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
Street Name
LAKESHORE RD E
Built Year
1950s
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| Full Address | Alias | Built Year | Designation Year | ByLaw | Status | Owner Name | Owner Address | History | Description |
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| 2031 N SERVICE RD W | 1858 | 1994 | 1994-043 | Part IV | JAKHAR AMANPREET KAUR | 2031 NORTH SERVICE RD W, OAKVILLE ON L6M 3H8, | 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. | 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. | |
| 65 PARK AVE | 1910 | 1993 | 1993-057 | Part IV | SANCHEZ JOSE BERNARDO | 65 PARK AVE, OAKVILLE ON L6J 3Y1, | 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. | 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. | |
| 273 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E | 1870 | 2013 | 2013-080 | Part IV | KANCELJAK IVAN IN TRUST | 1717 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. | |
| 250 LAKESHORE RD E | Highway 2 | 1887 | 1991 | 1991-164 | Part IV | KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | ATTN BOARD OF MANAGERS, 89 DUNN ST , OAKVILLE ON L6J 3C8 | 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. | 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. |
| 1079 LINBROOK RD | 1932 | 2012 | 2012-087 | Part IV | LINBROOK SCHOOL | 1079 LINBROOK RD, OAKVILLE ON L6J 2L2, | 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. | 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. | |
| 1502 LAKESHORE RD E | Highway 2 | 1907 | 2009 | 2009-080 | Part IV | 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.” | 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. | ||
| 257 ELLEN DAVIDSON DR | 1848/2014 | 2016 | 2016-054 | Part IV | THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE | 1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3 | 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. | ||
| 78 ALLAN ST | 1909 | 1991 | 1991-219 | Part IV | NIBLOCK GEORGE BARNABY | 78 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. | |
| 156 RANDALL ST | 1850 | 1994 | 1994-104 | Part IV / Part V | 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. | Oakville vernacular style. Contributes to the heritage character of the area. | |||
| 376 DOUGLAS AVE | 1922 | 2011 | 2011-097 | Part IV | SIDHU LOVEREEN | 376 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. | |
| 1086 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E | 1853 | 1991 | 1991-074 | Part IV | RAMPEN HOLDINGS INC | 6625 KITIMAT RD UNIT 58, MISSISSAUGA ON L5N 6J1, | 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. | 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. | |
| 3065 SENECA DR | 1930 | 2011 | 2011-028 | Part IV | LEARD JOHN | 3065 SENECA DR , OAKVILLE ON L6L 1A8, | 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. | 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. | |
| 125 THOMAS ST | 1924 | 1990 | 1990-229 | Part IV / Part V | MASONIC LODGE | 125 THOMAS ST , OAKVILLE ON L6J 3A9, | Used by the Masonic Temple Lodge since its construction. | Beaux-Arts Classicism style 2-storey brick building. The decorative front portico has Doric columns, dentilled cornice and other wood detailing. | |
| 1107 REBECCA ST | 1916 | 1993 | 1993-059 | Part IV | RICE SAMANTHA JANE | 1564 MISSISSAUGA RD, MISSISSAUGA ON L5H 2K2, | 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. | A late representation of the simple frame farmhouses that once existed throughout the Township. | |
| CORNWALL RD | 1880 | 2011 | 2011-098 | Part IV | THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE | 1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3 | 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. | 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. | |
| 1333 DORVAL DR | 1937 | 1993 | 1993-112 | Part IV | CLUBLINK CORPORATION | ATTN BRIAN BROWN, 15675 DUFFERIN ST, KING CITY ON L7B 1K5 | Built as an estate house in 1937 by Andre Dorfman, one of the most influential figures in the Canadian Mining Industry. | 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. | |
| 66 WALBY DR | 1877 | 1991 | 1991-218 | Part IV | HERBERT FRANK | 66 WALBY DR, OAKVILLE ON L6L 4C7, | 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. | Gothic Revival style of architecture. Notable features include a peaked roof, rounded window and projecting bay window with three 2/2 windows. | |
| 145 WEDGEWOOD DR | 1833 | 1994 | 1994-020 | Part IV | 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. | Consists of 3 marble stones laid flat in the ground surrounded by trees. | |||
| 3114 DUNDAS ST W | Regional Road 5 | 1845 | 2010 | 2010-020 | Part IV | THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF NIAGARA | 252 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. |
| 10 BURNET ST | 1870 | 1993 | 1993-041 | Part IV | SCHIRALLI MARY ANN | 10 BURNET ST, OAKVILLE ON L6K 1B4, | 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. | Victorian Gothic style frame and stucco clad 1 ½ storey house with front projecting bay window and supporting brackets. | |
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About This Dataset
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:
- Designated Properties (Part IV OHA): Individually recognized for their exceptional historical or architectural importance.
- Heritage Conservation Districts (Part V OHA): Areas where multiple heritage properties preserve the unique character of a neighborhood.
- Listed Properties: Places identified for their cultural heritage value, even if not formally designated.
Explore this dataset of 900+ heritage properties, each offering fascinating insights into Oakville’s past. Find key details like street addresses, designation status, construction years, historical backgrounds, and more. Plus, access linked data on building permits and property information for a deeper dive into Oakville’s architectural and cultural history.
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Dataset Information
| 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/ |
| Attribution | - |