BYLAW - Historical Designation 74 Wellington - 19890222 - 306489' .
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BY-LAW NUMBER 3064-89
OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
BEING A BY-LAW to designate the George
Morrison House located on the property
known municipally as 74 Wellington Street
East in the Town of Aurora, Regional
Municipality of York as being of
architectural and/or historic value or
interest.
WHEREAS Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R. S .0. 1980, authorizes
the Counci 1 of a muni ci pa 1 i ty to enact by-1 aws to designate rea 1 property,
including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of architectural
and/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 George
Morrsion House, 74 Wellington Street East, Aurora, being Lot 13, Plan 107,
First Range, in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional Municipality of York,
more particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto, and upon the
Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to designate the aforesaid
rea 1 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; and
WHEREAS no notice of objection to the proposed designation has been served
on the Clerk of the Municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora enacts
as follows:
1. There is designated as being of architectural and/or historic value or
interest the building known as the George Morrison House, 74
Wellington Street East, Aurora, being Lot 13, Plan 107, First Range,
in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional Municipality of York, more
particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto.
2. The reasons for designation are set out in Schedule "B" attached
hereto.
3. The Town Solicitor is hereby authorized to cause a copy of this By-law
to be registered against the property described in Schedule "A",
attached hereto, in the proper land registry office.
4. The Town 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 the same newspaper in which notice of intention to
designate was published once for each of three consecutive weeks.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 8th DAY OF February ' 1989.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 22nd DAY OF February ' 1989.
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DESCRIPTION oF-LANDS ..
SCHEDULE "A •c•-;J;£qy;_~ .
TO BY-LAW NO.--"'-~~-
All and singular that certain parcel or tract of land premises
situate, lying and being in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional
Municipality of York in the Province of Ontario and being
composed of LotNwnber·Thirteen (lJ),in-the First.(lst) Range
North of Wellington Street as.shown on Registered Plan Number
107 for the Town of Aurora; ·
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SCHEDULE "B"
TO BY-LAW NO.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: THE GEORGE MORRISON HOUSE
The property identified as the George Morrison House at 74 Wellington
Street East is worthy of designation for historical and architectural reasons.
The house was constructed in 1886 for George Morrison, a local carriage
maker, under the direction of contractor Josiah Hall. The dwelling is more
closely associated with Jessie M. Walton, a businessman and amateur
historian, who purchased the property in 1919. Walton served as the mayor
of Aurora for two terms.
The Morrsion House is an excellent example of a late 19th century bay-and-
gable dwelling incorporating a variety of picturesque elements from the
ltalianate and Gothic Revival styles. The 21-storey building, constructed
of wood frame and veneered with yellow brick, rests on ·a rubblestone
foundation. The house is covered by a high gabled hip roof, presently clad
in asphalt shingles. Single inset brick chimneys, not original to the building,
are found on the east and west ends.
The brick is laid in plain stretcher bond with implied quoins at the corners
of the walls. The large rectangular mass is broken by twin projections on
the facade (south), featuring gable roofs (extensions of the main roof) and
semi-elliptical bay windows in the lower storey. The bay windows have
lost their iron cresting, and the gables are currently lacking most of their·
decorative vergeboard, apart from quatrefoil motifs which remain In the
outer corners. Historical photographs Indicate that the missing vergeboard
was identical to surviving examples in gables on the east and west elevations
of the house.
The principal entry, centered between the projecting sections of the facade,
consists of a double leaf door with an oversized segmental transom. The
wall space above contains a triple-sash window, with the sashes divided by
mullions in the guise of semi-engaged columns. Other windows throughout
the lower stories of the bui I ding feature segmental openings with brick
voussoirs. Most of the sliding sash windows contain the original glass.
The attic level is lit by tiny. eyebrow windows in the elevations, the
openings surrounded by brick circlets. The original shutters have been
removed.
The open porch sheltering the main entry is a post-1920 replacement with
classical columns supporting a flat roof which extends across the tops of the
bay windows. The original porch displayed ornamental bargeboard with
spool work trim. This and other original features, since missing or replaced,
are known through architectural fragments in the possession of the property
owner, and through historical photographs. ·
The dwelling retains its original appendages: a two-storey brick-veneered
kitchen wing attached to the north elevation of the main body, and a
single-storey wood frame tail affixed to the east end of the wing.
Significant interior features Include the original doors, the wooden moulding
around structural openings, and the wooden archway dividing the parlours .
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Reasons for Designation
The George Morrison House
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The dwelling is the largest residential building constructed on Wellington
Street East, and serves as an integral part of this important corridor.
It Is highly visible in the streetscape, given its size and setback on a land-
scaped lot whose dimensions remain unaffected by 20th century subdivision
or infill.
