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Home My WebLink About17 159 250 Durham Street Heritage Designation Amendment By-law THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE • 1.*„ •"y�Hj°'PA(I tt OF NMCN' BY-LAW NO. 2017 - 159 BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW NO. 1987-103 BEING A BY-LAW TO DESIGNATE THE HOME OF TONY AND ELEANOR MCCANN AT 250 DURHAM STREET 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 Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine, passed By-law No. 1987-103, "Being a By-law to Designate home of Tony and Eleanor McCann at 250 Durham Street as being of Historic and/or Architectural Value;" AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine deems it necessary to amend By-law No. 1987-103 to clarify or correct the statement explaining the property's cultural heritage value or interest and the description of the property's heritage attribute; AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine has caused to be served upon the owner of aforesaid property notice of intention to amend By-law No. 1987-103; NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine ENACTS as follows: • 1. THAT Schedule "A" and Schedule "B" of By-law No. 1987-103 be hereby repealed and replaced with the attached Schedule"A" and Schedule "B". 2. This by-law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passage. 3. This by-law may be cited as the "250 Durham Street Heritage Designation Amendment By-law". READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 6th day of December, 2017. READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 6th day of December, 2017. Mayor Clerk • SCHEDULE "A" By-law No. 2017 - 159 • The property is described as Pt. Lot 1, Plan 61 (Subdivision of Lt 5 S/S Durham Street) as in PL 305008; Kincardine PIN #33311-0139 Municipally known as 250 Durham Street Roll # 41-08-220-005-09000 4 \ ........_-7--_-_,... j k ,- `•••^%,..„, 400A i r { l F. 0 .._.....)4,- f.".. „ - . • .es t I it tokttos ili fid. ._ A !Jti1 i' .1. - T -.. �C aJ v / e �"'fff� , ,r y "`V.fig 7 ! ;1:eV'�kU 9d. t A 11 dt .7� y tWY �.i w'r^YrtiO - t t ;} ?;. • �, Ir+ a M� rf r k y� ® 1 f `r .1r„..,, „, , te , 0 Schedule "B" By-law No. 2017 - 159 Designation Statement: • Designation for 250 Durham Street, Kincardine shall include all named features listed below. Description of Property and Heritage Features: Designation shall cover all exterior facades of the structure, including all original brickwork, the slate roof and supporting structure, verandah, decorative wood trim and front door including glass on the exterior; stain glass windows throughout. Alterations including repair or restoration work performed on the designated areas, requires that the property owner apply to the Municipality of Kincardine to receive consent in writing to proposed alterations. Statement of Cultural Heritage and Architectural Value: Patent for the property was issued September 1, 1857, from the Crown to Duncan Rowan. The original lot was subdivided and transferred several times from 1871 to 1901 at which point it was transferred to J.C. Cooke. November 8, 1904, J.C. Cooke sold the north lot to W.J. Bruce for$200. W.J. Bruce transferred 50% of the ownership • of the property to his wife, Charlotte "Lottie" Bruce on August 29, 1905. On January 11, 1907, likely upon completion of the building of the house, Bruce acquired a further portion of the lot from Cooke for an additional $200. (See Appendix "A" for further provenance records.) 250 Durham Street was designed by William Edward Binning for W. J. Bruce in 1905. (See Schedule "A" for photos.) The home is typical of the Queen Anne Revival Style, prevalent in Britain, Canada and the U.S. from 1870-1910, and is influenced by the Edwardian Style, popular from 1890-1916. Characteristic motifs of the Queen Anne Revival Style at 250 Durham Street are the assortment of window shapes, use of slate shingles on the roof and cedar shingles on the façade pediment and the sides of the dormers. Typical of the style are the two dormers on the second floor, high and decorated chimneys, a heptagonal tower that rises from the ground level past the height of the roof, and the blind arch motif on the tower. The finial on the tower has been restored and is constructed of copper. The Edwardian influence, which was a movement to unclutter the busy Victorian look, manifests itself in the clean lines of the building, the heavy rustication of the basement anchoring the building firmly on the ground, the lack of quoins and fancy brick detail in both relief and colour. The porch is "Classical" but not Classical Revival in that the columns and detailing