This dataset includes over 910 heritage properties included in the Oakville Heritage Register. Each heritage property information contains street address location, ByLaw, designated year, built year, status, history and description. This heritage property dataset is linked to Oakville address point dataset, and other datasets such as various bulding permits, property information, etc.
| Subject | Landuse and Development |
| Jurisdiction | Planning & Development, Town of Oakville, Province of Ontario |
| Data Provider | Town of Oakville |
| Source | https://portal-exploreoakville.opendata.arcgis.com/ |
All heritage properties in Oakville are included in the Oakville Heritage Register, an official list of properties which are identified by the town as having cultural heritage value or interest. This is required in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). The Heritage Register includes the following types: (1) individually designated properties which fall under Part IV of the OHA; (2) properties designated within Heritage Conservation Districts which fall under Part V of the OHA; (3) properties which are not designated but believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest (listed properties).
This dataset includes 910 heritage properties in the Oakville Heritage Register. The data fields of properties include street address location, ByLaw, designated year, built year, status, history, description, etc. Each property data is linked to its address point data, and also other data such as various building permits.
This dataset includs 910 heritage properties included in the Oakville Heritage Register. While most heritage properties do not have specific designated years, those specified designated years are mostly in 1990s and 1980s. The built years of heritage properties range from 1810s to 2000s, with many of them built in 1850s-1870s and 1910s-1920s.
The street with the most number of heritage properties is Lakeshore Rd E, followed by Trafalgar Rd and Reynolds St. The other prominent street names include Allan St, William St, King St, Spruce St, Thomas St, Lakeshore Rd W, and Forsythe St.
| Year | Properties | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-2009 | 2 | 0.22% |
| 1990-1999 | 4 | 0.44% |
| 1980-1989 | 9 | 0.98% |
| 1970-1979 | 8 | 0.87% |
| 1960-1969 | 7 | 0.77% |
| 1950-1959 | 11 | 1.20% |
| 1940-1949 | 12 | 1.31% |
| 1930-1939 | 18 | 1.97% |
| 1920-1929 | 44 | 4.81% |
| 1910-1919 | 43 | 4.70% |
| 1900-1909 | 27 | 2.95% |
| 1890-1899 | 13 | 1.42% |
| Street | Properties | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Rd E | 116 | 16.48% |
| Trafalgar Rd | 82 | 11.65% |
| Reynolds St | 60 | 8.52% |
| Allan St | 45 | 6.39% |
| William St | 39 | 5.54% |
| King St | 33 | 4.69% |
| Spruce St | 31 | 4.40% |
| Thomas St | 30 | 4.26% |
| Forsythe St | 25 | 3.55% |
| Lakeshore Rd W | 25 | 3.55% |
| First St | 23 | 3.27% |
| Second St | 23 | 3.27% |
Built Year: 1848/2014 Designation Year: 2016 ByLaw: 2016-054 Status: Part IV History: The Kaitting House Parkette has cultural heritage value for its features and design which commemorate the former Kaitting House which was destroyed in a fire in 2009. The salvaged brick wall originally formed the southwest corner of the Kaitting House. The house was part of a 200-acre farm on Lot 18, Concession 1 NDS settled by John and Elizabeth Kaitting in 1808. The primary feature on the site is a section of brick wall which was salvaged from the original house and reconstructed within the parkette in 2014. Other features include the historical plaque, the placement of ornamental fruit trees to the east of the wall, the view of the wall from Ellen Davidson Drive, and the curved design of the path which references the original curved lane on the farm. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 2013 ByLaw: 2013-080 Status: Part IV History: The Jones Farmhouse. In 1841, the original 200-acre farm was purchased from the Crown by Evan E. Jones and his wife Ellenor. It is likely that the rear portion of the farmhouse was constructed before 1851, under Evan’s ownership. Upon Evan’s death in 1857, son John inherited the south 100 acres of the farm and lived there as a bachelor most of his life. The front portion of the existing farmhouse was likely constructed in the 1870s. After John’s death, the property was sold to the Campbell family who farmed the land. Description: The 1-1/2-storey frame house was built with influences from the Gothic Revival Style and has a simple intersecting gable roof with a small front gable containing an arched window, typical of the building’s style. The symmetrical front façade and the overall form of the house are also characteristic of the Gothic Revival style. The building’s original horizontal wood siding remains underneath contemporary cladding. The rear portion of the house is thought to be older, built around 1850. |
Built Year: 1932 Designation Year: 2012 ByLaw: 2012-087 Status: Part IV History: Constructed in 1932, this building was one of the last one-room schoolhouses built in Ontario. The property has played a significant role as a local school and centre of community life, used for numerous community events, including theatre, dancing, music, games and lectures. A number of graduates of Linbrook went on to play a significant role in the community, including 17 members who served in WWII. The property is also associated with architect George Nepean Molesworth who also designed Maple Grove Public School. Description: The one-room schoolhouse was designed by architect George Nepean Molesworth in the Colonial Revival style with influences from the Georgian and Neoclassical periods. Stylistic elements include decorative columns, pilasters, cornice mouldings, elliptical fanlight, an octagonal louvered cupola in the centre of the roof, octagonal windows and decorative wood window trim and wood cornice. |
Built Year: 1848 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-033 Status: Part IV History: The property is associated with the prominent Boulton family, as well as the Bowbeer and Biggar families, both early settler families in Trafalgar Township. D’Arcy Boulton was a prominent lawyer, politician, merchant and served as the Director of the Bank of Upper Canada and as Auditor General in Upper Canada. William and Mevira Bowbeer came to live on the property in 1824 and raised eleven children together and likely built the existing house. There is a strong association between this property and Lot 10, Concession 1, now 1086 Burnhamthorpe Road. In 1853, William’s son William Somerset built the existing brick house on Lot 10, which is similar in age, design, material and architectural details as the Bowbeer House. The property was later owned by the Biggars, a Loyalist family who were among the first settlers in Trafalgar Township and contributed greatly to the early settlement and development of the Township. Description: "The house is a unique example of a 1 ½ storey brick farmhouse with a side gable roof with front dormer. The house is constructed with dichromatic Flemish Bond brickwork, including brick “quoins”, ornamental bands of brick “roses” and brick voussoirs over the windows. Other details include 6/6 wood windows, wood sills and wood cornices. |
Built Year: 1911 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-062 Status: Part IV History: The subject house has historical value for its associations with Thomas Aston Blakelock, whose construction company built the house. Built c.1911, the house was constructed as a home for Blakelock and his family. In addition to being a prominent businessman, Thomas A. Blakelock worked for 40 years in public service as Mayor of Oakville, as a Member of the Provincial Legislature for Halton, and as Warden of Halton County. The Blakelock Brothers, Contractors and Builders Company built more than 400 buildings in Oakville, including the subject house which was one of the first houses built by the company. Description: The house is a representative example of a 2 ½ storey Edwardian red brick house with influences from the Queen Anne architectural style. These architectural styles are evident in the square form of the house with its hip roof, front gable and projecting bay windows. Architectural details include wood dentils and shingles in the front dormer, wood windows and doors, and stone sills. |
420 S SERVICE RD E Built Year: 1946-48 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-096 Status: Part IV History: The General Electric Company operated a lamp factory on the site for over 60 years. The plant opened in 1948 with 50 employees and expanded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with over 500 employees at the height of its production. The office building was constructed between 1946 and 1948 and was one of the first buildings to be completed on the site. Originally housing offices and a lunchroom, the building was continually used as office space for the factory with numerous interior alterations completed over the years to accommodate minor changes in use. In 2009, the lamp plant was decommissioned due to changes in the market; this development resulted in the heritage designation of the office building in order to retain this important heritage attribute and to recognize and commemorate the history of the site. Description: A 20th century industrial building designed in the Art Moderne style, designed by Beck and Eadie Architects. The two-storey structure is constructed of load-bearing masonry and has a low, horizontal emphasis with three projecting bays. The building is clad in buff brick with precast parapet coping. The windows and doors are framed with pre-cast concrete surrounds. Above the front entrance, a unique round window provides architectural interest. |
