Whitby Free Press, 9 Oct 1985, p. 3

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WIrTBY FR FE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1985, PAGE 3 Som e want it moved, som e don'i Meeting divided on future of museum paragra 41-îromtne -Ae - nu .rrnp n thiîp U T n IA AU iKU VITTy By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff Either Lynde House sbould be moved to Cullen Gardens, (o in- sure that more people get to see it, or it should not be moved in order to maintain its historic significance on its original site. People attending a public information meeting sponsored by the Durham chapter of th rhitectural Con- * servancy of Ontario last Tbursday were divided in their views. * Speaking for the move were Len Cullen, owner of Cullen Gardens, Fred Cane, restoration ar- citect and director of Whitby Historical * Society, and Centre Ward Coun. Marcel Brunelle, the mayor's designate (o the society. Speaking against the move were Doug Ander- son, former president of Oie historical society, and Margaret Boyce, vice-president of the Architectural Conser- vancy of Ontario (ACO), Durhami branch. A let- ter fromn Peter Stokes, restoration arcbitect, also argued against tbe move. Cullen, who made bis presentation in poetic verse said that history is for people, and "if you baven't got tbe people the museumn will rot and fold." Cullen bas said that be would guarantee 25,000 visitors a year. This compares with about 500 per year, at its present site. Brunelle said that by moving Lynde House it could eventually be self- supporting, and it would be safe. He said Cullen bad promised to make provisions in is will whicb would take care of the future, and be said council would not allow anything to bap- pen to it. He said *tbat once more people were seeing the bouse at tbe gardens, they could tben be directed down into Whitby to see other bistoric sites in the town. Cane said that because the. society didn't believe it would get support from tbe town or fromn Whit- tington Investments, the Just who is responsible for Lynde1 By JAN DODGE Free Press Staff The question of wha group, if any, bas thi responsibility f. deciding the futureo Lynde House was ori that was neyer resolve at the informatici meeting sponsored t. the local Architectura Conservancy of Ontaric Oct. 3. The Whitby Historica Society, the Durha] chapter of the Architec tural Conservancyc Ontario <ACO), Whil tington Investments, th people of. Whitby, th Local Architectura Conservation Advisoîý Committee (LACAC) and even a private ir dividual have dibs on il but does any one grout or individual ha' ultimate responsibility' The bouse was gifte to the Whitby HistoricE Society by Whittingto Investrnents (the rei estate division of th Weston group) in 197 on the provision thatj would be moved th following year. Sincei was neyer moved,j would seem that th property ownership ha reverted to Whittington Fred Cane, a directc witb the historic society said that since was gifted, and sinc Wittington bad give an extension, h assumed that th society would bold ont it as long as tbey cor tinued to move th bouse. When the bouse ha been given to th society, there weren other historical group on the scene, Cane said The society had take on the task of tryingt save the bouse, knowin it was beyond tbFi ous e? means, but hoping to get support. at Until Len Cullens ie proposaI to move the or bouse to Cullen Gardens of be saîd no one else bad ne offered any support. d A member of the in audience suggested the îy town bas a respon- 'a sibility for tbe bouse ýo, since it is referred to as the Whitby Museum and ýa the people of Whitby m think of it as theirs. ,- Adele Ruddy suggested of it should be placed on t- public not private land. he Chairman Rod he CONT'D ONI11G. 19 owners of tbe property, it felt accepting Cullen's proposaI would be the way to ensure the ar- tifact quality of the bouse would be preser- ved. He said the society didn't want to move but didn't see any other op- tion with land priced s0 bigb and no support from any otber quarter. Cane said tbe society is still grappling with the issue of wbat to do. Anderson, advocating Lynde House remain'on its site and an offer be made for the site said tbe premise seemed to be that Wittington In- vestments were tougb people to deal witb and tbe town would take care of the interests of the museuni, but that be had found neither to be the case. He said tourism wich is now concentrated around Cullen Gardens should be diversified to include other sites in the town, such as Lynde House on Hwy. 2. He said Oie location doesn't matter, it's what you have there tbat's im- portant. Margaret Boyce argued that the land is not as valuable as many had said. If it were she said, wby had it not been purchased before? She said town planning of- ficiais had said the land, zoned C2, had a serious drainage problem, and thus was not suitable for high density develop- ment, and tbat was wby she thougbt Whitney might consider $40,000 to $80,000 for the corner property. In a letter, supporting the ACO stand, Stokes said T'ts (Lynde House's) location on the Kingston Road, one of the earliest planned overland routes in the province, is a salient quality of the bouse." He alcp suggested D'Hiflier Street be rerouted to the west of the bouse so that Lynde House would be next to Lynde Creek valley, which would proVIde parkland. During the question period Brunelle read a letter from Ed Buffett, addressed to Rod Angevarre, which was critical of the ACO stan- ce. Buffett wrote, 'Lynde Flouse does not attract sufficient visitors to menit a long term finan- cial commitment whicb your organization ap- pears to be promoting. 1 would be most surprised if one of the objectives of your organization was not to promote and expose our architec- tural heritage to the greatest nuniber of people! possible. That being Oie case, you are actually doing a disser- vice to the citizens of this community and to this province in op- posing the proposed relocation of Lynde House to Cullen Gar- dens." Brunelle omitted reading the last JEAN CHRETIEN 141 iiiiuogr<pih /81% book "Straight From The eari"' on Orhtober 25185i Reserve your copy now ai: READER'S CHOICE 131 BROCK ST. S. WHITBY ter out of modesty he said. It was as follows: "It would seem to me that Mr. Marcel Brunelle bas acted in the historical society's best interests in en- deavouring to find a solution to a rather urgent and pressing problem. You may not necessarily agree with his proposais, which is certainly your right; however, to question his motives smacks of political opportunism behaîf of your organization." Chairman Angevarre said he bad decided not to read out the letter at the meeting because he had only received it that afternoon, and there had been no accom- panying request to read it at the meeting. The inside address on the letter inluded Mr. R. Angevarre, president, Durham Regional Branch, The Architectural Conser- vancy of Ontario, c/o ifhv.7.9;E Rossland Rd. E. (the address of the Municipal Offices where the public information meeting was held). Brunelle introduced the letter as written by the chairman of the downtown area board of management. Although Buffett is chairman of the group, the letter was written on his firm's stationery and there was no in- dication throughout the letter that be was speaking for the group. SOLID OAK & PINE FE1SId FURNITURE Lattera "ALL ACCESSORIES"9 NOW ON SALE Corne In and see aoe ur selection* PaperHolder Ring Makic your purchaso or order your furniture to beat the Chrstmas rush! 110 DUNLOP ST. E. WHITBY 666-1331 OpenMon.-Wed. 10-6, Thurs.-Fri. 10-9, Sft. 10-5, SUNDAYS 11-4 ATDIMPORT MAYFAIR DBL. 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