AGENDA - General Committee - 20110614PUBLIC RELEASE
June 10, 2011
TOWN OF AURORA
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the agenda as circulated by the Customer and Legislative Services
Department be approved as presented.
III DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
IV ADOPTION OF ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
V DELEGATIONS
(a) Allan Ebedes, President of the National Quality Institute pg. 1
Re: National Quality Institute Level 1 Certification
(b) Glen Sharp representing the Optimist Club of Aurora Inc. pg. 2
Re: Item 10 – PR11-028 – Selection of Food Vendors for
the Concerts in the Park, Theatre in the
Park and Movies in the Park Events
for 2011
(c) Katherine Belrose and Susan Morton-Leonard, representing pg. 3
Friends of Petch House
Re: Item 9 – PR11-027 – Proposal to Rehabilitate the Petch House
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VI PRESENTATIONS BY THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE
VII CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
VIII NEW BUSINESS/GENERAL INFORMATION - COUNCILLORS
IX CLOSED SESSION
X ADJOURNMENT
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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AGENDA ITEMS
1. BBS11-005 – Options for Animal Control Services pg. 27
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report BBS11-005 for information; and
THAT Council exercise the extension option in the current agreement
between The Town of Aurora and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) for a period of one year from January 1st
2012 to December 31st 2012 at a cost of $197,129 plus CPI to allow staff
to continue to investigate the options identified in this report.
2. CFS11-018 – Cheque Signing Authorities Update pg. 106
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report CFS11-018 be received; and
THAT attached By-law 5342-11 be adopted at the June 21, 2011 Council
meeting, to set out revised cheque signing, electronic payment, wire
transfer payment, and other banking related authorities for the
Corporation.
3. CLS11-012 – Pending List pg. 116
RECOMMENDED
THAT Council receive report CLS11-012 for information.
4. IES11-025 – United Church Parking Lot Usage pg. 135
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report IES11-025; and
THAT the Mayor and Town Clerk be authorized to execute the Aurora
United Church Parking Lot License Agreement, including any and all
documents and ancillary agreements required to give effect to same.
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5. IES11-026 – 2C Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project pg. 139
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report IES11-026; and
THAT Council endorse the principles and terms set out in this report
regarding an Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project designed to reduce
extraneous sanitary flow in exchange for additional sanitary allocation for
the 2C development area; and
THAT York Region be requested to be a participant in the agreement as
they have authority over Regional wastewater collection and treatment
and the distribution of available system capacity to the local municipalities;
and
THAT the Mayor and Town Clerk be authorized to execute the
agreements to the satisfaction of the Chief Administrative Officer and the
Town Solicitor with the Aurora 2C Landowners Group Inc. and the Region
of York for an Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project based on the
principles outlined in this report; and
THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to York Region.
6. PL11-034 – Application for Site Plan Approval pg. 146
730141 Ontario Ltd.
25 Industry Street
File Number: D11-01-11
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report PL11-034 be received; and
THAT Site Plan Application File D11-01-11, 730141 Ontario Ltd., be
approved to permit the development of the subject lands for a one-storey
multiple industrial building consisting of 4 units of approximately 731.81 m2
(7,877 sq. ft.) gross floor area; and
THAT the Mayor and Town Clerk be authorized to execute the site plan
agreement, including any and all documents and ancillary agreements
required to give effect to same.
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7. PL11-035 – Planning Applications Status List pg. 155
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report PL11-035, the Planning Applications Status List, be received
for information.
8. PL11-036 – Zoning By-law Amendment Application pg. 171
Vito Pisano
292 Kennedy Street West
File: D14-01-11
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report PL11-036 be received; and
THAT Zoning Amendment Application File D14-01-11 (Vito Pisano) be
approved to rezone the subject lands from “Holding (H) Zone” to
“Detached Second Density Residential (R2) Zone” to facilitate the
severance of the existing residential lot into two (2) lots and the
construction of two (2) new single detached dwellings; and
THAT two (2) units of water and sanitary servicing capacity be allocated to
this proposal; and
THAT Council enact implementing Zoning By-law 5345-11.
