10. DESIGNATION
OF LA MAISON JEANNE D'ARC, 360 KENWOOD AVENUE, UNDER PART IV OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
DÉSIGNATION
VISANT LA MAISON JEANNE D’ARC, SITUÉE AU 360, AVENUE KENWOOD, EN VERTU DE LA
PARTIE IV DE LA LOI SUR LE PATRIMOINE DE L’ONTARIO
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That Council:
1. Designate La Maison Jeanne D'Arc,
360 Kenwood Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act, in accordance with the statement of cultural heritage value
or interest
2. Give approval in
principle to the alterations that will be required for the adaptive reuse of
the building (Maison Jeanne d’Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue) and delegate final
approval of these alterations to the Director of Planning and Infrastructure
Approvals, and;
That this delegation of approval
be subject to the alterations being consistent with the concept presented to
PEC on February 13, 2007.
3. Approve
that, in order to offset the costs of renovation of la Maison Jeanne d’Arc, the
applicant’s requirement to pay cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication be waived.
RecommandationS modifiÉes du Comité
Que le Conseil :
1. Désigne la Maison Jeanne d’Arc, située au 360,
avenue Kenwood, en vertu de la partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de
l’Ontario, conformément à l’énoncé concernant la valeur ou le caractère sur
le plan du patrimoine culturel
2. Approuve en principe les modifications nécessaires à la
réutilisation adaptée du bâtiment (Maison Jeanne d’Arc, 360, avenue Kenwood) et
délègue l’approbation finale de ces modifications au directeur, Approbation des
demandes d’aménagement et d’infrastructure;
Que cette délégation de pouvoir d’approbation soit conférée sous réserve de
cohérence entre les modifications et le concept présenté au CUE le 13 février
2007;
3. Que, pour compenser les coûts de rénovation de La Maison Jeanne d’Arc, l’exigence imposée au requérant d’effectuer un règlement financier des frais relatifs aux terrains à vocation de parc soit annulée.
Documentation
1.
Deputy
City Manager's report Planning,
Transit and the Environment dated
16 January 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-APR-0037).
See Minute Extract attached to Item
6 for the discussion on this item.
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory
Committee
Comité consultatif sur la
conservation de l'architecture locale
and /
et
Planning
and Environment Committee
Comité de l'urbanisme et de
l'environnement
and Council / et au Conseil
16 January 2007 / le 16 janvier 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager/
Directrice municipale adjointe
Planning, Transit and the Environment/ Urbanisme,
Transport en commun
et Environnement
Contact
Person/Personne Ressource : Grant Lindsay, Manager / Gestionnaire,
Development Approvals / Approbation des demandes d'aménagement
(613)
580-2424, 13242 Grant.Lindsay@ottawa.ca
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
1. That the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee recommend that Planning and Environment Committee recommend that Council not designate La Maison Jeanne D'Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
2. That
the following conditions form part of the Site Plan Control Agreement for this
property:
a.
The developer will
provide "As Found" documentation of 360 Kenwood Avenue through
photogrammetric recording or black and white digital recording which is
corrected for distortion/parallax, or hand-drawn recording. This recording will
be provided to the City Archives and the Institut Jeanne D'Arc as an archival
record.
b. The
stained glass windows will be retained and recycled on site in existing or
future buildings by the Institut Jean D'arc or developer.
c. An interpretive sign will be incorporated on the perimeter
stone fence with a picture of the existing building and commemorative text. All
costs associated with research, design, production and maintenance will be paid
for by the developer.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU
RAPPORT
1. Que
le Comité consultatif local sur la conservation de l’architecture recommande au
Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environnement de recommander au Conseil municipal
de ne pas accorder la désignation visant la Maison Jeanne d'Arc, située au
360, avenue Kenwood, en vertu de la partie IV de la Loi sur le
patrimoine de l’Ontario.
2. Que l’entente de
réglementation de plan d’implantation ayant trait à cette propriété comporte
les conditions suivantes :
b.
Le promoteur fournira la
documentation « telle quelle » à propos du 360, avenue Kenwood,
au moyen d’enregistrements photogrammétriques, d’enregistrements numériques en
noir et blanc après correction de la distortion ou de la parallaxe, ou de
croquis. Le tout prendra la forme d’un dossier d’archives présenté à
l’intention des Archives de la Ville d’Ottawa et de l’Institut Jeanne d'Arc.
c.
