BYLAW - Heritage Designation 27 Mosley - 20081110 - 5081R"Victoria Hall" also known as "The Disciples of Christ Church
27 Mosley Street
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By-Jaw Number 5081-0B.R
BEING A BY-LAW to designate a certain property as
being of Historical and/or Architectural Value or
Interest "Victoria Hall" also known as "The Disciples
of Christ Church" 27 Mosley 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:
27 Mosley Street
Aurora, ON
and up on the Ontario Heritage Foundation, notice of intention to designate Victoria Hall
also known as the Disciples of Christ Church and a statement of the reasons for the
proposed designation, and further, has caused said notice of intention to be published in
the 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:
"Victoria Hall" also known as "The Disciples of Christ Church"
27 Mosley 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 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008.
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PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR B. PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK
SCHEDULE "A" TO
BY-LAW 5081-0B.R
By-law Number 5081-08.R
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In the Town of Aurora in the Regional Municipality of York, property description as
follows:
Victoria Hall also known as the Disciples of Christ Church.
27 Mosley Street
Part Lot 4 SIS Mosley St, Plan 68
Part 4, 65R4553
Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality of York
SCHEDULE "B" TO
BY-LAW 5081-0B.R
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
By-law Number 5081-0S.R
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"Victoria Hall" also known as "The Disciples of Christ Church" has excellent cultural
heritage value. The building is a good and rare example of a smaller church building
built in the Gothic Revival Style. For most of the 20th Century, the former church has
served a variety of local functions and has been an important part of community life in
Aurora.
Historical or Associative Value
The building at 27 Mosley Street has historical value in its association with the Disciples
of Christ Church for whom the structure was built, and the Town of Aurora for which it
has served a number of capacities since it was sold by the Disciples of Christ Church in
1922 including the Health Hall, The Aurora Public Library and a public meeting hall.
Architectural Value
The building at 27 Mosley Street has architectural value as an example of a modest,
Gothic Revival Style Church built of local yellow brick in the late 19th Century. Distinctive
features include its pointed gothic arches over the windows and door and projecting
buttresses. .
Contextual Value
27 Mosley Street is of contextual value as one of a number of public and religious
institutions and public spaces located within the blocks bounded by Larmont Street,
Mosley Street and Metcalfe Street which have made the area a community focal point
for more than a century.
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:
• Victoria Hall also known as "The Disciples of Christ Church" 27 Mosley Street.
• Exterior Elements of the Attribute to be Conserved:
Exterior Elements
• Front gable roof with steep Gothic pitch
• Gothic wood pointed sash windows on the side and front elevations
• Historic Sills
• Buttresses at the sides and front of Victoria hall
• Front projecting entrancdway with Gothic point above doorway that originally
contained a window with intricate tracery.
• Yellow brick exterior
• Datestone
• Remnants of historic doorway
Interior Elements
• Side trim and wainscoting.
Explanatory Note
Re: Heritage Designation By-law No. 5081-08.R
By-law Number 5081-08.R
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By-law Number 5081-08.R the following purpose and effect:
To designate the property at 27 Mosley 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
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
LOCATION: Part Lot 4 SIS Mosley St, Plan 68
Part 4, 65R4553
Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality of York
27 Mosley Street
(Victoria Hall)
THIS IS SCHEDULE "A"
TO BY-LAW NO. 5081-0S.R
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