BYLAW - Heritage Designation 68 Wellington St E - 20111213 - 537511THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5375-11
BEING A BY LAW to designate a
property to be of cultural heritage
value or interest (John W.
Knowles House - 68 Wellington
Street East)
WHEREAS Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, as
amended, provides that the council of a municipality may, by by-law, designate a
property within the municipality to be of cultural heritage value or interest;
AND WHEREAS on September 27, 2011, The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
(the "Town") approved the recommendations of its Heritage Advisory Committee to
designate the property municipally known as 68 Wellington Street East, Aurora (the
"Property") to be of cultural heritage value or interest;
AND WHEREAS the Town Clerk of the Town caused notice of the intention to
designate the Property to be served on the owner of the Property and the Ontario
Heritage Trust and published in a newspaper having general circulation in the
municipality;
AND WHEREAS there were no objections to the proposed designation of the
Property served on the Town;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to
enact a by-law to designate the Property to be of cultural.heritage value or interest;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
I THAT the Property described on Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming
part of this By-law be and is hereby designated to be of cultural heritage
value or interest.
2. THAT a statement explaining the cultural heritage value or interest of the
Property and a description (if'the heritage at.tributes of the Property are set
out on Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law.
3. THAT the Town Clerk of the Town shall serve a, copy of this By-law on the
owner of the Property and the Ontario Heritage Trustand publish notice of
this By-law law in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality.
4. THAT the Town Solicitor of the Town shall register against the Property in
the proper Land Registry Office, a copy of.thii By-law including an Affidavit
of the Town Clerk respecting the giving of notice r6ference'dr4lerein-to be
attached to and forming part of this By-law.
5. THAT this By-law shall come into full force and effect on the date of final
passage hereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 13 TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED, THIS 13 TH DAY OFDECEMBER,
2011.
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Explanatory Note
Re: Heritage Designation By-law Number 5375-11
By-law Number 5375-11 to designate the property municipally known as 68 Wellington
Street East, Aurora, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest pursuant to the
provisions of Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter
0.18, as amended.
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SCHEDULE "A"
BY-LAW NUMBER 5375-11
Description of Property
All and singular those certain parcels or tracts of land and premises situate, lying and
being in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional Municipality of York, municipally known as
68 Wellington Street East, and being composed of Part Lot 14, First Range S of Centre
Street, West of Railroad, Plan 107 and Part Lot 15, First Range S of Centre Street,
West of Railroad, Plan 107 as in R442213, t/w R442213, including the John W.
Knowles House and all other buildings and structures thereon.
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SCHEDULE "BY?
BY-LAW NUMBER 5375-11
Description of. Property.
The property known municipally as 68 Wellington Street East contains a two (2) storey
red brick house of Edwardian style located on the north side of Wellington Street East
between Wells Street North and Walton Drive (the "John W. Knowles House").
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
The cultural heritage value of the property derives from its architectural, historical and
contextual values. The John W. Knowles House is a good example of a residential
structure built in the early 20th Century of Edwardian classic style for John W. Knowles,
a butcher and a local politician. The John W. Knowles House is an important part of a
group of significant heritage buildings that line the historic Wellington Street East.
Physical Design Value
The John W. Knowles House is a good example of residential Edwardian style which
was popular from the years 1900 to 1930. It is a two (2) storey structure with smooth
red brick exterior; square floor plan; hipped roof with centered dormerwindow and wide
eaves; full width front covered porch'with hipped roof; off-centre doorway; and a tail
brick chimney.
Historical /Associative Value
The John W. Knowles House was built in 1905 for John W. Knowles, a butcher and a
local politician. John W. Knowles opened a butcher shop on Yonge Street in 1881.
Four (4) years later the store was relocated to the south side of Wellington Street East,
just east of Yonge Street (now 9 Wellington Street East), where John W. Knowles' son
and grandson operated it until 1976. John W. Knowles also had a long career in local
politics, being elected as the Mayor of Aurora in 1906, Reeve from the years 1907 to
1919 and again from the years 1921 to 1922. He was also a Warden of York County in
1916.
Contextual Value
Located on the north side of Wellington Street East, the property contextual value
derives from being part of a group of historical buildings that are lined on Wellington
Street East between Wells Street North and Walton Drive. This group of buildings is a
good representation of the pattern of 20th Century development and redevelopment in
an otherwise 19th Century setting. While nearly half of the houses in the group were
constructed after the year 1900, many of their neighbours continue to reflect the
grandeur of a former Era.
Description of Heritage Attributes
Reasons for designation include the following heritage attributes and apply to all
elevations and the roof, including all facades, entrances, windows, chimneys, and trim;
together with construction materials, their related building techniques, and landscape
features.
Exterior Elements
• overall shape of.the foursquare Edwardian classic style house;
• two (2) storey structure with red brick exterior;
• hipped roof with wide eaves;
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• front facing centered dormer;
• brick chimney;
• all window openings on the historic house with their radiating brick voussoir;
• off -centered front door; and
• the shape and design of the full width covered front porch with hipped roof.
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