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Home My WebLink AboutApril 26, 2023Agenda Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee April 26, 2023 7:00 pm Electronic Meeting For information related to accessibility requirements please contact: Committee Coordinator 905.420.4611 clerks@pickering.ca Members of the public may observe the meeting proceedings by viewing the livestream. Page 1.Review and Approval of Agenda 2.Disclosure of Interest 3.Approval of Minutes 3.1 February 22, 2023 Meeting Minutes 1 4.Delegations 5.New Business 5.1 2022 Year-end Review and 2023 Work Plan 5 5.2 Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report –3440 Elsa Storry Avenue 8 Presentation Max Gargaro, Land Development Manager, Mattamy Homes Lindsay Graves, Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist, ASI Heritage 5.3 Heritage Permit Application –459 Churchwin Avenue 230 Presentation Terry White, Partner, +VG Christopher Sullivan, Architect, +VG Melodie Coneybeare, Project Manager, Solares Architecture Josef Hanik, Project Manager, Solares Architecture 6.Other Business 7.Next Meeting 8.Adjournment Page 1 of 4 Minutes/Meeting Summary Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee February 22, 2023 Electronic Meeting 7:00 pm Attendees: A. Bhadra N. Brewster C. Doody-Hamilton L. Jeffrey R. Smiles J. White Alex Rowse-Thompson, Heritage Studio N. Surti, Manager, Development Review & Urban Design (Staff Liaison) A. MacGillivray, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary) Absent: R.Anderson S. Monaghan Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Review and Approval of Agenda Moved by C. Doody-Hamilton Seconded by R. Smiles That the February 22, 2023 Agenda of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee be approved. Carried 2. Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 3. Approval of Minutes Moved by C. Doody-Hamilton Seconded by L. Jeffrey That the Minutes of the January 25, 2023 Meeting of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee be approved. Carried 4. Presentations/Delegations - 1 - Page 2 of 4 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 4.1 Alex Rowse-Thompson, Heritage Studio Re: Ontario Heritage Act Overview Alex Rowse-Thompson, Heritage Studio, provided an overview of the Ontario Heritage Act, which included: • the differentiation of tangible, intangible, and natural heritage attributes; • the legislative framework in Ontario for heritage matters including the Planning Act, the Provincial Policy Statement, and the Ontario Heritage Act; • the Committee’s role in advising Council; • the various policies, standards, and guidelines; and, • the changes to the Ontario Heritage Act resulting from Bill 23. A question and answer period ensued with Committee Members and Alex Rowse-Thompson regarding: • whether there is latitude to include natural heritage features within a heritage conservation district; • archaeology preservation; • the implications of Bill 23; • at what stage in process homeowners are engaged in the heritage process; • challenges regarding designating provincial and federal assets with heritage designation; • whether Heritage Studio is affiliated with Community Heritage Ontario; • how to engage with indigenous lands and assets; • whether Heritage Studio works with any other municipalities in Ontario; and, • how Committee Members can direct questions to Heritage Studio. 5. New Business 5.1 Memorandum from the Deputy Clerk Re: Amendments to Boards, Committees and Taskforces - Staff Liaison, Chair, and Vice Chair Roles - Council Membership - 2 - Page 3 of 4 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) A. MacGillivray provided an overview of the Memorandum from the Deputy Clerk Re: Amendments to Boards, Committees and Taskforces. A. MacGillivray solicited the Committee for feedback regarding the establishment of a Committee Chair, and discussion ensued with the Committee discussing: • whether there have been any issues with the Staff Liaison led model in the past; • most of the members are new, and concerns around whether members would be ready for a Chair role; • clarification that the Chair role can be established at any point during the term; and, • clarification as to whether N. Surti will continue to be the Stall Liaison. The consensus of the Committee was to have the Staff Liaison led model remain in place for the Committee. A. MacGillivray solicited the Committee for their feedback and a decision regarding Council representation on the Committee. Discussion ensued with Members discussing: • clarification regarding the role that Members of Council would serve on the Committee; • whether the Council Members could undermine or contradict Committee decisions; • the method by which Members of Council are appointed to Committees; • the current process in place to relay Committee information and decisions to Council; • concerns with Members of Council potentially biasing Committee decisions; and, • whether the Committee can invite Members of Council to meetings on an as needed basis. Moved by L. Jeffrey Seconded by R. Smiles - 3 - Page 4 of 4 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) That the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee finds Council representation on the Committee not advisable. Carried Moved by C. Doody-Hamilton Seconded by N. Brewster Should Council decide to proceed with Council representation on all City Committees, that the Terms of Reference be amended to include 1 Member of Council. Carried 6. Other Business There was no other business. 7. Next Meeting The next meeting is scheduled on March 22, 2023. 8. Adjournment Moved by R. Smiles Seconded by L. Jeffrey That the Meeting be adjourned. Carried Meeting Adjourned: 8:19 pm - 4 - Memo To: Mayor and April 20, 2023 Members of Council From: Nilesh Surti Manager, Development Review & Urban Design Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Directors Chief Planner Subject: Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee 2022 Year End Report and 2023 Workplan The Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee (Heritage Pickering) is pleased to present its 2022 accomplishments and 2023 Workplan. Heritage Pickering held four meetings in 2022 and the following tasks were completed: 2022 Accomplishments Heritage Permit Review and Approval under Part IV and Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act •Received information from staff regarding a heritage permit (HP 01/22), submitted by the City of Pickering, for alterations on a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (Former Blacksmith Shop – 405 Whitevale Road). Heritage Pickering recommended approval of the request to demolish the Blacksmith Shop. •Received information from staff regarding a heritage permit (HP 02/22), submitted by the City of Pickering, for the Greenwood Schoolhouse located at 3540 Westney Road. The scope of work included the removal of outer windows (storm windows); preparation of rough openings for the reinstallation of window frames and reinstatement of the glass; reinstallation of new windows to match existing wood windows; painting and repairs on interior window frames and the window located above the main building entrance; and salvage of original glass, where possible. In accordance with By-law 7651/18, the heritage permit was approved by the Director, City Development & CBO. Consultation and comment on Planning Applications & Infrastructure Projects •Provided input for the Claremont Drainage Plan Municipal Class Environmental Assessment •Provided input for the Whitevale Master Drainage Project, and ensure that it meets the intent of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines. - 5 - April 20, 2023 Page 2 of 3 2022 Year End Report and 2023 Workplan •Received information regarding applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision (SP-2022-03) and Zoning By-law Amendment (A 04/22), submitted by Caplink Limited, to permit a food manufacturing facility in the Pickering Innovation Corridor Neighbourhood in Seaton. Heritage Pickering was supportive of the proposed relocation and rehabilitation of the Percy House, and the proposed designation of the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. •Received information regarding a demolition application, submitted by Caplink Limited, to demolish barns and silos at 815 Highway 7. Heritage Pickering did not object to the approval of the demolition application to demolish/dismantle two barns and two silos. •Received information regarding a revised development proposal in support of applications for Official Plan Amendment (OPA 20-008/P) and Zoning By-law Amendment (A 13/22), submitted by Brock and Kingston Holdings Inc. Heritage Pickering supported the applicant’s revised proposal to retain and relocate the Post Manor building, which is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2023 Workplan •Bill 23 introduced changes to the Ontario Heritage Act requiring municipalities to remove properties from the municipal heritage register within two years from the date Bill 23 was proclaimed. To comply with the changes to the Ontario Heritage Act, develop a strategy to review all of the properties currently listed on the City’s Municipal Heritage Register and recommend to Council which properties should be considered to be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. •Bring forward a Heritage Tax Rebate Program, which was deferred by Council in 2020. The purpose of the program is to provide property tax relief for eligible heritage properties as an incentive for owners to make regular investments in the ongoing maintenance and conservation of their properties. •Through the Site Plan Approval process, work collaboratively with Caplink Limited regarding the relocation and final siting of the Percy House, and the proposed addition and landscaping. Provide feedback on the submitted Conservation Plan, and ensure the Percy House is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. •Work collaboratively with Beachview Homes regarding the retention and relocation of Dixon Farm House at 450 Finch Avenue. In addition, provide comments on the final siting, restoration details and proposed rear addition, and ensure the Dixon Farm House is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. •Continue to provide input for the Whitevale Master Drainage Project, and ensure that it meets the intent of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines. •Continue to provide input as part of the ongoing consultation for Durham Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), specifically identifying the impacts on heritage properties and potential mitigations. - 6 - April 20, 2023 Page 3 of 3 2022 Year End Report and 2023 Workplan • Continue to review Heritage Permit applications for properties located in the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District, and for individually designated properties. • Continue to provide recommendations regarding heritage lots in Seaton and pursue designation opportunities. • Continue to provide comments on development applications for properties that are located in or adjacent to the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District, designated and listed properties, or properties with potential significant resources. • Continue to identify, and conduct background research, for properties that exhibit potential heritage significance. • Prepare required materials for Council’s consideration for properties recommended to be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. • Continue to identify and pursue training opportunities to expand knowledge and information on Heritage related news, resources, and legislation to Committee members, Council and staff. • Encourage the development of a publicly accessible heritage mapping tool. Submitted on behalf of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee: Current Membership: Reid Anderson Asok Bhadra Nicole Brewster Christine Doody-Hamilton Laurin Jeffrey Steve Monaghan Richard Smiles James White NS:nr J:\Documents\Administration\A-3300 Historical Heritage Conservation\Workplans\2023\2023 Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee Work Plan.docx - 7 - Memo To: Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee April 20, 2023 From: Nilesh Surti Manager, Development Review & Urban Design Copy: Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives Subject: Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report Seaton TFPM Inc. 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Associated Files: Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2015-03 (R) and Zoning By-law Amendment 05/15 (R) Background In 2015, the (then) Ontario Infrastructure and Land Corporation (OILC) submitted applications for draft plan of subdivision and zoning by-law amendment for developable lands within Seaton Neighbourhood 20, Thompson’s Corners. In 2018, OILC sold the subject lands to Seaton TFPM Inc., and Seaton TFPM Inc. submitted revised applications. The proposal consisted of a total land area of approximately 122 hectares, proposing multiple lots and blocks of land for a broad range of uses, including employment, mixed-use, residential, and community facilities. The first phase of the draft plan of subdivision was draft approved on October 13, 2021, and the remaining lands within the draft plan of subdivision was draft approved on November 4, 2022 (see Location Map, Attachment #1). Heritage Status of 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Part of the subject lands, municipally known as 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (formerly Brock Road), is listed on the City’s Municipal Heritage Register and is located on the west side of Elsa Storry Avenue, south of Highway 407 and north of Alexander Knox Drive. The property is a remnant farmscape that features a one-and-a-half-storey residence (built circa 1870), a gambrel roof barn and several agricultural outbuildings. The property has been divided into two legal parcels currently owned by Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Seaton TFPM Inc. (see Air Photo Map, Attachment #2). As shown in an aerial image of the study area in Figure 1 below, the property parcel owned by IO, which is the northern portion of the former farmscape, contains the one-and-a-half-storey residence, barn, drive sheds 1 and 3, paddock, and former agricultural fields. The property parcel owned by Seaton TFPM Inc., the southern portion of the former farmscape, contains drive shed 2, piggery, chicken coop, and an outbuilding. - 8 - April 20, 2023 Seaton TFPM Inc. Page 2 of 4 Figure 1: Aerial image of the area subject to heritage evaluation at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (ASI, Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report) The one-and-a-half-storey residence was identified as being a significant heritage resource and Seaton Neighbourhood Plan 20 included a “Heritage Lot” symbol on the lands. In 2015, the City retained Goldsmith Bogal and Company to complete a heritage assessment of the residential building located on the heritage lot, for its cultural heritage value and interest. Based on their evaluation, it was determined not to meet the criteria outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06 or 10/06. The barn, agricultural outbuildings and associated landscape elements were not included in the assessment. In consultation with the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee, staff advised Council that the house was not a significant heritage resource. Council objected to the demolition of the building and recommended that IO restore the building and find an appropriate use and tenant for the house. Regrettably to this day, the house has remained vacant. It is staff’s understanding that IO intends to demolish the building in the future. At the time of this report, a demolition permit has not been received. Residence - 9 - April 20, 2023 Seaton TFPM Inc. Page 3 of 4 Seaton TFPM Inc. proposes to demolish the barn and agriculture outbuildings to develop the lands for approved employment uses Seaton TFPM Inc. proposed to demolish the barn and agriculture outbuildings located on 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue to develop the lands for employment uses, as well as demolish the outbuildings located on IO lands. As noted above, the barn and agricultural buildings were not included in the 2015 assessment. Given that the subject lands are listed as non-designated property on the City of Pickering’s Municipal Heritage Register, the Ontario Heritage Act provides interim protection against demolition in the form of a 60-day delay in issuing a demolition permit. The City may in that time consider conservation options, including proceeding to designation or removing the property from the Municipal Heritage Register. Council also must consult with its municipal heritage committee. Heritage Impact Assessment and Cultural Heritage Resources Documentation Report has been submitted A condition of draft plan approval required that the Owner submit a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report prior to the demolition of a barn and outbuildings located on 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue. The applicant has submitted a Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report (the report), prepared by ASI (February 2023, updated April 2023), in support of the proposed demolition of the barn and agricultural outbuildings located at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (see Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report, Attachment #3). The report focuses on the cultural heritage evaluation of the barn and agriculture outbuildings, which were not previously evaluated, and additionally provides a documentation and salvage plan for the barn, agricultural buildings and the residential building. The City retained Heritage Studio, to review the report prepared by ASI (see Peer Review Letter prepared by Heritage Studio, Attachment #4). The reviewer advises that the cultural heritage evaluation includes all the necessary components (i.e., historical research, analysis, and an Ontario Regulation 9/06 evaluation), and supports the conclusion that the barn and agricultural outbuildings do not meet the criteria outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06. Additionally, the Documentation and Salvage Report contained in Appendix B is a satisfactory record of the farmstead buildings, and the salvaging of sound components aligns with City policy. Heritage Studio provides the following recommendations: Barn and Agricultural Outbuildings: • Updating the Municipal Heritage Register entry to reflect the demolition of the barn and outbuildings. • Filing a copy of the report with the Pickering Library & Archives as a record of the property’s history and documentation of changes. • Identify a project use, heritage carpentry program, etc. for the salvaged lumber from the barn and outbuildings. - 10 - April 20, 2023 Seaton TFPM Inc. Page 4 of 4 Residence: •Filing the Documentation and Salvage section of the report in Appendix C, that inventory items for salvage in the house so that the City is prepared for a future demolition proposal. Staff Comments Staff concur with the analysis and recommendations provided by Heritage Studio, and do not object to the request by Seaton TFPM Inc. to demolish the barn and agricultural outbuildings associated with 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue. The removal of the barn and agricultural outbuildings allows the site to be developed for employment uses located within a designated employment area within the Seaton Community. Staff will continue to work with the applicant to identify a potential project use for the salvaged lumber from the barn and outbuildings. Finally, staff support filing the documentation and salvage section of the report that inventory items for salvage in the house so the City is prepared for a potential future demolition proposal. Staff offer the following recommendations to the Committee: 1.That Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee does not object to the demolition of the barn and agricultural outbuildings located on 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue; 2.That the Municipal Heritage Register be updated to record the demolition of the barn and agricultural outbuildings; 3.That a copy of the Report is filed with the Pickering Library & Archives as a record of the property’s history and documentation of changes; 4.That the Owner will make efforts to identify a project use, heritage carpentry program, etc. for the salvaged lumber from the barn and outbuildings; and 5.That Filing the Documentation and Salvage section of the report that inventories items for salvage in the house so that the City is prepared for a future demolition proposal. Next Steps The next step is for staff to prepare a report to Council with a recommendation. Comments from the Heritage Advisory Committee will be included in the report to Council. CC:jc J:\Documents\Development\D-3200\2015\SP-2015-03, A 05-15\Heritage\Nilesh reivew\Memo to Committee, 3440 Elsa Storry, April 19.docx Attachments #1 Location Map #2 Air Photo Map #3 Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report, prepared by ASI, dated February 2023, updated April 2023 #4 Peer Review Letter prepared by Heritage Studio, dated April 12, 2023 - 11 - Bro c k R o a d H i g h w a y 4 0 7 E l s a S t orry A venue Don Beer Memorial Park © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © King's Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, Department of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. City Development Department Location MapFile:SP-2015-03 (R) and A05/15 (R) Date: Apr. 19, 2023 ¯ Phase 1A L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\SP\2015\SP-2015-03 & A0515\V3 - 2023\SP-2015-03_A0515_LocationMap.mxd 1:13,500 SCALE: THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. Property Description:Part of Lots 17 to 19, Concession 4, Part Lots 17 to 21, Phase 2 Concession 5 Alexander Knox Drive Fifth Concession Road Si d e l i n e 1 6 Mu l b e r r y L a n e Highway 7 Mo w b r a y S t r e e t Do n n a l e a Av e n u e Sp r i n g St r e e t To w n o f A j a x Seaton TFPM Inc. Applicant:Seaton TPFM Inc Attachment #1 - 12 - Alexander Knox Road Bro c k R o a d Longspur Trail Skybird Lane Kerrydale Avenue Fifth Concession Road Turnston eBo ulevard Scarlett Trail Mu l b e r r y L a n e HawktailPat h Highway 407 H e a rtw o odLane Pa p e r b i r c h T r a i l Holl yb erry Trail Si d e l i n e 2 0 E l s a S t orry Avenue Si d e l i n e 1 6 Foxden Sq u a r e Air Photo MapFile:Applicant:Municipal Address: SP-2015-03 & A05/15 Date: Apr. 19, 2023 ¯ Seaton TPFM Inc 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\SP\2015\SP-2015-03 & A0515\V3 - 2023\SP-2015-03_A0515_AirPhoto_WithInset_v2.mxd 1:12,000 SCALE: THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © King's Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, Department ofNatural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal PropertyAssessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. City Development Department El s a S t o r r y A v e n u e Ownership Infrastructure Ontario Seaton TFPM Inc. E INSET MAP NOT TO SCALE Area Subjectto HeritageEvaluation Attachment #2 - 13 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering , Ontario Final Report Prepared for: Seaton TFPM Inc. 433 Steeles Avenue East Milton, ON L9T 8Z4 Archaeological Services Inc. File: 23CH-016 February 2023 (Revised April 2023) Attachment #3 - 14 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 1 Executive Summary Archaeological Services Inc. was contracted by Seaton TFPM Inc. to conduct a Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report (“the report”) for the agricultural buildings and landscape elements at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (“the subject property”) in the City of Pickering, Ontario. The report is being undertaken in advance of the proposed construction of a business park on th e subject property. The property features a one-and-a-half storey residence, a gambrel roof barn, several outbuildings, and a paddock that has been divided into two legal property parcels. All of the buildings and paddock were included on the same property with a municipal address of 3440 Brock Road1 prior to 2015. However, the residence, two drive sheds, the barn, and northern portion of the farmscape was acquired by the Crown (represented by Infrastructure Ontario) in 2015, legally severing it from the other agricultural outbuildings and agricultural fields at that time. The southern portion of the farmscape was purchased by Seaton TFPM Inc. in 2018. At the time of issue of this report, the property is listed as a non-designated property on the Municipal Heritage Register. The associated residence was previously evaluated for cultural heritage value and interest (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015) and it was determined not to meet Ontario Regulations 9 /06 or 10/06. The agricultural outbuildings and associated landscape elements were not included in this 2015 assessment. As per direction from the City of Pickering (personal communication 19 January 2023 ), the cultural heritage evaluation component of this report will focus on the agricultural buildings, which were not previously evaluated for cultural heritage value or interest, to determine if they meet Ontario Regulation 9/06. Further, the report will a lso be compiled to serve as a documentary record of the agricultural buildings and the residence, as 1 The portion of Brock Road on which the subject property is located was renamed circa 2015 to Elsa Storry Avenue when Brock Road was realigned to the east with the construction of the adjacent Highway 407 East Extension. - 15 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 2 required by City of Pickering planning staff per the Pickering Official Plan clause 11.60 (e) (City of Pickering, 2018b) should it be determined that these buildings will be removed. This report fulfills this requirement to evaluate and document all remaining agricultural buildings and landscape elements on the subject property for cultural heritage value or interest. These features are owned by Seaton TFPM Inc. and are proposed to be impacted by the proposed construction project. The associated residence on the adjacent property, which is owned by Infrastructure Ontario, is not included in this cultural heritage evaluation as it was previously subject to heritage evaluation. However, the residence is discussed at a cursory level in this report to inform the historical context and function of the property. This report includes an evaluation of the cultural heritage value or interest of the remaining agricultural buildings and landscape elements as determined by the criteria in Ontario Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This evaluation determined that the remaining agricultural buildings and landscape elements at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue do not meet the criteria outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and therefore do not have cultural heritage value or interest at the local level. At the request of Heritage Planning staff at the City of Pickering, the property was documented and a salvageable materials list was