Dedicated to Preserving Our Built Heritage September 2016 Volume 43, No. 3 Heritage News Now Still a community hub – Heritage Joins the Heritage Matters the transformation of Task Force All Saints to allsaints By Caroline Ross

Heritage Church For Sale Luckily for Sandy Hill, the story of the sale of All Saints has a happy In August 2014, more than a century ending: the church was purchased after its first service, by a community group All Saints Anglican steered by Leanne Photo: Danielle Jones Jones Danielle Photo: Church in Moussa, a The recent request to partially Sandy Hill neighbourhood demolish Somerset House closed its force who in (352 West) due to doors, and 2012 had also its ongoing neglect – despite the City’s put its

championed Ross Caroline enhanced property standards for building up heritage-designated buildings – has the purchase resulted in the Mayor’s creation of for sale. The of the Carriage a Heritage Matters Task Force. congregation House a block away All photos: All moved to other from All Saints to The Task Force met for the first time The Chapel, formerly the home of Bettye on August 24. In addition to the Mayor Anglican parishes in house the church’s Hyde Co-operative Nursery School and chairs of the Planning Committee Ottawa, including former tenant, the and Built Heritage Sub-Committee, St. Margaret’s in Bettye Hyde Nursery School. the task force includes the senior Vanier and St. Alban’s in Sandy Hill, (see Heritage Ottawa Newsletter, heritage planner, the Chief Building and the neighbourhood braced Official, the Chief By-law Officer, vol 41, no. 2) Moussa reached out staff from the Planning Department itself for the residential development to private and community investors, and representatives from Heritage that was sure to follow. Sandy and on December 18, 2015 the Ottawa and the Council of Heritage Hill, one of Ottawa’s oldest Organizations in Ottawa. Anglican Diocese sold All Saints to neighbourhoods, has been plagued All Saints Development Inc. for a Identifying the gaps in the city’s by “spot” rezoning and has lost reported $1.52 million. By the time enforcement of property standards a number of historic buildings the sale was finalized, All Saints had related to designated buildings’ to unsympathetic residential been on the market for over a year. heritage attributes and finding redevelopment or demolition; solutions to prevent a repeat of Luckily for Sandy Hill and what Somerset House is a priority for the community members feared that remains of its heritage character, the Task Force. And Heritage Ottawa is All Saints would meet the same fate Anglican Diocese wanted to sell to pleased to be playing an active role in and Sandy Hill would lose another this important undertaking. a buyer who would ensure public community hub and landmark. space would remain available for

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some of the existing community uses. Moussa’s plan for the building Heritage Ottawa is a non-profit organization dedicated to the aligns with the Diocese’s vision preservation of Ottawa’s built heritage. nicely, and includes the creation of mixed-use spaces that will respond Linda Hoad to community needs. So far, a café Editor has opened, fitness classes are offered, Jan Soetermans and office space has been made Graphic Designer available for different organizations, Katari Imaging complementing the organizations The Lower Hall, potential future home Printing that occupy other historic buildings of a restaurant and wine bar. along East. Tenants Heritage Ottawa 2 Daly Avenue that used space in All Saints before it is a historic building in a historic Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6E2 the sale have been able to continue neighbourhood. All Saints was doing so, and allsaints eventually Tel: 613-230-8841 designated as a heritage building Fax: 613-564-4428 hopes to establish itself as a multi- under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Email: [email protected] faith worship space and destination Act in 1998 due to both its cultural Web: www.heritageottawa.org for community-oriented events. and architectural significance. Part of the heritage streetscape on Laurier David Jeanes All Saints Heritage President Avenue East, the church is located Leslie Maitland Located in the heart of Sandy Hill across the street from Laurier House, Past-President on the southeast corner at Laurier home to two former Prime Ministers, Avenue East and Chapel Street, All Sir Wilfred Laurier and William Lyon (vacant) Saints is a gothic-revival Anglican Mackenzie King. In 1937, it was the Vice-President Operations church designed by Ottawa-based, site of a third former Prime Minister’s Linda Hoad British-born architect Alfred M. state funeral, that of Sir Robert Vice-President Programs Calderon. Construction began in Borden, who was also a member Anne Maheux April 1899, was completed the of the All Saints congregation. Treasurer following year, and the church was All Saints was the site of a royal Louise Fox formally consecrated in early 1914. wedding in 1924, when Lois Booth, Secretary However, the heritage value of All granddaughter of Ottawa lumber (vacant) Saints lies in more than the fact that baron J.R. Booth, married Prince Legal Consultant Danielle Jones Website Directors: Jay Baltz, Doug Beaton, Richard Belliveau, Linda Dicaire, Ken Elder, Stephanie Elliott, Ian Ferguson, Glen Gower, Danielle Jones, Robert Martin, Heather McArthur, Hunter McGill, Carolyn Quinn, Martin Rice, Nicole Sammut, Katherine Spencer-Ross.

