Bylaw bl-2009-0055
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF GEORGINA
IN THE
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
BY-LAW NUMBER 2009-0055 (HO-1)
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BEING A BY-LAW TO DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY AT
163 HIGH STREET, SUTTON. AS A PROPERTY OF
CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST
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WHEREAS Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18 provides the Council of a
municipality the authority to enact by-laws to
designate a real property including all buildings
and structures thereon, to be of cultural heritage
value or interest;
AND WHEREAS the property at 163 High Street,
Sutton has been identified by the Georgina Heritage
Committee as being eligible for designation under
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.
O.18;
AND WHEREAS the Notice of Intention to
designate the property at 163 High Street, Sutton
was served on the owner of the property, the Ontario
Heritage Trust and published in the Georgina
Advocate having general circulation in the
municipality;
AND WHEREAS the notice of objection to the
proposed designation was withdrawn;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of
the Town of Georgina deems it desirable to designate
the property at 163 High Street, Sutton as a
property of cultural heritage value or interest
under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act R.S.O.
1990, c. O.18;
NOW THEREFORE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF GEORGINA ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. THAT THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY WITH THE
BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES THEREON, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE A ATTACHED HERETO AND FORMING
PART OF THIS BY-LAW, IS DESIGNATED AS A PROPERTY OF
CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST:
THE METROPOLITAN RADIAL RAILWAY STATION
163 HIGH STREET, SUTTON
2. THAT THE REASONS FOR DESIGNATION SET OUT IN
SCHEDULE B, ATTACHED HERETO AND FORMING PART OF
THIS BY-LAW ARE HEREBY ADOPTED.
3. THAT THE CLERK SHALL CAUSE A COPY OF THIS BY-
LAW, TOGETHER WITH ITS SCHEDULES TO BE REGISTERED
AGAINST THE AFFECTED PROPERTY IN THE LAND
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE FOR YORK REGION.
READ a first, second and third time and finally
passed this 25th day of May, 2009.
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Robert Grossi, Mayor
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Roland Chenier, Town Clerk
SCHEDULE 'A' TO BY-LAW NO. 2009-0055 (HO-1)
In the Town of Georgina (formerly the Village of
Sutton), in the Regional Municipality of York,
property description as follows:
PT LT 1 BLK 53 PL 69 SUTTON; TOWN OF GEORGINA,
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
PIN Number 03520-0106 (R)
(163 HIGH STREET - ASSESSMENT ROLL NO. 080-066)
SCHEDULE 'B' TO BY-LAW 2009-0055 (HO-1)
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value
Historical or Associative Value:
The Metropolitan Radial Station located at 163
High Street has historical value through its
association with the Toronto York Radial
Railway Company, Metropolitan Division from
1908 to 1931. The location was the north
terminus, Stop 100, of the radial line that
operated between Toronto and Sutton beginning
in 1909. The Sutton station was built from 1908
to 1909 and included a freight and express
office and waiting room. In March 1931 the
Newmarket to Sutton section of the radial line
closed, and the City of Toronto sold the
property to the Hydro Electric Power Commission
to be used as a substation and Keswick regional
office.
Architectural Value:
The Metropolitan Radial Station located at 163
High Street is of architectural value because
the materials, form and style of the main
station building are representative of
residential Edwardian architecture which was
popular in the beginning of the 20th Century.
Significant features to the main building
include the form, height, scale, massing, and
typical Edwardian style elements, the flat 2x2
pane sash type with wood trim, the original as
built location of the window openings, the two-
storey bay window and overhanging pediment
located on the west facade. On the upper third
of the structure, the clapboard cladding,
corner boards, and the horizontal wood band
dividing portions of the structure, hipped
gable roof and tongue and groove soffit boards.
Contextual Value:
The Metropolitan Radial Railway Station located
at 163 High Street has contextual value as
physical evidence of the economically important
and popular Metropolitan radial line is
eroding. This includes loss of generating
stations, car barns, passenger and freight
stations, track beds, culverts, trestle
bridges, and related infrastructure. As the
Sutton station survives in near original
condition, it is an important artifact that
contributes to the understanding of the history
of the Toronto and York Radial Line, as well as
the past importance of radial railways to the
regional economy. The building is still
located in its original location, and the
corner location allowed commuters to walk to
the churches, mills and High Street shops. The
building continues to be a landmark and gateway
into the village with its unobstructed view
from Dalton Road and High Street.
Description of Heritage Attributes:
The Description of Heritage Attributes include the
following attributes and apply only to the exterior
of the main station building which is considered to
hold cultural heritage value or interest, and does
not include the one storey gable roofed structure
abutting the north facade of the station:
Exterior Elements:
- Edwardian style elements including the form,
massing, height and scale
- The flat 2x2 pane sash type, wood trim, and
location of the original, as built, window
openings
- Two-storey bay window on the west facade
- Clapboard cladding on the upper third of the
structure, cornerboards, and horizontal wood
banding dividing the one third / two thirds
portions of the structure
- Hipped gable roof
- Overhanging pediment on west facade
- Tongue and groove soffit boards
- The location of the Station and its continuing
relationship with the surrounding streetscapes
and unobstructed view of the west and south
facades from Dalton Road and High Street.