compiled for the property. These are located in Appendices B and C. Further discussions with Heritage Planning staff will be required to determine if any materials from the attached lists are to be salvaged. The following recommendations are proposed: 1. This report should be submitted by the proponent to Heritage Planning staff at the City of Pickering and any other relevant heritage stakeholders with an interest in this project. Upon completion, the final report should be submitted to the City of Pickering and other applicable stakeholders for archival purposes. - 16 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 3 Report Accessibility Features This report has been formatted to meet the Information and Communications Standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (A.O.D.A.). Features of this report which enhance accessibility include: headings, font size and colour, alternative text provided for images, and the use of periods within acronyms. Given this is a technical report, there may be instances where additional accommodation is required in order for readers to access the report’s information. If additional accommodation is required, please contact Annie Veilleux, Manager of the Cultural Heritage Division at Archaeological Services Inc., by email at aveilleux@asiheritage.ca or by phone 416-966-1069 ext. 255. - 17 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 4 Project Personnel • Principal-In-Charge: Rebecca Sciarra, M.A., C.A.H.P., Partner, Director - Cultural Heritage Division • Senior Project Manager: Lindsay Graves, M.A., C.A.H.P., Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist, Assistant Manager - Cultural Heritage Division • Project Coordinator: Jessica Bisson, B.F.A. (Hon.), Dipl. Heritage Conservation, Cultural Heritage Technician, Project Administrator – Cultural Heritage Division • Project Manager: John Sleath, M.A., Cultural Heritage Specialist, Project Manager - Cultural Heritage Division • Field Review: Kirstyn Allam, B.A. (Hon), Advanced Dipl. Applied Museum Studies, Cultural Heritage Analyst, Technical Writer and Researcher. - Cultural Heritage Division • Lindsay Graves • John Sleath • Report Production: Kirstyn Allam • Michael Wilcox, P.h.D., Historian - Cultural Heritage Division • John Sleath • Graphics Production: Peter Bikoulis, P.h.D., Archaeologist, Geomatics Technician – Operations Division • Andrew Clish, B.E.S., Senior Archaeologist - Planning Assessment Division • Jonas Fernandez, M.S.c., Manager, Geomatics - Operations Division • Report Reviewer(s): Lindsay Graves and Rebecca Sciarra For further information on the Qualified Persons involved in this report see Appendix A. - 18 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 5 Glossary Built Heritage Resource (B.H.R.) Definition: “…a building, structure, monument, installation or any manufactured remnant that contributes to a property’s cultural heritage value or interest as identified by a community, including an Indigenous community. built heritage resources are located on property that may be designated under Parts IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act, or that may be included on local, provincial, federal and/or international registers” (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2020, p. 41). Cultural Heritage Landscape (C.H.L.) Definition: “…a defined geographical area that may have been modified by human activity and is identified as having cultural heritage value or interest by a community, including an Indigenous community. The area may include features such as buildings, stru ctures, spaces, views, archaeological sites or natural elements that are valued together for their interrelationship, meaning or association. Cultural heritage landscapes may be properties that have been determined to have cultural heritage value or intere st under the Ontario Heritage Act, or have been included on federal and/or international registers, and/or protected through official plan, zoning by-law, or other land use planning mechanisms” (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2020, p. 42). Significant Definition: With regard to cultural heritage and archaeology r esources, significant means “resources that have been determined to have cultural heritage value or interest. Processes and criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest are established by the Province under the authority of the Ontario Heritage Act. While some significant resources may already be identified and inventoried by official sources, the significance of others can only be determined after evaluation” (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2020, p. 51). - 19 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 6 Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Report Accessibility Features 3 Project Personnel 4 Glossary 5 Table of Contents 6 1.0 Introduction 11 1.1 Project Overview 12 1.2 Legislation and Policy Context 14 1.3 Approach to Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports 15 2.0 Community Engagement 18 2.1 Relevant Agencies/Stakeholders Engaged and/or Consulted 18 3.0 Description of the Property 18 3.1 Existing Conditions 19 3.2 Heritage Recognitions 20 3.3 Adjacent Lands 20 4.0 Research 21 4.1 List of Key Sources and Site Visit Information 21 4.1.1 Key Sources 21 4.1.2 Site Visit 24 4.2 Discussion of Historical or Associative Value 25 4.2.1 Summary of Early Indigenous History in Southern Ontario 25 4.2.2 Township of Pickering 28 4.2.3 Historical Chronology and Setting of the Subject Property 32 - 20 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 7 4.2.4 Land Use History Summary 40 4.3 Discussion of Physical and Design Value 41 4.3.1 Building Description, Evolution and Alteration 42 4.3.2 Landscape Description, Evolution and Alteration 46 4.3.3 Existing Conditions Photographs 47 4.4 Discussion of Contextual Value 68 4.4.1 Setting and Character of the Property and Surroundings 68 4.4.2 Community Landmark 69 4.5 Comparative Analysis 70 4.5.1 1860 Seventh Concession Road, Thistle Ha’ 71 4.5.2 1125 Whitevale Road, King’s College/Splatt House 72 4.5.3 575 Highway 7, Vardon Family Home 73 4.5.4 Summary 74 5.0 Heritage Evaluation 75 5.1 Ontario Regulation 9/06 75 6.0 Conclusions and Next Steps 79 7.0 List of Resources Consulted 80 Appendix A: Qualified Persons Involved in the Project 89 Appendix B: Documentation and Salvageable Materials of the Outbuildings 92 Appendix C: Documentation and Salvageable Materials of the Residence 140 - 21 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 8 List of Figures Figure 1: Location of the area subject to heritage evaluation within the City of Pickering. Source: (c) Open Street Map contributors, Creative Commons n.d. 17 Figure 2: Aerial image of the area subject to heritage evaluation at 34 40 Elsa Storry Avenue (Google Maps) 20 Figure 3: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlai d on the 1860 Map of the County of Ontario. (Base Map: (Tremaine, 1860). 37 Figure 4: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1877 Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario. Base Map: (Beers, 1877). 38 Figure 5: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1917 topographic map of Markham. Base Map: (Department of Militia and Defence, 1917). 38 Figure 6: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1 948 topographic map of Markham. Base Map: (Department of National Defence, 1948). 39 Figure 7: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1954 aerial photograph of Southern Ontario. Base Map: (Hunting Survey Corporation Limited, 1954). 39 Figure 8: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1994 topographic map of Markham. Base Map: (Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1994). 40 Figure 9: Aerial image of the area subject to heritage evaluation at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (Google Maps) 45 Figure 10: East elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) 47 Figure 11: North elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) 47 Figure 12: West elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) 48 Figure 13: South elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) 48 Figure 14: Lower level of barn with animal stalls (A.S.I., 2023) 49 Figure 15: Lower level of barn with animal feeding area (A.S.I., 2023) 49 Figure 16: Stairs to upper level of barn from the lower level (A.S.I., 2023) 50 Figure 17: Stalls in upper level of barn (A.S.I., 2023) 50 - 22 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 9 Figure 18: Upper level of barn (A.S.I., 2023) 51 Figure 19: Upper level of barn, with enclosure space with animal stalls (A.S.I., 2023) 51 Figure 20: North elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) 52 Figure 21: West elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) 52 Figure 22: East and south elevations of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) 53 Figure 23: South elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) 53 Figure 24: Interior of drive shed 1 lower level (A.S.I., 2023) 54 Figure 25: Loft area of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) 54 Figure 26: East elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) 55 Figure 27: North elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) 55 Figure 28: West elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) 56 Figure 29: South elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) 56 Figure 30: South elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) 57 Figure 31: East elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) 57 Figure 32: West elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) 58 Figure 33: North elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) 58 Figure 34: Interior of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) 59 Figure 35: East elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) 59 Figure 36: West elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) 60 Figure 37: North elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) 60 Figure 38: South elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) 61 Figure 39: Interior of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) 61 Figure 40: South elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) 62 Figure 41: West elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) 62 Figure 42: North elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) 63 Figure 43: South and east elevations of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) 63 Figure 44: Interior of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) 64 Figure 45: South elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) 64 Figure 46: West elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) 65 Figure 47: North elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) 65 Figure 48: South and east elevations of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) 66 Figure 49: Interior of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) 66 - 23 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 10 Figure 50: Entrance drive providing access to the property north of the residence from Elsa Storry Avenue, looking west (A.S.I., 2023) 67 Figure 51: In the foreground the route of the former driveway south of the residence, looking north (A.S.I., 2023) 67 Figure 52: View of outbuildings with the embankment of earth from the construction of the future development, looking north -northwest (A.S.I., 2023) 68 Figure 53: Looking south from the southern terminus of Mobray Street in Brougham across Highway 407 to the subject property (A.S.I., 2023). 70 Figure 54: Thistle Ha’ at 1860 Seventh Concession Road (Canada’s Historic Places, 2008) 72 Figure 55: 1125 Whitevale Road (Google Maps) 73 Figure 56: North elevation of 575 Highway 7 (Google Maps) 74 - 24 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 11 1.0 Introduction Archaeological Services Inc. was contracted by Seaton TFPM Inc. to conduct a Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report (“the report”) for the agricultural buildings and landscape elements at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (“the subject property”) in the City of Pickering, Ontario (Figure 1). The report is being undertaken in advance of the proposed construction of a business park on the subject property. The property features a one-and-a-half storey residence, a gambrel roof barn, several outbuildings, and a paddock that has been divided into two legal property parcels. All of the buildings and paddock are included on the same property with a municipal address of 3440 Brock Road 2 prior to 2015. However, the residence, two drive sheds, the barn, and northern portion of the farmscape was acquired by the Crown (represented by Infrastructure Ontario) in 2015, legally severing it from the other agricultural outbuildings and agricultural fields. The southern portion of the farmscape was purchased by Seaton TFPM Inc. in 2018. At the time of issue of this report, the property is listed as a non-designated property on the Municipal Heritage Register. The associated residence was previously evaluated for cultural heritage value and interest (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015) and it was determined not to meet Ontario Regulations 9/06 or 10/06. The agricultural outbuildings and associated landscape elements were not included in this 2015 assessment. As per direction from the City of Pickering (personal communication 19 January 2023), the cultural heritage e valuation component of this report will focus on the agricultural buildings, which were not previously evaluated for cultural heritage value or interest, to determine if they meet Ontario Regulation 9/06. Further, the report will also be compiled to serve as a documentary record of the agricultural buildings and the residence, as required by City of Pickering planning staff per the Pickering Official Plan clause 2 The portion of Brock Road on which the subject property is located was renamed circa 2015 to Elsa Storry Avenue when Brock Road was realigned to the east with the construction of the adjacent Highway 407 East Extension. - 25 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 12 11.60 (e) (City of Pickering, 2018b) should it be determined that these buildings will be removed. This report fulfills this requirement to evaluate and document all remaining agricultural buildings and landscape elements on the subject property for cultural heritage value or interest. These features are owned by Seaton TFPM Inc. and are proposed to be impacted by the proposed construction project. Heritage documentation of the agricultural buildings and an inventory of salvageable materials are included in Appendix B. The associated residence on the adjacent property, which is owned by Infrastructure Ontario, is not included in this cultural heritage evaluation as it was previously subject to heritage evaluation. However, the residence is discussed at a cursory level in this report to inform the historical context and function of the property. Further, heritage documentation of the residence is also included in this report in Appendix C. 1.1 Project Overview The property at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (known as 3440 Brock Road prior to the realignment of Brock Road to the east circa 2015) has been subject to planning assessments by a number of parties in the late twentieth and early twenty -first century. Lot 19, Concession 5, on which the subject property is located, was acquired by the Ontario Government in 1972 as part of the Seaton Lands, a large land holding intended to spur large -scale residential and employment land development. The north portio n of the property was then integrated into lands developed as part of the Highway 407 in 2001 and then the Highway 407 East Extension in 2015, which resulted in further changes to the area and the re - alignment of Brock Road to the east and the renaming of the original alignment to Elsa Storry Avenue. In 2004 the subject property was screened for potential cultural heritage value or interest (C.H.V.I.) in the Seaton Built Heritage Assessment as part of the Seaton Lands project (Scheinman, 2004). This report determined that the subject property had potential for local cultural heritage significance due to its long standing association with the Hubbard family and as a - 26 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 13 good example of a typical circa 1870 frame vernacular residence (Scheinman, 2004, p. 108). Goldsmith Borgal and Company Limited Architects complete d a Building Heritage Assessment for the residence on the property in advance of proposed residential subdivision/commercial business park construct ion (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015) and it was determined not to meet Ontario Regulations 9/06 or 10/06 . Though the 2015 assessment determined that the residence does not have C.H.V.I., it should be documented with photography and measured drawings prior to demolition. At this time, the subject property was listed as a non -designated property on the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register. In 2016, a C.H.E.R. was completed for the property by A.S.I. on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation (M.T.O.) as part of the 407 Transitway project, a proposed dedicated bus corridor adjacent to Highway 407. This C.H.E.R. determined that the property, including the residence, outbuildings, and associated agricultural lands, has C.H.V.I. (ASI, 2016a). As impacts to the property were anticipated with construction of the proposed 407 Transitway, a Heritage Impact Assessment (H.I.A.) was then completed for the property (ASI, 2016b). At the time of preparation of this report (February 2023), construction of the proposed 407 Transitway had not started . Infrastructure Ontario continues to retain ownership of the residence and area north of the subject property adjacent to Highway 407. Seaton TFPM Inc. is in the process of developing the southern portion of the subject property. A.S.I. was retained to address outstanding heritage evaluation requirements defined by the municipality and within that context reviewed and updated the results of the aforementioned 2016 C.H.E.R. where appropriate. This review considered the municipality’s acce ptance of the 2015 evaluation of the associated residence, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd, and which concluded it did not retain cultural heritage value or interest. Review and updating of A.S.I.’s 2016 report also considered changes that have occurred to the subject property in the intervening years and additional historical research and - 27 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 14 analysis to more thoroughly determine whether the subject property evidences direct historical associations. The subject property is still included on the Mu nicipal Heritage Register as a listed, non-designated property, and as impacts are anticipated, this report is required by City of Pickering planning staff per the Pickering Official Plan clause 11.60 (e) (City of Pickering, 2018b). As per direction from the City of Pickering (personal communication 19 January 2023), the cultural heritage evaluation component of this report will focus on the agricultural buildings to determine if they meet Ontario Regulation 9/06. Further, the report will also serve as a documentary record of the agricultural buildings and the residence. This report fulfills this requirement to evaluate and document all remaining agricultural buildings and landscape elements on the subject property for cultural heritage value or interest. These features are owned by Seaton TFPM Inc. and are proposed to be impacted by the proposed construction project. Heritage documentation of the agricultural buildings and an inventory of salvageable materials are included in Appendix B. The associated residence on the adjacent property, which is owned by Infrastructure Ontario, is not included in this cultural heritage evaluation as it was previously subject to heritage eva luation activities. However, the residence is discussed at a cursory level in this report to inform the historical context and function of the property. Further, heritage documentation of the residence is also included in this report in Appendix C.3 1.2 Legislation and Policy Context The authority to request a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report arises from the Ontario Heritage Act, Section 2(d) of the Planning Act (Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, 3 The heritage documentation of the residence includes photographs and floor plans of the main floor and upper level of the house. Measurements of the basement were not undertaken. - 28 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 15 c. P.13, 1990), the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), and clause 8.8 (c) and 11.60(e) of the Pickering Official Plan (City of Pickering, 2018b). The analysis used throughout the cultural heritage evaluation process addresses built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes under other various pieces of legislation and their supporting guidelines . These policies form the broad context which frame this assessment, and are included as relevant to this undertaking based on professional opinion and with regard for best practices: •Planning Act (Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, 1990); •Provincial Policy Statement (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2020); •Ontario Heritage Act (Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. c. O.18, 1990 [as Amended in 2022], 1990); •Ontario Heritage Tool Kit (Ministry of Culture, 2006); and •Environmental Guide for Built Heritage and Cultural Heritage Landscapes (Ministry of Transportation, 2007). 1.3 Approach to Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports The scope of the cultural heritage evaluation in this report is guided by the Ontario Heritage Tool Kit (Ministry of Culture, 2006). Generally, C.H.E.R.s include the following components: •A general description of the history of the subject property as well as detailed historical summaries of property ownership and building(s) development; •A description of the cultural heritage landscapes and built heritage resources that are under evaluation in this report; •Representative photographs of the exterior and interior of a building or structure, and character-defining architectural details; •A cultural heritage evaluation guided by the Ontario Heritage Act criteria; •A summary of heritage attributes; - 29 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 16 • Historical mapping, photographs; and • A location plan. Using background information and data collected during the site visit s, the property is evaluated using criteria contained within Ontario Regulations 9/06. The criteria requires a full understanding, given the resources available, of the history, design and associations of all cultural heritage resources of the property. The criteria contained within Ontario Regulation 9/06 requires a consideration of the community context. If a property meets one criterion in Ontario Regulation 9/06, it is eligible for inclusion on a municipal heritage register as a non - designated, listed property. If a property meets two or more criteria , then it is eligible for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act (Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. c. O.18, 1990, as amended in 2022). The scope of the documentation and salvage portion of this assessment is informed by the Ministry of Transportation’s Environmental Guide for Built Heritage and Cultural Heritage Landscapes (Ministry of Transportation, 2007). While intended for properties under provincia l ownership and not directly applicable to privately owned properties, this document represents best practices in preparing documentation and salvage reports and was reviewed for guidance during preparation of this report. - 30 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation, Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 17 Figure 1: Location of the area subject to heritage evaluation within the City of Pickering. Source: (c) Open Street Map contributors, Creative Commons n.d. - 31 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 18 2.0 Community Engagement The following section outlines the community consultation that was undertaken to gather and review information about the subject property. 2.1 Relevant Agencies/Stakeholders Engaged and/or Consulted The following stakeholders were contacted by Archaeological Services Incorporated (A.S.I.) with inquiries regarding the heritage status and for information concerning the subject property and any additional adjacent built heritage resources or cultural heritage landscapes: • Cristina Celebre, Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives , City of Pickering (telephone communication 19 January, 2023). A virtual meeting between the City of Pickering, Seaton TFPM Inc. and ASI confirmed that ASI should proceed with a cultural heritage evaluation of the agricultural outbuildings and landscape elements, and also complete a heritage documentation and salvage list for all buildings on the property, including the residence. All studies relevant to this project and property were provided by the City. • Frank Dieterman, Manager, Heritage Properties, Infrastructure Ontario, was contacted by A.S.I. in July and September 2016 during preparation of the 2016 Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (C.H.E.R.) (ASI, 2016a). Mr. Dieterman reviewed the draft C.H.E.R. and provided comments that were incorporated into the final report. 3.0 Description of the Property The following section provides a description of the subject property. - 32 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 19 3.1 Existing Conditions The property at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue in the City of Pickering is a remnant farmscape that features a one-and-a-half storey residence, a gambrel roof barn, several outbuildings, and a paddock, that has been divided into two legal property parcels (Figure 2). For the purposes of this report, the residence, which is located on a separate property parcel owned by Infrastructure Ontario, is not included in this cultural heritage evaluation as it was previously subject to heritage evaluation (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015). However, as the residence is a component of the nineteenth -century farmscape, it is discussed at a cursory level in this report to inform the historical context and function of the property. The property parcel owned by Infrastructure Ontario , which is the northern portion of the former farmscape , contains the residence, barn, drive shed 1 and 3, paddock, and former agricultural fields , and now has Highway 407 transecting through the parcel to the north of the buildings. A short driveway from Elsa Storry Avenue provides access to the residence and barn, to the north of the residence. Originally a long and winding driveway provided access to the property south of the residence from Elsa Storry Avenue. The property parcel owned by Seaton TFPM Inc., the southern portion of the former farmscape, contains drive shed 2, piggery, chicken co op, and an outbuilding of undetermined use, and circulation route from the remnants of the former driveway which previously connected to Elsa Storry Avenue. That original circulation route no longer connects to Elsa Storry Avenue due to modifications through largescale grading in preparation for future development. This grading has taken place where some of the property’s outbuildings previously had been and its agricultural fields. - 33 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 20 Figure 2: Aerial image of the area subject to heritage evaluation at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (Google Maps) 3.2 Heritage Recognitions The residence at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue is currently listed by the City of Pickering in the Municipal Heritage Register (City of Pickering, 2021). 