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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3633/91THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 3633/'91 Being a by-law to designate property owned by Kenneth Thompson and Kimberley Drinkwater in Claremont as being of architectural and historical value or interest WHEREAS pursuant to paragraph {a) of section 29.6 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 337 the council of a municipality is authorized to enact by-laws to designate real property, including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of architectural and historic value or interest; and WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering has caused to be served on the owners of the lands and premises being North Part of Lot 19, Concession 8 in Claremont and upon the Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to so designate the aforesaid real property and has caused such notice of intention to be published in the same newspaper having general circulation in the municipality once for each of three consecutive weeks; and WHEREAS no notice of objection to the proposed designation has been served on the clerk of the municipality; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering HEREBY ENACTS as follows: There is designated as being of architectural and historical value or interest the real property owned by Kenneth Thompson and Kimberley Drinkwater in Claremont more particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto. 2. The municipal solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be registered against the property described in Schedule "A" hereto in the proper land registry office. The Clerk is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to be served on the owner of the aforesaid property and on the Ontario Heritage Foundation and to cause notice of the passing of this by-law to be published in the same newspaper having general circulation in the municipality once for each of three consecutive weeks. BY-LAW READ a first, second and third time and finally PASSED this 21st January, 1991. Wayne~thurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 3633/91 In the Town of Pickering in the Regional Municipality of Durham and being composed of that part of Lot Number 19 in the 8th Concession described as follows: PREMISING that the bearings mentioned hereafter are astronomic derived from solar observations and are referred to the meridian passing through the northwest angle of Lot 18, Concession 8, Town of Picketing; COMMENCING at a point in the east limit of said Lot 19, being the west limit of Durham Regional Road No. 1 as shown on Deposited Plan No. 824 (Highway's), said point is distant 2,938.48 feet measured south 17 degrees 20 minutes east along said east limit of Lot 19 from the northeast angle thereof; THENCE south 17 degrees 20 minutes east along the east limit of said Lot 19 a distance of 132.55 feet to a point; THENCE south 71 degrees 05 minutes 50 seconds west a distance of 336.35 feet to a point; THENCE north 15 degrees 04 minutes 40 seconds west along a fence a distance of 134.19 feet to a point; THENCE north 71 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds east a distance of 331.03 feet to the point of commencement. THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND contains by admeasurement an area of 1.02 acres, more or less. PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT NO. D35209 IN THE HATTER of THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT and IN THE HATTER of THE LANDS Ago PREMISES HUNICIPALLY KNOlal AS NORTH PART OF LOT 19, CONCESSION 8 CLAREMONT IN THE TOWN OF PICKERING IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Picketing intends to designate the property, including lands and buildings on North Part of Lot lg, Concession 8, Claremont as a property of architectural and historical value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. lgSO, Chapter 337. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION The Thompson House is of very simple origins. It was constructed as a dwelling for/by tenants since the occupants, until the 1870s, did not own the property. The front half of the house was constructed between 1845-1855, in a very unusual method. It is of vertical plank construction, with no framework or support posts. Planks approximately g-l/2 inches thick and averaging 16-20 inches wide were fitted into a groove notched out plate where they are fitted in explanation of this method is "Building with Wood".) Both the fitted with baton strips over the of the sill. They run to the top the same manner. (A more thorough attached taken from John Rempel's inside and outside of the house were cracks between planks. Some time between construction and the later addition, clapboard siding was applied to the front half of the house. This siding is still intact underneath the present board and baton style aluminum siding. The back addition, circa 1870, is of a more prosperous era. The windows are Italianate, there is a single dormer on the south side and the back addition is clad in a type of "V" groove clapboard siding (again under the present aluminum siding). The original posts are still in place on the side porch, although they have been bolted into place into a poured cement porch floor. The entire house is built on a coursed stone foundation but only the original (front half)' of the house has a basement. The front half of the house has one remaining original 6 over 6 window. The other four were replaced circa 18gO with 2 over 2 windows. The front entrance trim is of a Georgian style with the upper portion covered by the porch ceiling, the porch being a later addition. All of the doors inside the house are original and still have their original hardware. The pine plank floors are intact and in good condition. The original floor joists in the basement are in need of repair due to dry/brown rot. -2- Upon r~q~oval of the lathe and plaster, which had been added circa 1570, the original wall paper was discovered applied directly to the rough planks~ baton strips still underneath. The wallpaper was examined by Peter Stokes of the Architectural~ Conservancy of Ontario who is of the opinion that it dates back to 1860 and was the first "fast" blue colour to be produced. A moffat porcelain cookstove remains fn place fn the kitchen, circa lglO-gO, Original light fixtures remain upstairs in the hall and south bedroom. The Thompson House is one of the oldest remaining homes in Claremont. It is unique in its architecture/construction, yet represents the type of home typical of early rural settlers of modest means. TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal this Notice by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Picketing a statement outlining the reasons for the objection within 30 days of the date of this Notice of Intention to Designate. DATED at the Town of Picketing this Kathryn McKay, A.M.C.T. Deputy Clerk Town of Picketing One The Esplanade Picketing, Ontario L1V 6K7 420-4611