Built Year: 1922 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-097 Status: Part IV History: The property is directly associated with the development of the local residential area known as ‘Brantwood’, an early 20th century subdivision of Oakville. The property was built in the mid to early phase of the subdivision and contributes to the value of this relatively intact historic development. Thomas and Alice Thornton likely constructed the house sometime between 1913 and 1922. Thomas was a local printer and the property was in Alice’s name until her passing in 1944. The property purchased by Peter Rea in 1952, a local bank manager, and remained in the Rea family until 2011. Description: The Thornton House is a good representation of a vernacular 1920s Oakville bungalow inspired by the Arts and Crafts design movement. These characteristics include the use of brick and textured stucco cladding, grouped multi-paned windows and broad roof sweeping over the large verandah with recessed entrance. |
Built Year: 1920 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-061 Status: Part IV History: The property is an example of a Craftsman-inspired vernacular bungalow. The house is one storey with a rectangular plan with ashlar block foundation and walls clad in horizontal wood siding. The asphalt shingled low hipped roof has wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. The small front porch also features a hip roof with exposed rafters and is supported by round columns. The windows on the front façade are banks of three or four fixed lowers with leaded square-paned transoms. The bank of three windows to the west of the front door projects out and is supported by small brackets. A one storey projecting bay flanks the front entrance to the east. Description: The property is historically associated with Tuxedo Park, a new suburb developed around 1910, located on the site of farmland and orchards. The original owner of the house, Howard French, was a local painter and raised his family in this house. Since the construction of the house in the early 1920s, there have been only three owners of this house. |
CORNWALL RD Built Year: 1880 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-098 Status: Part IV History: The Oakville Basket Company Steam Engine is associated with the Oakville Basket Company and its connections to the agricultural productivity of early Oakville. The steam engine was manufactured by the Galt firm Goldie & McCulloch Co. Ltd. The Oakville Basket Company was one of the most important early industries of Oakville. The company was formed as a response to the need for local fruit and vegetable baskets for transportation of Oakville strawberries, stone fruits and other produce at a time when Oakville was the largest producer of strawberries in the Dominion. Description: The steam engine is a remnant from the steam engine that powered the machinery at the Oakville Basket Company factory, and is an example of the “Wheelock” stationary steam engine, named for the inventor of the Wheelock valve that made steam engines more efficient. The steam engine was moved from the original factory to its current site on Cornwall Road. |
Built Year: 1930 Designation Year: 2011 ByLaw: 2011-028 Status: Part IV History: The property is historically associated with the development of Bronte as a seasonal recreation area. Between the two world wars, as the local commercial fishing industry was winding down, Bronte enjoyed a period of popularity as a summer resort area. Small cottages were developed around the lakefront and some working class home owners even left for the summer months in order to rent their homes to vacationing Torontonians. The original owners of the cottage, the Darlington family, were residents of Toronto who built their summer property sometime between 1920 and 1938. Description: The Darlington Cottage is set on a deep lot surrounded by mature trees and gardens. This small cottage is typical of the early summer homes that were popular in Bronte in the first half of the 20th century. The cottage is one storey with a simple rectangular plan with a concrete block foundation and exterior walls clad in horizontal wood siding. |
Built Year: 1845 Designation Year: 2010 ByLaw: 2010-020 Status: Part IV History: The property is historically associated with William Peacock, an early and prominent settler in Palermo Village who held the first church services and designed the church building. As part of the historic village of Palermo, the property is contextually significant as a landmark within the village and along Dundas Street. The village of Palermo is extremely significant as the oldest remaining urban centre in the Town of Oakville and as one of the Town’s only remaining villages, along with Oakville and Bronte. Description: An excellent rare, representative and early rural example of an ecclesiastical building constructed in a vernacular expression of the Regency Gothic Revival style. The building is the only remaining historic wood church in what was historically rural Oakville and one of two remaining historic wood churches in the whole of Oakville. The property also includes a historic cemetery and cairn. |
Built Year: 1916-17 Designation Year: 2010 ByLaw: 2010-098 Status: Part IV History: The Peterkin House is associated with Charles Peterkin, a local Fenian Raids veteran and Toronto businessman, who purchased the property in 1915. Peterkin, along with his wife Annie Josephine, had the house constructed c.1916-1917 as a home in which to retire. The house is also associated with Albert Edward Gooderham, a philanthropist and member of the prominent Gooderham family of Toronto, who owned the house in the 1930s and 1940s. Gooderham created a home for children with tuberculosis, and funded the University of Toronto’s Anti-Toxine farm, which supplied serum for the Second British Army during World War I. The house reinforces the character of an area of Oakville known locally as “Millionaire’s Row” where a number of wealthy Toronto residents built estates in the early 20th Century. Description: The Peterkin House is a rare and early example of a stone house inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, with elements of both Queen Anne and Bungalow style architecture, built circa 1916-17. It features stone exterior walls, a 2 1/2 storey form with a front and side porch, chimneys, lintels and sills all executed in stone. The house features a gambrel roof, corner tower, dormers and wood windows with decorative lead-pane glass. |
Built Year: 1852 Designation Year: 2010 ByLaw: 2010-002 Status: Part IV History: The property at 10 Park Avenue is an early example of a vernacular brick cottage. It was built by Reverend James Nisbet and his father, Thomas Nisbet, a master shipbuilder, for use as the first Presbyterian manse in Oakville. Reverend James Nisbet was the first Presbyterian minister in Oakville, and first Canadian Presbyterian missionary to the First Nations of the Northwest. Nisbet is known as the founder of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Description: Originally built as a simple Regency cottage, ‘The Manse’ retains much of the original brickwork and stone foundation that was laid by the Nisbets in 1852. Also of note is the hipped form of the roof which recalls the Regency style, and the east and north walls of the cottage which have retained the scale, as well as door and window openings of Reverend Nisbet’s cottage. |
Built Year: 1860 Designation Year: 2010 ByLaw: 2010-129 Status: Part IV History: The Coté House is associated with Louis B. Coté, a carriagemaker who is believed to have built the house in the late 1860s. The most prominent owner of the house was Coté's son, Louis Vincent Coté, who became Oakville’s fifth Postmaster in 1904. Coté lived in the house until 1919 and continued his prominent position as Postmaster until his death in 1937. Description: The Coté House is a two storey vernacular interpretation of a Classic Revival Style residence. It features a two storey form with a symmetrical 3 bay front façade. The house may have originally been a one storey house with a full second storey added later. |
Built Year: 1730 Designation Year: 2010 ByLaw: 2010-148 Status: Part IV History: The Bronte White Oak Tree has cultural heritage value as a fine representative example of a mature white oak tree. The tree is historically associated with the development of the hamlet of Merton, the village of Bronte and the Town of Oakville. The tree is estimated to date back to the 1730s, and therefore pre-dates historical European settlement in the Oakville area. The Bronte White Oak Tree is one of a very few pre-settlement white oak trees that remain in Oakville. Description: The tree is estimated to be over 250 years of age, and has the characteristic gnarled branches of a mature white oak. At present time, it is a healthy tree standing 19.5 meters above ground with a massive trunk nearly 1.5 meter in diameter and stout far-reaching limbs spreading approximately 25 meters. |