3.3 Adjacent Lands The subject property at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue is not adjacent to any protected heritage properties, including those listed by the City of Pickering or designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The subject property is an agricultural property in a generally rural landscape located to the south of Highway 407. - 34 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 21 4.0 Research This section provides: the results of primary and secondary research; a discussion of historical or associative value; a discussion of physical and design value; a discussion of contextual value; and results of comparative analysis . 4.1 List of Key Sources and Site Visit Information The following section describes the sources consulted and research activities undertaken for this report. 4.1.1 Key Sources Background historical research, which includes consulting primary and secondary source documents, photos, and historic mapping, was undertaken to identify early settlement patterns and broad agents or themes of change in the subject property. In addition, online historical research was undertaken through the websites of the following libraries and archives to build upon information gleaned from other primary and secondary materials: •Library and Archives Canada (Library and Archives Canada, n.d.); •Archives of Ontario (Archives of Ontario, n.d.); and •Pickering Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Collection. Available federal, provincial, and municipal heritage inventories and databases were also consulted to obtain information about the properties. These included: •The Ontario Heritage Act Register (Ontario Heritage Trust, n.d.b); •The Places of Worship Inventory (Ontario Heritage Trust, n.d.c); •The inventory of Ontario Heritage Trust easements (Ontario Heritage Trust, n.d.a); •The Ontario Heritage Trust’s Ontario Heritage Plaque Guide: an online, searchable database of Ontario Heritage Plaques (Ontario Heritage Trust, n.d.d); - 35 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 22 •Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations , an on-line database that identifies National Historic Sites, National Historic Events, National Historic People, Heritage Railway Stations, Federal Heritage Buildings, and Heritage Lighthouses (Parks Canada, n.d.b); and •Parks Canada’s Historic Places website, an on-line register that provides information on historic places recognized for their heritage value at all government levels (Parks Canada, n.d.a). Previous consultant reports associated with known and potential built heritage resources, cultural heritage landscapes and archaeological resources within and/or adjacent and/or in the vicinity of the subject propert y in the City of Pickering, Ontario included the following: •Built Heritage Assessment at 3440 Brock Road, Pickering, Ontario (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015) •Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment: Built Heritage Resources and Cultural Heritage Landscapes Existing Conditions – Impact Assessment Highway 407 Transitway TPAP from East of Kennedy Road to East of Brock Road (Archaeological Services Inc., 2016a) •Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report: Built Heritage Resources 3440 Brock Road (Elsa Storry Avenue) Class Environmental Assessment – Provincial Transportation Facilities Process Lot 19, Concession 5, Former Township of Pickering, Ontario County, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (ASI, 2016a) •Seaton Built Heritage Assessment (Scheinman, 2004) •Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment – Cultural Heritage Resources – Baseline Conditions Report (ASI, 2006) •Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment – Cultural Heritage Evaluation of the Alternatives Report (ASI, 2007b) •Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment – Cultural Heritage – Evaluation of Alternatives Report Part B (ASI, 2007a) - 36 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 23 •Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment – Preliminary Draft - Cultural Heritage - Impact Assessment of the Preferred Alternative Method Report (ASI, 2008) •Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment Archaeological Resources Baseline Conditions Report (Archaeological Services Inc., 2006b) •Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Environmental Assessment Archaeology –Evaluation of the Alternatives Report (Archaeological Services Inc., 2007) •Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment Highway 407 Transitway from East of Kennedy Road to East of Brock Road, Cities of Markham and Pickeri ng (Former Township of Markham, County of York; Former Township of Pickering, County of Ontario) Regional Municipalities of York & Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2016b) •Existing Conditions Report Highway 407 Transitway From East of Kennedy Road to East of Brock Road Cities of Markham and Pickering, Regional Municipalities of York & Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2014) •Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment (Background Study and Property Inspection) Central Pickering Development Plan (CPDP) Regional Servicing Class Environmental Assessment (EA), City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (ASI, 2013) •Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment Central Pickering Development Plan: Thompson’s Corners – Northwest of Whitevale Road and Brock Road Part of Lots 18 and 19, Concession 5 (Former Township of Pickering) City of Pickering, Durham Region, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2021) •Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment of 3490 Brock Road, Part of Lot 19 Conc. 5, Town of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2002) •Stage 1 & 2 Archaeological Assessment of the Bentley House, 3590 Brock Road Village of Brougham, City of Pickering Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2001a) - 37 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 24 •Stage 1-3 Archaeological Assessment of the Highway 407 ETR – East Partial Extension from Highway 48 to Highway 7 East of Brock Road, Town of Markham, Regional Municipality of York and T own of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2000) •Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of 3280 Sideline 16, Town of Pickering Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2001c) •Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of 1765 Whitevale Road, Town of Pickering Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario (Archaeological Services Inc., 2001b) •Stage 4 Archaeological Investigation of the Brougham Site (AlGs -228) Highway 407 ETR – East Partial Extension, Part of Lot 17, Concession 5, (Geographic Township of Pickering), Now the Town of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham (Archaeological Services Inc., 2001d) A full list of references consulted can be found in Section 7.0 of this document. 4.1.2 Site Visit A site visit to the subject property was conducted on 2 February 2023 by Kirstyn Allam, Lindsay Graves, and John Sleath, of Archaeological Services Incorporated (A.S.I.) and again by John Sleath on 15 February 2023. The site visit included photographic documentation of the property including the elevations of all the buildings, the interior of most of the buildings, and landscap e elements. One outbuilding was locked and could not be entered , as such staff did not enter this building. The door to the piggery was also blocked and could not be entered, however, views into the building from the ajar door permitted visibility of the interior. Permission to enter the property was granted by Seaton TFPM Inc., and permission to enter the interior of the associated residence was provided by Infrastructure Ontario. - 38 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 25 4.2 Discussion of Historical or Associative Value Historically, the property was located on Lot 19, Concession 5, in the former Township of Pickering in the County of Ontario. It is now identified by the municipal address of 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue, City of Pickering . 4.2.1 Summary of Early Indigenous History in Southern Ontario Southern Ontario has been occupied by human populations since the retreat of the Laurentide glacier approximately 13,000 years ago, or 11,000 Before the Common Era (B.C.E.) (Ferris, 2013).4 During the Paleo period (c. 11,000 B.C.E. to 9,000 B.C.E.), groups tended to be small, nomadic, and non -stratified. The population relied on hunting, fishing, and gathering for sustenance, though their lives went far beyond subsistence strategies to include cultural practices including but not limited to art and astronomy. Fluted points, beaked scrapers, and gravers are among the most important artifacts to have been found at various sites throughout southern Ontario, and particularly along the shorelines of former glacial lakes. Given the low regional populat ion levels at this time, evidence concerning Paleo period groups is very limited (Ellis & Deller, 1990). Moving into the Archaic period (c. 9,000 B.C.E. to 1,000 B.C.E.), many of the same roles and responsibilities continued as they had for millennia, with groups generally remaining small, nomadic, and non -hierarchical. The seasons dictated the size of groups (with a general tendency to congregate in the spring/summer and disperse in the fall/winter), as well as their various sustenance activities, including fishing, foraging, trapping, and food storage and preparation. There were extensive trade networks which involved the exchange of both raw materials and finished objects such as polished or ground stone tools, beads, 4 While many types of information can inform the precontact settlement of Ontario, such as oral traditions and histories, this summary provides information drawn from archaeological research conducted in southern Ontario over the last century. - 39 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 26 and notched or stemmed projectile points. Furthermore, mortuary ceremonialism was eviden t, meaning that there were burial practices and traditions associated with a group member’s death (Ellis et al., 2009; Ellis & Deller, 1990). The Woodland period (c. 1,000 B.C.E. to 16 00 C.E.) saw several trends and aspects of life remain consistent with previous generations. Among the more notable changes, however, was the introduction of pottery, the esta blishment of larger occupations and territorial settlements, incipient horticulture, more stratified societies, and more elaborate burials. Later in this period, settlement patterns, foods, and the socio -political system continued to change. A major shift to agriculture occurred in some regions, and the ability to grow vegetables and legumes such as corn, beans, and squash ensured long -term settlement occupation and less dependence upon hunting and fishing. This development contributed to population growth as well as the emergence of permanent villages and special purpose sites supporting those villages. Furthermore, the socio-political system shifted from one which was strongly kinship based to one that involved tribal differentiation as well as political a lliances across and between regions (Birch et al., 2021; Dodd et al., 1990; Ellis & Deller, 1990; Williamson, 1990). The arrival of European trad e goods in the sixteenth century, Europeans themselves in the seventeenth century, and increasing settlement efforts in the eighteenth century all significantly impacted traditional ways of life in Southern Ontario. Over time, war and disease contributed to death, dispersion, and displacement of many Indigenous peoples across the region. The Euro -Canadian population grew in both numbers and power through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and treaties between colonial administrators and First Nations representatives began to be negotiated. The subject property is within the Crawford’s Purchases and Williams Treaties. The Crawford’s Purchases of 1783 and 1784 are controversial agreements between the Crown and the Mississauga for land along the north sho re of - 40 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 27 Eastern Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River from the Trent River to Jones Creek near Brockville, including Prince Edward County (Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, 2020). The territory covered by the Crawford purchases includes the counties of Prince Edward, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, Leeds, Greenville, Stormont, Dund as and Glengarry, and the modern towns of Belleville, Kingston, Brockville and Cornwall. This purchase opened twenty -nine new townships for the establishment of Loyalists (Surtees, 1984, pp. 24–25). Following the American Revolutionary War, the British Crown needed to find lands on which to settle United Empire Loyalists, including approximately 2,000 members of the Six Nations Confederacy who had fought alongside British troops. The Crown was planning on providing lands for Loyalist settlers in Québec and Southeastern Ontario, including providing land in the Bay of Quinte for Six Nations settlement. The British army also needed to transfer goods, weapons, and military personnel from Carleton Island, lost in the hands of the American revolutionaries (Murray, 2018, pp. 259–261). In the spring of 1783, Surveyor General Samuel Holland and Mohawk leaders Joseph Brant and John Deseronto were sent by Governor Frederick Haldimand to assess the land near Cataraqui (present-day Kingston). In the fall of the same year, Captain William Redford Crawford, formerly of the Royal Regiment of New York, was mandated by the Crown to acquire the land from the Mississaugas (Murray 2018:259). The negotiations were reported by Crawford in a letter to Haldimand dated of October 9th 1783 (Crawford, 1783). In this letter, Crawford mentions a Mississauga Chief named Old Mynass as well as three Onondaga Chiefs from Montreal. The agreement with the Mississauga Chiefs covers “all the lands from the Toniata or Onagara River [Jones Creek near Brockville] to a river [Trent River] in the Bay of Quinte…including all the Islands,” and “extending from the Lake back as far as a man can travel in a day” (Crawford, 1783). The depth of the land that was ceded is vague in the agreement but was later interpreted by the British surveyors as equivalent to two or three townships, or approximately 45 miles (Surtees, 1984, p. 24). Crawford further reports that the Mississauga Chiefs requested clothes, guns, - 41 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 28 gun powder, and bullets in exchange, which they apparently received the following year (Surtees, 1984, p. 23). The signing Mississauga nations include present-day communities of Alderville, Curve Lake, Hiawatha, and Scugog Isla nd First Nation. This was not a formal treaty, and no surviving copies of a deed for transfer exist. Ongoing British obligations characteristic of a treaty such as annual payments or gifts were not included in this agreement (Boileau, 2020). Crawford negotiated a second agreement with the Chief Old Mynass who claimed that the land east to the Gananoque River up to the Ottawa River has been given to him by the French. Mynass received wampum belts to recognize the agreement and the promise that the Crown would provide clothing to him, his family, and descendants annually. To clarify this, in October and November of 1923, the governments of Canada and Ontario, chaired by A.S. Williams, signed treaties with the Chippewa and Michi Saagiig for three large tracts of land in central Ontario and the northern shore of Lake Ontario, the last substantial portion of land in southern Ontario that had not yet been ceded to the government (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, 2013). In 2018 the Government of Canada reached a settlement with the Williams Treaties First Nations reaffirming the recognized Treaty harvesting rights in the Williams Treaties territories of each of the seven nations. 4.2.2 Township of Pickering The first Europeans to arrive in the area were transient merchants and traders from France and England, who followed existing transit routes established by Indigenous peoples and set up trading posts at strategic locations along the well-traveled river routes. All of these occupations occurred at sites that afforded both natural landfalls and convenient access, by means of the various waterways and overland trails, into the hinterlands. Early transportation routes followed existing Indigenous trails, both along the shorelines of major lakes and adjacent to various creeks and rivers (ASI 2006a). Early European settlements occupied similar locations as Indigenou s settlements as they were generally - 42 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 29 accessible by trail or water routes, and would have been in locations with good soil and suitable topography to ensure adequate drainage. Historically, the property is located in Lot 19, Concession 5 in the former Township of Pickering in the County of Ontario. Historically, the Township of Pickering in Ontario County was bounded on the south by Lake Ontario, on the north by the Township of Uxbridge, on the east by the Township of Whitby and on the west by the Townships of Markham and Scarborough in the County of York. The township was first surveyed in 1791 into a grid pattern with nine concessions, numbered from south to north. Each concession was divided into thirty-five 200-acre lots with Lot 1 on the east boundary of the township and Lot 35 to the west. The north -south lots, which fronted onto on the east-west concession roads, were approximately one -and-a- quarter miles deep and one-quarter mile wide. Although surveyed in the early 1790s, Pickering Township was not settled to any great degree until after the mid 1820s. The first Euro-Canadian settler in Pickering is said to have been William Peak, who arrived in 1798 and settled along the lakeshore at the mouth of Duffins Creek and was reputed to have been an trader and interpreter with indigenous people (Armstrong, 1985; Farewell, 1907).The outbreak of the War of 1812 slowed Pickering’s development for several years. Settlement duties associated with an early nineteenth century land grant included bu ilding a house, clearing the land and the residency of a family. Typically, these subsistence farms comprised a small clearing with stumps, a log shanty or house, a small stable and/or barn and small agricultural fields. Very little evidence of the origina l farmsteads remains in the modern landscape. Pickering Township became a separate municipality in 1811. It was included in the East Riding of York County in 1821. Settlement in the township began to steadily increase after 1825. By the mid 1830s the south ern concessions of Pickering were cleared for farmsteads. Forestry became an important industry in Pickering in the first half of the nineteenth century. Farming superseded it in the - 43 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 30 second half of the century. Smith’s Canadian Gazetteer states by the mid 1840s approximately 40% of the Pickering Township land had been taken up and cultivated by settlers and there were four grist mills and 21 saw mills in operation in the township (Smith, 1846). The population of the township was noted as 3,752 in 1842 (Smith, 1846). By 1851, Pickering was “one of the best settled townships in the County, and contains a number of fine farms, and has increased rapidly in both population and prosperity, within the last few years” (Smith, 1851). The main settlements in Pickering Township were located along Duffins Creek where early mills and various industries utilized the available hydraulic power of this watershed. One of the earliest roads constructed across Pickering was the Kingston Road, built by Asa Danforth in 1796 along the south end of the township near the lake. This road was illustrated on several early township maps. A shift from the settler stage of subsistence agriculture to a commercial agriculture based on wheat in the mid 1800s resulted in larger, better - constructed farmhouses, larger barns and agr icultural fields. Later in the nineteenth century, farmers shifted to mixed and dairy farming from wheat growing, and existing agricultural barns and buildings were adapted, or new ones built to accommodate new uses. Larger agricultural fields, hedgerows a nd tree lines, particularly around farmhouses, and rear woodlots characterized the farmstead and typified the agricultural landscape of the Township of Pickering into the late nineteenth and mid -twentieth centuries. The agricultural economy of the township continued to thrive into the latter part of the nineteenth century, then it was affected by an economic downturn and population loss with a migration westward for new land and to the growing urban areas in the province. Additionally, the construction of Highway 401 through the Township, which was completed in 1947, contributed to this migration. The Township of Pickering experienced a decline in population in the rural areas in the early and mid-twentieth century. During the twentieth century, the township generally remained agricultural in nature with little change in the - 44 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 31 established field patterns, fence lines, and hedgerows north of the lakeshore area, even with some loss of earlier farmsteads. A gradual subdivision of some farmland occurred in the latter half of the twentieth century. The Regional Municipality of Durham, which saw the dissolution of the County of Ontario, was officially declared on January 1, 1974. At the same time the Township of Pickering became the Town of Pickering with the exception of a section in the southeast part and the Village of Pickering that joined the Town of Ajax. Urbanization that began in the southern part of Pickering in the post World War II period accelerated and moved northward in the latter part of the century. Highway 401 runs parallel to Kingston Road to the south within the area of the subject property. Growth and urbanization in the Town of Pickering continues in the twenty-first century, including its incorporation as a city in 2000. Located north of the subject property and Highway 407 is the historic hamlet of Brougham. The hamlet was centred on the intersection of Highway 7 and Mowbray Street which follows the original alignment of Brock Road. Thomas Hubbard and John Major were two early Euro -Canadian settlers in the area, reportedly building their homes around 1807 on the southwest and southeast corners of the intersection of Highway 7 and Mowbray Street. By 1835 the settlement has a general store which was operated by William Bentley and soo n became known as Bentley’s Corners. A post office was established in the community in 1836 and by 1841 so too was a library. Sometime during the mid- 1830’s the name of the village changed to Brougham. Other early industry and business in the community inc luded a carriage factory, harness shop, shoe and boot shop, several general stores, and hotels. The town hall was built in 1854 and a community church called the Christian Church was erected in 1859. A Methodist church was built in 1869. By the 1870s the community also had a sawmill, woollen mill, blacksmiths, a tannery, and a patent medicine manufacturer. Eventually there were schools, a fire hall, and various other improvements came as the hamlet continued to grow, though it remained small in size. Brougham also featured several community groups for men, women, and children along with some sports’ teams. The hamlet of Brougham along with - 45 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 32 over 18,000 acres of land in Pickering, Markham, and Uxbridge was expropriated in 1972 by the Government of Canada for a future airport. In favour of expanding existing airports, the government put the plan on hold. The lands were then leased to residential, agricultural, and commercial tenants since that time (City of Pickering, 2018a; Mika & Mika, 1977; Miller, 1973). 