BYLAW - Historical Designation 'Keepers House, Aurora Cemetery) - 19870304 - 289287/
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BY-LAW NUMBER 2892-87
OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
BEING A BY-LAW TO DESIGNATE THE
PROPERTY KNOWN MUNICIPALLY AS THE
"KEEPER'S HOUSE, AURORA CEMETERY, R. R. #
2, AURORA AS BEING OF ARCHITECTURAL AND
HISTORICAL VALUE OR INTEREST.
WHEREAS Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, 1980 authorizes the
Council of a muni ci pa 1 ity to enact by-1 aws to designate rea 1 property,
including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of architectural or
historic value or interest; and
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora has caused to
be served on the owners of the 1 ands and premises known as the Keeper's
House at the Aurora Cemetery, R. R. # 2, Aurora and upon the Ontario
Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to so designate the aforesaid real
property and has caused such notice of intention to be pub 1 i shed in a
newspaper having general circulation in the municipality once for each of
three consecutive weeks;
WHEREAS the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora
enacts as follows:
1. There is designated as being of architectural and historical value
or interest the rea 1 property known as the Keeper's House, Aurora
Cemetery, R. R. #2, Aurora more particularly described in Schedule
'A' hereto;
2. The reasons for designation of the Keeper's House at Aurora
Cemetery, R. R. #2, Aurora are described in Schedule 'B' hereto;
3. The municipal solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of
this by-1 aw to be registered against the property described in
Schedule 'A' hereto in the proper land registry office; and
4. The Clerk is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-1 aw to
be served on the owner of the aforesaid property and on the
Ontario Heritage Foundation and to cause notice of the passing of
this by-law to be published in a newspaper having general
circulation in the municipality once for each of three consecutive
weeks.
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READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS (i? DAY OF (El!.r?ult/1-'( ' 1987.
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS ;jt/( DAY ~ ~ ~
1987.
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SCHEDULE "A"
BY-LAW 2892-87
THE KEEPER'S HOUSE, AURORA CEMETERY, R.R. #2, AURORA
All and Singular that certain parcel of land and premises situate lying and
being in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional Municipality of York (formerly
in the County of York), and being composed of Part of Lot 74 and 75,
Concession 1, Whitchurch Township as registered in the Registry Office for
the Registry Division of York.
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SCHEDULE "B"
BY-LAW 2892-87
THE KEEPER'S HOUSE, AURORA CEMETERY, R. R. #2, AURORA
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The property known as the Keeper's House at the Aurora Cemetery is worthy of
designation for architectural and historical reasons. The house was
constructed in 1879 for the Aurora Cemetery Company to the designs of local
builder Henry Harris. It stands at the entrance to a picturesque garden
cemetery of the late Victorian period. The building is the only example of
the picturesque Second Empire style elaborated to this extent in Aurora.
The main body of the building is protected by a mansard roof with two
cornices, one embellished with brackets and the other by dentils, marking
the levels. Its bell-cast slope is pierced by three dormers, the central
one elaborated with a wish bone gable with vergeboard and king post. The
smaller dormers display applied wooden medallions and consoles. The
principal entry is sheltered by a latticed porch. Surviving architectural
drawings indicate that the two tails were part of the structure as built and
part of the original trim (on the dentilled cornice and entry porch) has
been removed.
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Province
of
Ontano
Document General
Form 4 -Land Registration Reform Act, 1984
(1) Registry KJ Land Tilles 0 (2) Page 1 of 4
DYE & DURHAM CO LIMITE~, Form NO 985
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pages
(3) Property Block Property 48321.9 ldentlfler(s)
Nurnber
Additional:
See 0
Schedule
CERTfFfCAITOFR£'GiSTRATflY (4) Nature of Document
J/1 BY-LAW NO. 2892-87
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YORK REGION~ No. 65 Dollarn $
NEWMARKET L (S' Description and Registrar .,
New Property Identifiers
Executions
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(8) This Document provides as follows:
Additional:
See 0 Schedule
Additional:
See
Schedule 0
Parte. of Lot 7 4, Concession 1, Town of
Aurora (formerly Whitchurch Township)
Regional Municipality of York
registered in the Land Registry Office for
the Registry Division of York Region
See Schedule "A" of By-law containing
description of lands
(7) This
Document
Contains:
(a) Redescription
New Easement
Plan/Sketch 0
(b) Schedule for:
Additional
Description KJ Parties 0 Other []
!(·.=· Copy of By-law No. 2892-87 designating the property as being of
architectural and historical value or interest under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act, 1980, Chapter 337 is attached.