394 LAKESHORE RD W (Highway 2) Built Year: 1930 Designation Year: 2010 ByLaw: 2010-173 Status: Part IV History: The property is associated with both the Lambert family and the Smye family who owned the property. The property was built for Sidney and Mary Lambert who were both immigrants to Canada and owned the property until 1954. It was then owned by Fred T. Smye, President of Avro Aircraft and a leader in the development of Canada’s post-war aviation industry, which culminated in the AVRO Arrow program. Under Smye’s leadership, AVRO Canada became one of the largest corporations in Canada in the immediate post-war years. The AVRO Arrow project was one of major national significance in the 1950s. Description: The design of the house is based on traditional forms and styles such as neo-Georgian and English Arts and Crafts, but also exhibits influences of contemporary 1930s design, including Art Moderne. The property has design and contextual value for its designed landscape, which possesses numerous significant heritage attributes including the landforms, vegetation, viewscapes, circulation and built features. |
Built Year: 1853 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-075 Status: Part IV History: St. Jude's Cemetery. Significant as a rural 19th-century church cemetery. This lot was purchased in 1853 by St. Jude's Church for the development of a rectory and cemetery. A large rectory known as 'Holyrood' was constructed on the south portion of the original lot closer to Lake Ontario. The cemetery continues to serve the congregation of St. Jude's Church. Description: This designation includes the older part of the cemetery on the westerly portion of the site. This area is characterized by mature trees and historic graves arranged in a grid pattern. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-166 Status: Part IV History: This property has direct associations with the Marlatt & Armstrong Leather Company, at one time the town’s largest factory. The property is important in defining and maintaining the early vernacular character of the area which was once home to the tannery and numerous tannery workers’ homes. The property and house are physically and historically linked to these surroundings which continue to tell an important story of Oakville’s early industrial heritage. Description: A representative and rare remaining example of a frame stucco vernacular workers’ cottage with saltbox design in Oakville. |
Built Year: 1880 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-074 Status: Part IV History: McCraney-Robertson House. Associated with William McCraney, a prominent historical figure in Oakville who was the Mayor of Oakville from 1872 to 1874. The property is also linked to various local industries, including the Marlatt and Armstrong Leather Company. Many of these workers, including Duncan Robertson, were residents at the subject house. Description: Vernacular 1 1/2 storey stucco house typical of modest housing built at the time for local tradespeople. Notable features include the side porch with decorative brackets, front gable roof, wood windows, wood doors, wood trim. Designation also includes the magnolia tree, estimated to have been planted in the 1920s. |
Built Year: 1942 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-078 Status: Part IV History: This property has historical value for its strong associations with the Palermo School and the community of Palermo which it served for several decades. The building is a significant reminder of the educational system in early 20th century small towns and rural Trafalgar Township. The current schoolhouse, the third on the site, was built in 1942 after a lightning storm damaged the previous schoolhouse in the early 1940s. Some of the materials of the second schoolhouse were used in the construction of the existing building, including the cornerstone. After the school’s closure in the 1960s, the school was used by the Trafalgar Police Department, the Town of Oakville Planning Department, and finally the Oakville Players. Description: This one-storey red brick building with hip roof has a symmetrical façade with a central front doorway. Significant heritage features include the front entrance which has a decorative fanlight with brick voussoirs and a keystone above the door. The large wood windows are 6/6 in design and dressed with concrete lintels and sills. A cornerstone with the 1942 construction date of the structure is on the front wall while a cornerstone from the previous S.S. No. 2, built in 1875, is located on the rear wall of the building. |
Built Year: 1907 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-080 Status: Part IV History: In 1906, James Ryrie, a famous Toronto jeweller, purchased the subject property, later naming it “Edgemere”, meaning the edge of the sea. Ryrie commissioned Edmund Burke and John Horwood of the renowned Burke & Horwood firm in Toronto to design the estate mansion. Three years later, prominent Canadian landscape architect Charles Ernest Woolverton was commissioned by Ryrie to complete the landscape plan for the estate. After the development of this estate, others followed to lay out large estates along the lakeshore in what became known as “Canada’s Newport.” Description: The elements included in this designation are the prominent entrance gates and wall along Lakeshore Road. The highly visible gate and wall serve as a unique example of a construction method which displays a high degree of craftsmanship and is representative of an early style. The main entrance is an English style timber gate constructed of wooden pegs and includes a brass plaque that reads “Edgemere”. The property wall has a rubble stone foundation and is crowned with cut stone and at regular intervals its length is interrupted by rubble stone pillars with cut stone caps. |
Built Year: 1911 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-079 Status: Part IV History: Built in 1911, the Smith houses are a rare pair of shale stone houses constructed to reflect the architecture of the Smith ancestral home in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. These homes are rare survivors of the early 20th century settlement of the Kerr Street Area. Description: The two storey house has an intersecting gable roof with three triangula dormers on the front facade. A thrid bay with matching dormer was later added to the south end of the house. The original portion and all additions are included in this designation |
Built Year: 1911 Designation Year: 2009 ByLaw: 2009-079 Status: Part IV History: Built in 1911, the Smith houses are a rare pair of shale stone houses constructed to reflect the architecture of the Smith ancestral home in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. These homes are rare survivors of the early 20th century settlement of the Kerr Street Area. Description: The two storey house has an intersecting gable roof with three triangula dormers on the front facade. A thrid bay with matching dormer was later added to the south end of the house. The original portion and all additions are included in this designation |
Built Year: 1815-40 Designation Year: 2002 ByLaw: 2002-054 Status: Part IV History: Amos Biggar House. In 1815, Amos Biggar, a Loyalist, purchased this property and is believed to have built the original rectangular section of the house. The house was later enlarged, possibly by its next owner, Philip L. Box, who bought the farm in 1843. The barn to the rear of the house was built in the early 19th century. This house was associated with the former hamlet of Sixteen Hollow. William Lyon MacKenzie passed directly by this house on his famous flight from the law in 1837. This house is one of the few along Dundas Street which remains from this time. Moved to the current location from 502 Dundas Street West. Description: A good example of the Classic Revival style. The house consists of a 1 1/2 storey rectangular original wing with single storey additions to either side. Outstanding features include original narrow weatherboard siding, multi-paned windows with classical pediments, and a classically inspired doorway. |
Built Year: 1921 Designation Year: 1999 ByLaw: 1999-058 Status: Part IV History: Ballymena Estate. Lieutenant Colonel William Fletcher Eaton, son of Timothy Eaton, purchased the property in 1916 and named the estate Ballymena after the Eaton family's ancestral home in Ireland. The gatehouse was built in the Tudor style in 1916. In 1943, the Honourable Ray Lawson purchased the property and the building served as his personal residence during his term as Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Description: This designation includes the entrance gates and fence and the gatehouse building. The decorative wrought iron entrance gates were built c.1917 and flanked by stone side walls. The gateposts are Credit Valley stone and bear the name "Ballymena". The gatehouse is clad with Roman Stone architraves and sills and rough stucco with half timbering. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1998 ByLaw: 1998-012 Status: Part IV History: This property was first built on in 1833 by John Forman. He operated the frame inn on the site as the Oakville Temperance House until 1859 when it was purchased by Jacob Barnes and operated as a licensed premises. After Barne's death the building was acquired by Hugh Coyne in the early 1870s. At this time the lot was divided and the homes presently located on them were built. The properties went through a number of owners including William Sinclair Davis, a local realtor and financier who was instrumental in the development of the Park Avenue area. Description: The building appears to be the older of the pair of very similar buildings at 136 and 140 Trafalgar Road. The house is 1 1/2 storey stucco saltbox with a central gable. It is influenced by Greek Revival style. Other notable features include semi-circular round headed windows, central pedimented doorway and projecting bay windows. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1998 ByLaw: 1998-013 Status: Part IV History: This property was first built on in 1833 by John Forman. He operated the frame inn on the site as the Oakville Temperance House until 1859 when it was purchased by Jacob Barnes and operated as a licensed premises. After Barne's death the building was acquired by Hugh Coyne in the early 1870s. At this time the lot was divided and the homes presently located on them were built. The properties went through a number of owners including William Sinclair Davis, a local realtor and financier who was instrumental in the development of the Park Avenue area. Description: Characteristics of the Colonial, Gothic Revival and Greek Revival styles. One and one half storey saltbox design with front Gothic gable and gently arched windows. |
