Cultural Heritage Impact Statement for the Proposed Redevelopment of 7 Clarence Street, Byward Market, Ottawa Ontario
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Cultural Heritage Impact Statement for the Proposed Redevelopment of 7 Clarence Street, Byward Market, Ottawa Ontario. February 2014 Submitted to: The National Capital Commission Submitted by: Commonwealth Resource Management Cultural Heritage Impact Statement 7 Clarence St., Ottawa, Ontario February 2014 Cover Image: A view of the proposed development at 7 Clarence St. in the Byward Market, Ottawa Credit: CSV Architects January 31, 2014. Commonwealth Resource Management & CSV Architects 1 Cultural Heritage Impact Statement 7 Clarence St., Ottawa, Ontario February 2014 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Present Owner and Contact Information...................................................................................... 4 1.3 Site Location, Current Conditions, and Context ............................................................................ 4 1.4 Relevant Information from Council Approved Documents .......................................................... 7 1.5 Digital Images of Cultural Heritage Attributes; 7 Clarence Street ................................................ 8 2.0 HERITAGE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY ....................................................................... 10 2.1 Site Development Chronology/History ....................................................................................... 10 3.0 ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUES ................................................................................... 21 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Social History ..................................................................................................................................... 21 3.3 Structural or Architectural History .................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Contextual History ............................................................................................................................ 24 4.0 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE........................................................................................................ 25 4.1 Introduction Statement of Significance ..................................................................................... 25 4.2 Heritage Character Statement Byward Market Heritage Conservation District 1991. ..................... 25 5.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................... 28 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 28 6.0 IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................... 36 6.1 Assessment of the Proposed Development .................................................................................. 36 6.2 Conservation Approach Specific to 7 Clarence Street .................................................................. 36 6.3 Impacts on the Heritage Character of the Byward Market Heritage Conservation District ........ 38 6.4 Impacts to Tin House Courtyard Site Plan .................................................................................... 39 7.0 ALTERNATIVES AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES ............................................................................... 40 8.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY / PEOPLE CONTACTED ............................................................................................ 41 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 41 9.0 AUTHORS QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 42 Appendix A: Chronology ............................................................................................................................. 43 Appendix A: Heritage Survey Forms 1990 .................................................................................................. 44 Commonwealth Resource Management 1 Cultural Heritage Impact Statement 7 Clarence St., Ottawa, Ontario February 2014 Appendix B: Structural and Conservation Engineering Report ................................................................... 60 Appendix C: 7 Clarence St., Ottawa Public Safety Letter ............................................................................ 86 Appendix D: 7 Clarence St., Structural Condition Letter ............................................................................. 87 Appendix E: State of Good Repair Letter .................................................................................................... 90 Appendix F: Letter John Cooke & Associates Lt. ......................................................................................... 93 Commonwealth Resource Management 2 Cultural Heritage Impact Statement 7 Clarence St., Ottawa, Ontario February 2014 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background This Cultural Heritage Impact Statement (CHIS) has been requested by the City of Ottawa to evaluate the proposed development at 7 Clarence Street, in the Byward Market. The proponents are the National Capital Commission and the architect is CSV Architects. The proposed development is located in the Byward Market Heritage Conservation District that has been designated by the City of Ottawa under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act (Bylaw 60-91). The Cultural Heritage Impact Statement (CHIS), prepared by Commonwealth Resource Management, is intended to evaluate the impact of the proposed development in a manner that is consistent with the City of Ottawa Official Plan Section 4.6.1. The purpose of this report is to identify the cultural heritage resources and values that may be impacted with the proposed demolition of the existing building at 7 Clarence Street as well as to assess the proposed infill or replacement structure. The property is subject to the City of Ottawa Zoning By-law 2008-250 Consolidation Section 60 Heritage Overlay. This report follows the content outline recommended by the City of Ottawa for Cultural Heritage Impact Statements: The following documents were used in the preparation of this report: FHBRO Building Report, 461-465 Sussex Drive (86-37); FHBRO Building Report, 7 Clarence Street (86-38); Appendix B Building Improvement and Design Guidelines, Byward Market Heritage Conservation District Study 1990, City of Ottawa; Heritage Character Statement, Byward Market Heritage Conservation District, City of Ottawa; Statement of Significance, Byward Market Heritage Conservation District, Canada’s Historic Places, Parks Canada, Canadian Register, 2008; Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form, 7 Clarence St., Byward Market HCD 1990; Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form, 461-465 Sussex Drive, Byward Market HCD, 1990; Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form, 13-15 Clarence St., Byward Market HCD, 1990; A Structural and Conservation Engineering Report on Emergency Measures for the Building 7 Clarence Avenue, Ottawa Ontario for DFS Architecture on behalf of The National Capital Commission. 25 January 2013 JOKINEN Engineering Services; Letter from Jokinen Engineering Services to DFS architecture, dated 19 November, 2013. Re: 7 Clarence Street, Ottawa Public Safety Letter Emergency Measures Required; Letter from Jokinen Engineering Services to NCC Design & Construction Branch, dated December 5, 2013. Re: 7 Clarence Street, Ottawa, ON – Structural Condition; Forwarded Email to John Stewart dated Dec. 9, 2013, from Fernando Pellicer of DFS Arch. Dated Dec. 6, 2013 to Christopher Dziwinski NCC; and, Letter from John Cooke & Associates Lt. Consulting Engineers Dated January, 21 2014. Re: 7 Clarence Street Masonry Condition. The following plans and maps were used in the preparation of this report: Commonwealth Resource Management 3 Cultural Heritage Impact Statement 7 Clarence St., Ottawa, Ontario February 2014 Site Plan, 7 Clarence St., and the Tin House Courtyard CSV Architects Dated January 31, 2014. Elevations, and floor plans of the Proposed Infill Building CSV Architects Dated January 31, 2014. Rendered perspectives of the development proposal CSV Architects Dated January 31, 2014. 1.2 Present Owner and Contact Information Address: 461-465 Sussex Drive, & 7 Clarence Street Ottawa ON Current Owner: National Capital Commission Contact: Christopher Dziwinski, B.Arch, OAA, MRAIC Project Manager / Architect Design & Construction Branch 1.3 Site Location, Current Conditions, and Context Heritage Context The site is located at 7 Clarence Street in the Byward Market Heritage Conservation District (Figure 1) and was built as an addition to 461-465 Sussex Drive to the west. The building frames the south-east entrance to the Tin House Courtyard along with 13-15 Clarence Street to the east. 7 Clarence Street was built as an adjunct to 461-465 Sussex Drive and is inseparable from it in function and history. The Commercial Building at 461-465 Sussex Drive is a ‘Recognized’ federal heritage building. ‘Built circa 1850, the building is a rare survivor of the early period in Sussex Street's development.