Heritage Ottawa acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa and the Ontario Ministry of Culture Office space soon to be occupied by Know History. 2 Prime Ministers’ Row, the building extension dating from the 1930s that holds Bate Hall and the Guild Room will be redeveloped according to need. Only the original section of the building, including the main Church, the Chapel, and the Lower Hall, are protected by the heritage designation. Any development on the property would support the maintenance of the designated assets, both architecturally and financially. The long-term plan is eventually to build out to Laurier, over the current playground and garden, but not for at least another three years. The allsaints team has already begun holding community consultations to contribute to the site’s development plan.

The Guild Room café is a space to draw in community members and encourage networking and community development. Allsaints has also designated space for an art gallery, to feature installations from local artists on a monthly rotation; studio space is also available to rent, and already hosts a few artists. The long-term goal for the Lower Hall and the Chapel, directly underneath the main Church space, is to open a restaurant and wine bar, but in the meantime the spaces are available for event rentals. Stone masons have been busy restoring the space’s stone and brickwork that was hidden behind drywall until now. The apse and the altar. Sandy Hill’s heritage Erik von Rosenberg of Denmark, only engage Sandy Hill residents, character under pressure and it also played a part in ’s but would also draw in visitors from suffrage movement under the outside the neighbourhood and city, The centrally-located neighbourhood leadership of Laura Borden. Because and would make Sandy Hill, and of Sandy Hill has five Heritage of its connections to Prime Ministers allsaints, a destination. Conservation Districts HCDs), past, All Saints is considered part of all of which were designated in Prime Ministers’ Row. (see article The Future of allsaints 1982. However, the community on page 8 ) The new All Saints With 27,000 square feet available, association, Action Sandy Hill, has (now known as allsaints) owners including 200 feet facing Laurier had to oppose the City and the support the Prime Ministers’ Row Avenue East, allsaints has the University of Ottawa on a number project, and there is potential for an opportunity to enliven this part of of developments in recent years, interpretive centre to be built on the Sandy Hill’s main thoroughfare. and continues to be concerned that property. Such a project would not Along with the potential of Sandy Hill is losing its heritage 3 character to oversized and often building in Sandy Hill being unsympathetic conversions. When rezoned and redeveloped into a All Saints appeared on the market in residential complex points to a the summer of 2014, a controversial larger problem with city planning residential development affecting the policy response to development heritage streetscape at Laurier and in heritage neighbourhoods. The Friel, a corner with historic buildings failure to ease development pressures but ultimately unprotected by an in Sandy Hill is due in part to the HCD designation, had just been Built Heritage Sub-Committee’s approved. The decision added to limited mandate and the allowance the more than 3000 new apartment of “spot” rezonings throughout and condo units being developed in the neighbourhood. Though it is Sandy Hill at the time, many of them certainly impossible to save every by conversion of the neighbourhood’s heritage building in Sandy Hill, single family homes to multi-unit community groups and individuals, residential buildings to accommodate inspired by the successful purchase the growing number of University of and conversion of the Carriage Ottawa students looking for housing House, took it upon themselves close to campus. Since All Saints to advocate against the loss of this is a designated heritage building, significant heritage church property any construction or development and, under the leadership of would be limited. However, with Leanne Moussa, formed the group a listing price of $1.7 million, the Stained glass window at the back Save the Saints, to do just that. redevelopment of All Saints as a of the nave. residential complex was a possible With Moussa and other dedicated outcome, similar to the development The sale of All Saints in December community members at the helm of of St. Clement Catholic Church at 2015 let Sandy Hill residents and allsaints, its future and its position Russell and Mann Avenues, a mere heritage aficionados city-wide in the community looks equally four blocks away. breathe a sigh of relief, but the very bright. Places of worship have been real threat of yet another historic the centre of communities for many centuries, and it is fitting that All Saints, a place of historic significance to Sandy Hill, will remain open as a community hub for years to come.