Built Year: 1848 Designation Year: 1998 ByLaw: 1998-019 Status: Part IV History: Built in 1848 by George K. Chisholm, son of Oakville's founder William Chisholm. George was the first mayor of Oakville and MPP for Halton and held many other prominent positions. Part of the by-law was repealed in 1998 to allow for the town parking lot. Description: Ontario Regency Style Cottage with intricate treillage which wraps around most of the building. Other features include a low pitched roof, a distinctive chimney and a front door flanked by sidelights. One of the first 4 brick buildings in the Town. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1997 ByLaw: 1997-062 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Purchased by William Chisholm in 1835 and later conveyed to William Robinson in 1835, Patrick O’Boyle in 1857 and George Busby in 1873. Busby was one of the founding members of the Salvation Army in Oakville. In 1890 the property was controlled by the children of George Busby and then sold to Thomas Harker in 1895. Description: Regency style cottage with rectangular form and 3-bay façade. Building is 1 1/2 storey stucco, but likely wood framing is underneath. A finely detailed single storey porch runs along the façade. |
Built Year: 1903 Designation Year: 1996 ByLaw: 1996-012 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Davis Block. Originally occupied by W.S. Davis, successful businessman and real estate agent, and by Oakville’s third post office. In 1910, the Bank of Hamilton established a branch in the building and Davis became bank manager until 1922 when the Bank of Commerce took over the branch. Other businesses occupying the building included Dominion Grocery, Eaton’s Order Centre, H.E. Carley Shoe Repair, Reward Shoes, Braddock Optical, Carberry-Davis Insurance Brokers. The 2nd floor was a residential apartment for many years before becoming offices in the 1950s. Description: Commercial vernacular demonstrating an Italianate influence. The "temple effect" created by the front gable is accentuated by the introduction of a circular window with foil in the brick veneer which was subsequently applied to this early frame and weatherboard building. Important contributor to the downtown and part of an uninterrupted heritage streetscape. |
Built Year: 1903 Designation Year: 1996 ByLaw: 1996-012 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Davis Block. Originally occupied by W.S. Davis, successful businessman and real estate agent, and by Oakville’s third post office. In 1910, the Bank of Hamilton established a branch in the building and Davis became bank manager until 1922 when the Bank of Commerce took over the branch. Other businesses occupying the building included Dominion Grocery, Eaton’s Order Centre, H.E. Carley Shoe Repair, Reward Shoes, Braddock Optical, Carberry-Davis Insurance Brokers. The 2nd floor was a residential apartment for many years before becoming offices in the 1950s. Description: Commercial vernacular demonstrating an Italianate influence. The "temple effect" created by the front gable is accentuated by the introduction of a circular window with foil in the brick veneer which was subsequently applied to this early frame and weatherboard building. Important contributor to the downtown and part of an uninterrupted heritage streetscape. |
Built Year: 1906 Designation Year: 1995 ByLaw: 1995-122 Status: Part IV / Part V History: The only remnant of the "radial railway era" in Oakville. The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway laid tracks from Hamilton to Oakville in 1905. The combined passenger building and substation was built in 1906 and serviced the Town until after WWII. Radial cars ran along what is now Rebecca Street, and until the ridge across Sixteen Mile Creek was built, the line terminated at the west side of the river. This station was the most easterly on the line and is the last remaining radial station in its original state. Description: A functional railway station design rather than a style or period of architecture. Notable features include rusticated stone lintels and sills, flared eaves creating a broad overhang supported on large brackets, and station agent's bay window. |
Built Year: 1833 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-020 Status: Part IV History: Cox Estate Cemetery. Two of the three marked graves are for the infant children of Samuel and Sophia Harris, who were probably related to John C. Harris, who once owned the property in 1823. The earliest marked grave is for Mahettable Fish who died in 1833. It is believed that there are a number of unmarked graves existing in the cemetery. Description: Consists of 3 marble stones laid flat in the ground surrounded by trees. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-176 Status: Part IV History: The subject office building was constructed between 1946 and 1948 and was one of the first buildings to be completed on the site. Shortly after the construction of the office building, a 64,000 square foot addition for manufacturing use was added to the rear of the office, covering the rear south wall of the office building. Description: Late Victorian, highly decorative style house. Notable features include outstanding mouldings and brickwork, brick voussoirs, and wood shutters. |
Built Year: 1860 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-045 Status: Part IV History: Built by Dr. Anson Buck, a descendant from a family of United Empire Loyalists who came to Upper Canada in 1776. Dr. Buck was a prominent local physician in Palermo and Trafalgar Township and was a Trustee of the Palermo Circuit of the Methodist Church. Description: Asymmetrical L-shaped Italianate style house with Gothic Revival influences. Notable features include wide overhanging eaves supported by large decorative paired brackets, small round vents in gables, and stone lintels and sills. |
2031 N SERVICE RD W Built Year: 1858 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-043 Status: Part IV History: Built around 1858 by the Hilton family who were farmers on the southern half of the property since 1831. Between 1861 and 1871 an apple orchard was planted on the property and would come to characterize the farm. The Hilton family resided on this property from 1831 for over 68 years. Description: Vernacular design incorporating Neoclassical and Gothic Revival elements. 1 1/2 storey rectangular structure with a 3 bay façade, central gable and projecting front porch. Notable features include a bracketed cornice, rubble stonework, stone voussoirs and rusticated stone quoins. |
87-89 REYNOLDS ST Built Year: 1915 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-187 Status: Part IV History: The property was purchased by Charles McDermott in 1907 and in 1915 he built this house. The McDermotts are one of Oakville’s long established families who are active members of the St. Andrew’s Church congregation. Charles McDermott founded C.A. McDermott's Coal and Ice Company. Description: Edwardian Classicism style with Queen Anne influences. |
Built Year: 1909 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-011 Status: Part IV History: The property was purchased by the School Board in 1908. In 1909 the Oakville High School first opened, designed by the noted firm Chapman and McGiffin Architects, and built by Carson and Elliot Builders. After WWII, the Oakville and Trafalgar High School Districts were amalgamated. As a result, the school added the Township to its original name and became the Oakville Trafalgar High school. Description: Well-proportioned composition with the main street elevation featuring three prominent stepped gables and a central revised entrance with stone trim in the Collegiate Gothic form. End elevations feature a much smaller gable above a canopied student entrance. |
Built Year: 1910 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1995-043 Status: Part IV History: Built for Coplin Cox, President and later Chairman of the Board of Canada Life Assurance Company. He was involved in a number of other enterprises. Description: An excellent example of the grand estate houses that were constructed by the wealthy up to the 1930s. The building is a white stucco clad structure built in a style reminiscent of the early Colonial mansions of the southern United States. |
Built Year: 1988 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-134 Status: Part V Description: Trafalgar Road Heritage Conservation District |
Built Year: 1931 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-175 Status: Part IV History: The original church building for the Church of the Epiphany was built by Frank Sullivan, a local carpenter, and donated by John Wilson. This building was demolished and replaced by the existing modern church building, but the property remains designated. Description: The original church was constructed in the Gothic style with pointed lancet multi-paned windows, high gable roof, gabled porch and belfry. |
