HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 5573/99THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 5573/99
Being a by-law to designate the property known as the
Palmer-Voss House as being of architectural
and historical value or interest
WHEREAS pursuant to paragraph (a) of section 29.6 of the Omario Heritage Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. 0.18 the council of a municipality is authorized to enact by-laws to designate real
property, including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of architectural and historic
value or interest; and
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Picketing has caused to be
served on the owner of the lands and premises known as the Palmer-Voss House in the
Town of Pickering and upon the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, notice of
intention to so designate the aforesaid real property and has caused such notice of
intention to be published in the same newspaper having general circulation in the
municipality for one week; and
WHEREAS no notice of objection to the proposed designation has been served on the
clerk of the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Picketing HEREBY
ENACTS as follows:
There is designated as being of architectural and historical value or interest the real
property known as the Palmer-Voss House in the Town of Pickering, more
particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto.
The municipal solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be
registered against the property described in Schedule "A" hereto in the proper land
registry office.
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The Clerk is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be served on the
owner of the aforesaid property and on the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture &
Recreation and to cause notice of the passing of this by-law to be published in the
same newspaper having general circulation in the municipality for one week.
BY-LAW READ a first, second and third time and finally PASSED this 1st day of
November, 1999.
Mayor
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NUMBER
ALL AND SINGULAR those certain parcels and tracts of lands and premises situate,
lying and being in the Town of Pickering, in the Regional Municipality of Durham and
Province of Ontario and being composed of Lot 20, Concession 2, duly registered in the
Registry Office for the Registry Division of Durham, designated as Part 3 on Plan
40R13232.
IN THE MATTER OF
THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER 0.18
and
IN THE MATTER OF
THE LANDS AND PREMISES
MUNICIPALLY KNOWN AS
PART LOT 20, CONCESSION 2
IN THE TOWN OF PICKERING
IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
and
IN THE MATTER OF
TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER
REASON FOR DESIGNATION
This stone house is located on southerly portion of Lot 20, Concession 2, in the Town of
Pickering and was built in two stages, the first part during the 1850's and the second part
about 20 years later.
Sherwood and Mm-tM Palmer, moved to Picketing in 1834 and purchased Lot 20,
Concession 2 fi:om the Clergy Reserves on November 24, 1847. The Palmer farm
comprised of one hundred acres of land. The Palmers built a one and-a-half storey stone
house and a water powered sawmill. The house is a vernacular structure of the Gothic
Revival architectural style with a cemre gable, pointed arch window and decorative gable
finials, pendants and curvilinear vergeboard. The fi:om section is three bays wide and two
bays deep with a medium pitched gable roof. A one and-a-half storey stone rear wing
extends fi:om to the north of the fi:ont section.