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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINCArDINE
BY-LAW NO. Z.?l'i ,
BEING A BY-LAW TO DESIGNATE THE HOME OF DANIEL $HOWALTER AND MARIE
SHOWALTER at 255 Durham Street of ARCHITECTURAL I VALUE.
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WHEREAS the Ontario Heritáge Act, 1974 authOriZ¡S the Council of
a municipality to enact By-laws to designate re 1 property, in-
cluding all the buildings and structures thereo , to be in
historic or Architectural value or interest; an
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WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the T wn of Kincardine
has caused to be served upon the owner of the 1 nds and premises
known as the home of Daniel and Marie Showalter at 255 Durham St.
and upon the Ontario Heritage Foundation notice of intention to so
designate the aforesaid real property and has c used such notice
of intention to be published in a newspaper hav ng a general
circulation in the municipality once for each 0 three
consecutive weeks; and I
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WHEREAS the reasons for designation are set out I in Schedule "B"
hereto, and
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WHEREAS no notice of objection to the said proppsed designation
has been served upon the clerk of the Municipal~ ty;
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THEREFORE, The Council of the Corporation of th~ Town of
Kincardine enacts as follows: I
There is designated as being of architec ural value or
interest the real property more partie rly described
in Schedule nA: hereto, known as the hom of Daniel
Showalter and Marie Showalter at 255 Dur am Street.
The Town Solicitor is hereby authorized ~o cause a copy
of this By-law to be registered against he property
described in Schedule nAn hereto in the roper land
registry office.
The Town Clerk is hereby authorized to c use a copy of
this By-law to be served upon the owner f the aforesaid
property and upon the Ontario Heritage F undation and
to cause notice of this By-law to be pub ished in a
newspaper having general circulation in he Town of
Kincardine. I
READ A FffiST and SECOND time this first day o~ March
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READ A THffiD time and FINALLY PASSED this ~ day of 2 MIo'r~_~.:.~ -~i:~
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ALL and SINGULAR that certain parcel of tract lof land
and premises, situate, lring and being in the ITown of
Kincardine in the County of Bruce, in the Pro~ince of
Ontario and being composed of part of lots 4 d 5 on
SCHEDULE "A It
BY-LAW 4215
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the North Side of Durham Street as shown on t e Town
Plot Penetangore, and designated as Part 2 0 a plan
deposited in the Land Registry Office for the Registry
DiTision of Bruce (No.3) as Plan 3 R 1018.
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The Showalter - Malcolm residence is the best e~ple of Italianate
Architecture in the Town of Kincardine. I
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The exterior is very ornate with beautiful ston work all around
the windows and doors, and elaborate stone quoi s on the corners.
The brick work was done in the stretcher bond m thod of brick laying
wi th stone carvings around the windows. The wi dows are original
sash windows. The house is in a "T" form, with a beautiful porch
which has gothic wooden arches that are used fo protection as well
as decoration. I
Schedule "E"
THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION:
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The interior still retains much of its original beauty, its main
feature bèing~the skylight which is located dir ctly above the main
staircase. The broad stair case shows the beau y that once went
into the construction of these beautiful homes.
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