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Home My WebLink About13 055 257 Lambton Street Heritage Designation By-law THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE y �,� ,;4 ` 70 L4LI TY OF 007 1HGP BY -LAW NO. 2013 - 055 BEING A BY -LAW TO DESIGNATE THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING BEING PT LT 6 N/S LAMBTON ST PL KINCARDINE AS IN R309507; S/T & T/W R309507; 257 LAMBTON STREET, MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE • AS BEING OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE WHEREAS Section 29 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.18, as amended, authorizes the Council of a municipality to enact by -laws to designate a property within the municipality to be of cultural heritage value or interest; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of Kincardine has caused to be served upon The Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to so designate the aforesaid property and has caused such notice of intention to so designate the aforesaid real property to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the Municipality; AND WHEREAS the reasons for designation are set out in Schedule "B" attached hereto; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality 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, referred to as 257 Lambton Street, Municipality of Kincardine, Ontario. 2. The Clerk 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 Clerk 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 Municipality of Kincardine. 4. This by -law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passing. 5. This by -law may be cited as the "257 Lambton Street Heritage Designation By- law". READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 15 day of May, 2013. q3 Mayor Clerk 110 READ a THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 15 day of May, 2013. ■ Mayor Clerk' SCHEDULE "A" By -law No. 2013 - 055 The property is described as PT LT 6 N/S Lambton Street PL Kincardine as in R309507; S/T & T/W R309507, • 257 Lambton Street, Municipality of Kincardine" Roll # 41 -08- 220 - 005 - 08400 -0000. • • • SCHEDULE "B" By -law No. 2013 - 055 Designation Statement: • Designation for 257 Lambton Street, Kincardine, shall include all named g a ed features listed below. Description of Property and Heritage Features: Designation shall cover all exterior Arts and Crafts detailing of the structure, including all original rustic beams, pebble surfaces and stonework. Repair or restoration work performed on the designated areas, which is completed with same material and does not change the look of the restored structure, may be performed without prior approval from Heritage Kincardine unless a building permit is required. Statement of Cultural Heritage and Architectural Value: Patent for this property was issued May 15, 1858, from the Crown to Sam Havenor, • carpenter, (spelled Havener in Kincardine Village Geneology per roots. web). The original Lot 6 as well as abutting lots on both the West and East side were divided and the property that is now 257 Lambton is composed of Lot 6 plus a portion of Lot 5 to the West and a portion of Lot 7 to the East, including what was then a right of way at the North of the property. While there was a building on the property in 1858 it was likely not the house that was built by Havenor sometime closer to 1875. (See Appendix "A" for further provenance records.) 257 Lambton is an excellent example of the Arts and Crafts style. Built c 1875, the house rests peacefully on a beautiful, deep lot. It has a discreet entrance with a covered porch, common of this style. The exterior finish is pebbled stucco and emphasizes the heavy timbers radiating from the main front window. The large porch, well sheltered by the deep sloping roof, also particular to the Arts and Crafts style, invites the owners to enjoy the long front garden in nearly all of the Canadian seasons. Local beach stone, no doubt from the Lake Huron Shore less than 1 k west of the home was used for both • the chimney which is characteristically high, and the deep porch. The entrance is not ostentatious and the large front casement windows, particular to Arts and Crafts, would fill the main living room with light benefiting from its southern exposure. (See Appendix "B" for further architectural details.) III Appendix "A" In 1868 the property was valued at $300 on the Tax Roll and increased in value on the Tax Roll to $1700 at the time it was sold to Vanstone on October 20, 1875. This increase in value reflects the fact that a home of value was added to the property during • this period. January 29, 1876, Jonas Vanstone mortgaged the property to Charles Robertson (born c 1822) for $1200. Between 1876 and 1881 Vanstone defaulted on the Mortgage and property was transferred to Charles Robertson. Per 1881 Tax Roll, the property was owned by Charles Robertson and valued on the Tax Roll at $1200 with house. Robertson however did not live in the house, but rented it. January 26, 1886, Charles Robertson conveyed the property to Ebenezer Robertson at no cost. October 5, 1886, Ebenezer Robertson willed the property to Morris Ord. February 26, 1892, George Ord, Administrator for Morris Ord, sold the property to Andrew Malcolm (born 1840 in Scotland, moved to Kincardine 1874) (price not recorded, Tax Roll missing). Less than a month later, on March 17, 1892, Andrew Malcolm sold the property to • George Wood (price not recorded, Tax Roll missing). February 27, 1909, George Wood sold the property to Minnie Hetterick for $950. October 21, 1916, Minnie Hetterick granted the property, and right of way, to Flora McCaskill for $750. May 19, 1920, Flora McCaskill, spinster, granted the property, and right of way, to Frank J. Lee for $850. September 19, 1968, Frank J. Lee, jointly with his wife, Jane M. Lee, sold the property to Winnifred Crozier for $16,500. September 3, 1970, Winnifred Crozier changed title to Joint Tenants with her husband, Edward Bock. September 11, 1975, Edward and Winnifred Bock gifted the property to George E. and Gilberta Lovell for $2. (via NLA - Natural love and affection.) ill July 23, 1979, George E. and Gilberta Lovell gifted the property to Betty Jane House (born 1924) for $2. (NLA) February 13, 1995, Betty, Jane House added husband, Jack Carl House to Title per NLA. May 28, 2010, Betty Jane House and Jack Carl House sold the property to Alan James Gorman. Appendix "B" Architects of the 19 century were focused on "style ". Whether it be variations of Gothic or Victorian, the idea of mass production was key. Tired of revivalism and this "crass commercialism" William Morris (1834 -1896) and his peers developed a new, refreshing and organic perspective on not only architecture, but furniture, pottery and objects of everyday life. • The Arts and Crafts movement in Britain was a reaction to the Industrial Age, the shifting of family housing in order to accommodate large factories. However Arts and Crafts was also a social movement encompassing artistic and ideological ideals. By the time the Arts and Crafts movement reached Ontario, the defining elements were set. The dominant theme was that the house was to be a living element within the natural environment. Design of the house was based on the anticipated function of the house and the physical environment in which it would sit, as opposed to the house being built in a decorative style which would show off the owner's position in society. • Houses were designed to fit into their sites: orientation f g o the house was based on the relationship of the house to the garden and natural light. Rooms were oriented to take advantage of the movement of the sun for warmth and light. Large central entrances were replaced by less imposing front entrances as well as side entrances that left usable space on the front of the house for light or garden. The elements of the home were meant to reflect the taste of the owner, not the size of his purse. For this reason those with social pretensions found the Arts and Crafts style unattractive. Artists, designers, architects and thinkers however were drawn to the style. • • 110