9. PR11-027 – Proposal to Rehabilitate the Petch House pg. 180
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report PR11-027; and
THAT Phase 1 of the proposal to rehabilitate the Petch House be
approved by Council; and
THAT Council approve Site 3, Aurora Town Hall / Arboretum for the
location of the Petch House; and
THAT staff report back to Council on Phase 2 being the future uses of the
Petch House and the associated financial requirements to facilitate such
uses.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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10. PR11-028 – Selection of the Food Vendors for the Concerts in the pg. 210
Park, Theatre in the Park and Movies in the Park
Events for 2011
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report PR11-028; and
THAT Council approve the selection of M&M Meat Shops as the primary
vendor and Poppers Popcorn as the secondary vendor for all Town of
Aurora Concert in the Park, Theatre in the Park and Movies in the Park
events for 2011.
11. PR11-029 – Outstanding Trail Connections pg. 214
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report PR11-029; and
THAT Council direct staff to commence construction on the outstanding
trail connections as indicated in the Trails Master Plan.
12. PR11-030 – Tree Permit Application for 16 Hunters Glen Road pg. 228
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report PR11-030; and
THAT Council consider the attached application for the removal of trees at
16 Hunters Glen Road in accordance with By-law 4474-03.D being a By-
law to authorize the injury or destruction of trees (Tree Permit By-law).
13. Memorandum from the Director of Corporate and Financial pg. 234
Services/Treasurer
Re: Tax Free Municipal Bonds – Resolution from City of
Vaughan – Follow-up
RECOMMENDED:
That the memorandum regarding Tax Free Municipal Bonds – Resolution
from City of Vaughan – Follow-up be received for information.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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14. Memorandum from the Director of Infrastructure and pg. 238
Environmental Services
Re: Fire Hall 4-3 Renovation Project
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the memorandum regarding Fire Hall 4-3 Renovation Project be
received for information.
15. AAC11-03 – Accessibility Advisory Committee Report, pg. 239
June 1, 2011
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council receive report AAC11-03 for information.
16. EAC11-01 – Environmental Advisory Committee Report, pg. 240
June 2, 2011
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council adopt the Environmental Advisory Committee
recommendations of the June 2, 2011 meeting.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
FOR GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
New Delegation (d) Mr. David Tomlinson
Re: Item 11 – PR11-029 – Outstanding Trail Connections
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the comments of the delegate be received for information and
referred to Item 11.
New Delegation (e) Mr. Michael Egan
Re: Item 11 – PR11-029 – Outstanding Trail Connections
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the comments of the delegate be received for information and
referred to item 11.
Additional Information to Item 9
Re: PR11-027 – Proposal to Rehabilitate the Petch House
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the additional information regarding Item 9 be received for information.
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APPENDIX A
Petch Log Mouse
15395 Leslie Street
Aurora
Prepared by .Fayle Associates
July 2000
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HERITAGE STRUCTURE REPORT
Structure:
Address:
Legal Description: .
Original Owner:
Current Owner:
Original Use:
Current Use:
Architectural Historians:
Introduction
Petch Log House
15395 Leslie Street, Aurora
Part Lot 21, Concession 3
Jonathan Petch
Chair -Man Mills Ltd.
Residential
Residential (tenanted)
Janet and David Fayle
In June 2000, Fayle Associates was asked to submit a quotation for a Heritage Structure Report
on 15395 Leslie Street. On .tune 12, we met with David Falconer, chairman of Aurora LACAC,
to view the log house to estimate the extent of work required to complete such a study. After a
brief review of the published history of the building, it was apparent that it would be difficult to
prepare a quotation for the work, since the addition to the log house is reputed to be an older
structure moved to the site, and could also require examination. Fayle Associates submitted a
proposal to work on an hourly basis, with an upset price. The proposal was accepted by the
LACAC chairman, and a detailed examination of the building was undertaken on June 16 and
July 6.
This Heritage Structure Report concentrates on the log portion of the building, believed to be
on its original site. At this point little is known of the history or original location of the frame
structure, nor is it possible to examine the framing of the building since it is entirely finished in
the interior. Only the cellar offers any clues to its age..
