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Heritage Properties in Oakville

Discover Oakville's rich history! Explore over 900 heritage properties listed in the Oakville Heritage Register. Learn about their stories, architectural styles, and historical significance. Each property includes details like address, designation year, build year, and fascinating historical descriptions. Plus, explore how these properties connect with other Oakville datasets for a deeper understanding of our town's past.

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916
Status
Part V
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LAKESHORE RD E
Built Year
1950s

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Full AddressAliasBuilt YearDesignation YearByLawStatusOwner NameOwner AddressHistoryDescription
215 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2183419911991-073Part IV / Part VSTRONGMAN PROPERTIES INC.156 LAKESHORE RD E SUITE 200, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1H4,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.Oakville vernacular style 2-storey red and buff brick building. Example of an early commercial building.
181 CHURCH ST192219931993-003Part IV / Part VBRAD CAMPBELL DENTISTRY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION181 CHURCH ST, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1N3,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.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.
293 CHURCH ST191120112011-062Part IVRANDALL ROSE HOMES CORP145 REYNOLDS ST, SUITE 400, OAKVILLE ON L6J 0A7The 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.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.
140 TRAFALGAR RDRegional Road 3187019981998-013Part IV2206219 ONTARIO INC43 CEDARBROOK CRT, CAMBRIDGE ON N1T 1W8,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.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.
66 SHEPHERD RD191120092009-079Part IV2206841 ONTARIO INCBuilt 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.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
182 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2183519911991-165Part IV / Part VZIEMBA JOHN182 LAKESHORE RD E , OAKVILLE ON L6J 1H6,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.Classical Revival style 2-storey stucco building.
273 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E187020132013-080Part IVKANCELJAK IVAN IN TRUST1717 PADDOCK CRES , MISSISSAUGA ON L5L 3J4,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.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.
374 MAPLE AVE192020112011-061Part IVMACRAE VALERIE374 MAPLE AVE , OAKVILLE ON L6J 2H9,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.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.
156 RANDALL ST185019941994-104Part IV / Part VCharles 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.Oakville vernacular style. Contributes to the heritage character of the area.
257 DUNDAS ST ERegional Road 5185019911991-185Part IVTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3Known 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.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.
7 WEST RIVER ST182519901990-050Part IVTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3One 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.A 2 storey brick building, since covered in stucco. Moved to the current location in 1988.
126-128 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2188319901990-230Part IV / Part V1000130279 ONTARIO INC.3280 BLOOR ST W SUITE 902, TORONTO ON M8X 2X3,Former site of the Romain Block, or Navy Block, erected by W.F. Romain in 1855. In 1883, this block was destroyed by fire and the existing structure was built in its place. John Barclay, who dealt in dry goods, groceries and clothing, occupied the lower westerly portion of the building while the Masons occupied the space above the store. The Oddfellows occupied the upper easterly half of the block with the local newspaper The Star below them.Ornate example of the Commercial Vernacular period with influences of Renaissance Revival. Notable features include a strongly articulated parapet cornice supported on paired brackets, formal spacing of the ground floor windows and the broad architrave with projecting cornice banding on the original shop fronts. There is a strong symmetrical order created from classical elements, with a central pediment and supporting pilasters.
376 DOUGLAS AVE192220112011-097Part IVSIDHU LOVEREEN376 DOUGLAS AVE, OAKVILLE ON L6J 3S9,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.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.
78 ALLAN ST190919911991-219Part IVNIBLOCK GEORGE BARNABY78 ALLAN ST, OAKVILLE ON L6J 3M8,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.1940.1 1/2 storey frame house built in the Classic Revival Style.
10 PARK AVE185220102010-002Part IVSEBASTIAN SAMUEL PAUL10 PARK AVE, OAKVILLE ON L6J 3X8,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.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.
184 LAKESHORE RD E183519931993-049Part IV / Part VZIEMBA LOIS184 LAKESHORE RD E, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1H6,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.Classical Revival style 2-storey frame building clad in siding.
250 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2188719911991-164Part IVKNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHATTN BOARD OF MANAGERS, 89 DUNN ST , OAKVILLE ON L6J 3C8Originally 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.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.
5 WALKER ST188919911991-162Part IVTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3Oakville 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.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.
257 ELLEN DAVIDSON DR1848/201420162016-054Part IVTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3The 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.
3114 DUNDAS ST WRegional Road 5184520102010-020Part IVTHE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NIAGARA252 JAMES ST, HAMILTON ON L8R 2L3,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.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.
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Step into history and uncover Oakville’s most treasured landmarks! The Oakville Heritage Register is an official record of properties recognized for their cultural and historical significance, as outlined in the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). This collection highlights a diverse range of heritage sites, including:

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SubjectLanduse and Development
JurisdictionPlanning & Development, Town of Oakville, Province of Ontario
Data ProviderTown of Oakville
Sourcehttps://portal-exploreoakville.opendata.arcgis.com/
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