may be Classical • in style but not in proportion. They too are lean and clean and subdued and are Edwardian in their sobriety. (See Appendix "B" for further architectural information.) S Appendix "A" to Schedule "B" of By-law No. 2017 - 159 IDPatent was issued September 1, 1857, from the Crown to Duncan Rowan. The original lot was subdivided and transferred several times from the years 1871 to 1901 at which point the portion known as "N128 feet," was transferred to J.C. Cooke. November 8, 1904, J.C. Cooke sold the N128 feet lot to W.J. Bruce for$200. W.J. Bruce transferred 50% of the ownership of the property to his wife, Charlotte "Lottie" Bruce on August 29, 1905. On January 11, 1907, likely upon completion of the building of the house, Bruce acquired a further portion of the lot from Cooke for an additional $200. Bruce established his dental practice in Kincardine in 1895 and the home at 250 Durham Street was built for Dr. and Mrs. Bruce in 1905 by the architect William Edward Binning. On March 11, 1914, William and Charlotte Bruce sold the house to John "Fletch" McLeod, Sea Captain, for $5,000. On May 20, 1929, the property was sold to the United Church of Canada for$6,800. It served as the manse for the United Church until July 11, 1969, at which time the Church sold the property to William W. and Sandra J. Turvill. On January 26, 1973, Brian M. and Susan E. Moore purchased the property from the Turvills. • Title was transferred to Robert H. Cole October 24, 1979, and on April 19, 1982, title of 250 Durham Street was sold to Trevor A. and Shirley L.J.T. Shortt. On July 25, 1986 Trevor and Shirley Shortt sold 250 Durham Street to Eleanor and Anthony McCann. The Corporation of the Town of Kincardine passed By-Law 1987-103 on January 27, 1988, designating the home of Tony and Eleanor McCann as being of Historic or Architectural Value. July 14, 1989, Anthony and Eleanor McCann sold 250 Durham Street to Ronald E.E. and Gloria L. Lewis. July 12, 1994, the residence at 250 Durham Street (N128 feet) was purchased by the David and Sylvia Leigh family. 250 Durham Street continues to be known to long-time Kincardine residents as "The Manse." • 11111 Appendix "B" to Schedule "B" of By-law No. 2017 - 159 • The Queen Anne Revival style of architecture began in Britain in the 1860's as a reaction to the monumental or Gothic styles flourishing by way of other "Revivals." Richard Shaw is reputed to be the architect responsible for bringing this style into popular use in Britain. This style was popular in Ontario from 1870-1910, a time when the wealthy upper middle classes, having managed to make a success of their new lives in Canada, chose to mark this success with large homes. The home became the centre of a solid family, where the children could grow in some prestige surrounded by the fruits of their forebears' labours. The home would provide much enjoyment through its many spacious and ornate living areas, sufficient number of bedrooms for all family members as well as for guests and servants. The lot the Queen Anne Revival home sat on would feature a lovely garden for the family to enjoy. The Queen Anne Revival style was meant to impress. However, the Queen Anne Revival Style of 250 Durham Street is tempered by Edwardian elements. The Edwardian style (1890-1916) is associated with the reign of • Edward VII. At the end of the 19th century, Queen Victoria was in decline with her era waning. The Edwardian era lasted until the end of the First World War and was a precursor to the simplified architectural styles of the 20th century. Many of the Classical features, keystones, etc. while part of this style were applied with understatement. Characteristic motifs of the Queen Anne Revival Style at 250 Durham Street are the assortment of window shapes, use of slate shingles on the roof and cedar shingles on the façade pediment and the sides of the dormers. Typical of the style are the two dormers on the second floor, high and decorated chimneys, a heptagonal tower that rises from the ground level past the height of the roof, and the blind arch motif on the tower. The finial on the tower has been restored and is constructed of copper. The Edwardian influence, which was a movement to unclutter the busy Victorian look, manifests itself in the clean lines of the building, the heavy rustication of the basement anchoring the building firmly on the ground, the lack of quoins and fancy brick detail in both relief and colour. The porch is "Classical" but not Classical Revival in that the columns and detailing may be Classical in style but not in proportion. They too are lean and clean and subdued and are Edwardian in their sobriety. 0 0