The quantity of protected heritage buildings in the city jumped on Tuesday, when council approved Part IV Ontario Heritage Act designations for eight properties.
That brings the total number of individual property designations in Guelph to 144, along with 160 covered by a district designation, city heritage planner Jack Mallon told GuelphToday via email. The recent designations, however, won't become official until after objection and appeal periods.
Among this week’s designations are three properties that make up the Chubb’s Terrace row houses – 328, 330 and 332 Woolwich St., located on the corner with McTague Street, just north of London Street West.
The structures, which were built in 1876, are “a unique example of a Gothic Revival-style row house” constructed with pressed brick and decorated with carved and rusticated limestone features, staff reports for the properties explain.
“The house is particularly unique, however, due to the three prominent, pitched wall dormers that form the façade, with the pitched ridge of each dormer intersecting with the main ridgeline, and the face of the dormer running flush with the surrounding walls from peak to ground,” they state.
“This approach, in addition to the protruding bay windows, gives the façade an enhanced depth, as if it were a full triple cross gable façade, with the building still maintaining a relatively flush wall abutting the sidewalk and road and thus maximizing the lots allotted footprint.
“The expert blend of carved limestone enriches this richly ornamented facade.”
Of the nine provincially set criteria for OHA designation, city staff state 328 to 332 Woolwich meets five – design value (Gothic Revival style and it displays a high degree of craftmanship), historical value (it’s directly associated with contractor and architect Frederick J. Chubb, a significant late 19th century architect and builder), contextual value (its style is important in defining the character of the area and its an architectural landmark).
In order to qualify for designation, a property must be found to meet at least two of the nine provincial criteria.
The other properties designated under the OHA on Tuesday are:
19 Woodycrest Dr. – Built between 1854 and 1860, this property backs onto Howitt Creek. It meets three designation criteria.
59 Green St. – Located west of Dublin Street North and constructed by the year 1862, this house meets four designation criteria.
72 Gordon St. – Built in 1929 on the southeast corner of Gordon and Surrey streets, this former commercial bakery building meets five designation criteria.
99 Maltby Rd. W. – Found west of Gordon Street, records show this home was likely constructed between 1837 and 1844. It meets six designation criteria.
33 Dormie Lane – Constructed in 1963-1964, this house was built on a parcel split off from the Cutten Fields golf club. It meets three designation criteria.