City of London Register of Cultural Heritage Resources City Planning 206 Dundas Street London, Ontario N6A 1G7 Last Updated: July 2, 2019 Register of Cultural Heritage Resources Register Introduction The City of London’s Register is provided by the City for information The Register is an essential resource used by the public and City staff to purposes only. The City of London endeavours to keep the Register current, identify the cultural heritage status of properties in the City of London. The accurate, and complete; however, the City reserves the right to change or first City Council-adopted Inventory of Heritage Resources was created in modify the Register and information contained within the Register at any time 1991, and was compiled from previous inventories dating back to the 1970s. without notice. The Inventory of Heritage Resources was reviewed and revised in 1997 to include newly-annexed areas of the City of London. In 2005-2006, City For information on a property’s cultural heritage status, please contact a Council adopted the revised Inventory of Heritage Resources. The Inventory Heritage Planner at 519-661-4890 or [email protected]. of Heritage Resources (2006) was adopted in its entirety as the Register pursuant to Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act on March 26, 2007. Since The cultural heritage status of properties can also be identified using CityMap, 2007, City Council has removed and added properties to the Register by www.maps.london.ca. resolution. To obtain an extract of the Register pursuant to Section 27(1) of the Ontario The Register includes heritage listed properties (Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act, please contact the City Clerk. Heritage Act), individually designated heritage properties (under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act), and properties designated as part of a Heritage Accessibility Conservation District (under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act). The City of London is committed to providing accessible goods and services. Please contact us at 519-661-4980 or [email protected] if you require this All properties included on the Register are believed to have potential document in an alternative accessible format. cultural heritage value or interest if their cultural heritage value or interest has not yet been recognized by their designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Further research and evaluation may be required to comprehensively determine if a heritage listed property does or does not demonstrate sufficient cultural heritage value or interest to warrant conservation and designation pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. 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. Previous Inventories Inventories of cultural heritage resources have been undertaken in the past. These inventories may be on a City-wide basis or focusing 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) 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 criteria of O. Reg. 9.06: Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest. Each property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act has an associated heritage designating by-law that helps to guide future change or alteration to the heritage designated property by identifying the heritage attributes of the property that are protected. The 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 may require Heritage Properties are added to the Register by resolution of City Council. 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 property has a by-law registered on its title which articulates its Street Name The name of the street on which the subject property is cultural heritage value and identifies the property’s heritage located; separate column to assist in alphabetical sorting. attributes. Address Primary municipal address assigned to the subject property. Part V Designation/HCD Refers to a property’s designation as part of Note: alternate addresses also recorded for reference (see Alternate a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) pursuant to Part V of the Address). Ontario Heritage Act. District Records the name of the Heritage Conservation District Year Built Approximate date of construction for the built heritage in which the subject property is located. resource located on a subject property. “p1881” – means the building or structure on the property is Heritage Conservation District name abbreviations: believed to have been constructed prior to the date specified East Woodfield Heritage Conservation District: EW “c1867” – circa – means the building or structure on the Bishop Hellmuth Heritage Conservation District: BH property is believed to have been built around the date Old East Heritage Conservation District: OE specified. A date range of +/- 10 years is generally accepted, West Woodfield Heritage Conservation District: WW but further research is required to confirm a precise date of Downtown Heritage Conservation District: DTDN construction. Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District: B/P Wortley Village-Old South Heritage Conservation District: Further research should be undertaken to confirm any dates of WV-OS construction recorded in the Register. Designating By-law Records the applicable heritage Architectural Style Identification of the style, or stylistic influences, designating by-law for the Heritage Conservation District in demonstrated