Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 17 February 2022, p. 11

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Notice of Intention to Designate 70 Mill Street, Halton Hills & 29 Edith Street, Halton Hills In the matter of the Ontario Heritage Act and in the matter of the lands in the Town of Halton Hills known municipally as 70 Mill Street, Town of Halton Hills and known as The Old Post Office and Customs House, notice is hereby given that the Town of Halton Hills intends to designate this property under Section 29(1), Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest: The Old Post Office and Customs House at 70 Mill Street has physical and design value as an excellent example of Art Deco civic architecture within the Town of Halton Hills. The property is associated with prominent Canadian architects J.E. Walker and J.G. Elliot, as well as local contractor J.B. Mackenzie. The Old Post Office and Customs House is a landmark within Georgetown’s historic downtown, defining the lower end of the central business district at the intersection of Mill Street and Park Avenue and supporting the historic character of the area. It is physically and historically linked to its surroundings and speaks of the former importance of this building to the history of Georgetown. For more information on the heritage value, interest and designation of this property, contact Laura Loney, Senior Heritage Planner for the Town of Halton Hills at 905-873-2600, ext. 2358 or by email at lloney@haltonhills.ca. Any person may, within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice, serve written notice of objection to the proposed designation with Laura Loney together with a statement for the objection and all relevant facts. The full Statement of Significance and list of identified heritage attributes can be viewed in the advertising archive on the Town of Halton Hills website. Dated at the Town of Halton Hills, February 17, 2022. 1 Halton Hi ying HALTON HILLS In the matter of the Ontario Heritage Act and in the matter of the lands in the Town of Halton Hills known municipally as 29 Edith Street, Town of Halton Hills and known as the Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club, notice is hereby given that the Town of Halton Hills intends to designate this property under Section 29(1), Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest: The property at 29 Edith Street has design and physical value as demonstrated by the original clubhouse (log cabin) and the storage shed (stable) being representative examples of vernacular log structures commonly found in southern Ontario in the first half of the 19th century. The property also has historical and associative value due to its original connections to the McKane family of Chingacousy Township through the relocation of the log cabin and stable and for its continued use as a recreational lawn bowling clubhouse facility since 1917, with minimal intrusions and alterations to both the log cabin and stable since their relocation in the early twentieth century. The property also has contextual value as the Georgetown Lawn Bowling clubhouse has been a landmark on Edith Street since 1917. For more information on the heritage value, interest and designation of this property, contact Laura Loney, Senior Heritage Planner for the Town of Halton Hills at 905-873-2600, ext. 2358 or by email at lloney@haltonhills.ca. Any person may, within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice, serve written notice of objection to the proposed designation with Laura Loney together with a statement for the objection and all relevant facts. The full Statement of Significance and list of identified heritage attributes can be viewed in the advertising archive on the Town of Halton Hills website. Dated at the Town of Halton Hills, February 17, 2022. @e0z ‘Lh Mensges ‘AepsinyL | SIH YOHEH - dl UL | LL eordyouy

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