BYLAW - Heritage Designation 65 Wellington - 20090609 - 512009THE CORPORA T/ON OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5120-09
BEING A BY-LAW to designate a property
to be of cultural heritage value or interest
(The George W. Graham House -65 Wellington Street East)
WHEREAS Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, as
amended, provides that the council of a municipality may, by by-law, designate a
property within the municipality to be of cultural heritage value or interest;
AND WHEREAS on February 10, 2009, The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
approved the recommendations of its Heritage Advisory Committee to designate the
property municipally known as 65 Wellington Street East (the "Property") to be of
cultural heritage value or interest;
AND WHEREAS the Town Clerk of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora caused
notice of the intention to designate the Property to be served on the owner of the
Property and the Ontario Heritage Trust and published in a newspaper having
general circulation in the municipality;
AND WHEREAS there were no objections to the proposed designation of the
Property served on The Corporation of the Town of Aurora;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora deems it
necessary and expedient to enact a by-law to designate the Property to be of
cultural heritage value or interest;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the Property described on Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming
part of this By-law be and is hereby designated to be of cultural heritage
value or interest.
2. THAT a statement explaining the cultural heritage value or interest of the
Property and a description of the heritage attributes of the Property are set
out on Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law;
3. THATthe Town Clerk ofThe Corporation of the Town of Aurora shall serve a
a copy of this By-law on the owner of the Property and the Ontario Heritage
Trust and publish notice of this By-law in a newspaper having general
circulation in the municipality.
4. THAT the Town Solicitor of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora shall
register against the Property in the proper Land Registry Office, a copy of
this By-law including an Affidavit of the Town Clerk respecting the giving of
notice referenced herein to be attached to and forming part of this By-law.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 91h DAY OF JUNE, 2009.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 91h DAY OF JUNE, 2009.
PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR LUCILLE KING, OWN CLERK
Explanatory Note
Re: Heritage Designation By-law 5120-09
By-law Number 5120-09 to designate the property municipally known as 65 Wellington
Street East, Aurora, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest pursuant to the
provisions of Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O., 190, Chapter
0.18.
SCHEDULE "A" TO
BY-LAW 5120-09
Description of Property
All and singular those certain parcels or tracts of land and premises situate, lying and
being in the Town of Aurora, in the Regional Municipality of York, municipally known as
65 Wellington Street East, and being composed of Lot 6, S/S Wellington Street, Plan
68, including the George W. Graham House and all other buildings and structures
thereon.
SCHEDULE "B" TO
BY-LAW 5120-09
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
This George W. Graham House meets numerous criteria required for designation under
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The site is culturally significant because of its
design and physical value, historical and associative value, and contextual value.
Historical or Associative Value
The house at 65 Wellington Street East has historical value in its association with
George W. Graham a prominent grain dealer and his family, who owned the house for
more than 50 years.
Architectural Value
The house at 65 Wellington Street East has architectural value as a good and rare
local example of an ltalianate Style Home.
The house has a 3-bay fac;:ade of yellow brick with segmental arched windows.
A distinctive feature of the house is its front doorway which features a half glazed wood
door, flanked by a pair of fluted Doric columns and topped by a two pane segmental
arched transom.
The door has two solid panels on the lower half. The centre part is a large glazed
opening and the upper part consists of 3 smaller glazed openings.
Contextual Value
The house at 65 Wellington Street East has contextual value as part of the heritage
residential streets cape along Wellington Street East. Wellington Street East is of value
as one of the most intact major historic streets in the Region of York.
Description of Heritage Attributes
The Description of Heritage Attributes include the following key attributes and apply to
all elevations and the roof including all facades, entrances, windows, chimneys, and
trim, together with construction materials of wood, brick, stucco, glazing, their related
building techniques and cultural heritage landscape features.
Key attributes that express the value of "The George W. Graham House", located at 65
Wellington Street include:
Exterior Elements
• The yellow brick and red brick exterior walls
• The hipped roof with chimney remnants
• The original window openings, lintels and sills.
• Front doorway with Doric columns and transom
• Wood front door