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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKIN 84 4640 Des 816 Princess St THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KINCARDINE BY-LAW NO. 4640 BEING A BY-LAW TO DESIGNATE THE HOME OF GREGORY SCHMALZ AND ELAINE SCHMALZ AT 816 PRINCES STREET AS BEING OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE. . WHEREAS the Ontario Heritage Act, 1980, authorizes the Council of a municipality to enact By-laws to designate real property including all the buildings and structures thereon, to be of historic or architectural value and interest; and WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kincardine has caused to be served on the owner of the lands and premises known as the home of Gregory Schmalz and Elaine Schmalz at 816 Princes Street and upon the Ontario Heritage Foundation notices of intention to so designate the aforesaid real property and has caused such notice of intention to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality once for each of three consecutive weeks; and WHEREAS the reasons for designation are set out in Schedule "B" hereto; and THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kincardine ENACTS as follows: 1. There is designated as being of architectural value and interest the real property more particularly described in Schedule "A" hereto, known as the home of Gregory Schmalz and Elaine Schmalz at 816 Princes Street. 2. The Town's solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this By-law to be registered against the property described in Schedule "A" hereto in the proper Land Registry Office. 3. The Town is hereby authorized to cause a copy of the By-law to be served upon the owner of the aforesaid property and upon the Ontario Heritage Foundation and to cause notice of this By-law to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the Town of Kincardine. READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 6th day of December, 1984. ~~---/ Mayor /~m~ READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 20th day of December,-.19_84. > ~~ Mayor ~ - ~ :t:r4 ~A'~ /C erk - --:;:-- . . . BY-LAW NO. 4640 SCHEDULE "A" In the Town of Kincardine, in the County of Bruce and Province of Ontario and being composed of the Northerly 68 feet 3 inches of subdivision lot 2 of Lots 1 and 2 on the West side of Princes Street, according to registered Plan 61, and being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the Northeast angle of said subdivision lot 2; THENCE Westerly along the northerly limit to the Northwest angle of said subdivision lot 2; THENCE Southerly along the Westerly limit of said subdivision lot 2 a distance of 68 feet 3 inches to a point; THENCE Easterly and parallel with the Northerly limit to a point in the Easterly limit of said subdivision lot 2, which point is distant 68 feet 3 inches measured Southerly thereon from the Northeast angle of said subdivision lot 2; THENCE Northerly along the Easterly limit of said subdivision lot 2 a distance of 68 feet 3 inches to the POINT OF COMMENCEMENT. SCHEDULE "B" Historical Reasons: Located on a sizeable corner lot, this large residence at 816 Princes Street was erected in 1890 and is one of the finest of several homes situated on Princes Street. Historically, the link this house has with the early formation of the Town's manufacturing history is pronounced. The original and two of the succeeding owners were closely connected with this industry. These families encompassed three furniture firms and one hosiery and spinning mill. The House was built, circa 1890, by the John Watson family and in 1911 became the property of the William Mitchell family. In the late 1930's it was purchasedoyHoward R. Magwood and on his death it became the home of his daughter, Dorothy and her husband Bert Hartley. Several families have occupied it in the interim and since June 1983 has been the home of Gregory and Elaine Schmalz. The present owners coming from Toronto having purchased the Bruce Inn Hotel, (Queen's Hotel) another link with local history, having been built by the Walker family in the middle 1800's. Architectural Reasons: During the late 1800's Architects and Builders borrowed ideas from various styles, Classical, Revivàl and Italianate, and incorporated them in their design. From this we get picturesque homes of what was called Electic period. This front gable house of Classical origin fills the basic form for the free application of various details, which often derived from pattern books. They were lavishly trimmed, revealing the romantic taste of the times. The eaves and small gables also have the decorative trim and also decorative brickwork over the rounded windows. The structure is of white brick, and the distinctive decorative trim, particularly around the eaves is beginning to show the effect of time with re- furbishing being imminent. On examination the paint on the wooden trim has been found to maintain the original colour.