4.2.3 Historical Chronology and Setting of the Subject Property The following provides a brief overview of the historical chronology of the subject property. It includes a history of the people who lived on or owned the property, as provided in available sources, as well as a mapping review . It is based on a variety of primary and secondary source materials, including maps, census data, abstract indexes, archival images, and historic photographs. The Crown Patent for Lot 19, Concession 5 in the Township of Pickering was granted to Henry Smith in 1799. The original grant was for 200 acres. Henry Smith held onto the property until 1821, when he sold the entire 200 acres to Thomas Hubbard (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Thomas Hubbard, born 1759, was one of the earliest settlers in Pickering Township. He became an active member in municipal politics and was a member of the combined Pickering-Whitby Township Council and was the first Clerk of the Township in 1811. Thomas Hubbard helped establish the settlement of Brougham when he built his log cabin there in 1807. Thomas Hubbard married three times. He had two sons with his first wife (David and Ichabod), one son with his second wife (Andrew), a nd had seven children with his last wife (James, Brock, Stephen, Isaac, Esther, Hulda, and Mary Ann). Thomas Hubbard died in 1853 at the age of 94 (McKay, 1961; Wood, 1911). Andrew Hubbard is noted as a militiaman in the War of 1812 and he took part in the engagement against the Americans at Lake Erie (McKay, 1961). He received a decoration for valor and was mentioned in Dr. Scadding’s Memorial Volume, “Toronto” (McKay, 1961). After the War of 1812, Andrew became the first postman in the Township of Pickering and delivered mail via horseback along the Brock Road to - 46 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 33 Uxbridge (McKay, 1961). Andrew Hubbard married Content Webb and had two children: George and Thomas. Thomas Hubbard married Harriet Churchill and had three children (Charlotte, Isabella, and Charles). The subject property (south half of the north half of Lot 19, Concession 5) passes in-and-out of the ownership of the Hubbard family over the course of the nineteenth century (O.L.R.A., n.d.). For the purpose of this report, and to ease understanding of the chronology of the property, Thomas Hubbard, born 1759 and an early settler, will be referred to as Thomas Hubbard Senior (Sr.) and his grandson Thomas Hubbard, born 1819 to Andrew Hubbard and Content Webb, will be referred to as Thomas Hubbard Junior (Jr.). His full name was Thomas Clayton (T.C.) Hubbard. Thomas Hubbard Sr. subdivided Lot 19, Concession 5 in 1821 with the north half going to Cornelius Johnson (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Johnson held on to the property unti l 1837, when he sold it back to Thomas Hubbard Sr . who is listed as residing on Lot 19 in the 1846-47 directory (G. Brown, 1846a). Thomas Hubbard Sr. then divided the lot again in 1849. He sold 49 acres in the northern quarter of the lot and 50 acres on the northern half of the southern half of the lot to his son Isaac Hubbard and he also sold the south half of the north half of the lot to his daughter Mary Ann O’Connor (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Mary Ann was married to James O’Connor at the time of the sale, and the couple likely moved onto the subject property immediately after the purchase because James O’Connor is listed as residing on Lot 19 in the 1850 directory (Rowsell, 1850). O’Connor’s name appears as the owner of the subject property on the 1860 Tremaine Map of Ontario County (Figure 3) and he is listed as neighbours with Isaac Hubbard on the 1861 census, married to Mary, and with five children, all occupying a one - and-a-half storey log house (Library and Archives Canada, 1861).5 5 He is listed as James O’Connell in the 1850 directory, as J. Connor on the 1860 map, as James O’Connel in the 1861 census, and as James O’Connor in the 1869 directory. - 47 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 34 O’Connor sold the property to Thomas Hubbard Jr. in 1868 (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Until that point, it seems likely that Hubbard, who married Harriet Churchill in 1843, resided on his wife’s father’s property in a one -and-a-half storey frame house on Lot 24, Concession 6 (G. Brown, 1846b; Library and Archives Canada, 1851, 1861; Rowsell, 1850). Hubbard Jr., or Thomas Clayton Hubbard, had gained some notoriety throughout the 1860s, as he was the Deputy Reeve of Pickering Township in 1867 (Farewell, 1907). The 1869-70 directory lists Thomas C. Hubbard as the only Justice of the Peace in Brougham (Conner & Coltson, 1869). However, he may have served in this capacity for longer. In a 1948 obituary for a grandson of Thomas Hubbard Jr., Viscount Greenwood, The Pickering News recounted that Greenwood’s grandfather, “was in comfortable circumstances and devoted much of his time to public affairs; was a member of the Township Council; he was a magistrate, and his good judgment and wise council was sought by many” (T. C. Brown, 1948). While Thomas Hubbard Jr. purchased the subject prope rty in 1868, the 1869-70 directory continues to list him as a farmer residing on Lot 24 of Concession 6 and continues to identify James O’Connor as a resident of Lot 19 (Conner & Coltson, 1869). It is likely that Mary and James O’Connor rented the property they formerly owned for at least a couple of years following Hubbard’s purchase, perhaps while the Hubbards awaited the construction of the extant house on the property. In 1869, Thomas Hubbard Jr. sold the western edge of the part of the south half of the north half of Lot 19, Concession 5 to David Hogle (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Thomas Hubbard Jr. passed away later in 1869 and the property, listed at 40 acres, was left to his son Charles Hubbard. In 1875, Charles sold the property back to his mother Harriet, though it is likely that they all resided together (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Harriet Hubbard is listed as a 44-year-old widow in the 1871 census, living with children Isabella, 22, and Charles, 17. Schedule 3 of the 1871 census notes that she owned 200 acres, as well as one residence and three barns or outbuildings. However, it does not specify the location of these 200 acres. Schedule 5 notes that Harriet Hubbard owned one horse over three years old, one milch cow, and - 48 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 35 two pigs. Schedule 4 of the census identifies the three Hubbards as living on a half-acre on the neighbouring Lot 18 (Library and Archives Canada, 1871). Harriet Hubbard had come into possession of a small portion of Lot 18 in 1865. Her grandfather Charles Churchill had secured 33.3 acres (southern third of the northern half) on Lot 18 in 1849, which was passed down to her father Cornelius Churchill in the 1850s. It is plausible that H arriet Hubbard and her two children resided on Lot 18 while awaiting the construction of their residence on Lot 19. One researcher has noted that the residence was “possibly built as the home for Thomas Hubbard’s widow c. 1870” (Scheinman, 2004) which seems probable. It is unknown who was residing on or using the subject property in 1871. As such, it is unknown if the specific property under review was a standout in terms of its farm yield for that period. However, of the three major landowners/tenants on Lot 19, including William Hubbard , all grew the same types of vegetables, roots, hay, and fruits, and none appear to be far greater in terms of yield or production than other nearby properties (Library and Archives Canada, 1871). Mrs. T.C. Hubbard is depicted as the owner of the subject property (as well as a small portion of Lot 18 directly across from the residence indicated by the line crossing what was the former alignment of Brock Road) on the 1877 map of the Township of Pickering (Figure 4). The small portion belonging to David Hogle is also depicted on the 1877 map, demonstrating that the subject property and residence belonged to the Hubbard family. Harriet Hubbard sold the subject property to John Phillips in 1877 and her property on the neighbouring Lot 18 c. 1879. She likely moved to the town of Whitby, where she is identified as living on the 1881 census (Library and Archives Canada, 1881). Harriet Hubbard died of Bright’s Disease on 1 December 1881, with the title on her death certificate noting her rank or profession as “The Widow of the Justice of the Peace” (Government of Ontario, 1881). John Phillips was married to Mary and together they had seven children (Nancy, Selena, George, Emma, Jessey, John, and Mina). In 1886, a $1200 mortgage was - 49 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 36 drafted between Robert and Loantha Phillips and John Phillips regarding the south half of the north half of Lot 19, Concession 5 (minus the portion granted to David Hogle in 1870). Robert Phillips then purchased the property from John Philips in 1887 (O.L.R.A., n.d.). Robert Phillips then acquired more land on the south half of Lot 19 from Richard Brignall in 1891. The 1891 census identifies that Robert and Loantha had two children, Frank Russel and Carrie Maud. Robert is identified as a farmer. The 1901 census (Library and Archives Canada, 1901) continues to identify Robert Phillips as a farmer. His family had grown to include five children, and Loantha’s mother Annie MacGregor also resided with the family. The agricultural re turn for the subject property on the 1901 census was unavailable for review. In 1911, Robert and Loantha Phillips sold the subject property (90 acres) to Walter Bayles for $5850 (O.L.R.A., n.d.). The 1911 census (Library and Archives Canada, 1911) identifies Walter Bayles as an unmarried labourer/farmer living in Greenwood who had not yet come to occupy the subject property. He married Mary Viola Parkin of Kinsale in 1913 and she joined him on the subject property (The Pickering News, 1963). On 3 July 1914, The Pickering News reported that Walter Bayles invited “some hundred or more of his friends to his barn raising” where the “barn was successfully raised” (The Pickering News, 1914a). The following week, the same news outlet reported that a “very successful barn party was held in Walter Bayles’ new barn” (The Pickering News, 1914b). The 1917 and 1948 topographic maps (Figure 5 and Figure 6) as well as the 1954 aerial photograph (Figure 7) depict the property in a rural-agricultural context south of the community of Brougham. In 1959 Walter Bayles and his wife granted the subject prope rty to their son William “Billy” Bayles for $20,000. William Bayles owned the property until 1972 when he sold it to the Crown, referred to as “Her Majesty the Queen” in the land registry records. He was the first resident to sell their property to the Crown as part of the proposed North Pickering Community Development - 50 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 37 Project, which was supposed to include 25,000 acres south of the proposed airport (Speirs, 1973). The subject property was transferred to th e Crown in 1972. In 1973, the Crown gave notice of its intention to expropriate lands in the general area, including the Village of Brougham. These lands were expropriated as part of the Seaton lands, which included and lands in Pickering that were intende d for the construction of a new airport. The Seaton airport never materialized and the property remained in a rural-agricultural context into the 1990s (Figure 8). The lands remained in possession of the Crown since the 1970s. The last owner listed in the land registry record in 2015 is “Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure”. In 2018, Seaton TFPM Inc. purchased the southern portion of the subject property (personal communications 14 February 2023). Figure 3: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1860 Map of the County of Ontario. (Base Map: (Tremaine, 1860). - 51 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 38 Figure 4: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1877 Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario. Base Map: (Beers, 1877). Figure 5: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1917 topographic map of Markham. Base Map: (Department of Militia and Defence, 1917). - 52 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 39 Figure 6: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1948 topographic map of Markham. Base Map: (Department of National Defence, 1948). Figure 7: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1954 aerial photograph of Southern Ontario. Base Map: (Hunting Survey Corporation Limited, 1954). - 53 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 40 Figure 8: The area subject to heritage evaluation overlaid on the 1994 topographic map of Markham. Base Map: (Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1994). 4.2.4 Land Use History Summary The property at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue is located in the south half of the north half of Lot 19, Concession 5 in the former Township of Pickering, Ontario County; now the City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham. The subject property was first granted to Henry Smith, who received a grant for 200 acre s in 1799. Smith sold the entire property to Thomas Hubbard Sr. in 1821. Thomas Hubbard Sr. then subdivided the property with the north half of the lot going to Cornelius Johnson in 1821. Johnson eventually sold it back to Thomas Hubbard Sr. in 1837. Hubbard Sr. sold the property to Mary O’Connor in 1840, who held on to it until 1868 when she sold it to Thomas Hubbard Jr. The residence was likely constructed circa 1870 and the subject property stayed in the Hubbard family until Harriet Hubbard, Thomas Jr.’s wife, sold the property to John Phillips in 1877. The subject property stayed in the Phillips family until 1911, when it was sold to Walter Bayles and his wife. In 1914, the barn was constructed by Walter Bayles - 54 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 41 during a barn raising. The Bayles’ granted the land to William Bayles in 1959. William Bayles retained ownership of the property until 1972, when it was sold to the Crown for the purpose of building the Pickering Airport on the Seaton lands. The airport never materialized but the northern subject property remains in possession of the Crown (Infrastructure Ontario) at the time of report preparation (February 2023) and the southern portion is owned by Seaton TFPM Inc. after being purchased in 2018. The remainder of the outbuildings on the property appear to date from the mid- to late-twentieth century, however, their dates of construction are currently unknown. 4.3 Discussion of Physical and Design Value The property at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue in the City of Pickering is on the west side of Elsa Storry Avenue south of Highway 407. The property is a remnant farmscape divided between two legal property parcels that features a residence, gambrel roof barn, several outbuildings, and a paddock (Figure 9). The one-and- a-half storey residence is on the adjacent property owned by Infrastructu re Ontario and is historically associated with the farmscape, however it is not discussed in detail in this report.6 A cursory discussion of the associated residence is provided in this report to inform the nineteenth -century historical context and function of the property only. This section will proceed to describe the physical design of the remnant farmscape, as well as each of the remaining agricultural buildings, along with any noted alterations to each. 6 This report will be discussing the barn and outbuildings but not the residence as it has been previously evaluated in the Building Heritage Assessment at 3440 Brock Road, Pickering, Ontario (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015) and while it was determined not to meet Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria, the City of Pickering added the residence to the Municipal Heritage Register. - 55 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 42 4.3.1 Building Description, Evolution and Alteration Barn The barn is located to the west of the residence. The barn is a rectangular structure that measures 21.45 metres north to south by 13.75 metres east to west (Figure 10 to Figure 13). The barn is banked, with a pedestrian entrance to the lower level on the east elevation and the entrance to the upper threshing floor provided by the earthen bank, with large rolling doors, on the west elevation. There is also a large rolling door on the upper level of the eastern elevation. The large rolling doors are located approximately in the centre of the elevation. The barn has a gambrel roof clad in metal sheeting. The exterior of the barn is clad in vertical board with remnants of red paint visible on the exterior and the foundations are made of fieldstone. The barn has numerous windows that are typically four-over-four casement windows, with one sash window along the eastern elevation. The interior of the lower section of the barn was used to house cattle and is equipped as a dairy barn with wooden stairs leading to the upper level (Figure 14 to Figure 16). Some of the beams in the lower section of the barn are heavily worn from use (i.e. catt le passing through). The upper section of the barn features an open space with a vaulted ceiling with interior braces made of hand -hewn beams. The upper section of the barn was used to store farm equipment and hay bales (Figure 18) and also includes another enclosure space with animal stalls (Figure 19). The barn was constructed in 1914 by William Bayles (The Pickering News, 1914a) using salvaged timbers from the earlier barn on the property (Scheinman, 2004), though the fieldstone foundations may also be from the earlier barn , it may have even been rebuilt on the earlier footprint, however, this could not be confirmed by documentary evidence . Drive sheds The property contains three drive sheds. - 56 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 43 Drive shed 1 is located in a fenced area on the east side of the barn. The drive shed is a rectangular structure that measures 11 metres from east to west by 9.2 metres north to south and has a gable roof (Figure 20 to Figure 23). Drive shed 1 has concrete foundations and the roof and cladding consists of metal sheeting that have been painted red. The building has a large rolling door along the southern elevation and a door on the eastern elevation at the loft level. The interior of the building features hand hewn beans and is used to s tore farm equipment with a loft space (Figure 24 and Figure 25). Drive shed 2 is located southwest of the residence. The building features a rectangular plan and measures 5.6 metres east to west by 5 metres north to south (Figure 26 to Figure 29). This building has a concrete foundation and is clad in horizontal wooden boards which have been painted white. The drive shed features a gable roof with a bituminous weather-proofing material covering the exterior of the building beneath the eave on the eastern elevation. The building features a rolling door along the eastern elevation. Drive shed 3 is located to the west of the barn. The structure fea tures a rectangular plan and measures 1 2.2 metres east to west and 7.3 metres north to south (Figure 30 to Figure 33). The drive shed has a concrete foundation and is clad in metal sheeting with wooden vertical board doors. The building had been painted red. The structure has large rolling doors along the southern elevation and a garage door at the northern end of the eastern elevation. It is used to store large farm equipment (Figure 34). Based on architectural features, drive shed 1 appears to date to the late- nineteenth century or early-twentieth century. Drives sheds 2 and 3 are both late-twentieth century structures that use materials which date to this period. Piggery The property contains one piggery, which is located to the south of the barn. The piggery has a rectangular plan and measures 8.5 metres by 5.55 metres (Figure 35 to Figure 38). The exterior of the piggery shows that the structure has - 57 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 44 coarse concrete and stone foundations, a gable roof, and is clad in board -and- batten siding, which had been painted red. The main entry of the building is on the east elevation but is boarded up since the building is in poor condition and does not appear to be structurally sound. Small entryways are located on the south elevation, which would have prov ided interior access to pigs. A detailed interior inspection of the upper-level of the piggery was not carried out since the building was in poor condition; however the ground level of interior was entered. The ground level had stalls for the pigs (Figure 39) and a central stairway leading to the upper- level. The piggery appears to be contemporary with the barn and likely dates to the late -nineteenth or early-twentieth century. Chicken Coop The property contains one chicken coop, which is located west of the residence and east of the outbuilding. The chicken coop is a small structure that measures 3.75 east to west metres by 2.8 metres north to south (Figure 40 to Figure 43). The chicken coop has a shed roof and is clad in horizontal boards, wh ich had been painted red. The window openings are covered in chicken wire and there is one opening that provide access to the interior of the structure to birds. The interior of the structure previously had numerous roosting boxes for hens (ASI, 2016a). Currently the interior is an open space (Figure 44). The date of construction is unknown. Outbuilding The property contains one additional outbuilding of undetermined use. The outbuilding measures 6.2 metres east to west by 3.1 metres north to south and is located on the west side of the chicken coop (Figure 45 - Figure 48). The outbuilding has a gable roof and is clad in vertical board which had been painted red. The south elevation has four windows, which appear to be recent/replaced. Currently the interior is an open space utilized for storage (Figure 49). The outbuilding appears to be a recent building that uses materials and construction techniques which date the late-twentieth century. - 58 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 45 Figure 9: Aerial image of the area subject to heritage evaluation at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue (Google Maps) - 59 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 46 4.3.2 Landscape Description, Evolution and Alteration Landscape The subject property includes a small portion of the original farmscape and is bounded by Highway 407 to the north, Elsa Storry Avenue to the east, a large, graded area of developable land to the so uth, and a small remnant pasture to the west. The land immediately surrounding the residence is grassed lawn with mature trees. A short driveway from Elsa Storry Avenue provides access to the residence and barn, to the north of the residence (Figure 50). A review of historical mapping and aerial photographs demonstrates that originally a long and winding driveway provided access to the property south of the residence f rom Elsa Storry Avenue. That original circulation route no longer connects to Elsa Storry Avenue due to earth-moving activities for the construction of a future development south of the property (Figure 51 and Figure 52). Previously, the property contained two additional outbuildings and agricultural fields which are no longer extant. One small outbuilding was located west of the residence and east of the chicken coop and a larger outbuilding was located southwest of the piggery (ASI, 2016a). The agricultural fields were located to the south of the residence and are now under graded earth which is part of the future development to the south of the residence. These features were all removed between 2016 and 2023. - 60 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 47 4.3.3 Existing Conditions Photographs Figure 10: East elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 11: North elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) - 61 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 48 Figure 12: West elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 13: South elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) - 62 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 49 Figure 14: Lower level of barn with animal stalls (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 15: Lower level of barn with animal feeding area (A.S.I., 2023) - 63 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 50 Figure 16: Stairs to upper level of barn from the lower level (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 17: Stalls in upper level of barn (A.S.I., 2023) - 64 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 51 Figure 18: Upper level of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 19: Upper level of barn, with enclosure space with animal stalls (A.S.I., 2023) - 65 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 52 Figure 20: North elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 21: West elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 66 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 53 Figure 22: East and south elevations of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 23: South elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 67 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 54 Figure 24: Interior of drive shed 1 lower level (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 25: Loft area of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 68 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 55 Figure 26: East elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 27: North elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 69 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 56 Figure 28: West elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 29: South elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 70 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 57 Figure 30: South elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 31: East elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 71 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 58 Figure 32: West elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 33: North elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 72 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 59 Figure 34: Interior of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 35: East elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 73 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 60 Figure 36: West elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 37: North elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 74 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 61 Figure 38: South elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 39: Interior of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 75 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 62 Figure 40: South elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 41: West elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) - 76 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 63 Figure 42: North elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 43: South and east elevations of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) - 77 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 64 Figure 44: Interior of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 45: South elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 78 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 65 Figure 46: West elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 47: North elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 79 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 66 Figure 48: South and east elevations of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 49: Interior of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 80 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 67 Figure 50: Entrance drive providing access to the property north of the residence from Elsa Storry Avenue, looking west (A.S.I., 2023) Figure 51: In the foreground the route of the former driveway south of the residence, looking north (A.S.I., 2023) - 81 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 68 Figure 52: View of outbuildings with the embankment of earth from the construction of the future development, looking north - northwest (A.S.I., 2023) 4.4 Discussion of Contextual Value The following section discusses the contextual value of the subject property. 