˜ ° ˛ ˝˙ ˆ ° ˜ ˇ˘ ˇ ˆ ˜ ˇ ° ˜ ˝ˆ ˛ ° ˇ ˜ ° ˙ ˘ ˜ ° ˙ City of London Register of Cultural Heritage Resources City Planning 206 Dundas Street London, Ontario N6A 1G7 Last Updated: December 8, 2020 Register of Cultural Heritage Resources Register Introduction The City of London’s Register of Cultural Heritage Resources is provided by The Register of Cultural Heritage Resources is an essential resource used by the City for information purposes only. The City of London endeavours to the public and City staff to identify the cultural heritage status of properties in keep the Register current, accurate, and complete; however, the City the City of London. The first City Council-adopted Inventory of Heritage reserves the right to change or modify the Register and information contained Resources was created in 1991, and was compiled from previous inventories within the Register at any time without notice. dating back to the 1970s. The Inventory of Heritage Resources was reviewed and revised in 1997 to include newly-annexed areas of the City of London. In The Register is available on the City’s website 2005-2006, City Council adopted the revised Inventory of Heritage at, https://www.london.ca/About-London/heritage/Pages/Register.aspx. Resources. The Inventory of Heritage Resources (2006) was adopted in its Printed copies of the Register are also available. The printed edition of the entirety as the Register pursuant to Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act on Register of Cultural Heritage Resources is current to the date indicated on the March 26, 2007. Since 2007, City Council has removed and added properties title page. to the Register by resolution. For information on a property’s cultural heritage status, please contact a The Register includes heritage listed properties (Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Planner at 519-661-4890 or [email protected]. Heritage Act), individually designated heritage properties (under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act), and properties designated as part of a Heritage The cultural heritage status of properties can also be identified using Conservation District (under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act). CityMap, www.maps.london.ca. All properties included on the Register are believed to have potential To obtain an extract of the Register pursuant to Section 27(1) of the Ontario cultural heritage value or interest if their cultural heritage value or Heritage Act, please contact the City Clerk. interest has not yet been recognized by their designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Further research and evaluation may be required Accessibility to comprehensively determine if a heritage listed property does or does The City of London is committed to providing accessible goods and services. not demonstrate sufficient cultural heritage value or interest to warrant Please contact us at 519-661-4980 or [email protected] if you require this conservation and designation pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. document in an alternative accessible format. ii Register of Cultural Heritage Resources Name • Inventory of Heritage Resources (2006) The Register may be known as the following: • Core Heritage (2009) • Register • Mid-Century Modern Properties (2015) • Register of Cultural Heritage Resources • East London Industrial Properties (2017) • Inventory of Heritage Resources • Rapid Transit Cultural Heritage Screening Report (2019) • Architectural & Historical Resources Inventory • Old East Village-Dundas Street Corridor Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (2019) And all terms are understood to mean or refer to the same document. • Hamilton Road Corridor Cultural Heritage Assessment Report (2020) • North Talbot Cultural Heritage Inventory (2020) Previous Inventories Inventories of cultural heritage resources have been undertaken in the past. These inventories may be on a City-wide basis or focused on a specific geographic area of the City. Earlier efforts to inventory properties and resources of cultural heritage value or interest within London have informed the Register. Previous inventories include: • Old London Survey (1969) • The Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings (1974) • Reflections of London’s Past (1974) • Report on Selected Buildings in London (1977) • The Architectural and Historical Merits of the Central Business District (1981) • London and Middlesex Inventory (1982) • London Downtown Façade Study (1986) • Annexed Area Inventory (1991-1993) • Mainstreet Inventory – Downtown Photographic Building Inventory (1999) • Old East Village, Building Our Heritage (2005) • London At the Crossroads (2006) iii Register of Cultural Heritage Resources Ontario Heritage Act Heritage Listed Property The Ontario Heritage Act enables municipalities within Ontario to protect In addition, Section 27(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act enables a municipal properties of cultural heritage value or interest. The Register is a publically- council to include properties that it believes to be of cultural heritage value or accessible document of properties that are of recognized or potential cultural interest, but are not designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, on its heritage value or interest. The Register includes heritage listed properties Register. These properties are commonly referred to as “heritage listed (Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act), individually designated heritage properties.” To include a property on the Register, City Council must believe properties (under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act), and properties that a property has potential cultural heritage value or interest. Properties that designated as part of a Heritage Conservation District (under Part V of the are listed on the Register, but not designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, Ontario Heritage Act). do not require Heritage Alteration Permit approval for alterations. Individually Designated Heritage Property How is a property added to the Register? Properties that are individually designated under Part IV of the Ontario To include a property on the Register, City Council, in consultation with the Heritage Act have been evaluated and determined to meet one or more of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH), must believe that the criteria of Ontario Regulation 9/06: Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage property has cultural heritage value or interest. The Ministry of Tourism, Value or Interest. Each property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Culture and Sport (2016) notes that detailed research and evaluation of the Heritage Act has an associated heritage designating by-law that helps to property are not required to add it to a municipal Register. Property owner guide future change or alteration to the heritage designated property by consultation or consent is not currently required to add a property to the identifying the heritage attributes of the property that are protected. The Register pursuant to Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act. heritage designating by-law is registered on the title of the property. Properties that are designated pursuant to Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act Properties are added to the Register by resolution of City Council. may require Heritage Alteration Permit approval for alterations. How is a property removed from the Register? Heritage Conservation District Property Should City Council no longer believe that a property is of potential cultural Properties within a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) are designated heritage value or interest, it may remove a property from its Register by pursuant to Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act. A Heritage Conservation resolution, following consultation with the London Advisory Committee on District is a geographically defined area within a municipality that is noted for Heritage (LACH). An evaluation to determine that the property is not a its distinct heritage character. Each Heritage Conservation District within the significant cultural heritage resource, using the mandated criteria, may be City of London has a Plan to help manage and guide change within the area. required to remove a property from the Register. Properties that are designated pursuant to Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act may require Heritage Alteration Permit approval for alterations. iv Register of Cultural Heritage Resources Format of the Register Part IV Designation Refers to a designation pursuant to Part IV of the A brief explanation of the column headings in the Register of Cultural Ontario Heritage Act for an individual property. Heritage Resources. Designating By-law Each individually designated heritage Street Name The name of the street on which the subject property is property has a by-law registered on its title which articulates its located; separate column to assist in alphabetical sorting. cultural heritage value and identifies the property’s heritage attributes. Address Primary municipal address assigned to the subject property. Note: alternate addresses also recorded for reference (see Alternate Plaque Each individually designated heritage property is eligible Address). to receive a round, blue City of London Heritage Property plaque. This column records if there is a plaque on the subject Year Built Approximate date of construction for the built heritage property. resource located on a subject property. “p1881” – means the building or structure on the property is Part V Designation/HCD Refers to a property’s designation as part of believed to have been constructed prior to the date specified a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) pursuant