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Cultural Heritage Assessment Report: Built Heritage Resources and Cultural Heritage Landscapes Existing Conditions – Assessment of Impacts Report Improvements to Highway 8 - Bond Street to Park Avenue Study City of Hamilton, Ontario Prepared for: City of Hamilton 320-77 James Street North Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3 Tel: 905-546-2424 Fax: 905-546-4435 ASI File 09EA-293 January 2010 (Revised February 2010, January 2012 & June 2012 & Sept 2012) Cultural Heritage Assessment Report: Built Heritage Resources and Cultural Heritage Landscapes Existing Conditions – Assessment of Impacts Report Improvements to Highway 8 - Bond Street to Park Avenue Study City of Hamilton, Ontario EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Archaeological Services Inc. was contracted by the City of Hamilton to conduct a cultural heritage resource assessment for the proposed road infrastructure improvements to Highway 8 from Park Avenue to Bond Street in the City of Hamilton, Ontario. In 2003, the City of Hamilton undertook the Hamilton Transportation Master Plan study as part of the GRIDS process under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment. Recommended improvements identified in this section of Highway 8 include the construction of a two-way left turn lane improvement as well as paved shoulders on Highway 8 from Bond Street in Dundas to Brock Road at Bullock’s Corners, and reconstruction of municipal sidewalks. The Highway 8 Bond Street to Park Avenue Improvements Study may have a variety of impacts upon built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes. Impacts can include: direct impacts that result in the loss of resources through demolition or alteration, or the displacement of resources through relocation; and indirect impacts that result in the disruption of resources by introducing physical, visual, audible or atmospheric elements that are not in keeping with the resources and/or their setting. Based on the results of background research and data collection, field survey, and analysis of potential impacts of the undertaking, the following recommendations have been developed. 1. Road construction should be suitably planned in a manner that avoids any identified, above ground, cultural heritage resource. 2. Historic roadscapes and landscapes should be maintained through the use of landscaping with historic plant materials for berms or vegetative screens, and hedge rows and stone walls should be preserved where extant. 3. Direct impacts to CHL 8, the Highway 8 roadscape, are expected. Work within the right-of-way may impact a number of heritage features, including the stone walls, lookout, and concrete remnants on the escarpment side of the road. In particular, the two, early twentieth-century concrete horse troughs on the escarpment side of the road were noted to be in very poor condition and may be potentially impacted by the undertaking. Based on the results of archival research completed to date, the troughs retain historical associations with the Wentworth County Road Commission and the roadway prior to 1918 when it was assumed by the Province. They have the potential to reveal information about early roads and transportation in Ontario and have the potential to evidence broad-based or locally-specific uses and/or features associated with early roads and which are now rare. As such, based on the information available to date, the horse troughs retain associative and contextual value. The study team also confirmed that during project consultation, members of the public noted that these features are an important part of the area’s heritage. As such, they should be conserved in-situ. As part of road improvement activities, the concrete horse troughs should be avoided during construction and preventative measures developed in this regard such as installation of appropriate fencing and/or stabilization strategies. 4. Should road improvements along the escarpment directly impact BHR 29, the railway bridge, a detailed, resource specific HIA should be conducted by a qualified heritage consultant at the earliest stage possible to recommend an appropriate conservation plan. The assessment should follow the City of Hamilton’s Heritage Impact Assessment Guidelines and be submitted for review, comment and approval to heritage planning staff and the municipal heritage committee. The bridge HIA will also need to be submitted to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport for review and comment. 5. The addition of a left turning lane at the intersection of Highway 8 and Hillcrest Avenue, requiring the acquisition of adjacent land, may result in negative impacts to BHR 28, CHL 6 and CHL 7. If and when these plans are finalized, a qualified heritage consultant should be retained to review the designs and recommend further mitigation recommendations. Cultural Heritage Assessment Report Highway 8 Bond Street to Park Avenue Improvements Study City of Hamilton, Ontario ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES INC. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DIVISION PROJECT PERSONNEL Corporate Responsibility: Robert Pihl, MA, CAHP Partner and Senior Archaeologist Manager, Environmental Assessment Division Senior Project Manager: Rebecca Sciarra, MA, CAHP Cultural Heritage Specialist and Manager, Built Heritage and Cultural Heritage Landscape Division Project Manager: Lindsay Popert, MA, CAHP Cultural Heritage Specialist Cultural Heritage Specialist: Lindsay Popert Project Coordinator: Sarah Jagelewski, Hon. BA Research Archaeologist Project Administrator: Carol Bella, Hon. BA Research Archaeologist Report Preparation: Annie Veilleux, Hon. BA Cultural Heritage Specialist Lindsay Popert Graphics Preparation: Sarina Finlay, Hon. BA GIS/CAD Technician Annie Veilleux Report Reviewer: Rebecca Sciarra iv Cultural Heritage Assessment Report Highway 8 Bond Street to Park Avenue Improvements Study City of Hamilton, Ontario TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................ii PROJECT PERSONNEL ................................................................................................iv TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................. v 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 2.0 BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT CONTEXT................................................................................... 2 2.1 Approach and Methodology .............................................................................. 2 2.2 Data Collection.................................................................................................. 6 3.0 BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT..................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Township Survey and Settlement ..................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Town of Dundas....................................................................................... 10 3.2.2 Bullock’s Corners..................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Highway 8 ................................................................................................ 11 3.3 Review of Historic Mapping............................................................................. 14 3.4 Existing Conditions ......................................................................................... 17 4.0 IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................... 48 5.0 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................. 49 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................... 49 7.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCE LOCATION MAPPING ........................... 52 8.0 REFERENCES................................................................................................... 61 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of study corridor in the City of Hamilton, Ontario ............................... 1 Figure 2: Highway 8 looking down on Dundas, April 30th, 1923 .................................... 13 Figure 3: Dundas Mountain overlooking Dundas, c.1933.............................................. 13 Figure 4: Southern portion of the study corridor shown on 1851 historic map............... 14 Figure 5: Approximate location of the study corridor in the former Township of West Flamborough (right) and the historic Village of Bullock’s Corners (left) 15 Figure 6: Approximate location of the study corridor in the former on 1903 historic mapping ......................................................................................................... 15 Figure 7: Location of the study corridor on 1915 topographic mapping......................... 16 Figure 8: Location of the study corridor on 1952topographic mapping.......................... 16 Figure 9: Key Plan of the Study Corridor....................................................................... 52 Figure 10: Built Heritage Resources (BHRs) and Cultural Heritage Landscapes (CHLs) in the Study Corridor. ..................................................................................... 53 Figure 11: Built Heritage Resources (BHRs) and Cultural Heritage Landscapes (CHLs) in the Study Corridor.

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