4.4.1 Setting and Character of the Property and Surroundings The subject property is a remnant nineteenth -century farmscape in an evolved suburban agricultural context in the City of Pickering. The property is approximately 600 metres south of the nine teenth-century community of Brougham at the intersection of Highway 7 and Mobray Street (the original alignment of Brock Road ). The subject property includes a small portion of the original farmscape and is bounded by Highway 407 to the north, Elsa Storry Avenue to the east, a large graded area of developable land to the south, and a small remnant pasture to the west. - 82 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 69 The nineteenth-century rural agricultural character of the area surrounding the property was significantly impacted in the early twenty first century with the construction of Highway 407 in 2001 and later with the construction of the Highway 407 East Extension in 2016. Further changes to the setting resulted in the re-alignment of Brock Road to the east and the renaming of the original alignment to Elsa Storry Avenue south of Highway 407 and Mobray Street north of Highway 407 in 2016. Additional changes to the surrounding agricultural context are ongoing with the continuing development of the S eaton Lands from active farmscapes to residential subdivision s and commercial sites. At the time of field review (February 2023), the former agricultural fields immediately south of the residence and outbuildings had been graded with several metres of fill added to support business park construction. The subject property does not retain significant associations with its nineteenth - century context as it has been severed from the broader agricultural landscape and from the community of Brougham through highwa y construction and road realignment. Further, the subject property no longer serves an agricultural function as the agricultural outbuildings have been severed from adjacent agricultural fields. While one small paddock is to the immediate west of the property, this small area is not sufficient to sustain agriculture on the property. Alteration to the subject property and to the general area have significantly impacted nineteenth-century rural agricultural character of the area , and the property does not retain physical functional, or visual links to its surroundings. 4.4.2 Community Landmark The agricultural outbuildings and landscape elements at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue are not considered to be a landmark within the local context. The subject property is obscured from view to motorists on Brock Road and to residents of Brougham by a large artificial berm and with the re -alignment of Brock Road to the west of its original path. At the time of field review (February 2023), access to Elsa Storry Avenue was blocked wi th gates due to construction activity, which significantly impacts the visibility of the property to the local public. Views of the property are available to motorists travelling on the - 83 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 70 eastbound lanes of Highway 407 to the north, however these views are f leeting due to the high rate of travel speed and are not considered to be significant. Partially obscured views are available from Brougham at the southern terminus of Mobray Street, however these views are not considered to be significant as they are largely impeded by Highway 407 (Figure 53). As the subject property has limited views and is obscured to local residents, it does not have high visibility in the landscape and is not considered to be a landmark. Figure 53: Looking south from the southern terminus of Mobray Street in Brougham across Highway 407 to the subject property (A.S.I., 2023). 4.5 Comparative Analysis This comparative analysis presents other examples of mid -late nineteenth century rural a gricultural properties within the City of Pickering. For the purposes of this analysis, only properties with a residence, outbuildings, and an association with agricultural fields, similar to the historical context of the subject property, are included. These comparative properties were selected as they represent nineteenth-century farmscapes, which are determined to be - 84 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 71 appropriate for comparison as they all feature residences, barns, agricultural outbuildings, and active agricultural fields. Representative properties were selected from the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register (City of Pickering, 2021), and are all located within 4.5 kilometres of the subject property. 4.5.1 1860 Seventh Concession Road, Thistle Ha’ The property at 1860 Seventh Concession Road , known as Thistle Ha’, features a large circa 1860 fieldstone residence with tripartite massing, a gambrel roof barn on fieldstone foundation, other agricultural outbuildings, and active agricultural fields (Figure 54). The property is associated with the Miller family, a successful local farming family that is responsible for the introduction of various livestock breeds into Pickering. The property is designated Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, is protected by an Ontario Heritage Trust Conservation Easement, and was designated a National Historical Site in 1977 with a heritage plaque installed on Seventh Concession Road providing historical context. The farmscape is still active and is in a similar rural agricultural setting as it was in the nineteenth century, as noted in the Statement of Significance: “the farm as a complete cultural landscape including the farmstead and agr icultural lands in their original function” (Canada’s Historic Places, 2008). The Statement of Significance for this property can be accessed here. The property is located approximately three kilometres north of the subject property. - 85 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 72 Figure 54: Thistle Ha’ at 1860 Seventh Concession Road (Canada’s Historic Places, 2008) 4.5.2 1125 Whitevale Road, King’s College/Splatt House The property at 1125 Whitevale Road, known as King’s College/Splatt House, features a two-and-a-half storey Queen Anne style red brick farmhouse built in 1845.7 The property also features a gambrel roof barn, a gable roof barn, other agricultural outbuildings, established treelines, a long entrance drive, and is surrounded by active agricultural fields (Figure 55). The farmscape is still active and is in a similar rural agricultural setting as it was in the nineteenth century. The property is Listed under Part IV, Section 27, of the Ontario Heritage Act, and is within the Seaton Lands approximately 2.5 kilometres southwest of the subject property. 7 While the City of Pickering Municipal Heritage Register identifies the farmhouse as a Queen Anne residence built in 1845, the Queen Anne style is most common in Southern Ontario from 1880 to 1910 (Blumenson, 1990). - 86 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 73 Figure 55: 1125 Whitevale Road (Google Maps) 4.5.3 575 Highway 7, Vardon Family Home Built in 1853, the property features a one-and-a-half storey Gothic Revival cottage, a gambrel roof barn, long entrance drive, mature trees, and active agricultural fields (Figure 56). The farmscape is in a similar rural agricultural setting as it was in the nineteenth century. The property is Listed under Part IV, Section 27, of the Ontario Heritage Act, and is within the Seaton Lands approximately 4.5 kilometres west of the subject property . - 87 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 74 Figure 56: North elevation of 575 Highway 7 (Google Maps) 4.5.4 Summary The comparative analysis demonstrates that there are a number of good, representative examples of mid nineteenth -century farmscapes that continue to function as agricultural properties and retain a connection to their historical context and setting in the immediate vicinity of the subject property. The three comparative farmscapes included in this analysis were selected due to their proximity to the subject residence, however this list is not exhaustive and other good representative examples are also included in the Municipal Heritage Register that were not included in this report. As the collection of structures on the subject property have been removed from their historical agricultural setting through the construction of Highway 407, the development of agricultural fields to the south, and the closure of Brock Road (now Elsa Storry Avenue), the subject property does not retain a high degree of legibility as a nineteenth-century farmscape in relation to the comparative examples. Additionally, given that it has been concluded that the associated residence does not retain cultural heritage value or interest, the complex as a whole does - 88 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 75 not function as a comparatively good example of the constituent parts that would typically comprise a nineteenth -century farm complex. Additionally, adjacent construction and the closure of Brock Road has severed the property physically, historically, and functionally from its nineteent h-century agricultural context, unlike the comparative examples. The subject property is not considered to be a good, representative example of a functioning historical farmscape in the local context. 5.0 Heritage Evaluation The evaluation of the subject prop erty at 3440 Elsa Storry using the criteria set out in Ontario Regulation 9/06 is presented in the following section. The following evaluation has been prepared in consideration of data regarding the design, historical/associative, and contextual values in the City of Pickering. The associated vernacular frame residence on the adjacent property, which is owned by Infrastructure Ontario, is not included in this evaluation as it was already evaluated for cultural heritage value or interest (Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd., 2015). However, as the residence is a component of the nineteenth century farmscape, it is discussed at a cursory level in this evaluation related to the historical context and function of the property. 5.1 Ontario Regulation 9/06 Evaluation of the subject property at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue using Ontario Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 1.The property has design value or physical value because it: i.is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method: •The subject property is a remnant farmscape that features a gambrel roof barn built in 1914, several agricultural outbuildings, and a small remnant paddock. The one-and-a-half storey vernacular residence built circa 1870 is historically-associated with the - 89 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 76 property, though it sits on an adjacent property owned by Infrastructure Ontario. The subject property is currently listed by the City of Pickering and is described as the Thomas Hubbard House (City of Pickering, 2021). The outbuildings on the former farmscape are common examples of agricultural structures with a typical farmscape arrangement. The comparative analysis (Section 4.5) demonstrates that the subject property is not a rare, unique, representative, or early example of a farmscape in the local context. The subject property does not meet this criterion. ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit: • Structures on the subject property are wooden frame buildings, with the barn resting on fieldstone foundations. Wood and stone were common nineteenth-century construction materials, and the structures on the subject property do not exhibit exemplary or noteworthy craftsmanship. The subject property does not meet this criterion. iii. displays a high degree of technical or scientific achievement: • Structures on the subject property were constructed of common materials using common nineteenth and twentieth -century construction techniques. The subject property does not meet this criterion. 2. The property has historical value or associative value because it: i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is sign ificant to a community: • The subject property is associated with the Hubbard family through their ownership of the property between 1821 and 1877. Thomas Hubbard Sr., who is historically significant to the area and to the community of Brougham, owned the property but did not construct the outbuildings or build and/or reside in the residence. He - 90 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 77 therefore does not retain direct historical associations with the property. The barn on the property was constructed in 1914 after the Hubbard family had sold the property. As such, the subject property does not retain direct associations with the Hubbard family, and does not meet this criterion. ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture: • The subject property had associations to the Hubbard family, a prominent local family that played a role in the settlement of the community of Brougham. However, construction of Highway 407 to the north severed the subject property from its historical association to Brougham, and as such, the property is not believed to have the potential to contribute to an understanding of its settlement. The subject property does not meet this criterion. iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or id eas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community: • The subject property is an evolved rural agricultural property that was an active farm from its establishment circa 1821 until the early twenty-fist century. Generations of owners constructed, modified, and removed structures on the property as required. No kn own architect, artist, designer or builder that is significant to the community is believed to be responsible for the design or construction of any structures on this evolved landscape. The subject property does not meet this criterion . 3. The property has contextual value because it: i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area: • The subject property is a remnant farmscape in a formerly rural agricultural setting in the City of Pickering. The subject property was removed from the larger rural agricultural setting in 2001 when - 91 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 78 Highway 407 was constructed, and was further removed with the development of its agricultural fields to the south in 2021. Vehicular access to the subject property was also impacted with the re-alignment of Brock Road and the creation of Elsa Storry Avenue, which further removed the subject property from view of motorists on Brock Road. The subject property does not define, support, or maintain the rural agricultural character of the area, and therefore does not meet this criterion. ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings: • The subject property was severed from its historical agricultural surroundings though the construction of Highway 407, with the development of agricultural lands on the south portion of the property, and with the re-alignment of Brock Road by-passing the subject property and the settlement of Brougham. The subject property does not retain physical, functional, visual, or historical links to the larger rural agricultural setting or to the community of Brougham, and therefore does not meet this criterion. iii. is a landmark: • The subject property is obscured from view to motorists on Brock Road and to residents of Brougham by a large artificial berm and with the re-alignment of Brock Road to the west of its original path. At the time of field review (February 2023), access to Elsa Storry Avenue was blocked with gates due to construction activity, which significantly impacts the visibility of the property to the local public. Views of the property are available to motorists travelling on the eastbound lanes of Highway 407 to the north, however these views are fleeting due to the high rate of travel speed and are not considered to be significant. As the subj ect property has limited views and is obscured to local residents, it does not have high visibility in the landscape and is not considered to be a landmark . - 92 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Page 79 Based on available information, it has been determined that the agricultural outbuildings and landscape elements at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue do not meet the criteria contained in Ontario Regulation 9/06, and therefore do not have cultural heritage value or interest at the local level. 6.0 Conclusions and Next Steps This evaluation was prepared in consideration of data regarding the design, historical/associative, and contextual values within the City of Pickering. This evaluation determined that the agricultural outbuildings and landscape elements at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue do not meet the criteria outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and therefore do not have cultural heritage value or interest at the local level. At the request of Heritage Planning staff at the City of Pickering, the property was documented and a salvageable materials list was compiled for the property. These are located in Appendices B and C. Further discussions with Heritage Planning staff will be required to determine if any materials from the attached lists are to be salvaged. The following recommendations are proposed: 1. This report should be submitted by the proponent to Heritage Planning staff at the City of Pickering and any other relevant heritage stakeholders with an interest in this project. 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Briggs. - 102 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Appendix A: Qualified Persons Involved in the Project Rebecca Sciarra, M.A., C.A.H.P. Partner, Director - Cultural Heritage Division The Principal-In-Charge for this Cultural Heritage Report is Rebecca Sciarra (M.A., Canadian Studies). Rebecca is a Partner and Director of the Cultural Heritage Division. She is responsible for the highest- level management of a busy and diverse team of heritage professionals who apply their expertise across a broad range of public and private sector clientele. Rebecca also provides oversight and quality assurance for all deliverables, maintaining responsive and prompt client communications, and providing heritage clients with a direct connection to corporate ownership. In addition to her role as Director of the Cultural Heritage Division, Rebecca is academically trained in heritage conservation principles and practices. She has led a range of high profile and complex heritage planning and conservation management projects for public and private sector clients. Her experience in both the private and public sectors has involved providing expertise around the strategic development of policies and programs to conserve Ontario’s cultural heritage resources as part of environmental and land-use planning processes. She has worked with municipal, provincial, federal and private sector clients to lead heritage evaluations and assessment as part of area planning studies, including secondary plans, heritage conservation district studies, and master plans. Rebecca is a member of I.C.O.M.O.S. Canada and the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. Lindsay Graves, M.A., C.A.H.P. Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist, Assistant Manager - Cultural Heritage Division The Senior Project Manager for this Cultural Heritage Report is Lindsay Graves (M.A., Heritage Conservation), Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist and the Environmental Assessment Coordinator for the Cultural Heritage Division. She was responsible for: overall project scoping and approach; development and confirmation of technical findings and study recommendations; application of relevant standards, guidelines and regulations; and implementation of quality control procedures. Lindsay is academically trained in the fields of heritage conservation, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and collections management and has over 15 years of experience in the field of cultural heritage resource management. This work has focused on the assessment, evaluation, and protection of above ground cultural heritage resources. Lindsay has extensive experience undertaking archival research, heritage survey work, heritage evaluation and heritage impact assessment. She has also contributed to cultural heritage landscape studies and heritage conservation plans, led heritage commemoration and interpretive programs, and worked collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to sensitively plan interventions at historic sites/places. In addition, she is a leader in the completion of heritage studies required to fulfill Class Environmental Assessment processes and has served as Project Manager for over 100 heritage assessments during her time at A.S.I. Lindsay is a member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. - 103 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario John Sleath, M.A. Cultural Heritage Specialist, Project Manager - Cultural Heritage Division The Project Manager for this Cultural Heritage Report is John Sleath (M.A.), who is a Cultural Heritage Specialist and Project Manager within the Cultural Heritage Division with A .S.I. He was responsible for the day-to-day management activities, including scoping of research activities and site surveys and drafting of study findings and recommendations. John has worked in a variety of contexts within the field of cultural heritage resource management for the past 14 years, as an archaeologist and as a cultural heritage professional. An exposure to both land-based and underwater archaeology and above ground cultural heritage assessments has provided John with a holistic understanding of heritage in a variety of contexts. In 2015 John began working in the Cultural Heritage Division researching and preparing a multitude of cultural heritage assessment reports and for which he was responsible for a variety of tasks including: completing archival research, investigating built heritage and cultural heritage landscapes, report preparation, historical map regression, and municipal consultation. Since 2018 John has been a project manager responsible for a variety of tasks required for successful project completion. This work has allowed John to engage with stakeholders from the public and private sector, as well as representatives from local municipal planning departments and museums. John has conducted hundreds of cultural heritage assessments across Ontario, with a focus on transit and rail corridor infrastructure including bridges and culverts. Kirstyn Allam, B.A. (Hon), Advanced Dipl. in Applied Museum Studies Cultural Heritage Analyst, Technical Writer and Researcher - Cultural Heritage Division One of the report writers for this project is Kirstyn Allam (B.A. (Hon.), Advanced Diploma in Applied Museum Studies), who is a Cultural Heritage Analyst and Technical Writer and Researcher within the Cultural Heritage Division. She was responsible for preparing and contributing to research and technical reporting. Kirstyn Allam’s education and experience in cultural heritage, historical research, archaeology, and collections management has provided her with a deep knowledge and strong understanding of the issues facing the cultural heritage industry and best practices in the field. Kirstyn has experience in heritage conservation principles and practices in cultural resource management, including three years’ experience as a member of the Heritage Whitby Advisory Commi ttee. Kirstyn also has experience being involved with Stage 1-4 archaeological excavations in the Province of Ontario. - 104 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Michael Wilcox, P.h.D. Historian – Cultural Heritage Division One of the report writers for this project is Michael Wilcox (P.h.D., History), who is a historian within the Cultural Heritage Division. He was responsible for preparing and contributing to background historical research, reviewing existing heritage inventories, and technical reporting for this proje ct. His current responsibilities focus on identifying and researching historical documents as well as background research, assessment, and evaluation of cultural heritage resources in Ontario. He has over a decade of combined academic and workplace experience in conducting historical research and crafting reports, presentations, articles, films, and lectures on a wide range of Canadian history topics. - 105 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Appendix B: Documentation and Salvageable Materials of the Outbuildings - 106 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Barn Plate 1: East elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 2: Representative photograph of fieldstone foundation (A.S.I., 2023) - 107 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 3: North elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 4: Representative photograph of in -tact casement window (A.S.I., 2023) - 108 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 5: West elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 6: Representative photograph of barnboards (A.S.I., 2023) - 109 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 7: South elevation of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 8: Lower level of barn with animal stalls (A.S.I., 2023) - 110 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 9: Lower level of barn with animal feeding area (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 10: Stairs to upper level of barn from the lower level (A.S.I., 2023) - 111 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 11: Representative photograph of door in barn (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 12: Representative photograph of fieldstone foundations from the interior of the barn (A.S.I., 2023) - 112 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 13: Stalls in upper level of barn (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 14: Upper level of barn (A.S.I., 2023) - 113 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 15: Representative photograph of the posts, beams, and rafters (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 16: Upper level of barn, with enclosure space with animal stalls (A.S.I., 2023) - 114 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 17: Floor plan of the barn (A.S.I., 2023) - 115 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Table 1: Salvageable Materials – Barn General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Upper level Posts Wood Wooden hand-hewn posts Plate 15 Upper level Beams Wood Wooden hand-hewn beams Plate 15 Upper level Floorboards Throughout Wood Intact wooden floorboards Plate 14 Upper level Rafters Throughout Wood Intact wooden rafters Plate 15 Lower level Fieldstone Throughout Fieldstone Original fieldstone foundations Plate 2, Plate 12 Lower level Windows Throughout Glass and wood Intact 8-pane casement windows, 122cm by 78cm (approximately 50% in- tact) Plate 4 Lower level Doors Wood and metal Three in-tact barn doors with hardware, 112cm by 240cm Plate 11 - 116 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Exterior Barnboard Throughout Wood In-tact exterior wooden barnboards Plate 6 - 117 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Drive Shed 1 Plate 18: North elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 19: Photograph of window on northern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 118 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 20: West elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 21: East and south elevations of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 119 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 22: Photograph of door to loft and window above (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 23: South elevation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 120 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 24: Photograph of rolling door along southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 25: Photograph of window along the southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 121 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 26: Photograph of foundation of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 27: Interior of drive shed 1 lower level (A.S.I., 