Architectural Description
Exterior:
The house at 15395 Leslie currently consists of a 25' x 30' log portion to the west and a frame
portion to the east. This easterly part is clad in naturally weathered vertical plank sheathing. Both
the log and frame structures are one -and -a -half storey with one storey vestibules, and long shed -
roofed dormers inserted into the gable roofs, with the dormer on the easterly part of the house
being a wall dormer (Fig. 1). The roof of the easterly part is about one foot higher than that of the
log portion. Both roofs have a shallow pitch. No exterior chimneys remain on the log house.
The log house has three bays, with the central door opening concealed by the vestibule (Fig. 2).
The walls are approximately 12 feet high, and consist of nine logs. The logs are squared, hewn to
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8 inches in thickness and ranging in height from 19 inches at the bottom of the walls to 14 inches
at the top, not "14 inches wide and 26 to 28 inches deep" as reported in Rural Roots. Because of
the uniformity in height along their length, chinking required between the logs is minimal. The
ends have squared lap keys (Figs. 3 and 4), which are consistently located at the top/bottom of
the logs, made possible by the uniformity in size of each layer of logs. l lowever, because it lacks
notches or dovetails to prevent movement, the corners are pulling apart slightly. As in the Petch
chapel the top logs are probably pinned at the corners. The base logs are mainly obscured by an
external concrete sill which has been added at some time. This sill has pulled away from the
walls, allowing water to penetrate, which has hastened the deterioration of the bottom logs (Pig.
5). Nail marks in the logs indicate that at some stage they were covered with horizontal siding.
On the south side, the large 8-over-8 windows either side of the front door are modern
replacements, with new trim, but the opening sizes appear to be original.
The west end of the building has one window on the main floor, offset to the right of centre. It
is the same size with the same new sash and trim as the south -facing windows (Fig. 6). An
undated photograph in Rurul Roots, possibly from the 1950s, shows the window(s) as 12-over-8.
There are two new casement windows in the gable end, equally spaced to the right and left of
centre. The gable wall projects about 4 inches beyond the logs, and is sheathed in naturally
weathered vertical sheathing. The projection is presumably due to deepening the gable wall to
allow for insulation.
The north (rear) wall of the log house had three openings like the south wall, but the centre and
westerly openings.are windows, with the centre window partially closed up in response to
internal requirements (Fig. 7). Both windows in the Rural Roots photograph were 9-over-6. The
easterly opening was a door, now closed up. Wide, naturally weathered boards, fastened with
round nails, have been carefully matched in size to adjacent logs, and chinked to resemble the log
construction (Fig. 8). The text of Rural Routs refers to this, erroneously, as a "window ... blocked
off as protection from `Indian raids' ". The rear side of the roof has a long shed-rooled dormer
like that of the front.
The east wall is now completely enclosed within the addition but inside the logs are exposed.
There are two door openings (Appendix B, First Floor Plan). A filled -in space above the south
door suggests that it might have been a window opening. The north door opening, which
provides access to the cellar stair, may or may not be original.
On the north and south faces, the boxed soffits (now ventilated) are supported by a three-part
bed mould (Fig. 9). The wedge-shaped half round moulding adjacent to the soffits is rabbetted to
fit over the top of the convex cornice mould, which in turn is rabbetted to lit over the quarter -
round moulding adjacent to the top log. The ends of llie eaves seem to have undergone some
jerry-rigged alterations when the gable wall was deepened (Fig. 10). 1Figurc 1 I shows the bed
mould `returning', indicating that the house originally had return eaves, which were lost during
alterations to the end wall. Figures 10 and 1 I also show that the raking ends of the roof are
constructed of a tongue and groove board (with groove facing out), above a narrower plank with
beaded edge.
Ou the north side, there is a very long covered access to the cellar approximately below the
westerly window, and a covered window well approximately beneath the centre window.
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Interior:
Cellar: The cellar was of fieldstone, approximately 18 inches in thickness. The entire south and
west walls are now poured concrete, as is the westerly end of the north wall, to beyond the
outside entrance (see Appendix B, Cellar Plan). All except about 4 feet at the north end of tlic
east wall is concrete block. The joists are approximately 14-inch diameter logs, flattened to
support the floor boards. Spacing is irregular, and ranges from 21 to 41 inches. The 41-inch
spacing roughly corresponds with the outside entrance. The notched ends of the joists are
mortised into the 9" x 10" hewn sill, and also rest on the foundation (Fig. 12). The single
basement window, now closed up, is 18 inches wide by 20 inches high, with the reveals splayed
to 4 feet (Fig: 12).
