BYLAW - Heritage Designation 89 Wells - 20060912 - 485106RThe Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 4851-06.R
BEING A BY-LAW TO
Designate a certain property
As being of Historic and/or
Architectural Value or Interest
"The Walter Grice House
89 Wells 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 value 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:
89 Wells Street
Aurora, ON
and up on the Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to designate
the Walter Grice House at 89 Wells 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 Walter Grice House
89 Wells 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 12th DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
2006.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 12th DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 2006.
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WNCLERK
SCHEDULE "A" TO
BY-LAW 4851-06.R
In the Town of Aurora in the Regional Municipality of York, property
description as follows:
Plan 120 Lot 39
Town of Aurora
Regional Municipality of York
SCHEDULE "B" TO
BY-LAW 4851-06.R
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Walter Grice House at 89 Wells 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
The Walter Grice House, at 89 Wells Street built circa 1923 is a good
example of a Bungalow Style House, built with the influence of the Arts and
Crafts movement in Southeast Aurora.
The property is recognized for its heritage value by the Town of Aurora
Council which recommended designation of the house under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act on September 12, 2006.
Heritage Value
The heritage value of the Walter Grice House at 89 Wells Street lies in its
association with Walter Grice, a carpenter, and the early Aurora subdivision
known as 'Rose Mount'. Originally farmland, the subdivision known as
'Rose Mount' was subdivided before World War I. The house at 89 Wells
Street was not developed until 1923, when the lot was purchased by Walter
Grice, a local carpenter. He and his wife Clara both lived in the house until
their respective deaths in 1947 and 1959.
The Walter Grice House is also of architectural value as a 1% storey
Bungalow style home, influenced by the Arts and Crafts style of
architecture, possibly based on a design from catalogue house design
books that were widely available from such companies as Sears-Roebuck.
Using the same basic plan, in communities across North America, catalogue
houses ultimately had some local variations based on such factors as
availability of materials, lot size, economics and personal tastes. The house
at 89 Wells Street has features in common with a number of examples
described in 1920s catalogues.
The house at 89 Wells Street is a classic example of the bungalow style
with its large, sizable veranda, roof, broad eaves, decorative windows, both
art glass and 3 or 6 over 1, double hung. The exterior cladding on the
house is brown brick. The veranda features a solid wood balustrade with
framed lattice covering the lower half of the porch.
The Walter Grice House is of contextual significance as part of an intact
neighbourhood of well maintained early 20th Century Bungalow, Arts and
Crafts and Edwardian Homes built around the same time.
The heritage value and reasons for designation apply to the overall
bungalow form, roof, and porch, together with historic window and door
openings.
Character defining elements
Key elements that embody the heritage character of the Walter Grice House
include:
• Overall Bungalow form;
• Large Roof;
• Centre Gable;
• Covered front porch;
• Solid balustrade on porch;
• Brick piers under porch;
• Decorative multi-pane windows;
• Front door;
• Historic Exterior doors
~ 65 Application To Register Bylaw
The applicant(s) hereby applies to the Land Registrar.
I Properties
PIN 03649 -0076 L T
Description LT 39 PL 120 AURORA; AURORA
Address AURORA
I Applicant(s)
Order/By-law affects the selected PINs.
Name THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
Address tor Service 1 MUNICIPAL DRIVE, BOX 1000
AURORA, ONTARIO, L4G 6J1
Receipted as YR903279 on 2006 1 0 31
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This document is being authorized by a municipal corporation Tim Jones, Mayor and Bob Panizza, Town Clerk, The Corporation of the
Town of Aurora.
This document is not authorized under Power of Attorney by this party.
I Statements
This application is based on the Municipality By-Law No. 4851-06.R dated 2006/09/12.
Schedule: See Schedules
!signed By
Janet Lynn Van Scheyndel
Tel 9057264743
f.a.~ 9057264730
[slibmitted By
TOWN OF AURORA
Tel 9057264743
Fax 9057264730
!Fees/Taxes/Payment
Statutory Registration Fee
Total Paid
I File Number
Applicant Client File Number :
1 Municipal Drive, Box 1000
Aurora L4G 6J1
1 Municipal Drive, Box 1000
Aurora L4G 6J1
$60.00
$60.00
L06-05-06
acting for Applicant(s) Signed 2006 10 31
2006 10 31