2023) - 122 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 28: Interior of drive shed 1 lower level (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 29: Photograph of beams and underside of loft area (A.S.I., 2023) - 123 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 30: Loft area of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 31: Representative photograph of posts and beams in drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 124 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 32: Floor plan of drive shed 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 125 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Table 2: Salvageable Materials – Drive Shed 1 General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Loft Beams Wood Wooden hand- hewn beams Plate 30 Loft Posts Wood Wooden hand- hewn posts Plate 30 Ground level Beams Wood Wooden hand- hewn beams Plate 29 - 126 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Drive Shed 2 Plate 33: East elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 34: North elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 127 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 35: West elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 36: Photograph of window on west elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 128 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 37: South elevation of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 38: Photograph of window along south elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 129 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 39: Floor plan of drive shed 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 130 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Drive Shed 3 Plate 40: South elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 41: Photograph of rolling door along the southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 131 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 42: East elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 43: Photograph of door along east elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 132 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 44: West elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 45: North elevation of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 133 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 46: Interior of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 47: Photograph of the hand -hewn beams (A.S.I., 2023) - 134 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 48: Floor plan of drive shed 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 135 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Table 3: Salvageable Materials – Drive Shed 3 General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Main floor Beams Wood Two wooden hand-hewn beams in the drive shed for storage Plate 47 - 136 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Piggery Plate 49: East elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 50: Photograph of door and window along east elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 137 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 51: Photograph of door on upper level (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 52: West elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 138 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 53: Photograph of window along west elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 54: North elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 139 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 55: Photograph of pig doors along north elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 56: South elevation of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 140 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 57: Photograph of window along south elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 58: Photograph of pig doors along southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 141 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 59: Interior of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 142 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 60: Floor plan of piggery (A.S.I., 2023) - 143 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Chicken Coop Plate 61: South elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 62: Photograph of windows along southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 144 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 63: West elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 64: North elevation of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) - 145 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 65: South and east elevations of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 66: Interior of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) - 146 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 67: Floor plan of chicken coop (A.S.I., 2023) - 147 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Outbuilding Plate 68: South elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 69: Photograph of windows along the southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 148 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 70: West elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 71: North elevation of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 149 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 72: South and east elevations of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 150 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 73: Photograph of door along the eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 151 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 74: Interior of the outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 152 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 75: Floor plan of outbuilding (A.S.I., 2023) - 153 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Appendix C: Documentation and Salvageable Materials of the Residence - 154 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Residence – Exterior Plate 76: Western elevation of the residence (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 77: Photograph of kitchen wing (A.S.I., 2023) - 155 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 78: Photograph of basement entrance along western elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 79: Photograph of brick chimney of the kitchen wing (A.S.I., 2023) - 156 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 80: Photograph of windows along the kitchen wing (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 81: Northern elevation of the residence (A.S.I., 2023) - 157 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 82: Photograph of fieldstone foundations along the northern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 83: Photograph of window along the northern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 158 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 84: Eastern elevation of the residence (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 85: Southern portion of the eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 159 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 86: Northern portion of the eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 87: Photograph of main floor window along the northern portion of the eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 160 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 88: Photograph of former gable window along eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 161 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 89: Photograph of main entrance door along the eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 162 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 90: Photograph of window along the southern portion of the eastern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 91: Representative photograph of the bargeboard (A.S.I., 2023) - 163 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 92: Photograph of brick chimney of the residence (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 93: Southern elevation of the residence (A.S.I., 2023) - 164 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 94: Photograph of windows along the main floor of the southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 95: Photograph of window along the upper floor of the southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 165 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 96: Photograph of basement entry along southern elevation (A.S.I., 2023) - 166 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Residence – Interior Plate 97: Room 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 98: Room 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 167 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 99: Representative photograph of door in Room 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 168 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 100: Representative photograph of the above door’s hardware (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 101: Photograph of baseboards and floorboards in Room 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 169 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 102: Photograph of window in Room 1 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 103: Detail photograph of above window (A.S.I., 2023) - 170 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 104: Photograph of window in Room 1 (A.S.I., 2023) - 171 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 105: Room 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 172 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 106: Room 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 173 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 107: Room 2 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 108: Photograph of window in Room 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 174 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 109: Photograph of baseboards and floorboards in Room 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 175 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 110: Photograph of door in Room 2 (A.S.I., 2023) - 176 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 111: Detail photograph of the hardware of the above door (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 112: Room 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 177 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 113: Room 3 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 114: Room 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 178 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 115: Room 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 179 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 116: Representative photograph of door in Room 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 180 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 117: Detail photograph of hardware of the above door (A.S.I., 2023) - 181 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 118: Representative photograph of window in Room 3 (A.S.I., 2023) - 182 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 119: Room 4 (A.S.I., 2023) - 183 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 120: Room 4 (A.S.I., 2023) - 184 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 121: Room 4 (A.S.I., 2023) - 185 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 122: Photograph of window in Room 4 (A.S.I., 2023) - 186 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 123: Room 5 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 124: Room 5 (A.S.I., 2023) - 187 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 125: Room 5 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 126: Room 5 (A.S.I., 2023) - 188 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 127: Photograph of door in Room 5 (A.S.I., 2023) - 189 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 128: Detail photograph of hardware of above door (A.S.I., 2023) - 190 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 129: Photograph of wainscotting and baseboards in Room 5 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 130: Room 6 (A.S.I., 2023) - 191 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 131: Room 6 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 132: Room 6 (A.S.I., 2023) - 192 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 133: Photograph of window in Room 6 (A.S.I., 2023) - 193 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 134: Stairway from main floor leading to second floor (A.S.I., 2023) - 194 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 135: Stairway, view from southern landing (A.S.I., 2023) - 195 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 136: View to closet and landing (A.S.I., 2023) - 196 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 137: Entrance to Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) - 197 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 138: Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 139: Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) - 198 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 140: Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 141: Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) - 199 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 142: Room 7 walk-in closet (A.S.I., 2023) - 200 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 143: Representative photograph of window in Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) - 201 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 144: Photograph of door in Room 7 (A.S.I., 2023) - 202 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 145: Room 8 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 146: Room 8 (A.S.I., 2023) - 203 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 147: Room 8 (A.S.I., 2023) - 204 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 148: Representative photograph of door in Room 8 (A.S.I., 2023) - 205 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 149: Photograph of baseboards in Room 8 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 150: Photograph of window in Room 8 (A.S.I., 2023) - 206 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 151: Room 9 (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 152: Room 9 (A.S.I., 2023) - 207 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 153: Photograph of window in Room 9 (A.S.I., 2023) - 208 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 154: Photograph of door in Room 9 (A.S.I., 2023) - 209 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 155: Bathroom (A.S.I., 2023) - 210 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 156: Bathroom (A.S.I., 2023) - 211 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 157: Bathroom (A.S.I., 2023) - 212 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 158: Photograph of bathroom door (A.S.I., 2023) - 213 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 159: Detail photograph of hardware of above door (A.S.I., 2023) - 214 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 160: View to basement (A.S.I., 2023) - 215 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 161: Basement room at the bottom with stairway leading out to southern elevation of the house (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 162: View of floorboards and hand -hewn beam (A.S.I., 2023) - 216 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 163: Basement room at bottom of stairway from main floor of the house (A.S.I., 2023) Plate 164: Northern room in basement (A.S.I., 2023) - 217 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 165: Stairway leading out of basement (A.S.I., 2023) - 218 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Plate 166: Floor plan of the residence (A.S.I., 2023) - 219 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario Table 4: Salvageable Materials – Residence General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Exterior Porch Bargeboard Wood Wooden bargeboard Plate 91 Main Floor Room 1 Door Door 1 South wall, exterior Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 76cm by 196cm Plate 98 Main Floor Room 1 Door Door 2 West wall Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 81cm by 200cm Plate 106, Plate 110 Main Floor Room 1 Door Door 3 South wall, interior Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 76cm by 196cm Plate 99 Main Floor Room 1 Window Window 2 North wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135cm Plate 104 Main Floor Room 1 Window Window 3 East wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 117cm by 144cm Plate 102 - 220 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Main Floor Room 2 Window Window 1 North wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135cm 108 Main Floor Room 3 Door Door 4 East wall Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, c87cm by 209cm Plate 116 Main Floor Room 3 Door Door 5 North interior wall Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 73cm by 191cm Plate 114 Main Floor Room 3 Window Window 4 East wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135cm Plate 112 Main Floor Room 3 Window Window 5 East wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135 cm Plate 112, Plate 118 - 221 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Main Floor Room 3 Window Window 6 South wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135cm Plate 115 Main Floor Room 3 Window Window 7 South wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135cm Plate 115 Main Floor Room 4 Window Window 13 West wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 77cm by 133cm Plate 122 Main Floor Room 5 Door Door 6 South wall Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 80cm by 203cm Plate 127 Main Floor Room 5 Window Window 8 South wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 107cm by 86cm Plate 124 - 222 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Main Floor Room 5 Window Window 11 North wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 50cm by 85cm Plate 125, Plate 126 Main Floor Room 5 Window Window 12 North wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 106cm by 88cm Plate 126 Main Floor Room 6 Window Window 9 South wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 107cm by 86cm Plate 131, Plate 133 Main Floor Room 6 Window Window 10 West wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 107cm by 86cm Plate 131 Upper Floor Room 7 Door Door 7 North interior wall Wood and metal Wooden door, glass panes, and metal hardware, 76cm by 193cm Plate 144 - 223 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Upper Floor Room 7 Window Window 17 South wall, east side Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 69cm by 110cm Plate 140, Plate 143 Upper Floor Room 7 Window Window 18 South wall, west side Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 69cm by 110cm Plate 141 Upper Floor Room 8 Door Door 10 Closet – west interior wall Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 56cm by 180cm Plate 148 Upper Floor Room 8 Door Door 9 West interior wall Wood Wooden door, 76cm by 198cm Plate 147 Upper Floor Room 8 Window Window 14 East wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 117cm by 135cm Plate 150 Upper Floor Room 9 Door Door 11 East interior wall Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 75cm by 197cm Plate 154 - 224 - Cultural Heritage Evaluation , Documentation and Salvage Report 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue City of Pickering, Ontario General Location Location Element Feature I.D. (see floor plans) Additional information on location Material Description Plate Number Upper Floor Room 9 Window Window 19 West wall Wood and glass Wooden window with glass panes, 70cm by 135cm Plate 153 Upper Floor Bathroom Door Door 8 West interior wall of bathroom Wood and metal Wooden door and metal hardware, 77cm by 192cm Plate 158 - 225 - Heritage Review | 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Page 1 of 4 HERITAGE | Studio Alex Rowse-Thompson MCIP RPP CAHP 149 Ordnance St. Kingston, ON, K7K 1G9 alex@heritagestudio.ca April 12, 2023. Nilesh Surti, Manager, Development Review & Urban Design City Development Department City of Pickering One the Esplanade Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7 905-420-4660 ext. 2035 nsurti@pickering.ca RE:3440 ELSA STORRY AVENUE, PICKERING CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION _____________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Mr. Surti, The purpose of this letter is to provide a professional heritage review of the updated (April 2023) Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, Documentation and Salvage Report (“the report”) submitted in support of the proposed demolition of the agricultural outbuildings located at 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue. The subject property is listed on the City of Pickering’s Municipal Heritage Register as a non-designated property. The original farmstead (i.e., residence, outbuildings, and agricultural fields) has been partitioned over the years and the remaining buildings, comprised of a residence, barn and several outbuildings, have been divided into two legal parcels with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) managing the residence on behalf of the Province, and Seaton TFPM Inc. owning the other parcel with agricultural outbuildings. Seaton TFMP Inc. has begun re-grading of the former fields as part of the future construction of a business park and propose to demolish the agricultural outbuildings as part of the same project. The report focuses on the cultural heritage evaluation of the agricultural outbuildings, which were not previously evaluated, and additionally provides a documentation and salvage plan for the agricultural buildings and residence. Broadly, the cultural heritage evaluation includes all the necessary components (i.e., historical research, analysis, and an Ontario Regulation 9/06 evaluation), and I agree with the conclusion that the barn and outbuildings do not meet the criteria outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06. Attachment #4 - 226 - Heritage Review | 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Page 2 of 4 Figure 1: Note the erosion of the property’s landscape and setting as evidenced by significant regrading in close proximity, its adjacency to Highway 407 and related disconnection from Brougham. The property has been the subject of numerous cultural heritage evaluations over the last two decades in relation to the initial purchase by the Crown in 1972 for a new airport and subsequently, its proximity to the new Highway 407 corridor. Notably, in 2004, the subject property was assessed as having potential for cultural heritage significance for its long- standing association with the Hubbard family and as a good example of a typical 1870 frame vernacular residence, as part of the Seaton Lands project. Then in 2015, a Building Heritage Assessment for the residence was completed and it was determined that it did not meet the criteria in Ontario Regulations 9/06 or 10/06. Subsequently, a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report was completed for the property in 2016 by A.S.I. on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation and it was determined that the property, including the residence, outbuildings and agricultural lands have cultural heritage value. In my opinion, the reason for these contradictory evaluations likely relates to whether the property was viewed as a cultural heritage landscape (i.e., an historic farmstead) or as a series of individual structures (i.e., house and outbuildings). The cultural heritage value of this property stems from its value as a representative example of an historic Ontario farmstead (see Figure 2). Unfortunately, over time, the construction of Highway 407, the realignment of Brock Road, the severance of the agricultural lands and the partitioning of the residence from the outbuildings have negatively impacted its cultural heritage value. Moreover, in a scenario - 227 - Heritage Review | 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Page 3 of 4 where the value lies in the sum of its parts, these barns are not considered, individually, to be important cultural heritage resources. Figure 2: ERA Architects – www.eraarch.ca/2020/historic-farmsteads-drive-a-new-cultural-economy The following comments have been addressed in the updated report: • On page 30, I believe the sentence in the last paragraph should read “During the twentieth century, the township generally remained agricultural in nature with little change in the established field patterns, fence lines, and hedgerows north of the lakeshore area, even with some loss of earlier farmsteads.” • On page 72, the report discusses the property at 1130 Whitevale Road as a comparative example. It notes the Queen Anne style red brick farmhouse built in 1845. Based on the photos provided and its architectural style, I believe the construction date is a typo and perhaps is intended to read 1885. In summary, the Documentation and Salvage Report contained in Appendix B is a satisfactory record of the farmstead buildings, and the salvaging of sound components aligns with the City’s Official Plan policy 8.8 c) ii). I agree with the report’s conclusions that the barn and outbuildings do not meet the criteria outlined in Ontario Regulation 9/06. In other words, the demolition of the barn and outbuildings is acceptable within a heritage conservation framework. Moving forward, I recommend: - 228 - Heritage Review | 3440 Elsa Storry Avenue Page 4 of 4 Barn & Outbuildings •Updating the Municipal Heritage Register entry to reflect demolition of the barn and outbuildings. •Filing a copy of the report with the Pickering Library & Archives as a record of the property’s history and documentation of changes. •Identifying a project, use, heritage carpentry program, etc. for the salvaged lumber from the barn and outbuildings. Residence •Filing the Documentation and Salvage section of the report that inventories items for salvage in the house so that the City is prepared for a future demolition proposal. I trust that the comments provided are to your satisfaction. Please contact me should you require any further details or wish to discuss the contents of this letter. Sincerely, Alex Rowse-Thompson MCIP RPP CAHP Principal, Heritage Studio - 229 - Memo To: Heritage Advisory Committee April 19, 2023 From: Nilesh Surti Manager, Development Review & Urban Planning Copy: Chief Planner Subject: Heritage Permit Application HP 02/23 – 459 Churchwin Street Background The property at 459 Churchwin Street forms part of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District (HCD) and is protected under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property is located on the south side of Churchwin Street, east of Mill Street and west of Gladstone Street (see Location Map, Attachment #1). The original house dates from circa 1870 and is one and a half storeys in height. It is believed