NORMAN 0. SEAGRAM
JOHN S. GRANT JR.
JOYCE HARRIS
GEORGE VOKEUCH
R OOUGLAS KNEEBONE
EUZABirrH M WAIGHT
CLARA L. KISKO
MAURICE V. R. FLEMING
BRUCE E. DARLINGTON
lAURA E. BANKS
TIIOMA.S A. FENTON
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL:
STRA1HY, A.RClllBALD & SEAGRAM
Barristers & Solicitors
JOHN S. GRANT
JOEL A. ORGANEK
KEVIN R. AALTO
JOHN M. WHYTE
ROlliN J. MACKNIGHT
JONVENUI'Tl
MYRNA R. ROBS
PHILOMENA FRISINA
LESUEJ. BATI1UCK
IAN R E. BEVERLEY
CHARLI!S HAIAM-ANDRHS
C. ROGER ARCHIBALD
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HOWARD W. WINKLER STEVE W. ROSENBAUM
SHARON A. BENNETJ' RICHARD DUSOME
ROBERT A. PUFFER STUAIU' A. ROEBUCK
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0loN.otl.f:lli. o4J THOMAS P. C. COLE
R. DOUGLAS S. HUNr!:R
LRSUE A. WITI1.1N
PAUL R BASSO
WENDA VENSON
JOSHUA M. BACH
ANDREW D. BRANDS
CHRISTOPHER]. ROPER
KARYN L BRADLEY
PETER C. WARDLE
KIM M. BEATIY
MARK. D. TAMMINGA
Direct Line 862-5706
Fax No.862-7817
March 16, 1989
Mrs. Colleen E. Gowan, A.M.C.T., C.M.C.
Municipal Clerk
The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
50 Wellington Street West
AURORA, Ontario L4G 3L8
Dear Mrs Gowan:
Re: Ontario Heritage Act Designations
Refer to File No. 91006
74 Wellington Street East •The George Morrison House•
In accordance with your letter dated February 27, 1988 (received
February, 1989), and on the basis that the owners and the Ontario
Heritage Foundation have been served with notice of intention to
designate the properties as being of architectural and historical
value or interest, that the notice has been published and that there
have been no appeals, we confirm that By-law No. 3064-89 has now
been registered.
Document General to which was attached certified copy of By-law
No. 3064-89 designating the property known municipally as "The
George Morrison House", 74 Wellington Street East, Aurora, as being
of architectural and historical value or interest under Part IV of
the Ontario Heritage Act, 1980, Chapter 337 was registered in the
Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of York
Region (No.65J on March 3, 1989 as Instrument Number 500192. The
owners of the lands, as of the date of registration, were Douglas
Gordon Werling and his wife, Vera Werling, joint tenants.
Although the Transfer No. 69969B made by Kenneth I. Olsen to Douglas
Gordon Worling and his wife, Vera Werling, registered September 15,
1969, has the following description:-
• described as Lot Number Thirteen (13) in the
First (1st) Range North of Wellington Street as shown on
Registered Plan Number 107 for the Town of Aurora"
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P.O. Box 438, Commerce Court West, Suite 3800 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSL 1]3
Telephone (416) 862-7525 • Telex 05-23776 • Cable SASCLAW • TDX Box 42
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you will note that the Land Registrar has printed the words "(First
Range South of Centre St.)" in Box (6) Description of the Document
General, in addition to the description shown. This should not
affect the By-law or any notices given, however, these words would
be required on any subsequent title transfers of this property.
We enclose duplicate Instruments No. 500192.
Please call if you have any questions concerning this registration.
Yours very truly,
STRATHY, ARCHIBALD & SEAGRAM
Per:
Encl.
STRATHY, ARCHIBALD & SEAGRAM
1-.!.-l Province
1\..V.l of ~Ontario
Document General
Form 4 -Land Registration Reform Act, 1984
(1) Registry e9 Land Titles 0 1 (2) Page 1 of 5 pages
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BY-LAW NUMBER 3064-89
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Lot 13 in the First Range North of Wellington
Street as shown on Plan 107
Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality of York
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New Property Identifiers
Additional:
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Plan/Sketch
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' ('fa> This I provides as follows:
Copy of By-law Number 3064-89 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
Continued on Schedule 0
(9) This t relates to i number(s) )
(10) ) (Set out Status or Interest)
Name(s) Signature(s) Date of Signature
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74 Wellington Street East
AURORA, Ontario.
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(15) Document Preparedbf: S . R. C.Lar ke
STRATHY,ARCHIBALD & SEAGRAM
Barristers & Solicitors
Box 438,Cornrnerce Court West
TORONTO, Ontario. M5L 1J3
91006
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