The sill at the east end and the adjacent logjoist, 68 inches to the west, have been notched for
a distance of 5 feet, off centre to the front of the house, indicating the location of a former
fireplace (Fig. 13 and 14). South of the notched area is a double header, now joining into a sawn
joist insetted between the sill and first logjoist. A mortisejust beyond the north end of the
notched area previously held the northerly header. The inserted sawn joist and a new header
north of the notched area now (came a stairwell.,A portion of the hearth support remains to the
south of the stair opening ( Figs. 13 and 14).
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The internal height of the cellar is 7 feet between the concrete floor and the floor boards above
the joists. The floor boards at the mest end of the cellar are 15/6" x 6" tongue and groove; the
remainder of the flooring is '/z" x 16-1 T' subfloor, overlaid with 1'h" x 6" boards. (The west and
east first -floor rooms have new wood and tile floors respectively over this flooring.)
A brief examination of the cellar of the easterly addition shows that it has hewn sills and centre
beam, with sawn joists at 24 inch centres (Fig. 15). The sill is 11 inches wide by 10 inches deep
and the centre beam is 8 inches wide by 9 inches deep; thejoists range front 2'/z to 3 inches in
width and 6 to 8 inches in depth. The flooring above is 6 to 7 %z inch wide tongue and groove.
Figure 15. Cellar of addiIion, looking east, showing hewn centre beam and sawnjoists.
First floor: The ground floor is divided centrally by a 3'/2 inch thick wall into two rooms running
from front to rear of the house, with a narrow space separated off at the east side incorporating
the stairs to the cellar and to the second floor. In both rooms the 3" x 8" second floorjoists (24
inch centres) and the underside of the 5 to 6 inch -wide tongue and groove floor boards above are
exposed. The height front the current flooring to the underside of the ceiling boards is 94 inches.
The front door opens into the east room which is currently the kitchen. Where not hidden by
kitchen counters or appliances, the walls have 30-inch high wainscotting containing vertical,
beaded boards varying in width (Fig. 16). The ceiling joists are exposed and mortised into the 8"
x 12" hewn centre beam (Fig. 17). They pass through the wall dividing the stain hall from the
kitchen, to rest in the outer log wall.
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The log walls of the west room are exposed, with nail holes where lath was applied directly to
the logs, and plaster marks indicating that the room had at one time been plastered. Most of the
lath had been applied horizontally, but at the east end of the north wall it was applied vertically
(Fig. 18). Thejoists are exposed and set into the log wall (Pig. 19). hi the southwest corner ofthe
room's ceiling, unlike elsewhere, there are three approximately 15-inch wide boards with rough
ends where they split off before the boards were completely sawn to their ends (Pig. 20). They
may be remnants of original flooring.
The stair (twelve 8'/2 inch risers, 8'/a inch treads) rises to the north within its separated space,
with a short hall at the front of the stair and longer hall at the rear (Appendix B, First Floor Plan).
It occupies space where the earlier fireplace was; its original location could not be determined.
The front hall, in which a portion of the original wainscotting remains at the foot of the stair, is
used as a passage to the addition, and the rear hall as storage space. Both front and rear halls have
a door to the kitchen as well as a door into the addition. The stairwell to the second floor is
sheathed in 12-inch wide hand -planed and beaded boards parallel to the rise of the stairs (Fig.
21).
Figure 18. Plaster marks indicate vertical application of lath on north
wall ul'wesl room. Scale in inches.
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N7gure 19. Insertion of second floorjoists into log wall.
r tgure 6u. Split -oft end of wide boards in southwest part of ceiling of west room.
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Figure 21. East wall of stairwell, showing 12-inch wide hand -planed
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Second floor: The second floor of the log house is divided into four rooms (Appendix B, Second
Floor Plan). Ceiling height is 90 inches and the knee wall is 43 inches. The stair enters a large
room (16' x 15' 4") in the northeast corner. Above the stairwell, a shelf chimney projects 6 inches
into the room. It is located oft=centre to the south of the peak of the roof'. The room is currently lit
by the large rear dormer. A door near the top of the stair provides .access to the addition; it may
have been the location of'a window.