Heritage Ottawa’s annual Heritage Forum will take place at allsaints Ottawa on October 15, 2016. Details will be available on Heritage Ottawa’s website (www.heritageottawa.org) closer to the event. We hope you can join us for a tour of Prime Ministers’ Row, and an afternoon of presentations and discussion in this incredible heritage space in downtown Ottawa.

Caroline Ross is a life-long resident of Sandy Hill, and has been working and volunteering for heritage organizations since completing a History degree in 2013. AllSaints, corner of Chapel and Laurier. 4 From the President By David Jeanes

the city on Archaeology Month in School, designated in 2015, with August by contributing a walking School Board members and staff, tour and attending the archaeology MPP Yasir Naqvi, and community dig launch on August 5th. members regarding adaptive re-use potential. Again in collaboration with others, we mounted Heritage Ottawa At the Federal level, we continue to displays at North Grenville Heritage monitor the NCC Board meetings Forum in Kemptville on April 1 and activities. As a member of and Colonel By Day at the Bytown Protect the Farm, we continue Museum on August 1st. Heritage to oppose the use of Central Ottawa is a partner with the City in Experimental Farm research lands Doors Open Ottawa which includes for the Ottawa Hospital and look membership on the Advisory forward to the upcoming public Council, assistance with packing of consultations. The future of the building kits for the event, and the Rideau Canal World Heritage Site investigation of potential grants for is another of our advocacy files. New office, New faces special initiatives in 2017. We are also watching a prominent After the AGM we welcomed our neglected and vacant property, new board members: Martin Rice, Advocacy 24 Sussex Drive! We have given Glen Gower, and Stephanie Elliott. The work of our Advocacy several interviews about the heritage Following an excellent response to Committee has resulted in a number value of the building and the positive our Manager Intern competition of presentations to the City’s Built impact of adaptive re-use. and a difficult choice, we hired Heritage Subcommittee (BHSC) and Amber Polywkan. She immediately Planning Committee. We spoke in Programmes faced the challenges of our move to support of the community association We have reprinted the popular a smaller office on June 16th, with a for the successful designation of Werner Ernst Noffke: Ottawa’s Architect new telephone and internet provider, Overbrook Public School. We with an improved binding, since the and the submission of our Ontario spoke to BHSC and Planning first edition had sold out. Heritage Organization Development Committee on “demolition by Grant application on June 30th. neglect” at Somerset House and were Our application for a 2017 Cultural She will be working four days a week interviewed on CBC Radio. Although Grant to publish ‘Heritage Ottawa (up from two days) in September. a controlled partial demolition was from Centennial to Sesquicentennial – approved, the request created the 50 years-50 stories’ was not approved Partnerships impetus for the Mayor’s Task Force. in spite of an excellent proposal and Heritage Ottawa offered walking We have a good working relationship presentation by those involved. tours in partnership with Jane’s Walk with the City’s heritage planners, We will find other ways for this weekend, the 200th Anniversary who brief our Board and invite our important project, led by Ken Elder, Nicholas Sparks celebration and comments on reports. BHSC Chair to go forward. Bytown Days along the Rideau Tobi Nussbaum met with our Board Canal. Another collaboration was in April to discuss opportunities for the Ottawa Local Immigration collaboration. David Jeanes Partnership’s “Welcoming Ottawa On August 18th, Heritage Ottawa President, Heritage Ottawa / Week” in June, where we assisted Patrimoine Ottawa with their grant application and on director and architectural advisor the planning of the walking tours. Ken Elder, member Prof. Bruce More recently we partnered with Elliott and I toured Broadview Public

