BYLAW - Heritage Designation 42 Temperance St - 20081110 - 5052RThe George Russell House,
42 Temperance Street
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By-Jaw Number 5052-0B.R
BEING A BY-LAW to designate a
certain property as being of
Historical and/or Architectural
Value or Interest "The George
Russell House", 42 Temperance
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 By-laws 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:
42 Temperance Street
Aurora, ON
and up on the Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to designate the Eleanor
and Ernest Robinson House, 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 George Russell House
42 Temperance 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 at the
Land Registry Office.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 10TI1JA Y OF NOVEMBER, 2008.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008 .
• JitOWN CLERK
SCHEDULE "A" TO
BY-LAW 5052-0B.R
By-law Number 5052-0S.R
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In the Town of Aurora in the Regional Municipality of York, property description as
follows:
Plan 9, Part Lot 20
42 Temperance Street
The George Russell House
SCHEDULE "8" TO
BY-LAW 5052.08.R
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
By-law Number 5052-08.R
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The George Russell House has good cultural heritage value. The House is an example
of a vernacular frame house built with the influence of the Gothic Revival Style for
workers at the Fleury Foundry, the most important industry in Aurora in the post-railway
era.
Historical Value
The George Russell House has historical value as a small labourer's cottage, and in
its association with the Fleury Foundry and its employees.
42 Temperance Street was likely built by George Russell, a labourer and agent, circa
1868. George Russell was born in England, but came to Canada when he was very
young. After a period as a farmer, he worked for Joseph Fleury at the Foundry on
Wellington Street, delivering the Fleury ploughs by horse-drawn wagon or sleigh to
customers from Orangeville to Oshawa.
In 1873, George Russell sold the house to Charles Baguley. Charles, an unskilled
laborer of some type, and his wife Annie, and their children (two sons and a
daughter) lived in the house until 1910.
In 1910, the Fleury Foundry (soon known as Fleury-Bissell) purchased the house,
and began renting it out to tenants. For the next thirty-three years, the house was
occupied by various laborers and blue-collar workers.
After the consolidation of the Fleury-Bissell land holdings in Aurora, the house was
bought by Frederick and Ada White in 1943, and remained in their family for the next
thirty-five years.
Architectural Value
The house has architectural value as a representative of a simple Ontario Gothic
worker's cottage. Occupied mainly by blue-collar worker or labourers until the
1940's, the George Russell House is a plain 1 % storey cottage, with the front centre
gable common to many small residences of this period.
Contextual Value
Located on Temperance Street in a mature streetscape of historic residences, the
George Russell House, when constructed, was located immediately south of the
Sons of Temperance Hall, which was demolished in the 1940's, and gave
Temperance Street its name ..
Circa 1910, the neighbouring Fleury Foundry purchased 42 Temperance Street, as
well as the Temperance Hall. Many of the original industrial buildings of the Fleury
Foundry are still standing, now occupied by Bacon Basketware.
Description of Heritage Attributes
The Description of Heritage Attributes includes the following heritage attributes and
applies to all elevations and the roof including all facades, entrances, windows,
chimneys, and trim, together with construction materials of wood, brick, stone, plaster
parging, metal and glazing, their related building techniques and landscape features:
Attribute to be Conserved:
• Vernacular Frame House at 42 Temperance Street
Exterior Elements of the Attribute to be Conserved:
By-law Number 5052-0S.R
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• The simple Ontario Gothic cottage plan, 1 %storeys high;
• The 1 storey rear kitchen wing;
• The original fenestration;
• The front porch and main entrance;
• The gable roof with front centre gable.
Explanatory Note
Re: Heritage Designation By-law No. 5052-0S.R
By-law Number 5052-0S.R
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By-law Number 5052-0S.R the following purpose and effect:
To designate the property at 42 Temperance Street as a property of cultural heritage
value or interest pursuant to the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O,. 1990,
Chapter 0.18, Part IV, Section 29.
TOWN OF AURORA
THIS IS SCHEDULE "A"
~:t-!:iE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK TO BY-LAW NO. 5052-0S.R
PASSED THIS 10 DAY
OF NWh\\fu!.dZ...., 2008.
LOCATION: Part Lot 20 Plan 9 as in R231166
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