess is a wood entrance vestibule that forms part of the verandah. Above is a gable dormer with a single window. Directly to the west is the one-and-a- half storey brick store,also with a gable roof.At the street,the front facade extends up past the roof to display a two-storey frontage. The front facade consists of a glazed storefront with a central entrance and a pairof windows above. Based on historic photographs, the house was constructed with red brick and decorative buff brickwork including quoined corners and square windows arches. The original house had a wood shingle roof and a corbelled brick chimney.The windows were wood and appear to match the existing configuration. Similar to the house, the store was red brick with buff brick at the corners, window arches and parapet. It also had a wood shingle roof and a chimney at the rear(modified).At the front facade, the original entry appears recessed and the storefront windows were divided into four equal lights,similar to the window pattern above. The building today displays much of the integrity of the original building configuration.Visible changes include the painting of the masonry, minor modifications to the verandah and storefront, an asphalt shingle roof and painted aluminium raingear,and alterations to the chimneys. Sincerely, Lindsay Reid,Associate E.R.A.Architects Inc. ! 11 Page-, c, r r 11 it ATTACHMENT# Z TO REPORT# 'I-)LM /€//(, SITE PHOTOGRAPHS ::-: 1 1 i - -, ',-. . S 1 M^ 1 v: "1 t•; ; a , f i z 7.Property as viewed looking east on Dunbarton Road.(ERA) —, • r.. , ., `h 1. pok v • sF e f t 1 t ■ IT 8.North(front)and east elevations.-(ERA) ! 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