156 RANDALL ST Built Year: 1850 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-104 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Charles Davis, a shoemaker from England, bought the property in 1845 and constructed the house five years later. After the death of Davis, the property went into the ownership of many different people including William Sinclair Davis, one of Oakville's most successful businessman and William Buckle, a long established butcher in Oakville. Description: Oakville vernacular style. Contributes to the heritage character of the area. |
156 RANDALL ST Built Year: 1850 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-104 Status: Part V History: Charles Davis, a shoemaker from England, bought the property in 1845 and constructed the house five years later. After the death of Davis, the property went into the ownership of many different people including William Sinclair Davis, one of Oakville's most successful businessman and William Buckle, a long established butcher in Oakville. Description: Oakville Vernacular style. The building was originally clad in narrow weatherboard and later covered with stucco. Features include the steeply pitched central gable, ornate Roman arched window and symmetrical façade. |
Built Year: 1845 Designation Year: 1994 ByLaw: 1994-103 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built by John Brown, a local shoemaker, in 1845. In 1896, the property was sold to Bernard Jennings and then in 1900 to John Wales, a grain and feed merchant. In 1911, the property was sold to David Edwyn and Martha Jane Lawrence. After David Lawrence passed away, the property was sold to their daughter Margaret May Lawrence who owned the property until 1966. Description: Oakville Vernacular style. Features include the symmetrical 3 bay façade of the original building, and original 6/6 windows on the lower level and second storey. The front porch is believed to be an exact copy in proportion and detail of the original porch. |
2222 N SERVICE RD W Built Year: 1880 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-020 Status: Part IV History: Merton Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery. Established to serve the Merton community, a hamlet at Second Line (Bronte Rd.) and Lower Middle Road (QEW). After the turn of the century, the congregation of Mount Pleasant Church began to decline. By 1918, the congregation was so small that it became necessary to close the church and split the congregation between the Palermo and Bronte churches. Nine years later, the church was demolished, however, the cemetery was retained. Description: On grounds of the former Mt. Pleasant Church. |
DUNDAS ST E Built Year: 1820 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-021 Status: Part IV History: Established in 1820 on land that had originally been owned by Daniel Munn, at the intersection of Sixth Line and Dundas Street became known as Munn¿s Corners after Daniel Munn, one of the earliest settlers in this part of Trafalgar Township. Daniel Munn and his wife¿s grave lie in Munn¿s Cemetery along with the names of many of the area¿s earliest families. Description: Important reminder of the Hamlet known as Munn¿s Corners. |
Built Year: 1866 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-023 Status: Part IV History: Originally patented from the Crown in 1828 to King’s College which was given substantial land grants in Trafalgar Township in the 1820’s to finance their learning institution. In 1831, the property was sold to Robert Kelley, and later ownership was transferred to Robert Kelley’s wife Mary who later was remarried to Richard Hopgood. During Hopgood’s ownership the building that exists now was built. The Hopgoods lived in a farmhouse north of Lakeshore Road E. and rented the house to W. E. Hagaman, who ran the firm of Gage and Hagaman Company with James Gage. These men imported grain and manufactured American goods. From 1880 the property had many owners including John Robinson, a farmer from Ireland, Phillip Triller Kelley, Sarah Page, wife of one of Oakville’s respected doctors, Dr. Andrew William Porte, and Melville Ross Gooderham. In 1959 the property was subdivided with the main house retained on one of the lots and the barn on its own lot later converted into a residence. Description: This 2 storey stucco clad house was built in Italianate style with features of the Neoclassical Revival style. Recorded for the Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings as the "The Bush House". |
Built Year: 1886 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-051 Status: Part IV History: The house was built by brothers John, James and Peter Morrison in 1886. It was the second house on the property. The Morrison brothers were natives of Scotland and were large exporters of cattle to Scotland. They ran a butcher shop next to the Romain Block on Lakeshore Road and kept their stock on their farm surrounding the house at 1189 Lakeshore Rd E. The farm and house were later run by William Morrison, a son of one of the brothers. Description: Victorian Gothic Revival style. The house is L-shaped, 2 storeys with a centre hall plan, steep pitched gables, decorative bargeboards, projecting bay windows and an ornate verandah and balcony. |
Built Year: 1872 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-055 Status: Part IV History: The original one room school is now only a small segment of Maple Grove Public School, however when it was built, it was one of only two schools to serve the entire Township of Trafalgar. The original building was constructed according to the design recommended by Superintendent of Education, Eggerton Ryerson. Pupils attending the school were bounded by Dundas Street, Eighth Line, Town Line and Lake Ontario. Description: The original school building is a small frame structure covered in stucco with a medium pitched roof. The three window openings on the south facade and one on the north facade are original. The original 6/6 windows have been replaced with multi-pane windows of similar style. The plain rear elevation remains intact, however, the front elevation with its two windows and projecting entry was lost when the 1934 addition was constructed. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-041 Status: Part IV History: Built in the mid-1870s by Alfred Mapes, a carpenter involved in the construction of a number of buildings in Oakville during the 1860s and 1870s. The property was originally owned by a large Montreal mercantile firm of Forsythe, Richardson and Company who became involved in an unsuccessful business venture with Colonel William Chisholm to develop waterpower from the Sixteen Mile Creek. In 1837, the property was sold to Willett Miller and from there the property had a number of owners. Description: Victorian Gothic style frame and stucco clad 1 ½ storey house with front projecting bay window and supporting brackets. |
Built Year: 1922 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-003 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Served for forty-five years as the Oakville Fire Hall. The fire hall was the center for fire fighting in all of Oakville and the surrounding district and was the focal point of a yearly fireman’s street dance. The building was converted to commercial use in 1967. Description: Arts and Crafts style 2-storey stucco and brick building with decorative brackets. Alterations to the front façade and roof were made in the 1960s. |
Built Year: 1906 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-022 Status: Part IV History: Originally built during the mid-nineteenth century and located at 39 King St and occupied by Dr. John Austin Worrell, Chancellor of Trinity College. It was moved to current location shortly after William Sinclair Davis, one of Oakville's wealthiest men purchased the property in 1920. Description: Originally built in the Oakville vernacular style. |
Built Year: 1905 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-058 Status: Part IV History: Built by George Hughes, a carpenter. The land had originally been part of the Estate of Reverend James Nisbet, who resided at 10 Park Avenue. Mrs. Hughes lived in the house at 85 Park Avenue until 1938. In 1947 the property was sold to David H.P. Row, then in 1955 it was sold to Peter and Stella Newton. In 1972 the home was sold to James and Elizabeth Harris. During their ownership in 1978 the filming of a major motion picture took place at the house. Description: Queen Anne Cottage style with steeply pitched gables, asymmetrical form and horizontal wood cladding. |
Built Year: 1910 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-057 Status: Part IV History: The house was built in 1910 by Francis Coombs. In 1923, it was purchased by Dougall B. McCunn, and soon after was occupied by Miss Ruth Lightborn's School. Description: Excellent example of the Queen Anne Cottage style with cedar shingles, narrow weatherboard siding, steeply pitched gables and asymmetrical design. The intricate front porch, central chimney and decorate second storey windows enhance the house. |
Built Year: 1859 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-044 Status: Part IV History: In 1836, Henry Gulledge, a saddler and harness maker from England, established a shop at the southeast corner of Colborne Street (now Lakeshore Road) and Thomas Street. This is one of the two oldest corners in the Town. The house was built between 1857-1859 by Henry Gulledge. The business was taken over by Henry's son, E.H. Gulledge, in 1877. Description: Simple Vernacular style building with 1 ½ storeys and a saltbox roof line. Similar to many tradesmen's modest dwellings built at the time. |