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(9) This Document relates to instrument number(s)
(10) Party(ies) (Set out Status or Interest)
Name(s)
numerous
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
Continued on Schedule 0
Signature(s) Date of Signature
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(11) Address
forService 50 Wellington Street West, Aurora, Ontario.
(12) Party(ies) (Set out Status or Interest)
Name(s) Signature(s)
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(13) Address
for Service
(14) Municipal Address of Property
The Keeper's House
R.R. #2
(15) Document Prepared by: S R l k . . C ar e
STRATHY,ARCHIBALD & SEAGRAM
Barristers & Solicitors
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Date of Signature
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AURORA, Ontario. Box 438,Commerce Court West
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BY-LAW NUMBER 2892-87
OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
BEING A BY-LAW TO DESIGNATE THE
PROPERTY KNOWN MUNICIPALLY AS THE
II KEEPER Is HOUSE • AURORA CEMETERY • R. R. #
2, AURORA AS BEING OF ARCHITECTURAL AND
HISTORICAL VALUE OR INTEREST.
WHEREAS Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, 1980 authorizes the
Council of a municipality to enact by-laws to designate real property,
including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of architectural or
historic value or interest; and
WHEREAS the Counci 1 of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora has caused to
be served on the owners of the 1 ands and premises known as the Keeper's
House at the Aurora Cemetery, R. R. # 2, Aurora and upon the Ontario
Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to so designate the aforesaid real
property and has caused such notice of intention to be published in a
newspaper having general circulation in the municipality once for each of
three consecutive weeks;
WHEREAS the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora
enacts as follows:
1. There is designated as being of architectural and historical value
or interest the rea 1 property known as the Keeper's House, Aurora
Cemetery, R. R. #2, Aurora more particularly described in Schedule
'A' hereto;
2. The reasons for designation of the Keeper's House at Aurora
Cemetery, R. R. #2, Aurora are described in Schedule 'B' hereto;
3. The municipal solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of
this by-law to be registered against the property described in
Schedule 'A' hereto in the proper land registry office; and
4. The Clerk is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this by-law to
be served on the owner of the aforesaid property and on the
Ontario Heritage Foundation and to cause notice of the passing of
this by-law to be published in a newspaper having general
circulation in the municipality once for each of three consecutive
weeks.
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READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS /'?J DAY OF fi;-73rtutt-;1.-'( '1987.
'
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS .tjij{ DAY ~~A; cS-"'-eA':
1987.
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SCHEDULE "A"
BY-LAW 2892-87
THE KEEPER'S HOUSE, AURORA CEMETERY, R.R. #2, AURORA
All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate,
lying and being in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional Municipality of York
(formerly being in the Township of Whitchurch, County of York) containing
by admeasurement four and one-fifth acres of land, more or less, being
composed of a part of a part of the westerly part of Lot 74 in Concession 1,
on the East side of Yonge Street, which said parcel of land is described as
follows:
Commencing at a point on the Easterly limit of Yonge Street at the distance
of 1,618.32 feet Southerly from the Northwest angle of Lot 75;
Thence Easterly at right angle to Yonge Street 462 feet;
Thence Southerly parallel with Yonge Street 396 feet;
Thence Westerly at right angle to Yonge Street 462 feet;
Thence Northerly parallel along Yonge Street 396 feet to the place of
beginning.
Being all of the lands described in Instrument No. 252 Whitchurch.
SCHEDULE "B"
BY-LAW 2892-87
THE KEEPER'S HOUSE, AURORA CEMETERY, R. R. #2, AURORA
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The property known as the Keeper's House at the Aurora Cemetery is worthy of
designation for architectural and historical reasons. The house was
constructed in 1879 for the Aurora Cemetery Company to the designs of local
builder Henry Harris. It stands at the entrance to a picturesque garden
cemetery of the late Victorian period. The building is the only example of
the picturesque Second Empire style elaborated to this extent in Aurora.
The main body of the building is protected by a mansard roof with two
cornices, one embe 11 i shed with brackets and the other by den til s, marking
the levels. Its bell-cast slope is pierced by three dormers, the central
one elaborated with a wish bone gable with vergeboard and king post. The
smaller dormers display applied wooden medallions and consoles. The
principal entry is sheltered by a latticed porch. Surviving architectural
drawings indicate that the two tails were part of the structure as built and
part of the original trim (on the dentilled cornice and entry porch) has
been removed.