Heritage Designations

NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF THE DENYES MONUMENT (PRINCESS STREET) TO BE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE AND INTEREST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT (R.S.O. 1990, Chapter O.18)

TAKE NOTICE that on May 18, 2010 the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kingston passed Bylaw 2010-87 under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, to designate a property located at Part Lots 8-9, Concession 3; Part Road Allowance Between Concession 2 & 3, All Being Expropriation Plan 657, Expropriation Plan 868 as Widened by Expropriation Plan 1197, Expropriation Plan 1198, Part 1, Expropriation Plan 1431, Parts 1 & 2 Expropriation Plan 1453, Part 1, Expropriation Plan 1472, Part 3 13R-826, Part 2, 13R-6086, FR275816, Part 1, 13R-7983, FR114988, FR171331, Parts 5-9, Expropriation Plan 1388; Part Lot 8, Concession 2, being Part 1, RP490778, Part of Part 4, Expropriation Plan 1388; All lying W of the SLY EXT of the SW Corner of Part 3, Expropriation Plan FR652804 & E of the SLY EXT of the WLY limit of Bayridge Drive (formerly Cataraqui Woods Drive), aka the King's Highway No. 2; Kingston Township PIN 36087-0388 (R) to be of cultural heritage value and interest.

The Denyes Monument is located on the south side of Princess Street (formerly Highway 2 West) within the municipal road allowance (Part Lots 8-9, Concession 3; Part Road Allowance Between Concession 2 & 3, All Being Expropriation Plan 657, Expropriation Plan 868 as Widened by Expropriation Plan 1197, Expropriation Plan 1198, Part 1, Expropriation Plan 1431, Parts 1 & 2 Expropriation Plan 1453, Part 1, Expropriation Plan 1472, Part 3 13R-826, Part 2, 13R-6086, FR275816, Part 1, 13R-7983, FR114988, FR171331, Parts 5-9, Expropriation Plan 1388; Part Lot 8, Concession 2, being Part 1, RP490778, Part of Part 4, Expropriation Plan 1388; All lying W of the SLY EXT of the SW Corner of Part 3, Expropriation Plan FR652804 & E of the SLY EXT of the WLY limit of Bayridge Drive (formerly Cataraqui Woods Drive), aka the King's Highway No. 2; Kingston Township PIN 36087-0388 (R)). The Denyes Monument is valued because of its physical/designed attributes. The monument is built of local fieldstone in a simple, traditional cairn style with a memorial plaque on the north face of the cairn. The monument is of historical/associative value because it memorializes the sacrifice of Frederick Denyes (a Ministry of Transportation Employee and United Empire Loyalist descendent) and the loss of Kenneth Macrow. The contextual value of the monument stems from its sensitive positioning near the site of the accident and its role as a landmark on Princess Street.

Additional information, including a full description of the reasons for designation is available upon request from the Planning and Development Department 613-546-4291, Ext 3180, during regular business hours.

NOTICE OF UPDATE FOR THE DESIGNATION BYLAW FOR 889 KING STREET WEST (NEWCOURT HOUSE) TO REFLECT ITS CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE AND INTEREST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT (R.S.O. 1990, Chapter O.18)

TAKE NOTICE that on May 18, 2010 the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kingston passed By-law 2010-86 under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18, to update the designation by-law for a property located at Part Lot 17 Concession 1 City of Kingston, Being Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on Plan 13R 13R 19655, Being Part of PIN 36004-0397 ( R ) (also known as 889 King Street West & 100 Portsmouth Avenue) to reflect its cultural heritage value and interest.

Newcourt House and its associated root cellar, located at 889 King Street West (also known as 100 Portsmouth Avenue), are of cultural heritage value and interest because of their combined physical/design features, their historical associations, and their contextual value. They are located on the St. Lawrence College campus, northeast of the intersection of Portsmouth Avenue and Country Club Drive. The design/physical value of Newcourt House derives from the fact that it is a Regency-style villa featuring a dominant front verandah, ample fenestration, a low-hipped roof above low and wide one-storey massing, and a roughcast exterior. The building has two large interior rooms with original plaster walls, partially-vaulted ceilings and inset, arched doorways, along with interior casings on the front windows. The physical value of the property is enhanced by a rare, partially-sunken, brick root cellar which is located behind the villa. Newcourt possesses historical value through its association with local and provincial persons and institutions, including the Honourable Hamilton Killaly; prominent local merchant, William Wilson, and the Ontario Psychiatric Hospital. Newcourt is a local landmark on King Street West that retains some elements of its original country setting.

Additional information, including a full description of the reasons for designation is available upon request from the Planning and Development Department 613-546-4291, Ext 3180, during regular business hours.

DATED at the City of Kingston this 1st day of June, 2010
Carolyn Downs, City Clerk, City of Kingston