Built Year: 1937 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-112 Status: Part IV History: Built as an estate house in 1937 by Andre Dorfman, one of the most influential figures in the Canadian Mining Industry. Description: A good example of an estate home built in Oakville in the early part of the 20th century. With its steeply pitched roof, flared eaves and symmetrical wings, the building is a good representation of the French Eclectic style, a rare style in North America. |
Built Year: 1850 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-001 Status: Part IV History: Originally built during the mid 19th century on another site and then moved to its current location shortly after William S. Davis purchased the property in 1920. Davis was a real estate broker and eventually became one of Oakville's wealthiest men. The house may have been built by Duncan Chisholm who constructed similar houses in Old Oakville in the mid 19th century. Description: Classic Revival Style. |
Built Year: 1844 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-052 Status: Part IV History: Joshua Leach House. Joshua Leach, a carpenter, bought the original 200 acres of the property and built his home, a sawmill and a threshing mill. In 1844, the mill was taken over by his son William. In 1922, the house was moved to its current location by Mr. James Ryrie for use by his estate manager. Description: One and a half storey cottage with Georgian details. |
Built Year: 1874 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-043 Status: Part IV History: The house was built by Thomas James Cavan, a carpenter who built many fine ships from the Oakville Shipyard. Description: The house is simple vernacular expression of the Gothic Revival style with a symmetrical façade and front central gable above the front door. |
Built Year: 1916 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-059 Status: Part IV History: Originally the lot was owned by Margaret Smith. In 1833 a sawmill was built on the lot by Margaret and Joel Smith's son, Robert. The property was later sold to John Wilson in 1915, and in 1916 the southerly part of the property was sold to Albert Hitchcox who built and lived in the house at 1107 Rebecca Street for over forty years. Albert was employed at Appleby College for many years. Description: A late representation of the simple frame farmhouses that once existed throughout the Township. |
Built Year: 1868 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-120 Status: Part IV History: Built for Harvey Morris Switzer, postmaster and merchant of Palermo and one of the most successful businessmen in the Township. Switzer was also actively involved in a number of areas in public life in Palermo and Trafalgar Township and in 1853 he was a founding member of the Halton Agricultural Society and president of the Society in 1859. Description: Canadian Farmer Italianate style (a vernacular approach). The house is an important reminder of the village of Palermo. |
Built Year: 1914 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-053 Status: Part IV History: Walton Memorial United Church was originally donated as a gift from the Waltons as the home of the United Church community in Bronte and the surrounding district. Built by the Walton family in memory of Wallis Walton, a faithful church member and officer. Designed by architect George Burgress who had married Annie Walton. Description: Gothic style, but represents ornamental styles of the Victorian era. Good example of church architecture from the turn of the century. |
Built Year: 1919 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-060 Status: Part IV History: Built in 1919 by Dalt McDonald, one of Bronte’s most well known shipbuilders, for Fred and Ida Belyea. Dalt was involved in many building projects in the Bronte area during the early part of the century. The Belyea family were among the earliest settlers in the Bronte area and in the late 1800s became involved in the sailing and fishing trades out of Bronte Harbour. In 1923 the Belyea family moved to Simcoe Island for better fishing and rented out the house on 3128 Seneca Dr. as a summer home. After WWII, the house was sold to the Patterson family. Description: Edwardian Classicism and late Queen Anne styles. The basic form is that of a two storey square brick dwelling with a pyramidal roof and hipped roof dormers. Contains many oak features created by the skilled shipbuilder Dalt McDonald. |
Built Year: 1860-1890 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-002 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built by John Wales, a successful grain dealer and grocer who was an active figure in community activities in Oakville. He was secretary of the Halton Grange and Master of the Omagh Orange Lodge, member of the Town Council, assessor of Trafalgar Township, a life member of the Methodist Church and leader in the local Liberal Association. Description: Gothic Revival/Italianate style 2 storey brick house with front porch. Details include decorative bargeboard, bracket and wood windows. |
Built Year: 1855 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-056 Status: Part IV History: Built during the mid to late 1850’s by James Wesley Hill, who was born a slave in the southern United States and came to Canada in 1850 as a result of the “Fugitive Slave Law”. Hill rented farmland where he built his original farmhouse and employed other slaves from the United States. Description: 1 1/2 storey frame structure with 3 bay façade and a Gothic influenced central gable window. |
Built Year: 1922 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-47 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built on the Lunau Block. Prior to the construction of the building the site was occupied by Oakville¿s second post office for 47 years beginning in 1856 until the building was moved to a new foundation on Church Street in 1903. The property was then left vacant until 1921 when it was purchased and then built upon by E.P Lunau. The Lunau Block is an important contributor to the downtown streetscape. Description: Commercial architectural style of the 1920's, based on Italianate influence. |
Built Year: 1835 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-049 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built in 1835 by Richard Tucker. In 1839, the store was sold to William Creighton, a general merchant. In 1853, the store was sold to David Arnott, a prominent merchant. Due to economic depression, the building remained vacant from 1869 to 1873 when it was purchased by William Joyce, a general merchant. In 1924 the William Joyce General Store closed. In the following years, the building was occupied by a series of merchants. Description: Classical Revival style 2-storey frame building clad in siding. |
Built Year: 1820 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-054 Status: Part IV History: The Lyon's Log Cabin was moved from Trafalgar Road adjacent to the former village of Vernerville to the Oakville harbour. Description: Lyon's Log Cabin is an excellent example of a pioneer log cabin with its square simple form, small multi-paned windows, and wooden shingle roof. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-43 Status: Listed History: Built by John Featherstone a prominent citizen in Oakville at the turn of the century who served as Mayor of Oakville, served on Council and served as Worshipful Master of the Oakville Masonic Lodge. Burned down in 1996. Description: This property has potential cultural heritage value for its historic barn and former farmstead, historically associated with the agricultural development of Trafalgar Township. |
Built Year: 1872 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-55 Status: Listed History: "The original one room school is now only a small segment of Maple Grove Public School, however when it was built, it was one of only two schools to serve the entire Township of Trafalgar. The original building was constructed according to the design recommended by Superintendent of Education, Eggerton Ryerson." Description: This property has potential cultural heritage value for the 1934 addition to Maple Grove School, an example of early 20th century institutional architecture. |
Built Year: 1910 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-045 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Former Bank of Montreal. Originally the location of the first St. Jude’s Anglican Church which served Oakville for over 45 years until the congregation outgrew the church in 1879. The church was then sold to Samuel McGiffin who converted it into a hardware store until 1898 when the building was secured by the Merchant’s Bank. Eventually the bank was torn down and the existing building was constructed on the site, designed by Robert McGiffin. In 1922 the Merchant's Bank amalgamated with the Bank of Montreal. Description: Beaux Arts style, typical for many bank buildings during the early part of this century. Notable features include stone sills, brick voussoirs and keystones and large pilasters on the front façade. |
