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Page 1 of 45 Municipal Heritage Committee Monday, May 8, 2017 6:30 PM Boardroom, Development and Engineering Services, 305 Barrie Street, Bradford Agenda A meeting of the Heritage Committee of The Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury will be held Monday, May 8, 2017 at 6:30 PM, in the Boardroom, Development and Engineering Services, 305 Barrie Street, Bradford, ON. Pages 1. Call to Order The Chair calls the meeting to order. 2. Adoption of Agenda Recommendation: That the Committee Agenda dated May 8, 2017 be adopted as printed. 3. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature 4. Presentations/Deputations 5. Open Forum Members of the public who are in attendance are invited to address the Committee by signing the Open Forum Register. 6. Adoption of Minutes 3 - 6 6.1 Adoption of Minutes Recommendation: That the minutes of the April 3, 2017 meeting be adopted as printed. 7. Correspondence 7 7.1 Forests Ontario Page 2 of 45 Heritage Committee - Agenda May 8, 2017 8. Request for Removal - Subcommittee Reports 9. Unfinished Business 8 - 45 9.1 Presentation - Designation of Coulson’s Hill Church 9.2 Old Bradford High School Update 9.3 108 Moore Street Update 9.4 Doors Open Update 9.5 Heritage Conservation District Update 9.6 Quaint House Update 9.7 Tax Incentive/Rebate Program Update 9.8 Auld Kirk Plaster Work Update 10. Media Updates 11. New Business 11.1 Committee Logo Materials 12. Announcements 13. Next Meeting 13.1 Meeting Date - June 5, 2017 13.2 Agenda items 14. Adjourn Recommendation: That the meeting is hereby adjourned at _________. Page 3 of 45 Heritage Committee Monday, April 3, 2017 6:30 PM Boardroom, Development and Engineering Services, 305 Barrie Street, Bradford Minutes Members Present: Rob Keffer, Mayor Ian Cooper Ron Orr, Councillor Diane Milos Franz Aschwanden Lynda Usher Roseann Beintema Munawar Chudary Regrets: Jennifer de Winter Brenda Winter Staff: Leisl McDill, Committee Coordinator Brandon Slopack, Planner Ryan Windle, Manager of Community Planning Call to Order The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. Adoption of Agenda HC-2017-13 Usher/Milos That the Committee Agenda dated April 3, 2017 be adopted as amended. CARRIED. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature There were no declarations at this or any other time. Presentations/Deputations There were no presentations or deputations. Open Forum There were no request in Open Forum. Page 2 of 4 Page 4 of 45 Heritage Committee - Minutes April 3, 2017 Adoption of Minutes Adoption of Minutes HC-2017-14 Milos/Chudary That the minutes of the March 6, 2017 meeting be adopted as printed. CARRIED. Request for Removal - Subcommittee Reports Request to demolish - 3876 county road 88 Ian Cooper presented the subcommittees findings on the property. They reviewed the ownership and the current condition of the property. The Committee discussed the hurdles to preserving vacant houses on agricultural properties. HC-2017-15 Cooper/Milos That the Heritage Committee not object to the demolition application for the property at 3876 County Road 88. CARRIED. Unfinished Business Designation of Coulson’s Hill Church Ian Cooper noted that he has begun research on the property. The Committee discussed the designation of the property and what would be included since there are two separate churches, a cemetery and fencing. 108 Moore Street Update Staff had no update on the property. Doors Open Munawar Chudary updated the Committee on the sites that have been confirmed and what other possible sites could be involved. The Committee will continue to work on filling the remaining locations. Heritage Conservation District update Ryan Windle spoke to the draft Terms of Reference for the study. Staff are prepared to move forward with creating the Request for Proposal document. The Committee discussed architectural control and its inclusion in HCD Plans following implementation of a HCD. HC-2017-16 Aschwanden/Cooper That the Heritage Committee endorse the Terms of Reference for the Heritage Conservation District Study, Request for Proposal. CARRIED. Page 3 of 4 Page 5 of 45 Heritage Committee - Minutes April 3, 2017 Tax Incentive/Rebate Program update Brandon Slopack presented the Committee with the draft Heritage Tax Rebate Program. Application documents and different program options were presented and discussed. The Committee members will review the program in more detail and continue discussions at their next meeting. Quaint House update Staff had no update on the property. School Houses update Brandon Slopack noted the recommendation made in June of 2016 regarding the school house at 2699 Sideroad 10. The Committee discussed their concerns for the condition of the Fisher's Corners school house at 3769 Line 9. Staff will continue to contact the property owner and involve By-law Enforcement staff if necessary for property standards issues. Media Updates Lynda Usher noted that two