5 The two-storey limestone building Recent Designations Under Part IV features several elements of the classical style, such as a symmetrical of the Ontario Heritage Act façade, chimneys atop a side-gable By Madeline Marsh roof, and decorative voussoirs and (Based on reports prepared by City of Ottawa Heritage Planning Staff) quoins. Since its construction, the Hotel has served as a bank and several different types of restaurant. buildings also feature a variety of As a result, it has undergone windows with decorative glass. renovations and additions which have not been included in its designation. Magee house has served as accommodation for HMCS Bytown Mess since 1943. Snowdon House has housed a teachers’ association and a law firm before its current role as headquarters of the Navy League of Canada. 66 Lisgar Snowdon House, 66 Lisgar and Magee House, 78 Lisgar of Ottawa City Photos: Located in present-day Centretown, Broadview Public School this pair of homes serves as a reminder of the lifestyles of Ottawa’s Broadview Public School, elite in the 19th century. Snowdon 590 Broadview Avenue house was built in 1891, most likely Hartin Hotel Broadview Public School has served by Charles Magee for his daughter as the educational heart of its Caroline and her new husband, Hartin Hotel, 1993 neighbourhood since its construction Reverend J.M. Snowdon. Snowdon Robertson Road in 1927. Richards and Abra, a prolific served as the rector of St. George’s Ottawa architectural firm, designed A reminder of Bell’s Corners’ Anglican Church and the home the building following a 1926 fire evolution from a rural farming served as the church’s rectory. In that destroyed the school previously community to one of Ottawa’s 1895, Toronto architect Matthew located on this property. They built suburbs, the Hartin Hotel has served Sheard designed Magee House for the school in the Collegiate Gothic as a local watering hole for much of Charles Magee. Magee got his start style, which was very popular in the its life since 1870. The Hotel has in the dry goods business before early 20th century. The two-storey earned its designation for preserving moving on to become the trustee building with its high basement is the 19th century rural, classically- of The Sparks Estate, a prominent an excellent example of this style, inspired style of hotel and for its holder of real estate, and the founder featuring red brick with limestone place in the history of its community. of the Bank of Ottawa. detail and carved stone decorative The building originally located panels. The symmetrical façades and Both houses stand as well-preserved on this plot of land, Malcolmson’s flat roof are also typical of this style. examples of the Queen Anne Tavern, burned down in the Carleton Revival style of architecture. County Fire of 1870. David Hartin, Since its construction, the school Features of this style include a a wealthy farmer and mill owner, has been expanded. These additions rich palette of materials, such as began construction on his hotel responded to the development of decorative red brick and wooden within the year. Ideally situated the area, particularly following detailing, irregular rooflines with between Richmond and Ottawa, WWII and the subsequent baby- fish-scale slate roofing, projecting farmers travelling to and from the boom. Not only is Broadview gables and bays, and elaborate markets found Hartin’s Hotel to be Public School demonstrative of the cornices and bargeboards. Both a welcome stop.

6 popular architecture at the time of its are also impressive focal points, light as possible into the building construction; it defines the character typical of this architectural style. while the loading doors found on all of the neighbourhood and its growth. To imitate the grey limestone of the building’s façades remind us Only the original Public School is typically used for major Roman of its function. The sole decorative included in this designation. Catholic buildings, marbleized detail adorning the red-brick veneer concrete was is the “City of Ottawa Workshops” used in the engraved on the south elevation. This construction building, the only one remaining of of the Rectory. the City of Ottawa municipal works Much of complex that began in the 1930s, was the original built between 1941 and 1942 and construction housed the Engineering Workshops, and details, Stores, Complaints Bureau/Sewer including the Maintenance, and Waterworks interior details divisions of the City. of finished woodwork Irvine’s building borders three and fireplace, historic communities: LeBreton Flats, survive today. Mechanicsville, and Hintonburg. St. Anne’s Rectory As a result, the All of these communities remind Rectory of St. Anne’s Parish is an us of the industrial character of excellent example of both Noffke’s the Bayview area and the railroad St. Anne’s Rectory, boom of the late 19th and early 20th 17 Myrand Avenue architectural work and the Beaux- Arts style. centuries. 7 Bayview fulfilled its Currently housing the headquarters original intended purpose for the National House of Prayer, St. until it was vacated in the Anne’s Rectory stands as an imposing early 21st century. In 2013 example of the Beaux-Arts style. a partnership of the City Designed in 1921 by W.E. Noffke, of Ottawa, the Province of who also designed many buildings in Ontario, and the private the surrounding Lowertown area, the sector (with a federal Rectory forms the southern boundary government contribution of an ecclesiastical complex. In in 2016), initiated a plan addition to serving as a visual to repurpose the building landmark, it holds an important as an Innovation Centre place in the history of the growth of for Invest Ottawa. the Francophone Roman Catholic The first phase of this community. St. Anne’s Parish was adaptive reuse plan is established to accommodate the 7 Bayview Road scheduled to open in November of growing population, and its rectory this year. The interior of the building provided a centre for social and 7 Bayview Road and the addition at the northwest cultural life in the community. Everything about this former corner of the building are not As such, it holds significant value City of Ottawa municipal building included in this designation. for understanding the history of screams function, staying true to the Lowertown. Industrial-Modern style chosen by the City Design Engineer Madeline Marsh is a recent graduate One of the most prominent features Joseph Holmes Irvine. The two- from the Department of History at of the building is the pedimented storey wings flanking the one-storey Middlebury College, where she focused main entrance, featuring a double- centre wing are typical of the style, her research on Canadian Military height portico and giant Corinthian as are the multi-pane steel windows History. Currently she works as a columns. The raised main façade and with inset hopper windows. These hockey goaltending coach across the arcaded balcony on the west façade windows allow as much natural City of Ottawa.