Built Year: 1910 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-045 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Former Bank of Montreal. Originally the location of the first St. Jude’s Anglican Church which served Oakville for over 45 years until the congregation outgrew the church in 1879. The church was then sold to Samuel McGiffin who converted it into a hardware store until 1898 when the building was secured by the Merchant’s Bank. Eventually the bank was torn down and the existing building was constructed on the site, designed by Robert McGiffin. In 1922 the Merchant's Bank amalgamated with the Bank of Montreal. Description: Beaux Arts style, typical for many bank buildings during the early part of this century. Notable features include stone sills, brick voussoirs and keystones and large pilasters on the front façade. |
Built Year: 1921 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-046 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built in 1921 for the Bank of Toronto, founded in 1844. The bank closed down in the depression of 1860. In 1902, the Bank of Toronto returned to Oakville and in 1921 moved to the new building at the present location. Before the bank was built, the site was occupied by Colonel Chisholm’s house, William F. Romain’s store and Gullege’s Saddlery store. Description: French Beaux Arts style based on interpretation of numerous classical elements. The polychromatic masonry consisting of cut stone and red brick accentuates the corner quoins, window surrounds and jack lintels with keystone. |
Built Year: 1903 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-048 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built in 1903 in conjunction with the adjacent Davis Block. This building housed a number of businesses over the years including a dental office, a private school for girls established in 1914 by Miss Willis and Miss Boulton, and Byers Drug Store, owned by John R. Byers an active figure in the public life of Oakville. Description: Italianate style brick commercial building with stone details. |
Built Year: 1835 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-049 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built in 1835 by Richard Tucker. In 1839, the store was sold to William Creighton, a general merchant. In 1853, the store was sold to David Arnott, a prominent merchant. Due to economic depression, the building remained vacant from 1869 to 1873 when it was purchased by William Joyce, a general merchant. In 1924 the William Joyce General Store closed. In the following years, the building was occupied by a series of merchants. Description: Classical Revival style 2-storey frame building clad in siding. |
Built Year: 1820 Designation Year: 1993 ByLaw: 1993-021 Status: Part IV History: Munn's Pioneer Cemetery. Established in 1820 on land that had originally been owned by Daniel Munn, at the intersection of Sixth Line and Dundas Street which became known as Munn’s Corners after Daniel Munn, one of the earliest settlers in this part of Trafalgar Township. Daniel Munn and his wife’s grave lie in Munn’s Cemetery along with the names of many of the area’s earliest families. Description: A small rural cemetery featuring a variety of historic gravemarkers. |
Built Year: 1881 Designation Year: 1992 ByLaw: 1992-164 Status: Part IV History: Built by William Biggar Chisholm, the son of the founder of Oakville. William was a very active member of the Oakville community specifically in politics and he lived in this house until his death in 1889. His family continued to live in the house for an additional 16 years until the property was sold to Thomas Granger Wilson. In 1919 it was sold again to William Thomas Merry who owned the property until 1944. Description: Victorian Architecture with influences of the late Classic Revival style and Italianate style. Notable features include a medium pitched roof, centered gable façade, an ogee-shaped medallions in the gables, intricate leaded glass, double doorway with full length transom panel and side panels with flush lights. |
Built Year: 1840 Designation Year: 1992 ByLaw: 1992-024 Status: Part IV History: Originally a blacksmith shop situated along the stage coach route between York and Hamilton. One of the three remaining lakeshore properties outside of some harbour properties and considered to be one of the oldest buildings in Bronte. Description: Visual landmark and one of the oldest buildings in Bronte. |
Built Year: 1890 Designation Year: 1992 ByLaw: 1992-100 Status: Part IV History: The Chapel is a vestige of the black Methodist settlers in Canada. Ministers of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, originally from the United States, came to preach to these Canadian black settlers. In 1887, the church property was purchased, and in 1890, the cornerstone was laid. A year later, the church was opened for service. Description: The Turner Chapel is an example of modest church architecture of the period. Several of its more significant features include the rose window, the round headed windows, and buttresses. |
1481 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E Built Year: 1848 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-049 Status: Part IV History: The land was patented in 1808 by Mr. Hanna Young and then sold to the Michael Snider Family in 1810. In 1848, a house was built for David Snider and family (Michael's son). A hamlet in honor of David Snider was built adjacent to the Snider Farm, known as Snider’s Corners. Description: Simple vernacular wood-clad house with an asymmetrical five bay façade. Neoclassical characteristics. |
Built Year: 1853 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-074 Status: Part IV History: Patented by George McKinney in 1810, then sold to William Bowbeer in 1822, who then built a small 1 storey house on it in 1827. In 1841, William Somersett Bowbeer took ownership of the property and in 1853 built the 1 ½ storey house that exists today incorporating the original house as the a kitchen. William Somersett Bowbeer raised cattle, served as Deputy Reeve and was a significant figure in the Township of Trafalgar. Description: Neoclassical 1 1/2 storey brick house with symmetrical 3-bay façade and a projecting frontispiece with 1/2 round fan-like lunette window. The front doorway is Neoclassical with detailed cornice and eave returns, and buff coloured brick trim. |
Built Year: 1903 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-187 Status: Part IV History: Isaac Cort Wilson bought the property where the building now stands in the 1880s and established a market garden farm on the 100 acre property providing such crops as raspberries, beets, peas etc. In 1902-03 he built the present building. Isaac Wilson was active in church life and was a founder, Sunday School leader and superintendent of the Non-Denominational Church called St. Cuthberts which eventually became an Anglican Church. In 1918 Ernest Lancaster Wilson, son of Isaac Wilson, took ownership of the farm, house and property. The property may be the location of a prehistoric Aboriginal encampment. Description: Excellent example of the Canadian-Italianate style with its square form, richly decorated boxed cornice with frieze, large brackets, original slate hip roof and paired tall chimneys. |
Built Year: 1830 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-048 Status: Part IV History: Originally purchased in 1806 by John Bradley Sr. and sold to Barnett Griggs, who constructed the building. Griggs used it as an inn called the Halfway House, given its name because of its halfway location between Toronto and Hamilton. Barnett Griggs sold the property to Thompson Smith, and in 1866 Smith sold it to Barnett Griggs Moore (grandson of Barnett Griggs). James Ryrie, a jeweler from Toronto, purchased the property and moved the house back from the road. His son Harry occupied the house and developed excellent orchards on the property. Description: Characteristics of the Georgian style and some Neoclassical features. |
Built Year: 1835 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-165 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Built by Dr. John Urquhart, one of Oakville's most distinguished early citizens. Dr. John Urquhart was a teacher in West Gwillimbury Township until the Asiatic Cholera Epidemic in 1832 when he gave up his teaching position to assist with the sick in the hospital in Toronto. Dr John Urquhart then became qualified to practice medicine and assisted in various epidemics that periodically swept the country in a building he constructed at 182 Lakeshore Road called the Medical Hall. He was also an active participant in other areas of community life in Oakville including the Presbyterian Church, Oakville Council, and Mayor. After John Urquhart's death in 1933, the Medical Hall was discontinued and purchased by Mat and Tony Palumbo for a fruit and vegetable stand. Description: Classical Revival style 2-storey stucco building. |
Built Year: 1834 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-073 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Fraser Hardware and Ironmonger Store, one of the first commercial buildings to be constructed in Oakville. Built by William Creighton, a general merchant. In 1851 the property was sold and occupied by a number of owners and tenants until 1869 when Charles Coote opened a hardware store. Coote was an active member of the Oakville community and served on the Oakville Town Council. In 1947 the store was purchased by Spencer Fraser who ran a hardware store until 1984 when Frid and Russell Company purchased the property. Description: Oakville vernacular style 2-storey red and buff brick building. Example of an early commercial building. |