A doorway in the room's south. wall provides entrance to a long narrow room (7' x 15' 4"). The
wall appears to be in its original location but the door is a replacement. The room is currently lit
only by the front dormer, since the room is almost entirely under the eaves. Prior to the changes it
may have been lit by a small window in the east gable. The logs and rafers are exposed, with the
rafters being 3 inches wide at 24 inch centres. The internal walls are covered with new materials.
Two doorways in the large room's 6-inch thick west wall, which appears to be original, lead
into two smaller rooms, each lit by a small window in the gable end. The door casings are typical
of the 1840s, and the doors are two vertical panels with remnants of original locks (Figs. 22 and
23). The baseboard is 8 inches high,
hand -planed and beaded. The
northwest room is 10' 4' x 12' 10" and
the southwest room originally 12' 10" x
12' 10" but it has been reduced by
2 feet on its north wall to provide
closet space for both rooms. The
chopped end ol'the baseboard and a 4"
x 13" unpainted strip on the wide floor
boards remaining in the northwest
corner of' this room suggest the
presence of a support for a shelf
chimney. Damage to the room's ceiling
reveals accordion (stretch) lath
(Fig. 24).
Figure 22. Raised two -panelled door of
southwest'bedroom. The reason for the 5-inch
wide beaded vertical board to the left of the
door is unknown.
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History
Jonathan Petch Sr. was a ship's carpenter (Appendix D. Identity Affidavit) who lost his leg in a
fall, and walked with a wooden leg. His two youngest children, Jonathan Jr. and Rachel,
emigrated to Canada in 1817 with their spouses and children. Jonathan Jr. had married Sarall
Gale and had 4 children at the time; Rachel was married to William Wells, and had 2 children.
The Petches and Wells found that the easily accessible land was already taken, but learned that
they could lease one of the Clergy Reserve lots. They chose Lot 21, Concession 3, Whitchurch
Township and both families settled on it. In 1840 Jonathan was able to acquire title to Lot 21 for
£175, and promptly sold I acre to William Wells, presumably the acre around Rachel's and
William's house. According to the authors of Whitchurch Township this is the stucco house still
standing just west of the Petch Foursquare built in 1916.
When Jonathan died, his two youngest children inherited the property. Isaac took the north half,
and John the south half. According to family history, John took over the family home; Isaac had
built the log house for his family in 1844. This would have been about the time that lie married
Emma. The 1861 Census states that both John and Isaac lived in log houses. The construction of'
Isaac's log house is similar to that of the Petch Chapel, said to have been built in 1840 because
1840" could be seen carved into the siding at the north end.
Isaac's house left the Petch family in 1903, when it was sold to Matthew and Mary Ann
Homer. During the first half of the 20" century, the house belonged to the Crawford family , then
in 1946 it was sold to Clayton and Lillian Ada Pogue. No evidence has come to light to indicate
whether the Crawfords or the Pogues added the east wing; however, there was a Colonial Revival
in the late 1940s when it became popular to "re -do" older homes in the American Colonial style.
It is reasonable to assume that the Pogue§ where responsible for the addition.
Gordon Russell acquired the property in 1970, and 4 years later sold it to Chair -Man Mills Ltd.
The following year it was leased to Aurora Meadows Ltd., the name the property retains today.
Discussion and Conclusions
In 1861 there were three log buildings present: John's, Isaac's and the "chapel". John's has
been demolished so it is impossible to determine its form and if it was the earlier of the two, i.e.,
Jonathan Petch's. Family history as recorded by Mrs. Richardson for the Vandorl' Women's
institute firmly slates that Isaac built the log house in 1844 and that John took over the family
home in 1857. 'file Chapel is said to have been built in 1840, because of the inscribed date noted
above. Given the great similarity of construction of the Petch Log }louse and the fetch Chapel,
there could also be a similarity in construction dates.
