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8- The Oakville Beaver, Friday December 12, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada NOTICES OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE FIVE Its current location and orientation which supports its historical relationship to Church Street and to the houses directly to the PROPERTIES east of the house. Any Notice of Objection to these proposed designations must be filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days. Further information respecting any of these proposed designations may be obtained by contacting Michael Seaman at 905-845-6601, ext. 3875 or by email at mseaman@oakville.ca Part Lot D, Block 25, Parcel 1 and Part Lot E, Block 25, Parcel 1 293 Church Street, Oakville, ON TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Town Council, on September 22, 2008 resolved to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Part Lot D, Block 25, Parcel 1 and Part Lot E, Block 25, Parcel 1 municipally known as 293 Church Street under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. The subject property is located on the north side of Church Street between Trafalgar Road and Reynolds Street in the historic commercial and residential downtown area of Oakville. The principal resource on this site is a 2 ½ storey Edwardian Classicism house. The house at 293 Church Street is a representative example of a 2 ½ storey brick, American Foursquare type house built with the influence of Edwardian Classicism. Edwardian Classicism was prevalent in Ontario from 1900-1930. The simplified yet formal and composition of Edwardian Classicism was a practical house form which contrasted with the eclectic composition of the late 19th Century. Decorative elements of the house include bay windows, brick voussoirs over the windows and stone sills. The property is historically associated with Thomas Aston Blakelock and James Bulman Blakelock, brothers who owned the Blakelock Brothers' Lumber Mill located on Randall Street, directly northeast of the subject property. Originally from Yorkshire England, Thomas Blakelock constructed the house around 1914 and lived here for many years with his wife Isabel Parnaby, their three sons and two daughters in close proximity to the lumber mill. In 1929, Thomas was the Mayor of Oakville, while residing at this residence. His involvement in municipal life extended from Councillor, Reeve and Deputy Reeve for Oakville to Reeve and Warden of Halton County. Blakelock was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1929 to 1943, representing the Liberal Party. Blakelock also served on the Oakville-Trafalgar District High School Board as member for ten years and as a member of the Board of Parks. In recognition of his many years of devoted service to Ontario, Halton County and Oakville, the Thomas A. Blakelock High School was named after him. The subject house is contextually significant as it helps to define and maintain the historic character of this part of the downtown area which is comprised of adapted former residential buildings whose historical occupants were closely associated with nearby commercial and industrial enterprises such as the former Blakelock Lumber Mill and the William Whitaker and Sons Carriage Works. The building is of a similar scale and vintage as other historic early 20th Century structures in the vicinity of the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Church Street. The preservation and integration of the downtown's remaining historic buildings like 293 Church Street into new development is integral to retaining this area's cultural heritage. Key exterior attributes of the house which embody its physical and historical significance include: · The 2 ½ storey form and structure of the main house including bay window protrusions and roofline · The brick cladding · Placement of the doors and windows · Wood trim and wood windows · Stone foundation and stone sills · The brick chimney · Hip roof with intersecting gables Key attributes of the house which contribute to its contextual significance include: The Kaitting House is architecturally significant as a local variation of an `Ontario Vernacular' brick gable roofed farmhouse with elements of Neoclassical and Gothic Revival styles. Constructed in 1848, the 1 ½ storey house has numerous decorative elements including brick voussoirs, dentilled cornice, eave returns and decorative woodwork on the interior. The house has cultural heritage value for its historical association with the prominent Kaitting family of Trafalgar Township who occupied the land for 100 years, from 1808 to 1909. It is also contextually significant as a remnant of the agricultural landscape of the former Trafalgar Township. The house's orientation to the road is a reminder of its former role within the larger farm complex and of its rural relationship to the road and the surrounding farm properties. Key exterior attributes of the house which embody its physical and historical significance include: The following heritage attributes apply to all elevations and the roof including all facades, entrances, windows, chimneys, and trim, together with construction materials of wood, brick, stone, plaster parging, metal and glazing, their related building techniques and landscape features: · The main rectangular shaped front wing of the house including the roof · Centre doorway including front door and brick pattern sidelights and transom · Historic window openings with angled brick voussoirs · Wood sash windows with multiple pane divisions · Cornice with dentil mouldings and evidence of former cornice returns · Red brick exterior in Flemish bond pattern · Internal