that the house is composed of two former small front gable structures, joined with a roof at a later date. There is a one-storey porch, not original, at the centre of the structure on the north elevation entrance. The original building featured horizontal clapboard siding, some of which appears to remain under the vertical board and batten cladding, and fanciful vergeboard decorating the gables, which no longer remains. Heritage Permit Application A Heritage Permit application (see Attachment #2) has been submitted for 459 Churchwin Street. The permit includes a request for the demolition of the existing structure and construction of a new single detached dwelling and detached garage (see submitted Concept Plan, Attachment #3). The applicants have submitted a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by +VG Architects (see Attachment #4), in support of the heritage permit application. The HIA surmises that the existing structure has undergone multiple additions and renovations in the past and the condition of the existing foundations is unsound. Due to the previous alterations and existing condition of the structure, it is the opinion of the author that it is not feasible to undertake meaningful development of the property by the preferred means of ‘Alterations and Additions’. The HIA evaluates the proposed new construction against the Whitevale HCD Guidelines. The HIA reviews the proposed development against Section 6.3, Alterations & Additions and Section 6.4, New Buildings. The HIA concludes the features which define the contribution of 459 Churchwin Street to the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District are being maintained and enhanced by the proposed development. - 230 - April 19, 2023 Page 2 of 3 HP 02/23 – 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Consultant’s Comments The firm Heritage Studio was retained by the City to assist in the review of the heritage permit application. The review included providing advice on the proposed demolition and new construction in relation to the Whitevale HCD Guidelines and current best practices (see Heritage Permit Review letter prepared by Heritage Studio, Attachment #5). Heritage Studio has advised that the HIA does not demonstrate that the existing building is unrepairable; however, the alterations made over time have significantly impacted the heritage fabric and contributions of the building. Due to the number of alterations and interventions, there are few components of the building that have not been replaced or altered. The level of repairs required for restoration may not be reasonable given the diminished heritage value of the building. Heritage Studio also reviewed the proposed new construction against the Whitevale HCD Guidelines. The dwelling conserves the cultural heritage value of the Whitevale HCD and is consistent with Section 6.4 for New Buildings. Furthermore, the new construction has the potential to make an equal if not enhanced contribution to the Churchwin streetscape. Heritage Studio recommends the following items to be included in the new construction to be consistent with the Whitevale HCD Guidelines: • Encourage the use of painted wood board and batten as the exterior cladding; • The proposed painted fibreglass windows should include simulated divided lights in the patterning indicated on the plans to enhancement to the character of the streetscape and Whitevale HCD; and • Landscaping/planting should be included around the foundation to help conceal the new concrete foundation visually around the building. Staff Comments Staff encourage the preservation and adaptive reuse of heritage structures where possible and demolition should be a last resort. The HIA, and comments from Heritage Studio, have established that alterations and interventions to the structure have resulted in few of the original heritage features remaining. The HIA also indicated that the amount of work required to accommodate alterations or additions would require supplementary interventions to the structure, specifically the foundations. Given the number of alterations and few original features remaining, staff accept the conclusions of the HIA and offer the following recommendations to the Committee: 1. That Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee supports the demolition of the existing one-and-a- half storeys to facilitate the construction of a new detached dwelling as shown in Attachment #3 to this memo; 2. That the Heritage Permit building elevation drawings be revised to indicate painted wood board and batten as the exterior cladding and painted fibreglass windows with simulated divided lights; - 231 - April 19, 2023 Page 3 of 3 HP 02/23 – 459 Churchwin Street 3.That a landscape plan submitted to be submitted indicating planting along the foundation of the new dwelling; and 4.That a copy of the Heritage Impact Assessment report is filed with the Pickering Library & Archives as a record of the property’s history and documentation of changes. The next step in the Heritage Permit process will be a report to Council with a recommendation. Comments from the Heritage Advisory Committee will be included in the report to Council. If you have any questions, please contact me at 905.420.4660, extension 2035. NS:jc \\Fs\planning\Documents\Administration\A-3300\A-3300-096\Final Memo to Committee and Attachments\Memo to Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee (final).docx Attachments: #1: Location Map #2: Heritage Permit Application #3: Submitted Concept Plans for 459 Churchwin Street #4: Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) by +VG Architects #5: Heritage Permit Review letter by Heritage Studio - 232 - Gl ads t one Street Mill Street C hurchwin Street Whitevale Road Fa c t o r y S t r e e t No r t h R o a d Whitevale Park City Development Department Location Map File: Property Description: HP 02/23 Date: Apr. 18, 2023 ¯ E PLAN 21 LOT 51,52 (459 Churchwin Street) SubjectLands L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\Other\Heritage\HP02-23_459ChurchwinStreet_LocationMap.mxd 1:2,500 SCALE: THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © Kings Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © His Majesty the King in Right of Canada, Department ofNatural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal PropertyAssessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. Attachment #1 - 233 - Application for Heritage Permit In accordance with Sections 33 and 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, a Heritage Permit is required for proposed alterations, additions or demolition to property designated individually under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act or proposed new construction, changes, additions or demolition to a property located in a Heritage Conservation District designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. Date Filed Application Number *Required field First Name *Last Name * Street Address *Unit City *Province *Postal Code * Primary Phone *Ext.Alternate Phone Ext. Email Address * Are you an agent working on behalf of the Applicant/Registered Owner?* Is applicant different from Registered Owner * First Name *Last Name * Street Address *Unit City *Province *Postal Code * Primary Phone *Ext.Alternate Phone Ext. The application number will be assigned by the City of Pickering Part 1: Applicant/Agent Terry White 72 Stafford Street 200 Toronto ON M6J 2R8 A1A 1A1 416.588.6370 999.999.9999 416.419.9444 twhite@plusvg.com Yes No Yes No Part 2: Registered Owner Steven Monaghan 459 Churchwin Street Pickering ON L1X 0J9 A1A 1A1 437.290.1972 999.999.9999 Attachment #2 - 234 - Email Address * How is the property designated?* Street Address *Unit City *Province *Postal Code * Lot Number Concession Number Registered Plan Number Description of work to be undertaken (check all that apply)* Full description of proposed work, reasons for undertaking the works and description of how the proposal is consistent with the Part IV Individual Designation By-law or Part V Heritage Conservation District Guidelines. (This may also be submitted as an attachment in part 5 of this form. If attached, indicate below.)* Have you consulted with City Development staff regarding this proposal?* Existing total floor area (meters squared)*Proposed total floor area (meters squared)* Existing use of subject property *Proposed use of subject property * Please attach drawings of the proposed construction. Drawings must be to scale and indicate the existing building and proposed additions, including: a. A site plan showing location of proposed works, with dimensions. b. Overall dimensions of proposal on an elevation drawing. c. Specific sizes of building elements (signs, windows, awnings, etc.). d. Detail information including trim, siding, mouldings, etc. Josef@solares.ca Part 3: Property Information Individual designation (Part IV) Heritage District Designation (Part V) 459 Churchwin Street Pickering ON L1X 0J9 A1A 1A1 Part 4: Proposed Work Alterations to building/property Additions to building/property New construction Demolition (1,000 characters max) Please see all commentary on the proposed work in the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) document attached. See description of the proposed work in sections 1.2 and 4.1 of the HIA document attached. See reasons for undertaking the work in sections 1.4, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 6.1 and 7.1 of the HIA document attached. See description of how the work is consistent with Part V of Heritage Conservation District Guidelines in sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of the HIA document attached. Yes No 218 382 single family dwelling single family dwelling Part 5: Construction Drawings, Sketch Plans, Scale Drawings - 235 - e. Materials to be used. Please attach these below or bring them to Pickering City Hall at One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7, 905.420.4611. Upload Drawings and cover letter Other Information You may provide other written information or documents supporting your proposal for the City's consideration. Photographs Photographs of the building including general photos of the property, the streetscape in which the property is located, the facing streetscape, and if the property is located at an intersection, all four corners. Photos of the specific areas that may be affected by the proposed change or alteration assist the City with the review of the application. Professional Assistance Although it is not a requirement to obtain professional assistance in the preparation of this information, the applicant may wish to seek such assistance from an architect, architectural technologist, preservation specialist, or others familiar with the unique requirements of designated heritage buildings. Ontario Building Code and By-laws This application relates to heritage approval only. It is not a building permit application. It is the applicant's responsibility to apply for and obtain a building permit prior to undertaking any construction. Other Applications Do you have any concurrent applications (i.e., Committee of Adjustment, Building Permit, Site Plan, Zoning By-law Amendment, Official Plan Amendment)?* If yes, please list. Full name of Owner *Full name of Applicant or Authorized Agent * Signature of Owner *Signature of Applicant, or Authorized Agent * Date * Notice of Collection: Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, RSO. 1990 as amended, and will be used to assist in making a decision on this matter. All names, addresses, opinions and comments will be made available for public disclosure. Any questions related to the collection of this information should be directed to the City Clerk, One The Esplanade, Pickering, ON L1V 6K7, 905.420.4611. Alternate formats available upon request at 905.683.7575. 459 Churchwin Street HIA.pdf 3.77MB HIA Cover Letter.pdf 167.57KB 459ChurchwinSt_New Concept_2023-02-01.pdf 8.35MB Maximum upload is 5 PDF files, 10 mb each. Part 6: Important Information Yes No Part 7: Authorization Steven Monaghan Terry White 03-Mar-23 - 236 - COVER 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 459 CHURCHWIN ST WHITEVALE NEW CONCEPT FEBRUARY 1, 2023 SHEET LIST A000 COVER A002 SURVEY A003 SITE PLAN A100 EXISTING - FLOOR PLANS A110 PROPOSED - LEVEL 1 A111 PROPOSED - LEVEL 2 A112 PROPOSED - LEVEL 0 A210 PROPOSED - NORTH ELEVATION A211 PROPOSED - WEST ELEVATION A212 PROPOSED - SOUTH ELEVATION A213 PROPOSED - EAST ELEVATION A220 PROPOSED GARAGE - ELEVATIONS A221 PROPOSED GARAGE - ELEVATIONS A901 3D - PERSPECTIVE VIEWS A902 3D - PERSPECTIVE VIEWS A903 3D - PERSPECTIVE VIEWS A904 3D - PERSPECTIVE VIEWS Attachment #3 - 237 - DN DN CHURCHWIN STREET CROW N OF ROAD EDGE OF GRAVEL EDG E O F GRAVEL TO P O F DIT CH BOTTOM OF DITCH EX CONCRETE PAD TOP OF EX. SLOPE BOTTOM OF SLOPE TOP OF SLOPE BOTTOM OF SLOPE BOARD FENCE BO A R D F E N C E CHAIN LINK FENCE EX WELL PO S T & W I R E F E N C E POST & WIRE FENCE O/H UTILITY LINE OUTLINE OF EX FOOTPRINT OUTLINE OF EX SHED 29' - 6" 9.00 m FRONT YARD SETBACK REAR YARD SETBACK SI D E Y A R D S E T B A C K SI D E Y A R D S E T B A C K 7' - 10" 2.40 m 29' - 6" 9.00 m 7' - 10" 2.40 m 132' - 2" 40.28 m EXISTING PLAY STRUCTURE 459 CHURCHWIN STREET 40' - 10" 12.44 m 39' - 10" 12.14 m 44' - 1" 13.43 m 70 ' - 9 " 21 . 5 6 m 19' - 8" 5.99 m 23' - 10" 7.26 m 25 ' - 1 0 " 7. 8 7 m PROPOSED GARAGE PROPOSED GRAVEL DRIVEWAY 9' - 10" 3.00 m 32' - 9" 9.97 m 2' - 4 " 0. 7 1 m 6' - 0 " 1. 8 3 m 8' - 10" 2.69 m POOL 19 ' - 3 " 5. 8 6 m 8' - 4 " 2. 5 5 m 16 ' - 8 " 5. 0 7 m 24 ' - 6 " 7. 4 6 m 19 ' - 9 " 6. 0 2 m 16' - 11" 5.17 m 22' - 11" 6.97 m 44 ' - 3 " 13 . 4 7 m 19 ' - 4 " 5. 9 0 m DECK 12 ' - 0 " 3. 6 6 m 27' - 0" 8.23 m 1 : 250 SITE PLAN 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT SITE STATISTICS CATEGORY PROPOSED CLASS OF USE SFD LOT AREA 2043.4 m² BUILDING AREA 194 m² LOT COVERAGE 9.5% STOREYS 2 - 238 - DN UP DN DN 22' - 0" 24 ' - 0 " 15' - 1 1/2" 39' - 10" 27 ' - 7 " 16 ' - 8 " 44 ' - 3 " 1 A300 8' - 10" 6' - 0 " 15 ' - 1 0 1 / 2 " 15 ' - 0 " 11 ' - 6 " BE N C H 15' - 1 1/2" 8' 9' - 1 1 / 2 " 16 ' - 3 " 9' - 3"5' - 6" 4' - 0 " 3' - 1 0 1 / 2 " 9' - 0 " 3' - 0 " 13' - 1 1/2"2' - 0"7' - 0" W/O F 7' - 0" OFFICE PANTRY / MUD BATH DINING KITCHEN LIVING ENTRY 16' - 11"22' - 11" 1 A301 1 A302 GARAGE OUTDOOR KITCHEN 1/8" = 1'-0" PROPOSED -LEVEL 1 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT AREA SCHEDULE - BUILDING LEVEL AREA ft² AREA m² LEVEL 0 1346 ft² 125 m² LEVEL 1 1381 ft² 128 m² LEVEL 2 1381 ft² 128 m² HOUSE 4107 ft² 382 m² DECK 380 ft² 35 m² GARAGE 616 ft² 57 m² PORCH 96 ft² 9 m² ACCESSORY 1092 ft² 101 m² TOTAL 5199 ft² 483 m² - 239 - DN K Q T T 1 A300 5' -0" K N E E W A L L 5' -0" K N E E W A L L 7' - 0" 5' - 0 " 10 ' - 0 " 9' - 9 1/2"10' - 3" 5' -0" K N E E W A L L 6' -0" K N E E W A L L 6' -5" K N E E W A L L 6' -5" K N E E W A L L 10 ' - 0 " 11 ' - 6 " 5' -0" K N E E W A L L LINE OF 8'-0" CEILING 16 ' - 1 1 / 2 " 14 ' - 0 " 9' - 2 1/2" ENSUITE MECH BED 2 BED 1WIC PRIMARY BATH 13' - 0 1/2" 1 A301 1 A302 3' -3" K N E E W A L L SKYLIGHT 13' - 1" 13' - 1" 5' -0" K N E E W A L L 5' -0" K N E E W A L L 5'-0" KNEE WALL W D LAUNDRY 3' - 9 " 7' - 4 1 / 2 " ST O R A G E ROOF BELOW ROOF BELOW RO O F B E L O W 1/8" = 1'-0" PROPOSED -LEVEL 2 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT AREA SCHEDULE - BUILDING LEVEL AREA ft² AREA m² LEVEL 0 1346 ft² 125 m² LEVEL 1 1381 ft² 128 m² LEVEL 2 1381 ft² 128 m² HOUSE 4107 ft² 382 m² DECK 380 ft² 35 m² GARAGE 616 ft² 57 m² PORCH 96 ft² 9 m² ACCESSORY 1092 ft² 101 m² TOTAL 5199 ft² 483 m² - 240 - UP Q UP 14' - 7" 1 A300 37' - 6" 41 ' - 1 0 1 / 2 " 25 ' - 3 " GUEST REC ROOM BATH 9' - 0 " 3' - 6 " MECH / STORAGE 1 A301 1 A302 13' - 0"6' - 3 1/2" 15 ' - 1 0 1 / 2 " STEAM 6' - 0" GYM 11' - 4 1/2" 2' - 0 " 10 ' - 0 " 29 ' - 6 " 8' - 7 1 / 2 " 3' - 0 " 18' - 1 1/2" 1/8" = 1'-0" PROPOSED -LEVEL 0 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT - 241 - GRADE 182.72 APPRX. T/O EX. ROOF 188.5 LEVEL 1 183.28 LEVEL 0 180.4 19 ' - 0 " 5. 7 8 m 3' - 1 0 " 1. 1 7 m T/O ROOF 189.67 LEVEL 2 186.48 10" 12"32" 30 " 54 " 32" 30 " 54 " 36"36"36"36" 36 " 60 " 36 " 60 " 36 " 60 " 36 " 60 " 16"32"16" 96 " As indicated PROPOSED -NORTH ELEVATION 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 1/8" = 1'-0"2 North - Existing - 242 - GRADE 182.72 APPRX. T/O EX. ROOF 188.5 LEVEL 1 183.28 LEVEL 0 180.4 3' - 1 0 " 1. 1 7 m 19 ' - 0 " 5. 7 8 m T/O ROOF 189.67 LEVEL 2 186.48 36"36" 60 " 36 " 36"36"36" 60 " 36 " As indicated PROPOSED -WEST ELEVATION 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 1/8" = 1'-0"2 West - Existing - 243 - GRADE 182.72 APPRX. T/O EX. ROOF 188.5 LEVEL 1 183.28 LEVEL 0 180.4 3' - 1 0 " 1. 1 7 m 19 ' - 0 " 5. 7 8 m T/O ROOF 189.67 LEVEL 2 186.48 30" 54 " 30 " 30" 54 " 30 " 30" 60 " 36 " 72 " 30" 30"30" 66 " 30 " 66 " 30 " 36" 90 " 30" 60 " 30 " As indicated PROPOSED -SOUTH ELEVATION 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 1/8" = 1'-0"2 South - Existing - 244 - GRADE 182.72 APPRX. T/O EX. ROOF 188.5 LEVEL 1 183.28 LEVEL 0 180.4 3' - 1 0 " 1. 1 7 m 19 ' - 0 " 5. 7 8 m T/O ROOF 189.67 LEVEL 2 186.48 36"32"36" 60 " 36 " 60 " 36 " 96 " 30"30"30" 30 " 54 " 144" 96 " As indicated PROPOSED -EAST ELEVATION 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 1/8" = 1'-0"2 East - Existing - 245 - GRADE 182.72 LEVEL 1 183.28 LEVEL 0 180.4 T/O ROOF 189.67 LEVEL 2 186.48 6 1/4" 12" 10 ' - 6 " 9' - 5 1 / 2 " 22 ' - 9 3 / 4 " 9' - 0 " 8' - 0 " 2' - 1 0 " MECH ENTRY LAUNDRY 5' - 0 " 8' - 1 0 " BATH 1/4" = 1'-0" N-S SECTION @ STAIRS 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT - 246 - 3D -PERSPECTIVE VIEWS 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT - 247 - 3D -PERSPECTIVE VIEWS 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT - 248 - 3D -PERSPECTIVE VIEWS 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT - 249 - GRADE @ GARAGE 183.08 U/S GARAGE ROOF 186.49 T/O GARAGE ROOF 189 T/O GARAGE FTG 181.61 19 ' - 5 " 5. 9 2 m 14 ' - 1 0 " 4. 5 1 m MID-POINT GARAGE ROOF GRADE @ GARAGE 183.08 U/S GARAGE ROOF 186.49 T/O GARAGE ROOF 189 T/O GARAGE FTG 181.61 19 ' - 5 " 5. 9 2 m 3/16" = 1'-0" PROPOSED GARAGE -ELEVATIONS 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 3/16" = 1'-0"1 GARAGE - N 3/16" = 1'-0"2 GARAGE - S - 250 - GRADE @ GARAGE 183.08 U/S GARAGE ROOF 186.49 T/O GARAGE ROOF 189 19 ' - 5 " 5. 9 2 m GRADE @ GARAGE 183.08 U/S GARAGE ROOF 186.49 T/O GARAGE ROOF 189 19 ' - 5 " 5. 9 2 m 3/16" = 1'-0" PROPOSED GARAGE -ELEVATIONS 2023-02-01 459 CHURCHWIN STNEW CONCEPT 3/16" = 1'-0"1 GARAGE - E 3/16" = 1'-0"2 GARAGE - W - 251 - HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT Proposed House & Detached Garage at 459 Churchwin Street Pickering, ON, L1X 0J9 For: Solares Architecture Date of Issue: 26 January 2023 Attachment #4 - 252 - CONTENTS 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 1) Introduction 1.1) Project Information 1.2) Outline of Proposed Development 1.3) Land Acknowledgement 1.4) Executive Summary 1.5) Statement of Professional Qualifications 1.6) Terms of Reference and Guiding Principles of this HIA 1.7) Research Materials & Sources Consulted 1.8) Consultations and Communications with Authorities 2) Cultural Heritage Evaluation 2.1) Whitevale Heritage Conservation District 2.2) Description of Existing Property 2.3) Existing Building Images 2.4) Heritage Status 3) Condition Assessment 3.1) Scope of Survey 3.2) Site 3.3) Building Envelope 3.4) Exterior Features 3.5) Services 3.6) Interior - 253 - CONTENTS 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 4) Description of Proposed Development 4.1) Design Summary 4.2) Project Images 5) Analysis of the Impact of the Proposed Development 5.1) Principles of the Guidelines 5.2) Guidelines & Analysis 5.3) Impact on Adjacent Heritage Properties 6) Conclusion 6.1) Summary of Findings 6.2) Statement of Professional Opinion 7) Appendix Contact Engineering Structural Report - 254 - INTRODUCTION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 1.1 1.1) Project Information Address: 459 Churchwin Street (Building Address – subject of this application) Pickering, ON, L1X 0J9 Client / Owner: Steve & Cheryl Monaghan 459 Churchwin St., Pickering, ON, L1X 0J9 Prime Consultant: Solares Architecture Inc 1113 College Street Toronto, ON, M6H 1B5 Heritage consultants: +VG Architects (Toronto) Ltd. 72 Stafford Street, Suite 200 Toronto, ON, M6J 2R9 1.2) Outline of Proposed Development 459 Churchwin Street is a 1 &1/2 storey detached house that has been continuously occupied as a residence. The original structure dates from circa 1870 and constitutes less than half the building’s current size. Though having undergone multiple additions and renovations in the past, the house no longer meets the needs of its occupants’ lifestyle. Owing to the unsound condition of the existing foundations, it is not feasible to undertake meaningful development of the property by the preferred means of ‘Alterations and Additions’. The only feasible means of both accommodating the owners’ lifestyle and preserving the distinctive features that make this property a ‘Heritage Building’ is to demolish the existing house and replace it in kind with new construction. 1.3) Land Acknowledgement The subject site is located on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. The City of Pickering is covered by Treaty No. 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit (The Toronto Purchase, 1805) - 255 - INTRODUCTION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 1.2 1.4) Executive Summary +VG Architects have been retained by Solares Architecture Inc to act as Heritage Consultants for the proposed development scheme at 459 Churchwin Street throughout multiple design iterations. This Heritage Impact Assessment is made based on the project information and documentation as prepared by Solares Architecture Inc and issued for consideration by the Pickering Heritage Advisory. Committee. The purpose of this document is to demonstrate the teams understanding of the cultural heritage value of the subject site, review the proposed design as it relates to the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines and to determine whether the proposed development results in any adverse impact on the Cultural Heritage resources of the Site. In summary, this Heritage Impact Assessment Report will conclude that the features which express and define the contribution of 459 Churchwin Street to the Heritage Conservation District are being maintained and enhanced. The proposal is of a very high design standard and no adverse impacts on the Cultural Heritage resources of the Site are anticipated. The proposed development conserves the existing building and achieves a balance between preserving character-defining heritage attributes and meeting the requirements of current design and performance standards. The interventions proposed are appropriate and within the constraints set by the house form and the street scape. The proposal ultimately meets the mandate of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines, to which the 459 Churchwin Street property is subject. 1.5) Statement of Professional Qualifications This Heritage Impact Assessment Report has been prepared by: +VG Architects (Toronto) Ltd. 72 Stafford Street, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M6J 2R9 Terry White Partner B. Arch., O.A.A., M.R.A.I.C., CAHP Derek Quilliam Researcher Dip. Arch. B Arch Sc., M.R.I.A.I., CAHP Christopher Sullivan Project Manager M.A., M.Arch., OAA, LEED AP BD+C - 256 - INTRODUCTION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 1.3 Now in our 50th year of practice, +VG Architects have extensive experience with all aspects of Architectural Heritage Conservation including, condition assessments of heritage structures, preparation of heritage conservation plans, Heritage Impact Assessments, and approval processes with Authorities Having Jurisdiction, including The City of Toronto. We are experts in heritage building technology and construction techniques, and as firm maintain active participation in the following organizations: • Ontario Association of Architects • Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) • Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) • Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) • Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada (SSAC) • Association for Preservation Technology (APT) Our work is guided by the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, and we are fully conversant with established municipal, provincial, and federal standards for conservation of built heritage in Ontario and beyond. We are committed to guiding and assisting our clients in their custodianship of some of Canada’s most important Heritage buildings and have numerous recognitions and awards for our work. Some of our recent notable projects include: • Union Station, Toronto • St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, Toronto • Niagara Parks Power Station, Niagara Falls • Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen’s Park, Toronto • 85 Richmond Street West, Toronto 1.6) Terms of reference and guiding principles of this HIA The contents and organization of this Heritage Impact Assessment Report adhere to the format as set out by The City of Pickering. In addition, appropriate conservation principles are applied in compliance with: • The Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (2010) • Planning Act and Provincial Policy Plan Statement 2020 • The Ontario Heritage Act • The Ontario Heritage Tool Kit • Ontario Ministry of Culture’s Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Historic Properties (1997) • Ontario Ministry of Culture’s Heritage Conservation Principles for Land Use Planning (2007) This report is written within the framework of these policies, principles, and guidelines, to ensure that a complete assessment of the impact of the proposed development is made based on an understanding of all applicable Provincial and Municipal policies and recognized professional heritage conservation standards, and to ensure that the best possible conservation outcomes are achieved. - 257 - INTRODUCTION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 1.4 1.7) Research Materials/ Sources Consulted Several sources of historical and background reference were consulted in the creation of this report, including: • City of Pickering Archives • Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. • Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario 1877 • Architectural Conservancy Ontario database: https://www.acotoronto.ca/tobuilt_new_detailed.php 1.8) Consultation and Communications with Authorities Having Jurisdiction Solares Architecture Inc has made a presentation to the Pickering Heritage Advisory Committee on 23 March 2022 in which the project was presented, initial comments responded to and the major issues regarding Heritage were discussed. - 258 - CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 2.1 2.1) Whitevale Heritage Conservation District The Whitevale Heritage Conservation District was established to ensure the preservation and enhancement of the special character of the Hamlet of Whitevale in the City of Pickering. The properties within the district are subject to development guidelines intended to facilitate upgrades so that contemporary needs are met while respecting the unique character of the hamlet and its environs. The Heritage status of the buildings within the district are identified in the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines document (WHCDG). 