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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKIN 81 4381 Designate Library THE CORPORATION OF THE TOìVN OF KINCARDINE BY-LAW NO. 4'381 BEING A BY-LA\IT TO DESIGNATE THE KINCARDINE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING at 727 Queen Street of ARCHITECTURAL VALUE. · ìlTHEREAS The Ontario Heritage Act, 1974 authorizes the Council of a Municipality to enact By-laws to designate real property, including all the buildings and structures thereon, to be in historic or architectural value or interest; and \I,THEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kincardine has caused to be served upon the o'~er of the lands and premises known as the Kincardine Public Library at 727 Queen Street and upon the Ontario Heritage Foundation notice of intention to so designate the aforesaid real property and has caused such notice of intention to be published in a newspaper having a general circulation in the Municipality once for each of three consecutive weeks; and · 1lffiEREAS the reasons for designation are set out in Schedule ''E'' hereto, and WHEREAS no notice of objection to the said proposed designation has been served upon the Clerk of the Municipality: THEREFORE, The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kincardine enacts as follows: 1. There is designated as being of architectural value or interest the real property more particularly described in Schedule "A" hereto, known as the Kincardine Public Library Building at 727 Queen Street. 2. The Town Solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this By-law to be registered against the property described in Schedule "A tt hereto in the proper land registry office. 3. The Clerk Administrator is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this 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 20th ~~/ day of August , 1981 · Mayor ~~N~ ~ Clerk Administrator READ a THIRÐ TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 3rd day of ~//þ"y~ Mayor ~~~- ./ Clerk Administrator Sej!tel1lÞ.~ ., - ~I/ ~ - :/- . '- .~- :.--:~ :.. 1981. -'- - ,-.... , ->4: --, '~ :- "- -:~ .- -..;:::- :~ .¥~_¥--:.Z "'.,..... BY-LA1Ñ NO. 4381 SCHEDULE "A tt · ALL and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying and being in the Town of Kincardine County of Bruce and Province of Ontario and being composed of Parts of Lot ONE (1), north side of Durham r~rket North According to registered Plan Number 61 more particularly described as Part 1 and 2 according to Reference Plan 2988. · SCHEDULE "B" SHORT STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION: Built in 1908 by area builders, this public building has been influenced by a combination of two architectural styles. The Romanesque Revival style dominates with the heavy application of stone and red brick. The brickwork has been recessed to represent panels around the building. · The second, Empire style 1860-1880 shows in the r~nsard roof, a point of individualistic emphasis, instead of dormers in the Mansard roof the central porch feature is surmounted by a gable, which is unique. The building is ~rell preserved and a significant part of the streetscape. ·