gable end chimneys · Gothic front gable A key attribute of the house which contribute to its contextual significance includes its proximity to Dundas Street, one of the first major inland transportation routes to be built in Upper Canada. Part Lot B, Block 25, Parcel 1 296 Randall Street, Oakville, ON TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Town Council, on September 22, 2008 resolved to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Part Lot B, Block 25, Parcel 1 municipally known as 296 Randall Street under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. The subject property is located on the south side of Randall Street between Trafalgar Road and Reynolds Street in the historic commercial and residential downtown area of Oakville. The principal resource on this site is an early 1900s 2-storey frame house. The house at 296 Randall Street is an early 1900s 2-storey frame structure. The design of the house is unique as some of its features are common with 19th-century vernacular architecture while the proportions of the house are consistent with Edwardian architecture of the day. This property is historically associated with the Buszard family who purchased it in 1913. The house at 296 Randall Street was built in 1916 as a home for Harriet and her husband James Buszard. Family history indicates that James was the builder of the house. James was a carriage painter by trade and was employed at the William Whitaker and Sons Carriage Works, a prominent Oakville business in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries which was located nearby on Trafalgar Road. Local accounts indicate that James was renowned for his artistry in painting carriages and sleighs. Harriet and James had 10 Children only three of whom survived to adulthood. Of those who did, two daughters, Annie and Edith died in the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918. In 1935, The year James died, the house was left to George Edward Buszard, their youngest and last surviving of their ten children. George was a veteran of the First World War, enlisting in 1916 at the age of 18. George's trade was as a labourer and it is believed that he worked at the Blakelock Brothers lumber mill located on Randall Street in the vicinity of 296 Randall. The subject house is contextually significant as it helps to define and maintain the historic mixed residential and commercial character of the downtown area. The building is of a similar scale and vintage as other historic structures in the vicinity. The preservation and integration of the downtown's remaining historic buildings like 296 Randall Street into new development is integral to retaining this area's cultural heritage. Key exterior attributes of the house which embody its physical and historical significance include: · The 2-storey rectangular form and structure of the house including the roofline · Placement of the doors and windows, excluding the bottom left window on the west elevation · Cornice with return eaves · Any historic wood cladding and wood trim beneath the modern cladding Key attributes of the house, which contribute to its contextual significance, include its current location and orientation which support its historical relationship to Randall Street. Concession 1 SDS, Lot 30, Trafalgar Township Dundas Street West, Oakville, ON TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Town Council, on October 6, 2008 resolved to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Concession 1 SDS, Lot 30, Trafalgar Township under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. The Palermo United Church Cemetery is a mid-sized 19th-century rural cemetery located on the south side of Dundas Street West, east of Bronte Road and the Village of Palermo. The Palermo United Church Cemetery is of cultural heritage value for its historical association with the development and history of the village of Palermo and the surrounding agricultural community. The history of the cemetery dates back to 1812 when Lawrence Hager, United Empire Loyalist, held the first church service in the town which subsequently led to the formation of the Methodist Church in Palermo, later the Palermo United Church. In 1818, the subject property was set aside for use as a cemetery for the church. In use from 1818 to the present day, the gravestones in the cemetery provide important insight into the lives of the inhabitants of Palermo and the surrounding agricultural community and reflect the key historical themes in the development of the area during this period. The Palermo United Church Cemetery is the last resting place for many of Palermo's residents including locally and regionally significant individuals such as Dr. Anson Buck. The cemetery is also of value because of its 19th-century rural cemetery design and setting. The cemetery is characterized by a grid pattern of graves, the oldest of which face southeast away from Dundas Street West. Mature trees contribute to the site's scenic character while vegetation along the edges of the property distinguishes the cemetery from the surrounding continued ... Kaitting House, Concession 1 NDS, Lot 18, Trafalgar Township 237 Dundas Street West, Oakville, ON TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Town Council, on September 22, 2008 resolved to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Concession 1 NDS, Lot 18, Trafalgar Township municipally known as 237 Dundas Street West under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. The Kaitting House is a mid 19th-century farmhouse, originally part of a 200-acre farm located on the north side of Dundas Street West between Sixth Line and Neyagawa Boulevard.