7 Walking in the Footsteps of Nation-Builders – the Prime Ministers’ Row (adapted with permission from the project website and newsletter News & Views vol. 1 no. 1, May 2016)

A number of their houses public art, wayfinding markers, lighting remain in modern Sandy fixtures, seating installations, and a Hill, including three on tree canopy; programming and events Laurier Avenue itself - ranging from interpretive programs to Macdonald’s Stadacona Hall, speaker series to pop-up street art; and Diefenbaker’s apartment multimedia platforms such as online at The Strathcona, and games, a content-rich website, social Laurier’s Laurier House, media platforms and a mobile app. where Mackenzie King also Prime Ministers’ Row – which will resided and had his principal launch in 2017 during Canada’s office (now a National

Photos: Linda Hoad Linda Photos: sesquicentennial year - was recently Historic Site). Others within recognized by the National Capital Stadacona Hall a few blocks include Tupper’s Daly Commission as part of the 17 Street residence, Pearson’s Augusta Milestone Projects which will form Prime Ministers’ Row/L’Allée des Street cottage and Trudeau’s suite on part of the new Plan for Canada’s Premiers ministres is a community- Besserer St. Moreover, the former Capital. The project is guided by a based not-for-profit initiative co- All Saints Church, across the street group of diverse and distinguished founded by Sandy Hill residents from Laurier House, was the regular Special Advisors, Directors and Steering Suneeta Millington and Leanne house of worship for Sir Robert Committee Members, who are serving Moussa. Inspired by what they learned Borden, whose State funeral was also to set the strategic vision, provide expert while researching the history and role held here, and St. Alban the Martyr advice and implement this complex and of All Saints Anglican Church in the Church at King Edward Avenue multi-layered project. community - when the sale of this served the same role for Sir John A. heritage building was imminent Macdonald and Sir Charles Tupper. The Heritage Ottawa Forum to be (see page 1) – the idea of ‘Prime Truly no other avenue in Canada can held at allsaints on October 15th, Ministers’ Row’ was born. boast this bounty of historical riches. in partnership with Action Sandy Hill, will offer a pre-conference tour Laurier Avenue East from King Edward The project will leverage the including Prime Ministers Row. More Avenue to Strathcona Park as well extraordinary built heritage assets of information about this exciting project as its surrounding neighbourhood, Sandy Hill to tell the story of these and how you can help can be found on Sandy Hill, have been home to seven nation-builders – both their successes the website: https://pmr-apm.ca/. Fathers of Confederation, ten Prime and their failures – while at the same Ministers, and many distinguished time encouraging Canadians to think Canadians including Tommy Douglas, about the contemporary issues facing Sir Sandford Fleming, WWI flying and shaping Canada and its future. ace Billy Bishop, ‘Confederation Poet’ The plan is to create an innovative, Archibald Lampman and Canada’s interactive, multi-block, multi-media first female Senator Cairine Wilson, as outdoor ‘street museum’ that will well as lumber barons, Supreme Court include, amongst other elements: justices, Cabinet Ministers, Mayors, an infrastructure transformation Lieutenant Governors, and Clerks along Laurier Avenue East, as well of the Privy Council. Today, when as related greenspace improvements Canadians walk along Laurier Avenue, to Strathcona Park and Sir Wilfrid they are quite literally walking in the Laurier Park; a series of structural footsteps of our nation-builders. additions such as entrance arches, Laurier House 8