7. DESIGNATION OF THE FORMER ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH, 100 HUXLEY STREET, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT

DÉSIGNATION DE L'ANCIENNE ÉGLISE ST. AUGUSTINE, 100, RUE HUXLEY, EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

That Council approve the designation of the former St. Augustine's Church, 100 Huxley Street, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Reason for Designation, attached as Document 3.

RECOMMANDATION DU COMITÉ

Que le Conseil approuve la désignation de l'ancienne église St. Augustine, 100, rue Huxley, en vertu de la partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario conformément à l'exposé du motif de la désignation (document 3 ci-joint).

Documentation

Development Services Department General Manager’s report dated 21 October 2003 (ACS2003-DEV-APR-0226).

Report to/Rapport au :

Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur la conservation de l'architecture locale

and / et

Planning and Development Committee

Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'aménagement

and Council / et au Conseil

21 October 2003 / le 21 octobre 2003

Submitted by/Soumis par : Ned Lathrop, General Manager/Directeur général,

Development Services/Services d'aménagement 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager / Gestionnaire

Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes d’aménagement

(613) 580-2424 x 13242, grant.lindsay@ottawa.ca

Ref N°: ACS2003-DEV-APR-0226

SUBJECT:	DESIGNATION OF THE FORMER ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH, 100 HUXLEY STREET, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT
OBJET :	DÉSIGNATION DE L'ANCIENNE ÉGLISE ST. AUGUSTINE, 100, RUE HUXLEY, EN VERTU DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L'ONTARIO

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee recommend that Planning and Development Committee and Council approve the designation of the former St. Augustine's Church, 100 Huxley Street, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Reason for Designation, attached as Document 3.

RECOMMENDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité consultatif sur la conservation de l'architecture locale recommande au Comité de l'urbanisme et de l'aménagement et au Conseil d'approuver la désignation de l'ancienne église St. Augustine, 100, rue Huxley, en vertu de la partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario conformément à l'exposé du motif de la désignation (document 3 ci-joint).

Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Recommendation - 4 November 2003

LACAC strongly supports the departmental recommendation.

BACKGROUND

The red brick church at 100 Huxley Street, Galeeta (see Location Map, Document 1) was constructed by the Diocese of Ottawa to serve the area's Anglicans in 1901-02. Designed by Ottawa architect J.W.H. Watts, it is a one storey red brick building with a steeply pitched gable roof, and is similar to small, Gothic Revival style churches built throughout Ontario in brick, stone or wood in the late 19th century. It is distinguished by a bell-cote, pointed arch windows and small bays on the south side, one of which contains the entrance (see Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form, Document 2).

Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities the power to designate properties of cultural heritage significance. In order to be designated, the City's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) considers the designation and makes a recommendation to Planning and Development Committee and City Council. The Act requires that a short statement of the property's cultural heritage significance, including its heritage attributes, be prepared and published in a local newspaper. The Official Plan has policies related to the Ontario Heritage Act, stating that "Individual buildings, structures and cultural heritage landscapes will be designated as properties of cultural heritage value under Part IV of the Heritage Act."

St. Augustine's served the Anglicans of the Village of Galetta until 1994. It was subsequently sold and converted into a private residence. The building's current owners initiated the request for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.

St. Augustine's is a landmark in the village of Galetta. It is historically significant because it illustrates the history of the Anglicans in the west end of Ottawa and architecturally because it is a good example of the small Gothic Revival parish churches built throughout Ontario. For these reasons, this building is recommended for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act (please refer to the Document 3-Statement of Reason for Designation).

CONSULTATION

The owner of the property requested the designation and is therefore supportive of this report and its recommendations.

The Ward Councillor, Dwight Eastman, is aware of the proposed designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.

An "Intention to Designate" is published in Ottawa's daily newspapers as a requirement of the Ontario Heritage Act. Anyone wishing to object to the proposed designation may do so within thirty days of the publication of the "Intention to Designate." If there are objections, a Conservation Review Board hearing is scheduled to hear them and report to Council. Council then can either uphold the intention to designate or withdraw it.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The cost of the statutory advertising in the Ottawa Citizen and Le Droit shall be paid out of account number 112762-502210.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 Location Map

Document 2 Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form

Document 3 Statement of Reason for Designation

DISPOSITION

Corporate Services Department, Secretariat Services Branch to notify the property owner, and the Ontario Heritage Foundation (10 Adelaide Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of Council's decision to designate the former St. Augustine's Church, 100 Huxley Street, Galetta, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Corporate Services Department, Legal Services to prepare the designation by-law and submit it to City Council for enactment.

Development Services Department, Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch to advertise the Notice of Intention to Designate.

LOCATION MAP Document 1

HERITAGE SURVEY AND EVALUATION FORM Document 2

STATEMENT OF REASON FOR DESIGNATION Document 3

Former St. Augustine's Church, 100 Huxley Street

The former St. Augustine's Anglican Church is recommended for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act for architectural, historical and contextual reasons. The church served the Anglicans of the community of Galetta for 92 years and is an important component in the Huxley Street streetscape.

St. Augustine's was designed by John W.H. Watts, A.R.C.A. (1850-1917). Watts studied in England before immigrating to Canada in 1874. He worked for the Chief Dominion Architect for 23 years and was also the first curator for the National Gallery of Canada and a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy. Watts set up a private practice in Ottawa in 1897. He was responsible for a number of prominent buildings in the Ottawa area, including the Fleck/Paterson House, 500 Wilbrod, the Laurentian Club, 252 Metcalfe, and Glebe St. James Church.

St. Augustine's was constructed between 1901 and 1902. It is a plain one storey, red brick structure with two projecting bays on the southwest façade. It is an example of the Gothic Revival style, which was popular for ecclesiastical architecture in Canada in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its steeply pitched roof, bell-cote over the southerly southwest bay, and pointed arch windows are typical of the small Gothic Revival churches built throughout Canada.

The simple Gothic Revival details of St. Augustine's Church, and its informal setting (native trees and meadow) are character defining elements in the Huxley Street streetscape.