THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON

BY-LAW NUMBER 108-1998

WHEREAS Section 29(6)(a), of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter 0.18, 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 282 St. Paul Street was published in a local newspaper and served on the owners of the property and on the Ontario Heritage Foundation by registered mail;

AND WHEREAS the reasons for the said designation 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 282 St. Paul Street, more particularly described in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, be designated as being of architectural and historical value and interest.
2. THAT the City Clerk be directed to cause a Notice 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 true copy of this by-law to be served upon the owners of 282 St. Paul Street and the Ontario Heritage Foundation.

 

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 26th day of October, 1998.

MAYOR: ________________________________

CITY CLERK: _____________________________

Built in 1886 by George Blair for Fred Ghent who was the great-grandson of the earliest settlers of Brant’s Block: Thomas Ghent, Asahel Davis, and William Bates. The Ghent family lived in this house until 1941, and the fifth generation of the Ghent family in Burlington farmed on Maple Avenue until 1959. The house is a strong reminder of Maple Avenue’s history as "The Garden of Canada", it is illustrated in Martha Craig’s book of that title, published in 1902.

"Maple Lodge" has an unusually inventive play of design features and displays the building skills evident in the finest houses constructed by George Blair. Special features include the pedimented gables with unique Celtic-style strap work trim in relief on the barge boards and the bulls-eye window in the offset front gable. It is possible that the front elevation influenced A. B. Coleman’s design for his own home, the "Gingerbread House", built on Ontario Street in 1894, after Coleman had built five other houses next to this house by Blair.

"Maple Lodge" is comparable to the Miller-Bush House, located at 1457 Ontario Street, which was built by George Blair in 1885. It is reported that interior details, such as the staircases and incised stone fireplaces, are also similar in style and quality. The preservation and restoration of both the Miller-Bush house (also once threatened with demolition) and Maple Lodge increase the heritage impact, significance, and value inherent in each structure separately.

Concession 4, SDS, Part Lot 16, 1886 A, in the City of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton, formerly located at 1270 Ontario Street, Plan 65, Lot 93, in the City of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton.