8. DESIGNATION
OF PINHEY COTTAGE, 5029 DUNROBIN ROAD, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE
ACT DÉSIGNATION DE LA PROPRIÉTÉ PINHEY, 5029,
CHEMIN DUNROBIN, AUX TERMES DE LA PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE
L'ONTARIO |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the designation of Pinhey Cottage, 5029 Dunrobin
Road, 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 la propriété Pinhey située au 5029, chemin Dunrobin,
aux termes 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 24 October 2003 (ACS2003-DEV-APR-0227).
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
24 October 2003 / le 24 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, grant.lindsay@ottawa.ca
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory Committee recommend that Planning and Development
Committee and Council approve the designation of Pinhey Cottage, 5029 Dunrobin
Road, 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 la propriété Pinhey située au 5029, chemin Dunrobin, aux termes
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 Development Services
Department has received a request to designate Pinhey Cottage, a log cabin
located on the grounds of Camp Woolsey, the Girl Guide Camp in Ottawa, under
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act gives
municipalities the power to designate properties of cultural heritage
significance. In addition, the Official
Plan, approved by City Council in May 2003 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."
DISCUSSION
Pinhey Cottage was built in
the 1820s for Captain James Grierson of the Royal Navy. Grierson was born September
28, 1782 in North Leith, Scotland, and came to Canada in 1825 upon receiving a
land grant in Torbolton as a reward for his service to his country during the
War of 1812. At this location, he built
his family a log cabin, now known as Pinhey Cottage, a simple one and a half
storey, gable roofed dwelling similar to log cabins built throughout Canada in
the 19th century. Grierson lived there with his family for a number of years,
eventually moving across the road to a more substantial stone house. In the
1930s, the 100 acre property where the house is located was purchased by The
Girl Guide Local Association at the urging of Major E.C. and Mrs. Woolsey,
after whom the property was named. It has served the needs of the Guide Camp
since. When the land was purchased, the log house was in very poor condition
and it was repaired through the financial assistance of Ruth Pinhey, a resident of nearby Pinhey's
Point. It was subsequently named in her honour. Please refer to the Heritage
Survey and Evaluation Form, Document 2 for greater details.
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 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.
Pinhey Cottage has cultural
heritage significance because it is an early example of log construction in the
area and because of its association with the Grierson Family who where
prominent members of the community. Furthermore, the building's close
association with Camp Woolsey, Ottawa's Girl Guide Camp, increases it cultural
heritage value. For these reasons, it is recommended for designation under Part
IV of the Ontario Heritage Act according to the Statement of Reason for Designation,
Document 3.
CONSULTATION
Representatives of the
Trefoil Guild, an organization within the Girl Guides, made the request for the
designation of the Pinhey Cottage.
The Ward Councillor, Dwight
Eastman, has been informed of this designation.
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 (Camp
Woolsey, 453 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 1H4) and the Ontario
Heritage Foundation (10 Adelaide Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3)
of Council's decision to designate Pinhey Cottage, 5029 Dunrobin Road, 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
Pinhey Cottage reflects the
early history of the western part of present-day Ottawa, the history of the
Girl Guide movement in the City and, although renewed, it remains a good
example of a pioneer log house. For these reasons, it is recommended for
designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Located at Crown Point in
Torbolton, Pinhey Cottage is an early example of pioneer life in the Ottawa
Valley. Captain James Grierson of the
Royal Navy, born September 28, 1782 in North Leith, Scotland, came to (Canada)
in 1824 upon receiving a land grant in Torbolton as compensation for serving the
British in the War of 1812. At this location, he built his log cabin, now known
as Pinhey Cottage.
The site of Pinhey Cottage
also gained importance in the late 1930s as the site of Camp Woolsey, the Girl
Guide Local Association camp. Mrs. E.C. Woolsey, president of the Girl Guide
Local Association, convinced the Guides to purchase 100 acres of the Grierson
land, known as 'Crown Point' and a campaign to raise the required funds
ensued. The Guide camp, named 'Camp
Woolsey' in honour of Major and Mrs. Woolsey, officially opened in 1939 and
continues to operate to this day. The
house was named Pinhey Cottage in honour of Anna Pinhey, from nearby Pinhey's
Point, a long-time supporter of local guiding, who donated money for its
restoration and refurbishment in the 1930s.
Pinhey Cottage is a
one-and-a-half storey rectangular structure with a gable roof, built of
hand-hewn logs with notched corners, constructed in the 1820s. It is typical of
log structures built throughout the 19th century throughout the area that
became the province of Ontario. The building was renewed in the 1930s and 1970s
but its heritage character remains.
The interior of the building
is not included in this designation.