THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON

 

BY-LAW NUMBER 92-1996

 

A By-law to designate property known as 445 Nelson Avenue, in the City of Burlington, in the Regional Municipality of Halton, as property having historical and architectural value and interest pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

WHEREAS by 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 445 Nelson Avenue 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 445 Nelson Avenue, 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 445 Nelson Avenue 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 15^th day of October, 1996.

 

 

MAYOR: _______________________________________

 

 

CITY CLERK: __________________________________

 

 

 

SCHEDULE “A”

 

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION

 

445 Nelson Avenue

 

Built in 1886 for George Chisholm, this was for many years a summer house, part of the early “summer resort” aspect of Old Burlington.  It was owned by John Waldie and his family in the 1890’s, and then was a summer cottage for the John McCoy family until 1903.  It was afterwards owned by Harry Freeman, and from 1917 to 1946 was the home of George Evans and his wife when they had retired from farming.  The one-and-a-half storey end-gabled structure is built in a traditional vernacular style that is characteristic of an earlier period: it has a three-bay front elevation and a centre gable above an arched window.  The walls are parged with lines imitating freestone masonry.  The property makes a very strong contribution to the heritage streetscape of Nelson Avenue.

 

 

 

SCHEDULE “B”

 

DETAILED PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

 

455 Nelson Avenue

 

Lot 7, Plan 65 in the City of Burlington, Regional Municipality of Halton.