PAGE 12, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1988 HERITAGE DAYS IN WHITBY: AN 1885 photo of the David L. Briggs house near Myrtle. ACO awards RICK MCDONNELL, chairman of Whitby's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC), applies the screwdriver, with help from LACAC member Ron Plummer,to erect a sign marking the heritage designation of the 120-year-old Briggs residence near Myrtle, on Saturday. Current owners Rick and Cheryl Worr are restoring the home. Briggs house designated The heritage designation of the Briggs house on Con. 8, east of Myrtle, became official on Saturday as a plaque was mounted to the right of the front entrance by members of Whitby LACAC. Rick and Cheryl Worr, who have had much renovation per- formed on the 120-year-old struc- ture, first approached LACAC early in 1987 to have the home designated as a heritage property. Designation was given by the Town later that year. The house sits on a piece of what was once a 100-acre farm property, bought by James and David Briggs in 1836. They arrived in Myrtle from Lower Canada ( Quebec). A log cabin was at first on their property, but in 1956 they constructed the 1 1/2-story brick structure that still remains. Also remaining, although 'yet to be renovated, is a solidly built outhouse, its frame made of jointed wooden beans and capped by a copper-plated, barrel vault roof that shelters a plastered interior featuring a triple-seated lavatory. But the house has been renovated to an attractive authenticity, the once crumbling chimneys now rebuilt and the outside woodwork restored and painted. for building preservation Preservation award winners in Whitby were announced on Saturday by the Durham branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO). In the restoration category (building brought back to original appearance), John and Vera Hugel were honored for the Flint-Anderson House; in the adaptive reuse category (building converted to new use in a manner which maintains much of its original character), Bill Little won for his Pearson Lanes boutiques project on Mary St. W.; in the new construction category, the Parish Hall of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Brooklin was recognized. Judges said the Hugels acqu- ired their house in poor condition but spared to no effort in restor- ation to make it as authentic as possible. Pearson Lanes was impressive to the judges for its overall con- cept and use of four simlar early 20th century homes for commer- cial use. Judges said the new parish hall blended well with the old, and although larger than the original church, "neither domin- ates nor detracts from the original." Judges were Tom Cruikshank, editor of Canada Century Home, and Fred Roles, former chairman of LACAC in Ajax. 1860 Tremaine map to be displayed in Whitby library The restored version of a map of Ontario County (former name of area including Durham Re- gion), published by George C. Tremaine in 1860, was presented to the Whitby Public Library on Saturday as part of Heritage Days activity in Whitby. A teacher at McLaughlin high school, Don Coukell ,of Oshawa, gave the map to fellow teacher Rod Angevarre of Whitby, an ex- ecutive member of the Durham branch of the Architectural Con- servancy of Ontario (ACO). "I thought who better to ap- proach about the map," said Coukell, who said the map, given to him by a relative, has been left in a closet in his home for six or seven years. The ACO and Whitby's.Local Architectural Conservation Ad- visory Committee (LACAC) de- cided to have the map restored and then presented to the Town of Whitby for display and use in the library. A..highlight of Saturday's pre- sentation was a detailing of the restoration work by Keith Felton, who apprenticed for the special- ized restoration work in London, England for eight years before starting his own business in Georgetown. And the large Tremaine map required "a lot of pampering," said Felton as he outlined the process which took four days of fast work and constant attention by he and his four-person team. "It was a huge job," said Fel- ton, noting that the map had been rolled up for many years, had a nut brown color and a tear down the middle. Work included removal of the varnish on the front with meth- ,olhydrate, removal of adhesive from the back of the map, a map "wash and dry," and de- acid- ification with magnesium bicar- bonate. Apart from the tear, there were also several small pieces of the map, all which were also cleaned. "Then the fun starts, putting it all back together," said Felton. The newly cleaned and piece- meal map is then placed on yame, or Japanese tissue, which is acid-free. The tears are repaired and "put back together." Artwork is applied where necessary.. A plexiglass cover is then plac- ed over the map, back and front. "Purists may say it shouldn't be done. But it needs -protection," said Felton. Town councillor Ross Batten accepted the map on behalf of the Town. "It will be best used by the most people," said Angevaare of the library location. Most of the restoration project was $2,500, as the conservancy used funds fron a house tour last year. VIEWING the restored 1860 Tremaine map of Ontario County, which then included the Townships of Whitby, East Whitby (now Oshawa), Reach (now Scugog), Pickering, Uxbridge, Scott (now nôrthern Uxbridge township) and Brock as well as Scugog Island. Frec Press photo Quilt show winners annoimeed UPSTAIRS at the former Briggs home, now being restored by Rick and Cheryl Worr. Free Press photo In what organizer Verg Hugel described as an "outstanding" quality of entries, Diane Tink won the quilt show held downtown as part of Heritage Days in Whitby. Runners-up were Anne Coulby, Teresa Yurko, Lori Plant and Judy Bowring. Honorary mentions went to Betty Heymans, Helen Hoogsteen, Wanda Lomer and Margaret Kavanagh. eïluNýulximwmeFvwmovrgaenffli