Fort York national historic site of canada Commemorative Integrity Statement Fort York national historic site of canada Commemorative Integrity Statement March, 2004 Commemorative Integrity Statement FORT YORK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION . .1 1.1 Overview . .1 1.2 National Historic Site Program Objectives . .1 1.3 Commemorative Integrity . .1 1.3.1 Definition of Commemorative Integrity . .1 1.3.2 Definition and Purpose of the Commemorative Integrity Statement . .1 1.3.3 Uses of the Commemorative Integrity Statement . .2 1.4 Cultural Resource Management Policy . .2 2.0 DESIGNATION AND CONTEXT . .3 2.1 Designation . .3 2.2 Commemorative Intent . .3 2.2.1 Definition . .3 2.2.2 Statement of Commemorative Intent for Fort York National Historic Site of Canada . .4 2.3 Designated Place . .4 2.3.1 Definition . .4 2.3.2 Description of Designated Place . .4 2.4 Historic and Geographic Context . .5 2.4.1 Historic Context . .5 2.4.2 Geographic Context . .6 3.0 RESOURCES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE REASONS FOR DESIGNATION AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE . .7 3.1 Designated Place . .7 3.1.1 Description . .7 3.1.2 Historic Values . .7 3.2 Landscape and Landscape Features . .7 3.2.1 Description . .7 3.2.2 Historic Values . .8 3.3 Buildings . .8 3.3.1 Description . .8 3.3.2 Historic Values . .9 3.4 Archaeological Sites . .9 3.4.1 Description . .9 3.4.2 Historic values . .9 3.5 Moveable Objects . .9 3.5.1 Description . .9 3.5.2 Historic values . .10 3.6 Objectives for Cultural Resources . .10 page ii Commemorative Integrity Statement FORT YORK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA 4.0 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF THE REASONS FOR DESIGNATION AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE . .10 4.1 Reasons for Designation as a National Historic Site . .10 4.1.1 Definition . .10 4.1.2 Reasons for Designation . .10 4.2 Context Messages . .11 4.2.1 Definition . .11 4.2.2 Context Messages . .11 4.3 Objectives for Effective Communication . .12 5.0 VALUES AND MESSAGES NOT RELATED TO THE REASONS FOR DESIGNATION AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE . .12 5.1 Resources Not Related to the Reasons for Designation as a National Historic Site . .12 5.2 Values Not Related to the reasons for Designation as a National Historic Site . .15 5.3 Objectives for Resources and Values Not Related to the Reasons for Designation . .15 5.4 Messages Not Related to Designation as a National Historic Site . .15 5.5 Objectives for Messages Not Related to the Reasons for Designation . .16 6.0 APPENDICES . .16 6.1 Minutes of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada regarding Fort York . .16 6.2 Map of Fort York Designated Place and Landscape Features . .19 6.3 List of participants at the Commemorative Integrity workshop . .20 page iii Commemorative Integrity Statement FORT YORK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA 1.0 INTRODUCTION site. A national historic site possesses commemorative integrity when: 1.1 Overview • the resources directly related to the reasons Fort York National Historic Site of Canada for designation as a national historic site are consists of two locations, the fort located at not impaired or under threat; 100 Garrison Road, and Victoria Memorial • the reasons for designation as a national Square located at the corner of Wellington, historic site are effectively communicated to Portland and Niagara Streets both in Toronto, the public; and Ontario. The site, which consists of the 1813­ 15 fort and adjacent related lands, was • the site’s heritage values (including those designated in 1923 for its role in the defence of not related to designation as a national early York (Toronto) and the survival of an historic site) are respected in all decisions important collection of early military and actions affecting the site. buildings, earthworks and military cemetery. Resources directly related to the reasons for The site of the fort is owned by the City of the site’s designation are Level 1 resources as Toronto and operated as a historic site, defined in Parks Canada’s Cultural Resource interpretive museum and memorial. Victoria Management Policy. Resources that are not Memorial Square is owned by the related to the reasons for designation but Government of Canada and leased to the City which have historic value are defined as Level of Toronto, to be maintained as a public park. II in the Cultural Resource Management Policy. 1.2 National Historic Site Program 1.3.2 Definition and Purpose of the Objectives Commemorative Integrity Statement Under the national historic sites program, A Commemorative Integrity Statement is a Parks Canada has the responsibility: document that identifies what is meant by • to foster knowledge and appreciation of commemorative integrity at a particular Canada’s past through a national program national historic site. It provides a baseline for of historical commemoration; planning, managing, reporting and taking remedial action. The document is divided into • to ensure the commemorative integrity of six parts: national historic sites by protecting and presenting them for the benefit, education 1. Introduction and enjoyment of this and future 2. Designation and Context generations in a manner that respects the 3. Resources Directly Related to the Reasons for significant and irreplaceable legacy Designation as a National Historic Site ­ represented by these places and their This section of the CIS identifies the associated resources; and resources that relate directly to the reasons • to encourage and support owners of for the site’s designation. It also describes national historic sites in their efforts to the historic values of these resources, which ensure commemorative integrity. can be physical as well as associative or 1.3 Commemorative Integrity symbolic. These values must be safeguarded and communicated. The CIS 1.3.1 Definition of Commemorative Integrity provides guidance, through objectives, Commemorative Integrity describes the about the meaning of "not being impaired health and wholeness of a national historic or under threat" in the context of the site. page 1 Commemorative Integrity Statement FORT YORK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA 4. Effective communication of the reasons for • providing the basis for design guidelines designation as a National Historic Site - This for development which may take place section of the CIS identifies the reasons for within or nearby and which may have an designation as a National Historic Site, as impact on the national historic site; well as any additional essential information • giving direction on heritage messages for required to ensure their understanding. It marketing plans and programs; and provides guidance, through objectives, on integrity in presentation and effective • providing the foundation for reporting to communication with audiences. Canadians on the state of national historic sites. 5. Resources, Values and Messages not related to the reasons for designation as a National 1.4 Cultural Resource Management Policy Historic Site - This section of the CIS covers Cultural resource management is an resources messages and values that are not integrated and holistic approach to the related to national historic significance. management of cultural resources. It applies Objectives provide guidance on the to all activities that affect cultural resources, management of these. including the care taken of these resources 6. Appendices and the promotion of public understanding and enjoyment of them. The objective is to 1.3.3. Uses of the Commemorative Integrity manage cultural resources in accordance with Statement the principles of value, public benefit, A Commemorative Integrity Statement guides understanding, respect and integrity. site management by: Parks Canada’s Cultural Resource Management • identifying what is most important about a Policy defines cultural resources as places or site relative to the national historic human works that have been determined.