Report to/Rapport
au:
Local
Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee/
Comité
Consultative local sur la conservation de l’architecture
Planning and
Development Committee/
Comité de
l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement
and Council/et au Conseil
14 December 2001 /
le 14 décember 2001
Submitted
by/Soumis par: Ned Lathrop, General Manager/Directeur général
Development Services Department / Services d’aménagement
Contact/Personne-ressource: Grant Lindsay, Manager, Development
Approvals/ Gestionnaire, Approbation des demandes d’aménagement
244-5300 ext. 1-3242,
grant.lindsay@city.ottawa.on.ca
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ACS2002-DEV-APR-0008 |
SUBJECT: APPLICATION TO ALTER ST. PATRICK’S ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND RECTORY, 15 STEEPLE HILL CRESCENT, THROUGH THE ADDITION OF
A CHURCH HALL TO THE REAR AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LINK BETWEEN THE CHURCH,
THE PRESBYTERY AND THE NEW HALL
OBJET: DEMANDE VISANT À MODIFIER L’ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE ROMAINE ST. PATRICK
AINSI QUE SON PRESBYTÈRE, SITUÉS AU 15, CROISSANT STEEPLE HILL, PAR L’AJOUT
D’UNE SALLE PAROISSIALE À L’ARRIÈRE ET D’UNE PASSERELLE DEVANT RELIER L’ÉGLISE,
LE PRESBYTÈRE ET LA NOUVELLE SALLE
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning and
Development Committee recommend that Council approve the construction of a
Church Hall and a link between the Hall, St. Patrick’s Church and the
Presbytery, in accordance with plans submitted by Pye and Richards Architects
on 16 November 2001.
(Note: Approval of this requirement under the Ontario Heritage Act must not be construed to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit)
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le
Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement recommande au Conseil d’approuver la
construction d’une salle paroissiale et d’une passerelle entre cette dernière,
l’église St. Patrick’s et le presbytère, en conformité avec les plans soumis
par le cabinet d’architectes Pye and Richards le 16 novembre 2001.
(Nota : L’approbation de cette demande aux
termes de la Loi sur le patrimoine de
l’Ontario ne doit pas être considérée comme une reconnaissance du fait que
le projet répond aux critères de délivrance d’un permis de construire.)
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Recommendation – 15
January 2002
LACAC supports the staff recommendation. An extract of Draft Minute of the 15 January 2002 meeting of
LACAC immediately follows the report.
BACKGROUND
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church and Presbytery Rectory are designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (former City of Nepean, By-law 134-86, see Document 2, attached). Constructed in 1866 and substantially renovated in 1904-05, the Church is a well-known local landmark that continues to play an important role in the community. Its steeple dominates the landscape and is an important landmark that is predominant in the southwest area of the new City.
DISCUSSION
There are two interventions proposed to the Church and Presbytery; a new church hall and a link to join both the Church and Presbytery to the new hall.
The Link
The proposed link is roughly L-shaped. It will be set as far back from the front facades of the two designated buildings as possible, joining the southeast corner of the church to the north east corner of the house. It will then run perpendicular to that link to join the new Hall. The link will allow disabled interior access to all three structures. Designed to be transparent with no stylistic references, the link will feature large glass panels divided into lights by aluminum muntins, painted white.
The New Church Hall
The new church hall is a rectangular, one storey structure with a low-pitched gable roof. It will be sheathed in acrylic panels, coloured gray to complement the stone of the church with segmental arched windows and a pedimented primary entrance on the south elevation. Its simple design and lack of stylistic detail will allow the historic church and presbytery to be the dominant architectural features on the site.
The Department of Development Services supports this project because the new hall and link are clearly contemporary structures that are clearly distinguished from the designated properties on the lot. This is in keeping with international heritage conservation practice, as outlined in the Venice Charter, an international charter signed by Canada that stipulates that new construction should be clearly distinguishable from old. In addition, the new hall and link are located towards the rear of the designated structures and the link is transparent, further ensuring that they continue to dominate the property.
CONSULTATION
Adjacent property owners and residential tenants were notified by letter of the date of the LACAC and Planning and Development Committee meetings and were provided with comment sheets to be returned to LACAC. This is in accordance with the municipal public participation policies of the former City of Ottawa.
The former Nepean Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee reviewed and approved the concept for this project early in the design process.
Councillor Jan Harder is aware of this project.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Plan
2. Statement of Reason for Designation
3. Photographs of St. Patrick’s Church and Presbytery
4. Details, link
5. Drawings
DISPOSITION
The Department of Corporate Services, Secretariat Services Branch, to notify the agent, (Pye and Richards Architects, Inc., 824 Meath Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 6E8), the owner, (Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation, 15 Steeple Hill Crescent, Nepean, Ontario), and the Ontario Heritage Foundation (10 Adelaide Street East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of City Council’s decision.
Location Plan Document 1
Statement of Reason for Designation Document
2
Reasons for designation:
St. Patrick’s Church and Presbytery are
recommended for designation for architectural and historical reasons. The structures are sited on approximately
1.6 hectares including the cemetery containing the graves of many of the area’s
earliest settlers.
St. Patrick’s was one of four churches
located in the Village of Fallowfield, once known locally as “Piety Hill”. The present church was constructed in 1866,
replacing a Roman Catholic log chapel apparently built in 1833. The present church was built in 1866 when
the mission of St. Phillip’s Parish of Richmond became St. Patrick’s
Parish. The simple stone structure, 113
feet long by 40 feet wide was substantially enlarged in 1904-05 by the addition
of transepts and a rear addition containing a sacristry, sanctuary and
altar. The nicely proportioned façade
is a provincial adaptation incorporating regency and gothic elements. The small recurved elements decorating the
eaves above the roof line are unusual.
The presbytery was
built in 1884 to house the first resident priest. The two and a half storey limestone structure built by Brennan, a
local contractor, has symmetrical proportions and a steeply pitched roof.
Photographs of St. Patrick’s Church and Presbytery Document
3
Details, Link Document
4
Drawings
Document 5
