THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON

WHEREAS by Section 29(6)(a) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter O.18, as amended, the Council of a municipality shall pass a by-law designating property to be of historical and architectural value and interest where no Notice of Objection to the designation has been served on the City Clerk within thirty days after the date of first publication of the Notice of Intention to Designate in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality;

AND WHEREAS Notice of Intention to Designate was published in a local newspaper and served on the owners of the properties and Community Heritage Ontario by registered mail;

AND WHEREAS the reasons for the said designations are set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this by-law;

AND WHEREAS no Notice of Objection was served on the City Clerk of the City of Burlington.

NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

1. THAT 736 King Road, being Part Lot 1, Concession BF as in 241642, City of Burlington, Region of Halton being PIN 07096-0055, in the City of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton, be designated as being of architectural and historical value and interest.

2. THAT the City Clerk be directed to cause a Notice of this Passing of this by-law to be published in a local newspaper having general circulation in the municipality.

3. THAT the City Clerk be directed to cause a certified copy of this by-law to be served upon the owner of 736 King Road in the City of Burlington, in the Regional Municipality of Halton, and Community Heritage Ontario.

4. THAT this by-law shall take effect on the date of its registration in the Land Registry Office for the Land Registry Division of Halton (No. 20).

ENACTED AND PASSED THIS 5^th day of November, 2001

MAYOR: _________________________________________

CITY CLERK: _____________________________________

King Road, which follows the route of an aboriginal trail, was named for the King family, which through four generations occupied "Crown Farm" for more than 140 years. The "Crown Farm" house is a landmark structure, which makes an important contribution to the heritage quality of the historic Aldershot roadscape of King Road.

In 1802, the 563 acre parcel of farmland, Lot 2, Concessions Broken Front, 1, and 2, East Flamboro, was granted by the Crown to Charles King (1765-1847). His sons James and George fought during the War of 1812, at the battle of Queenston Heights.

By Charles King’s will of 1846, "Crown Farm" was left to the only son of his deceased son Charles, "supposed to be dead", his grandson Charles Henry, who was then only five years old.

When Charles Henry died in 1919, "Crown Farm" was purchased at auction by Ada Bell Nash, the second wife of his son Wesley, a successful fruit grower in Port Nelson, and a member of the Burlington Village council in 1899 and 1900. In 1941 the farm was sold to Leenart and Kathe Keyzer, who operated a market garden for many years. In 1990 the house was purchased and saved from demolition by its present owners.

The house was built in two stages. What is now the kitchen wing at the rear was a frame structure built in 1825, clad with a broad shiplap clapboard siding. It was later reclad with common-bond brick. The front part of the house, added in the 1840s, is Flemish Bond triple brick construction. The end-gabled roof, originally with chimneys at each end, has a front centre gable above a large arched window. There is a plain-boxed cornice and frieze under the eaves.

Features protected by this designation include the front door and its restored transom and sidelights, and the original wood sash windows with wood sills. The wooden louvered shutters have been removed but may be restored in the future. The two verandahs at the front and side entrances, with their carefully restored ornate spoolwork, trim, and turned posts, are also explicitly designated features.