Heritage Guelph’s October meeting will be light on new designations, but still full of heritage preservation issues. From the wall along with the river near the Boathouse to a new multiuse trail that will go through Guelph’s most famous cemetery, and from a well known set of row houses in the north end to a very different house style in the south end, there’s a lot on the agenda to satisfy your divergent heritage tastes.
NOTE #1: If you would like to delegate to one of the items at the meeting, or to access an alternative meeting format, get in touch with Craig Vallesi, Policy Planning Clerk, by email at craig.vallesi [at] guelph.ca or by calling 519-837-5616, extension 3913. Deadline is October 4 at noon.
NOTE #2: This meeting will take place in-person at City Hall and virtually on Cisco Webex. You can find the link on the agenda page for this meeting on the City’s website.
15 Forbes: Heritage Permit Application – The property owner here is looking to add a second-storey addition to an existing single-storey rear yard addition. That doesn’t sound like such a big deal, but because this is in the Brooklyn and College Hill Heritage Conservation District, it does need get those approvals from heritage staff before a change is made.
116 Gordon Street: Heritage Permit Application – In this case, the changes aren’t being made to the building, they’re being made to the retaining wall. This is in reference to the wall that runs along the river by the Boathouse and around near the covered bridge. The repairs will include spot repairs to preserve the existing wall, the stairs to the river will be widened and relocated, and there will be an installation of a railing per the Ontario Building Code.
762 Woolwich Street: Woodlawn Memorial Park Heritage Impact Assessment – A multiuser trail is being constructed along with western edge of Woodlawn Memorial Park from Woodlawn Road to Woolwich Street. This report, and the recommendations in it, will guide how the project will be integrated in the natural and historical surroundings including the placement and style of trail railings, benches, pathways and retaining walls. The trail is presently in the design process.
328 Woolwich Street: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report – This row house isn’t the oldest building in Guelph, but it is almost 150 years old. It’s purpose-built to support three residential units, and is a unique example of a Gothic Revival-style row house. It is primarily constructed of Belleville pressed brick, and decorated with carved and rusticated limestone quoins and door frames, as well as the lintels, sills, and molded frames around the first and second storey windows. According to staff it meets five out of the nine criteria for a Part IV heritage designation under Ontario Regulation 9/06.
33 Dormie Lane: Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report – This building dates back to the 60s, when owner Bill Zaduk came to like the style of Frank Sinatra’s “Twin Palms” residence in California designed by Emerson Stewart Williams and wanted to establish a bit of that here in Guelph. The house was built in the California Modernist architectural style, characterized by its flat roof, single-story massing, and u-shaped irregular floorplan, which forms a half-enclosed courtyard in the rear of the house. Although there were some renovations done in 2017 and 2018, it still meets three of the nine criteria under Ontario Regulation 9/06.
99 Maltby: Heritage Attributes and Designation Recommendation – As reported last month, this old farmhouse meets six of the nine prescribed criteria for defining cultural heritage value or interest under Ontario Regulation 9/06, and now the committee will vote to send this off to city council for final approval.
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