BYLAW - Designate 'The Wilton Barn' - 20051213 - 472905RTHE CORPORATION OF THE tOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 4729•05.R
BEING A BY-LAW TO
Designate a certain property
As being of Historic and/or
Architectural Value or Interest
"The Wilton Barn 13831 Leslie
Street"
WHEREAS pursuant to Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S. 0. 1990, Chapter
o.18, the Council of a municipality is authorized to enact Bylaws to designate a real
property, including all buildings and structures thereon, to be of cultural heritage
va I u e or interest;
AND WHEREAS the municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora has
cause to be served on the owners of the lands and premises at:
13831 Leslie Street
Aurora, ON
and up on the Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to designate the
Wilton Barn located at 13831 Leslie Street and a statement of the reasons for the
proposed designation, and further, has caused said notice of intention to be
published in the Era Banner, being a newspaper of general circulation in the
municipality;
AND WHEREAS no notice of objection to the proposed designation has been
served on the municipality;
AND WHEREAS the reasons for designation are set out in Schedule "B" attached
hereto and form part of this By-law;
NOW THEREFORE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the following real property, more particularly described in Schedule "A"
attached hereto and forming part of this By-law is hereby designated as being
of cultural heritage value or interest:
The Wilton Barn
13831 Leslie Street
Town of Aurora
The Regional Municipality of York
2. THAT 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 it he property Land Registry Office.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 13th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2005.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLLY PASSED THIS 13th DAY OF DECEMBER,
2005
B.
SCHEDULE "A" TO
BY-LAW 4729-0S.R
In the Town of Aurora in the Regional Municipality of York, property description as
follows:
Part Lot 3, Concession 11
As in RS 65R 973, Parts 1 and 2
Town of Aurora
Regional Municipality of York
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SCHEDULE "B" TO
BY-LAW 4729-05.R
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Wilton Barn at 13831 Leslie Street is recommended for designation under Part
IV of the Ontario Heritage Act because of its cultural heritage value or interest.
Description of Historic Place
Constructed in the 2na Quarter of the 19th Century on property at Lot 11, Concession
3, Whitchurch Township, The Wilton Barn is a rare and early survivor within the
boundaries of the present day Town of Aurora of a pre-confederation English Style
raised barn, which was raised and adapted to mixed farm uses in the later 19th
Century.
The barn was built on land owned by the Wilton Family who were among the original
settlers in this part of the former Whitchurch Township and remained on the land for
approximately 100 years. The property is recognized for its heritage value by the
Town of Aurora Council which recommended designation of the barn under Part IV
of the Ontario Heritage Act on September 13, 2005.
Heritage Value
The heritage value of the Wilton Barn at 13831 Leslie Street lies in it being one of
the earliest and most intact examples of an early English style grain barn, which was
later raised and converted to mixed farming uses later in the 19th Century. The
cultural heritage value is expressed in its historical associations with the early
agricultural industry in the vicinity of Aurora, Whitchurch Township and York County.
The barn also of architectural value as a rare and early example of an English style
barn, built of old growth wood from as early as the mid-1830s and exhibits some
noteworthy features, in particular the large hewn beams, expertly notched and
pegged together. ·
The heritage value and reasons for designation apply to the overall barn form,
historic timber frame, stone foundation, log floor supports, hay mow, swing beam,
earthen ramp, together with historic window and door openings.
Character defining elements
Key elements that embody the heritage character of the Wilton Barn include:
• It is a rare and early reminder of an English grain barn converted to mixed
use farming in the later 19th Century;
• Overall Barn form;
• Medium pitched roof
• Historic Wood Frame;
• Stone Foundation;
• Earth ramp to second floor;
• Log floor supports;
• Horse stalls;
• Centre Opening -North Elevation
• Hay mow
• 20" wide swing beam;
• Historic window and door openings in the foundation;
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