articles were published in March regarding Heritage Week and the Trinity Angelican Church. New Business Waiving of normal tariff fees at Land Registry Offices for Municipal Heritage Committee members and their assistants. The Committee noted the waving of fees would not include costs for copying. Demolition Requests for Buildings not on the Heritage Registry Ian Cooper reviewed properties that are not on the Heritage Register and have made applications for demolition. The Committee noted one property that appeared in good condition and were sorry to see it demolished. Auld Kirk Plaster Work Mayor Keffer spoke to the Committee about the need for repairs to the interior roof of the Auld Kirk. HC-2017-17 Usher/Ashwanden That the Municipal Heritage Committee recommend to council that $5,000.00 be drawn from the Strategic Initiatives Reserve to provide funding for plaster restoration work within the Auld Kirk church and that the BWG Historical Society be thanked for contributing to the remainder of the project. CARRIED. Page 4 of 4 Page 6 of 45 Heritage Committee - Minutes April 3, 2017 Announcements There were no announcements. Next Meeting Meeting Date - May 8th, 2017 Agenda items Adjourn HC-2017-18 Usher/Milos That the meeting is hereby adjourned at 8:21 p.m. CARRIED. Ron Orr, Chair Page 7 of 45 Page 8 of 45 St. John’s Church at Coulson’s Hill Designation report 1 Page 9 of 45 Coulson’s Hill Church Designation Report BWG Heritage Committee Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.2 Property Location and Description 5 2. Background Research and Analysis 7 2.1 Design and Style 7 2.2 Site History 18 2.3 Context 28 3. Assessment of Value 29 4. Draft Statement of Cultural Heritage Value 31 5. Conclusion 33 6. Key Sources Consulted 34 7. Appendix Materials 35 2 Page 10 of 45 Coulson’s Hill Church Designation Report BWG Heritage Committee Coulson’s Hill Presbyterian Church 1. Introduction This report has been prepared for the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury with regards to the former St. John’s Presbyterian Church located at 2528 Line 11, Bradford and hereafter referred to as the Coulson’s Hill Presbyterian church. The church is included on the Municipal Registry of Heritage Properties as a listed property under the Ontario heritage act. The purpose of this report is to determine the cultural and heritage value of the property and to provide a recommendation as to elevating the property from being ‘listed’ on the Municipal Heritage Registry to being protected as a designated property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The assessment of the site is based on Criteria for determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest Ontario Reg 9/06, under the Ontario Heritage Act. The criteria for determining heritage and cultural value is based on a) architecture or design, b) historic associations and c) how the site contributes to its surrounding context. Findings: The Coulson’s Hill church is found to have considerable cultural heritage value related to its architecture, rich historic associations and contextual value and which merits designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. In terms of architecture it represents an excellent example of vernacular church design by a local, know builder. The structure has 3 Page 11 of 45 Coulson’s Hill Church Designation Report BWG Heritage Committee undergone minimal alterations from its original design and maintains almost all of its original architectural attributes. The community has recognized the historic value of the site. The property is listed on the municipal Heritage registry under the Ontario Heritage Act. The church has significant historic associations with members of the community and served as a spiritual as well as social cornerstone for the hamlet of Coulson’s Hill as well as Bradford. The cemetery remains the resting place for many of the original settlers of Bradford West Gwillimbury. The original context of the church has remained virtually the same as it was since its inception in the 1850’s. The Presbyterian and Anglican churches with their respective cemeteries are a visible and familiar landmark atop Coulson’s Hill. 4 Page 12 of 45 Coulson’s Hill Church Designation Report BWG Heritage Committee 1.2 Property Location and Description The building is a single storey vernacular brick church with surrounding cemetery located on the southeast corner of lot 15 on concession XI. The municipal address is 2528 Line 11, Bradford. Figure 1. Simcoe Interactive map location of church, the property is approximately 56 x 70 meters in area, almost one acre 5 Page 13 of 45 Coulson’s Hill Church Designation Report BWG Heritage Committee Figure 2. Google Satellite image of church and cemetery 6 Page 14 of 45 Coulson’s Hill Church Designation Report BWG Heritage Committee 2. Background Research and Analysis 2.1 Design and Style Massing The church is a rectangular housed within the door stiles and single storey building set rails.