The log house has features that suggest it could well be earlier than 1844, but tine Petchs may
have been conservative builders. The over -size rough log joists of the ground floor are one sign
of an earlier date, as is evidence of an internal fireplace and hearth at the east end. The
replacement of all but part of the north and east cellar walls with poured concrete and block
could suggest that only the northeast portion of the house had a full cellar. When a full cellar was
added, the 4-foot deep foundation walls under the rest of the house would have had to be
replaced. Since the dividing wall between cellars of the log house and the addition is block, while
the outer walls are poured concrete, it is possible that the full cellar was added at the same time
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that the addition was adjoined to the log house, i.e., possibly in the 1940s. Partial cellars have
been found in York County houses of the 1820s and 1830s.
The upstairs trim, two -panel doors and their latches, as well as the accordion lath are typical of'
the 1840s and 1850s. The flooring throughout the house is about 6 inches wide, but in the
southwest corner of the second floor the boards are much wider, and ripped apart at their ends,
typical of earlier sawmill production. Also, the half -inch thick subtloor of the first floor, east
half, may have been of an earlier date. There was evidence of a shelf chimney at the west end,
part of whose support was on the wide boards just noted and whose installation entailed
chopping into the baseboard. Another shelf chimney is still present at the east end. These
chimneys would have been built to convert to heating and cooking by stoves, replacing the earlier
fireplace. At the same time the stairway would have been altered. The date of these changes
could not be determined.
Further investigations during renovations or demolition may reveal some answers to what we
can only speculate currently. Based on family history, the house was built in 1844, but some
features suggest an earlier date, possibly to the 1820s.
Context
The house sits on the height of land facing south and is approached from the west by a driveway
from Leslie Street. To the west of the house and on the south side of the driveway a cairn
contains stones given to Lillian Pogue by her friends (Pigs. 25-27). Amongst them can be seen
parts of drill cores and one fragment of stone carving ol'an animal's head (Pigs. 28 and 29).
Significance
The Petch Log House has significance because it may be the only remaining log structure on its
original site in the Town of Aurora. The LACAC files do not list another example.
Recommendations
Although in need of some structural repairs and removal of the dormers, the log building is
sufficiently sound to be retained. The 1840s material of the second floor supplies appropriate
examples of trim, doors and hardware for restoring the building to the Isaac Petch period. In that
period, all the rooms would have been plastered.
It is always preferable to retain a heritage structure on its original site. However, the property is
slated for industrial development. The log house could be incorporated into a building for
commercial use, such as a restaurant or office, on site or elsewhere in the development,
preferably on Lot 21. However, unless undertaken sympathetically, such use could result in
substantial alterations and trivialization of `heritage' value. If a suitable use cannot be found
within the development, it may be preferable to move it elsewhere, possibly a conservation area
or park, for public use. This would require a careful analysis of its function and commitment of
public funds. As a last resort, it could be offered for relocation privately, but preferably within
the Town of Aurora. Although a last resort, the latter option could result in continued use of the
house as a residence and a greater opportunity to retain or restore features consistent with its
original function.
Since the addition is not original to the site, it should be briefly documented during demolition.
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Research into the Petch Log House has unearthed the information that the stucco house to the
west of the Foursquare is likely that of Rachel and William Wells, and probably contemporary
with the log building. It is important that this building also be documented.
Sources
Anonymous. Wesley United Church Golden Jubilee. 1931.
Aurora Banner. Series of articles on the Petch family, 1967. Adapted from the Perch history
written by Mrs. Richardson for the Vandorf Women's Institute.
Aurora LACAC files. Located in the Aurora Museum.
Byers, Mary, et al. Rural Roots. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. 1976. Reprinted 1977.
Census Records. Agricultural Census, 1861 Whitchurch; Personal Census ISO and 1871,
Whitchurch. Microfilm, located in Aurora Museum.
Deed Abstracts, Lot 21, Concession 3, Whitchurch, York County Registry Office, Newmarket.
Rempel, John. Building ritith Wood. University of Toronto Press, Toronto. Revised Edition, 1980.
Stokes, Peter. Carly Architecture gf The Town and Township gl'Niagara. The Niagara
Foundation, 1992.
The Whitchurch History Book Committee. WHITCHURCHTOWNSHIP. Boston Mills Press,
Erin. 1993.
Fayle Associates
July 2000
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