Built Year: 1887 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-164 Status: Part IV History: Originally the White Oak Hotel existed at this site. The church was built in 1887 by James McDonald Jr., son of the builder of the first Presbyterian Church in Oakville. It is the tallest heritage structure in Oakville and is an important landmark along Lakeshore Road in Old Oakville. Description: An example of the Gothic Revival period with a traditional English Plan, consisting of narthex, a central nave with galleries on either side, chancel and transept. The frontal elevation is of asymmetrical design, characteristic of the later "Gothic Revival" period, with a central entry portal and corner bell tower. |
Built Year: 1870 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-163 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Erected in 1870 as the home and bakery shop of the Ferrah family. The business was operated for three generations of Ferrahs. Within the building the first soda fountain in Town was installed. Description: Commercial vernacular style with Italianate influence. Symmetrical design and masonry detail are typical of 1870's main street buildings. |
Built Year: 1890 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-076 Status: Part IV History: The land was originally cleared by George Griggs who settled here in 1821. In 1849, Griggs sold the property to Justus Williams, a very significant figure in the history of Oakville. A Loyalist from Vermont, Williams was a merchant, president of the Temperance Society, school Trustee and Treasurer and Justice of the Peace. In 1889 the Williams family moved to Kent County and the property was sold to the McNeil family who were known for their specialty in growing small fruits, primarily strawberries. Hugh George McNeil constructed the existing house. Description: This is a fine Victorian home with neoclassical porticos at the front and rear and detailed brackets. Other notable features include the semi-elliptical transom panel and side panels with flush lights, bracketed cornices, bay windows and brick voussoirs over windows. |
257 DUNDAS ST E (Regional Road 5) Built Year: 1850 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-185 Status: Part IV History: Known as the “Squire” James Applebe House who built the house in 1850. James Applebe taught school at Munn’s Corners, was the owner of a store and the post office, and was one of the most successful figures in this area of Trafalgar Township who came to own most of the land in the village. James assumed a number of important positions during his life including one of the first Directors of the Bank of Toronto, Justice of the Peace, Treasurer of Trafalgar Township, an ardent Methodist, president of the Trafalgar, Esquesing and Erin Road Company, and recording steward of the Nelson circuit. The children of James Applebe also became important figures in their own right. Description: Rural Oakville vernacular. 1 1/2 storey farm residence with a central gable dormer and 5 bay façade. Four unique French-style full-length windows with transoms distinguish the front elevation. |
Built Year: 1909 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-219 Status: Part IV History: Originally built during the early 20th century possibly on another site and then moved to its current location around 1920. The property had a number of owners including William Sinclair Davis, one of Oakville’s wealthiest men who bought the property in 1920. The rear wing was built c.1940. Description: 1 1/2 storey frame house built in the Classic Revival Style. |
Built Year: 1877 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-218 Status: Part IV History: The owner of the land at the time the building was constructed was Benjamin Hagaman, a major grain dealer in Oakville. Hagaman was a partner with James Gage and together they imported American goods and were major dealers in the buying and shipping of grains in Oakville. Hagaman helped the trade industry in Bronte flourish in the 1840s-1850s. Description: Gothic Revival style of architecture. Notable features include a peaked roof, rounded window and projecting bay window with three 2/2 windows. |
Built Year: 1881 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-075 Status: Part IV / Part V History: William Busby Store. In 1884 William Busby purchased the lot and joined two old buildings together to create a long narrow structure, the existing building. William and his family lived over the shop. William Busby served on the Board of Education for 40 years and was a member of the Board of Trustees of St. John’s Church. He was interested in beautifying Oakville and after his death Busby Park was constructed in his honour. Description: Built in the Picturesque style with decorative cornice, large paired brackets, and wood shutters. |
Built Year: 1881 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-075 Status: Part V History: Known as the William Busby Store. The lot was purchased in 1831 by William Uptegrave and a tavern was built. In 1884 William Busby purchased the lot and joined two old buildings together to create a long narrow structure. William and his family lived over the shop. William Busby served on the Board of Education for forty years and was a member of the Board of Trustees of St. John¿s Church. He was interested in beautifying Oakville and after his death Busby park was constructed in his honor. Description: International style 1-storey concrete building. Contributor to cultural landscape. |
Built Year: 1889 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-162 Status: Part IV History: Oakville Lighthouse. The lighthouse was the second to mark the entrance to Oakville harbour. Henry George built this lighthouse in 1889 after the first lighthouse toppled into Lake Ontario during a severe storm in 1886. Description: The lighthouse is hexagonal, 3 storeys high, constructed of wood and sheathed in wood shingles. It has a door and three windows, all capped with classical pediments. |
Built Year: 1878 Designation Year: 1991 ByLaw: 1991-186 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Known as Hewson’s Grocery Store, started in 1878 by William G. Hewson, a clerk. Hewson operated a grocery in the James Reid building for 17 years until 1897 when his son James Langeley Hewson took over the business. In 1907, James moved the entire business to this 2-storey building which was designed by Mrs. Hewson. The grocery store developed a reputation for quality. The store was taken over in 1945 by James Hewson's daughter and son-in-law, Isobel and James Black, well known Oakville residents. Description: Commercial vernacular with Italianate influence. Notable features include heavy brick corbelling which forms a detailed cornice on the façade and brick voussoirs over the windows. |
Built Year: 1887 Designation Year: 1990 ByLaw: 1990-228 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Known as the "Anderson Block". Stands on lands that were once the easterly portion of the original "Romain Block". Cyrius W. Anderson built the two-storey structure which abutted the existing Odd Fellow's hall in 1887. The eastern part of the building was let out to the Morden Fuel Company and Ashton Drugs. The upper storey provided the Town with a hall which could be used for parties and dances. C.W. Anderson used the lower porition of the westerly-half of the building for 2 banks which he and his sons operated. The building has had many tenants since Anderson's day. Description: Italianate Influences. |
1409 LAKESHORE RD E (Highway 2) Built Year: 1850 Designation Year: 1990 ByLaw: 1990-109 Status: Part IV History: The original owner of the property was John C. Harris in 1823. In 1847 John Moore purchased the property. In 1909 the property was purchased by James Ryrie, a jewelry and silverware merchant who held many directorships and was involved in humanitarian activities in the City of Toronto. In 1914 James Ryrie sold the property to Herbert Coplain Cox, President and General Manager of Canada Life Assurance Company. The property remained in the Cox family until 1988. Description: This 2-storey T-shaped stucco house is setback from Lakeshore Road. The door is centrally located with a flat transom and the porch is open at the front and sides with metal treillage. |
Built Year: 1820 Designation Year: 1990 ByLaw: 1990-001 Status: Part IV History: The building was originally constructed in the 1820s by John C. Harris. In 1850 George W. Griggs, an early settler, purchased the property and undertook the first major renovation. The second renovation occurred when the property was owned by William Blackwell during the time 1871-1873. After 1910 the house was stuccoed. In the 1900s the house was converted into a residence for the elderly, operated by the Independent Order of Oddfellows. Description: Loyalist/Georgian style with interior detailing. |
Built Year: 1825 Designation Year: 1990 ByLaw: 1990-050 Status: Part IV History: One of the oldest existing dwellings in Trafalgar Township, this house was built by Charles Sovereign c.1825. Charles opened a school on his father's property in 1815 when he was only 17 years of age and in 1842 became the first local school inspector. Prominent local shipbuilder Dalt McDonald also lived in the building, as well as renowned author Mazo De La Roche author of the Jalna series. This building now serves as a museum recounting the history of the building and these significant individuals. Description: A 2 storey brick building, since covered in stucco. Moved to the current location in 1988. |
Built Year: 1924 Designation Year: 1990 ByLaw: 1990-229 Status: Part IV / Part V History: Used by the Masonic Temple Lodge since its construction. Description: Beaux-Arts Classicism style 2-storey brick building. The decorative front portico has Doric columns, dentilled cornice and other wood detailing. |