BYLAW - Heritage Designation 70 Wellington St E - 20111213 - 537611THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5376-11
BEING A BY --LAW to designate a
property to be of cultural heritage
value or interest (Robert Hughes
House - 70 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 70 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:
1. 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 of the heritage attributes 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 Trust and publish notice of
this By-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 this By-law including an Affidavit
of the Town Clerk respecting the giving of notice referenced herein 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' DAY OF DECEMBER, 2011.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 13m DAY OF DECEMBER,
2011.
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Explanatory Note
Re: Heritage Designation By-law umber 5376-11
By-law Number 5376-11 to designate the property municipally known as 70 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 5376-11
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
70 Wellington. Street East, and being composed of Part Lot 14, First Range South of
Centre Street, West of Railroad, Plan 107 as in R680291 including the Robert Hughes
House and all other buildings and structures thereon.
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SCHEDULE`B"
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Description of Property
The property known municipally as 70 Wellington Street East contains a one and a half
(1%) storey framed bungalow of a mixture of styles with arts and crafts influence
located on the north side of. Wellington Street East between Wells Street North and
Walton Drive (the "Robert Hughes House").
11 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
The cultural heritage value of the property derives from its architectural, historical and
contextual values. The Robert Hughes House is a good example of a cottage built in
the mid 19th Century which was drastically remodelled to popular style in the early 20th
Century, being the "Arts and Crafts Bungalow", by known local builder George
Browning. The Robert Hughes House is also an important part of a group of significant
heritage buildings that line Wellington Street East.
II Physical Design Value
The Robert Hughes House is an attractive one and a half (1 %) storey frame structure
originally built in the late 1850's and greatly remodeled in the 1920's to reflect the new
fashionable style of the time. In 1996, the stucco was replaced with narrow board
siding. and a sizable addition was built at the rear. The Robert Hughes House features a
moderately pitched roof with end gables and front dormer. A full width covered front
porch with sloping roof and four (4) pillars on cobblestone piers.
The Robert Hughes House presents a mixture of styles with Arts and Crafts Bungalow
influence that conceals its mid 191h Century structural origins. It is an excellent example
of the transformation of historic residential structures to reflect a popular trend in
architecture.
II Historical /Associative Value
The Robert Hughes House is historically associated with its first owner, Robert Hughes;
and subsequent owner, known local builder George Browning, who significantly
remodelled the house in the 1920's.
Contextual Value
Located on the north side of Wellington Street East, the 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
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• the overall one and a half (I %) storey mix -style bungalow with Arts and Crafts
Bungalow influence; .
• moderately pitched roof with end gables and wide eaves;
• front facing off -set to the west dormer window;
• all window openings on the late 1850's house including the bay window on
the west elevation;
• centered front door. opening; and
• full width covered front porch with sloping roof, fascia, and four (4) pillars on
cobblestone piers.
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