2.2) Description of Existing Property 459 Churchwin Street is a 1 &1/2 storey detached house that has been continuously occupied as a residence. The original structure dates from circa 1870 and constitutes less than half the building’s current size. It is believed that the main portion of the building is composed of two former small front gable structures joined with a roof infill. Though the original building had a porch, the current porch is a reconstruction in the same location. A later addition at the rear completes the current building footprint. Extract from Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, 1877 (editorial red box shows location of 459 Churchwin Street) - 259 - CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 2.2 The building itself is wood frame construction clad with vertical board and batten over the original horizontal lap boards. The foundation is divided into multiple volumes. The east foundation is a masonry brick curb on top of rubble around a crawl space with an earthen floor and is not deep enough to be frost protected. The west portion has a much deeper rubble foundation around a cellar. The current windows are neither original nor the original size. Internally, little remains of the building original interiors and there is evidence of extensive remodelling performed multiple times. See Section 3 of this report for a condition assessment. 2.3) Existing Building Images Current house at 459 Churchwin Street as seen from rear yard Current house at 459 Churchwin Street as seen from street Original house at 459 Churchwin Street as seen from street - 260 - CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 2.3 2.4) Heritage Status 459 Churchwin Street is located in the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District and classified by the WHDCG as a ‘Heritage Building’. Extract from Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines showing location of 459 Churchwin Street Extract from Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines - 261 - CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 3.1 3.1) Scope of Survey The building was visually assessed by Solares on March 2nd 2022 and +VG Architects on 20 September 2022. No opening-up of the building fabric or assemblies took place, the survey was a visual assessment only. The exterior survey was done from ground level. All areas were available for access. 3.2) Site The distinctive double gables of the house face Churchwin Street to the North. The grade slopes from north to south (front yard to rear yard) per the natural drainage toward Duffins Creek. 3.3) Building Envelope Roof: Both the east and west portions of the gable roof structure sag at the middle of their ridge. Current building as viewed from Churchwin Street Current building as viewed from rear yard Sagging roof of west gable - 262 - CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 3.2 Exterior walls: On visual inspection, the board and batten cladding seems to be in fair condition. Beneath this cladding is a thin layer of nominal ridged insulation over what appears to be the original, horizontal clap board. No evidence of a continuous air/vapour barrier was found. Multiple interventions have made the authentic fabric not discernible. Windows & Doors: Windows are double hung 6 over 6 pane but are not original in material, size or location. Doors are likewise modernized replacements. Original clapboard under current board and batten Typical window - 263 - CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 3.3 Foundations: The foundation is divided into multiple volumes. The east foundation is a masonry brick curb on top of rubble around a crawl space with an earthen floor and is not deep enough to be frost protected. The west portion has a much deeper rubble foundation around a cellar. This presumed rubble foundation has been concealed on the exterior by parging and on the interior by spray foam insulation. The structural assessment made by Contact Engineering (see Appendix No.1) is that the existing foundations are not viable for the construction of additions or substantial alterations in their current condition. West rubble foundation parged on exterior Foundation compartmentalization South-east corner - 264 - CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 3.4 3.4) Exterior Features Porch: Stradling the twin modules of the main house is a porch which shelters the main entrance. In itself, the porch construction appears adequate but it has a very unfortunate intersection with the valley of the twin gables. Without a proper cricket, the resulting drainage problem is prelude to an envelope failure and water ingress. The porch is, therefore, an example of ‘inherent vice’ contained in the existing building. 3.5) Services The plumbing and HVAC ducts located in the crawlspace are not properly insulated. Corrosion of the ducts will eventually result in breeches that will allow air from the crawlspace to enter the indoor air circulation. If mould is present in the crawlspace, a contamination of indoor air circulation would be an air quality hazard. Current front porch HVAC duct, plumbing and wiring in crawlspace - 265 - CONDITION ASSESSMENT REPORT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 3.5 3.6) Interior As a result of the patchwork foundations and inconsistent framing, the floor of the main level is not level, nor is it ‘true’. This feature of the building’s add-hawk construction history is perhaps the greatest physical deficiency of the house in its current form. Remedial shoring attempt at joist midspan Interior surfaces of rubble foundation concealed by spray foam 1st floor sag 2nd floor sag viewed under 1st floor ceiling - 266 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 4.1 4.1) Design Summary The proposed development consists of demolishing the existing building (house and shed) at 459 Churchwin Street and replacing it in kind with the new construction of a house and garage. The proposed house width and setback matches that of the current house. Compared to the existing house, the proposed house has a modestly larger overall footprint that is concealed at the rear of the property. The proposed building is only slightly higher than the existing. The proposed detached garage recedes further from Churchwin Street to be less conspicuous than the house. Like the existing building, the proposed design features two front facing gables and is clad in traditional board and batten. In all aspects of heritage character defining features, the proposed design is faithful to the existing house and is intended to not only preserve but enhance the heritage value of the property in the context of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District. 4.2) Project Images Rendering of proposed house viewed from Churchwin Street - 267 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 4.2 Proposed site plan Proposed ground floor plan - 268 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 4.3 Proposed 1st floor plan Proposed 2nd floor plan - 269 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 4.4 North elevation (facing Churchwin Street) existing & proposed West elevation - existing & proposed - 270 - DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 4.5 South elevation - existing & proposed East elevation - existing & proposed - 271 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 5.1 5.1) Principles of the Guidelines The overall objective of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines is the protection, conservation and management of its heritage attributes and contributing properties so that the district’s cultural heritage value is protected in the long-term. The table below is an assessment of the proposed development at 459 Churchwin Street as it relates to the specific guiding principles set out in Section 6.1 of the WHCDG. No. Guiding Principles (section 6.1) WHCDG Analysis 6.1.1 The heritage buildings described in this guide are to be preserved. Adaptive re-use is encouraged. The demolition of these buildings is strongly discouraged. Adaptive re-use of the existing building was exhaustively explored as the preferred first option for development. As described in the Condition Assessment section of this HIA, however, the existing fabric is thoroughly unsuitable as a base for any meaningful alterations or additions. 6.1.2 Maintenance repair and restoration of heritage buildings is encouraged. Maintenance repair and restoration in this instance are not feasible means to achieve a house that both preserves the heritage qualities of the property and meets contemporary lifestyle standards. 6.1.3 The distinguishing characteristics of a heritage property should not be destroyed. The alteration, removal or concealment of the historical fabric and distinguishing architectural features is to be avoided. Successive past alterations to the existing building have had the cumulative effect of concealing the original fabric (see condition assessment) to the extent that the current condition is already that of heritage approximation. The proposed reconstruction recreates the distinguishing characteristics of the heritage property in a more materially sound building that better suits its use as a dwelling. 6.1.4 Distinguishing architectural features should be treated with sensitivity and restored rather than replaced. The proposed design faithfully reconstructs the distinguishing architectural features of the original property. 6.1.5 Where replacement of fabric and features is necessary, the replacement should match the original. The proposed design faithfully reconstructs the distinguishing architectural features of the original property. 6.1.6 Documented evidence of original features, such as historical pictures and physical Only original features of the heritage property inform the proposed reconstruction. - 272 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 5.2 samples, should form the basis for constructing replacement parts. Borrowing of features from other buildings is to be avoided. 6.1.7 Contemporary design of alterations, additions and new construction is encouraged where they do not compromise distinguishing architectural features, and where they are of a scale, location and character which is compatible with the prevailing character of the building, streetscape and district. Since the proposed project would replace the whole existing house, any visual delineation between heritage and contemporary portions of the building would be artificial and ultimately inconsistent with the objectives of the WHCDG. Instead, the proposed design recreates the distinguishing architectural features of the heritage property in new construction. 6.1.8 New buildings should respect the prevailing character of adjacent buildings, streetscape and district through compatible location, height, setback, orientation, materials, colour, roof line, fenestration, scale and proportion. Since the design of the new construction is faithful to the existing heritage property in location, height, setback, orientation, materials, colour, roof line, fenestration, scale and proportion, it will relate to the adjacent buildings as the existing house currently does. 6.1.9 Public Works must be carried out with sensitivity to the historic, residential, rural context of the District. Adverse effects on heritage buildings, walls, fences, trees, treelines and archaeological sites should be avoided. Like the house itself, site development in the proposed project is designed to maintain the existing footprint of the property and its relation to its context. 5.2) Guidelines & Analysis Specific Guidelines are also set out in Section 6 of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District Guidelines. Their purpose is to manage change within the District in order to meet the objectives of the Plan and to conserve the District's cultural heritage value. The Proposed Development has been designed and planned in accordance with these guidelines and the following section is an analysis how they are being met and applied. * In the case of 459 Churchwin Street, the guidelines relating to both New Buildings (6.4) and Alterations & Additions - Heritage Buildings (6.3.2) apply. The proposed project is the construction of a ‘new building’ but is also the ‘replacement in kind’ of an existing heritage building in the same location. The design process began with the intention of adaptive re-use and only considered complete demolition and replacement once the existing structure was deemed unsound (see Section 3 Condition Assessment and appendix No.1 Contact Engineering report). By applying the Alterations & Additions - Heritage Buildings - 273 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 5.3 (6.3.2) standard to the new building over and above the requirements of New Buildings (6.4), the consultant team aspires to achieve the highest feasible standard of heritage preservation. No. Alterations & Additions: * Heritage Buildings (section 6.3.2) WHCDG Analysis 6.3.2.1 Locate additions to the rear or other less conspicuous side of the property, and limit in size and scale so as to complement the heritage building. Additions to the side should be set back from the plan of the front of the street façade. Heritage building faces which are symmetrical should not be brought into imbalance through the construction of an addition. The proposed design meets the requirements of 6.3.2.1 by locating all the increase in building footprint at the rear of the house. 6.3.2.2 Additions are best designed in such a way that distinguishes between old and new and which avoids exact duplication of the existing heritage building style. Contemporary design of additions, including those which reference or recall design motifs of the existing building, are encouraged. Successful and compatible additions will complement the existing building in terms of scale, materials, ratio of solids to voids (wall to windows), texture and colour. Since the proposed project replaces the existing building in its entirety, 6.3.2.2 does not directly apply to the new 459 Churchwin Street design. The proposed design does, however, follow the objective of 6.3.2.2 faithfully by recreating the scale, visible materials, textures and colours of the existing house. 6.3.2.3 Historical building materials and architectural features should remain visible and be protected. Since the proposed project replaces the existing building in its entirety, 6.3.2.3 does not directly apply to the new 459 Churchwin Street design. The proposed design does, however, follow the objective of 6.3.2.3 by recreating the materials and architectural features of the existing house. 6.3.2.4 The street face (or) any other significant elevations should not be radically altered. The proposed design meets the requirements of 6.3.2.4 by recreating a street facing façade very similar to that of the existing house being replaced. 6.3.2.5 Where the structure of any addition is supported on the existing building, the Since the proposed project replaces the existing building in its entirety, 6.3.2.5 does - 274 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 5.4 loads should be spread and uniform. Avoid concentrated point loads. not directly apply to the new 459 Churchwin Street design. Indeed, resolving existing structural inadequacies largely informed the decision to replace the existing building. 6.3.2.6 New roof configurations should respect existing rooflines and slopes. The new roof is configured and sloped almost identically to the existing roof it replaces. 6.3.2.7 Avoid demolishing unused chimneys. Instead, have them capped and repointed. The chimney to be demolished with the existing house is not replaced in the new construction as the new design has no fireplace in that location. 6.3.2.8 Roof vents, skylights, antennae, telecommunication dishes, dormers and other modern installations should be located away from the street face. The only skylight in the new design has the lowest profile available and does not face the street. 6.3.2.9 Avoid blocking up existing windows and doors. Install new windows and doors at the rear or other inconspicuous locations. No windows are blocked in the proposed design. 6.3.2.10 Maintain existing entrances and porches. The location and configuration of the porch and main entrance in the proposed design replicated that of the existing building. 6.3.2.11 New porch and entrance construction is acceptable if the construction is in accordance with physical or other historical documentation relevant to the heritage building. The connection between the porch roof and the roof of the main house is modified in the new design to facilitate better drainage and avoid the envelope flaw present in the existing building. The new porch itself, however, is faithful to the heritage aspect of the existing building. 6.3.2.12 Locate exterior stairs to upper floors to the rear or other inconspicuous locations. Since there are no exterior stairs to the upper floor, 6.3.2.12 does not directly apply to 459 Churchwin. No. New Buildings (section 6.4) WHCDG Analysis - 275 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 5.5 6.4.1 New buildings should be visually compatible with adjacent properties and the streetscape. Since the street façade of the proposed design is externally a visual reconstruction of the existing house, the new building is as visually compatible with the adjacent properties as is the existing house at 459 Churchwin. 6.4.2 A maximum height of 1-1/2 to 2 storeys is recommended. Other than agricultural structures, the overall height should be neither significantly higher, nor lower than adjacent buildings. Though the proposed design is slightly higher than the existing building, the new house is still the ‘one and a half’ storey typology of the existing heritage property. 6.4.3 Maintain the rural settlement pattern to protect the integrity of this area, and to reinforce the distinct character of the Hamlet. Infill buildings in the rural area should follow the existing pattern of wide spacing and considerable setbacks. Lining the approach roads with small lots is not recommended. The proposed project maintains the established settlement pattern by occupying the same building footprint as the existing house, as viewed from the street. 6.4.4 Residential infill in the Hamlet should maintain the average existing setbacks of adjacent buildings. When the existing condition is variable so as not to provide a standard new buildings should be located towards the front of the lot. The only infill building proposed by the new development is a detached garage which is well spaced from the main house and set well back from the plane of the house’s street façade. There is already an existing shed in the same location that would be replaced by the larger garage. 6.4.5 The street facing wall should be parallel to the road, except where an alternative building lie has been established on adjacent properties. The street façade of the proposed replacement house matches the location, width and orientation of the existing building exactly. The new detached garage is likewise aligned with the street but set much further back than the house. 6.4.6 A building form which is proportionately greater in width than depth and of a side gable design is encouraged. Extended rear sections to form the traditional ‘T’ shape are also encouraged where additional floor space is needed. The width to depth ratio of the new building allows the roof profile to match that of the existing house. Additional floor space is accommodated in a narrow projection at the rear. 6.4.7 Roofs of new buildings should: Like the existing house, the proposed roof has end gables and a medium pitch covered in - 276 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 5.6 • match those of the neighbouring buildings in shape and pitch • be a side or end gable design • be low to medium pitch • utilize cedar or asphalt shingles Steep pitches, cross-gable, flat and mono- pitch roofs, and polygonal tower should be avoided. Concrete or clay tile roofs are not recommended. asphalt shingles. The cross-gable alteration previously made to the existing roof has not been re-created in the new construction. 6.4.8 Vents, skylights, antennae, other forms of modern installations and dormers are better located to the rear of the heritage building. The only skylight in the new design has the lowest profile available and does not face the street. 6.4.9 Windows and doors in new buildings should: • be generally vertical and regular • be limited in size so as to be similar to heritage buildings in the proportion of openings to solid wall • avoid the use of snap in muntins, decorative shapes such as bulls-eyes, keystones, quoins and other decorative surrounds Windows in the proposed design visible from the street are traditional double-hung vertical units with the same scale and proportions as the building being replaced. There are more windows in the proposed design than in the existing house but the distribution is even and symmetrical. The proposed design actually has a more ‘traditional’ arrangement of windows than does the existing house. 6.4.10 Shutters are acceptable provided they are correct in size so as to appear functional. Like the existing heritage property, the proposed design has no shutters. 6.4.11 The recommended exterior wall finish is wood clapboard or vertical board and batten. Brick is not the preferred finish material, particularly in the central core of the District. Like the existing, the proposed buildings are clad in traditional board and batten with a natural colour. 6.4.12 Garages should not form a part of the front façade. A less conspicuous location is recommended. The proposed garage is both detached and recessed from the street façade of the house so to be less conspicuous. 5.3) Impact on Adjacent Heritage Properties No adverse impact on the adjacent Heritage properties are foreseen. - 277 - CONCLUSION 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 6.1 6.1) Summary of Findings • The existing house at 459 Churchwin Street is within the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District and is furthermore classified by the WHCDG as a ‘Heritage Building’. • Past alterations and additions to the original building have resulted in the inauthenticity of the current building fabric. • Owing to the unsound condition of the existing foundations, it is not feasible to undertake meaningful development of the property by the preferred means of ‘Alterations and Additions’. • The only feasible means of both accommodating the owners’ lifestyle and preserving the distinctive features that make this property a ‘Heritage Building’ is to demolish the existing house and replace it in kind with new construction. • The key character defining features which express property’s heritage value are faithfully recreated in the proposed design of the new construction. 6.2) Statement of Professional Opinion It is the opinion of +VG Architects that the proposed development meets the objectives and intent of the Whitevale Heritage District Conservation Guidelines. Furthermore, neighbouring heritage properties are not impacted by the proposed development. Ultimately, the Cultural Heritage Attributes of the subject site and the overall district are being maintained and enhanced. Overall, we believe it will be a positive and beneficial development to Churchwin Street, the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District and the wider City of Pickering as a whole. ________________________________ Terry White Partner B. Arch., O.A.A., M.R.A.I.C., CAHP +VG Architects Date: 25 January 2023 - 278 - APPENDIX No.1 459 Churchwin Street Heritage Impact Assessment February 2023 +VG Architects 6.1 - 279 - Heritage Review | 459 Churchwin Street Page 1 of 2 HERITAGE | Studio Alex Rowse-Thompson MCIP RPP CAHP 149 Ordnance St. Kingston, ON, K7K 1G9 alex@heritagestudio.ca April 17, 2023. Nilesh Surti, Manager, Development Review & Urban Design City Development Department City of Pickering One the Esplanade Pickering, ON, L1V 6K7 905-420-4660 ext. 2035 nsurti@pickering.ca RE:459 CHURCHWIN STREET, PICKERING HERITAGE PERMIT APPLICATION _____________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Mr. Surti, The purpose of this letter is to provide a professional heritage review of the Heritage Permit application submitted in support of the proposed demolition of the existing residence and the construction of a new residence at 459 Churchwin Street. The subject property is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the Whitevale Heritage Conservation District (HCD). I have reviewed the Heritage Permit application and supporting (scoped) HIA report and can confirm that the proposal meets the Whitevale HCD Guidelines. In my professional opinion, the HIA does not demonstrate that the building is unrepairable; however, it does highlight the extent of alterations over the lifetime of the building, which ultimately indicate that there is little heritage fabric remaining or components of the building that have not been replaced or altered, i.e., the heritage fabric is largely limited to the wood framing. In other words, undertaking the level of repairs required for restoration would not seem entirely reasonable on balance with the building’s diminished heritage value. I provided initial comments and questions to the applicant and can confirm that I am satisfied with their response. To summarize: Attachment #5 - 280 - Heritage Review | 459 Churchwin Street Page 2 of 2 • The reduced scale of the front porch (in relation to the existing) strengthens the double gable appearance and the revised placement of windows on the façade helps to restore the traditional solid to void ratio. • Although the proposal does not reintroduce the east gable, the applicant’s consultant has confirmed that this is a later addition and that in compliance with Policy 6.4.7, which discourages cross-gable roofs, they chose not to re-introduce it. • I highly encourage the use of painted wood board and batten as the exterior cladding. • Painted fiberglass windows with simulated divided lights in the proposed patterning will be an enhancement to the character of the streetscape and Whitevale HCD. • Landscaping/planting around the foundation will help to conceal the new concrete foundation visually ground the building. In summary, the proposal appears to conserve the cultural heritage value of the Whitevale HCD. Although the existing building is identified as a heritage building in the Whitevale HCD Guidelines, given the extent of alterations described in the HIA, its heritage character is largely limited to its massing and form. The proposed new residence meets the guidelines in Section 6.4 for New Buildings, and largely reflects the massing and form of the existing building, while clearly being a product of its own time. Therefore, in comparison to the existing building, the new residence has the potential to make an equal if not enhanced contribution to the Churchwin streetscape. I trust that the comments provided are to your satisfaction. Please contact me should you require any further details or wish to discuss the contents of this letter. Sincerely, Alex Rowse-Thompson MCIP RPP CAHP Principal, Heritage Studio - 281 -