Les vitraux seront conservés en vue
d’une réutilisation sur place, aux bâtiments actuels ou ultérieurs, par
l’Institut Jeanne d'Arc ou le promoteur.
d.
Un panneau d’interprétation sera
intégré à la clôture périmétrique de pierres, assorti d’une photo du bâtiment
sous sa forme actuelle et d’un texte commémoratif. Le promoteur acquittera tous
les frais liés à la recherche, à la conception, à la production et à
l’entretien.
The
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee unanimously approved
the following recommendation at its meeting of 25 January 2007:
That the Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory Committee recommend that Planning and Environment
Committee recommend that Council designate La Maison Jeanne D'Arc, 360
Kenwood Avenue, under Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act, in accordance with the statement of cultural heritage
value or interest.
La Maison Jeanne D'Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue, was completed in 1934. Originally built as a home for handicapped children, it has served as a school, boarding house and convent since its construction.
The Department received a written request on November 9, 2006 from Heritage Ottawa to consider the property for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. In addition to this letter there have been over 16 faxes, e-mails and phone calls and a petition signed by 160 area residents requesting the retention of this building. One letter has also been received supporting the demolition of the building.
Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities the authority to designate properties of cultural heritage value or interest. In order to be designated, the City's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) considers the designation and makes a recommendation to Planning and Environment Committee and City Council. The criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest are prescribed by Ontario Regulation 9/06 and are: design value or physical value; historical or associative value; and contextual value. The criteria are included as Document 2. Photographs of the property are included as Document 3. The Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest as Document 4 and a Heritage Survey Form is included as Document 5.
Official Plan policies related to the Ontario Heritage Act, state that "Individual buildings, structures and cultural heritage landscapes will be designated as properties of cultural heritage value under Part IV of the Act." (S. 2.5.5.2 p. 52)
It further states that "The City will give immediate consideration to the designation of any cultural heritage resources under the Heritage Act if that resource is threatened with demolition." (S. 2.5.5.5 p. 53)
Interest in the preservation of this building began following public notification of an application submitted in September of 2006 by Barry Hobin Architect and Uniform Urban Developments to rezone the large parcel of land bounded by Kenwood Avenue on the north, Edison Street on the east and Melbourne Avenue on the west from Institutional to a low density Residential use.
DISCUSSION
Recommendation 1.
Staff met on several occasions with the architect, Barry Hobin and developer, Uniform Urban Developments, to discuss the potential for retention of the main portion of 360 Kenwood Avenue as part of the proposed residential development. The development team does not support the retention and designation of the Maison Jeanne D’Arc as it does not believe that the building is architecturally distinguished. The team believes that the historic links between the area and the Institut Jeanne D’Arc will be maintained through the Institut's continued presence on the south end of the block.
Analysis by the team revealed that the construction and layout of the building did not easily lend itself to adaptive re-use and that any project undertaken to convert the building to a new function could compromise its heritage character through the introduction of new windows, underground parking etc. The design team also believed that the scale of the proposed new development on the site would be much smaller than 360 Kenwood Avenue and thus be more compatible with the low house form buildings in the area.
The development team also noted that the cultural heritage value of the building had not been raised by the City or the community prior to the submission of their rezoning application in September and that retention of the building at this point could compromise the marketing and economics of the project.
The Department has considered the request for heritage designation and while the property does meet the requirements for heritage designation under the Ontario Heritage Act, the Department believes that the arguments presented by the design/development team against pursuing the designation outweigh the heritage considerations in this instance.
Furthermore, the proposed residential development will contribute to the residential character of this neighbourhood. Uniform Developments, in association with Barry Hobin Architect, recently constructed a new residential development on the block immediately to the north of 360 Kenwood Avenue on the site of the former Ogilvy Estate. That project has been awarded an Award of Excellence from the City in recognition of its sensitive residential design within the context of the Westboro neighbourhood and the 1920s Ogilvy home that was retained on site.
Recommendation 2.
Notwithstanding the Department’s recommendation not to proceed with heritage designation under the Ontario Heritage Act, La Maison Jeanne D’Arc does have sufficient heritage significance to warrant the addition of a number of conditions to the Site Plan Agreement. They are; archival documentation of the building, retention and recycling of architectural elements from the building (specifically the stained glass windows) and commemoration of the history of the property.
CONSULTATION
Heritage Ottawa requested this designation in correspondence attached to this report (Document 6).
Over 16 faxes, e-mails and phone calls as well as a petition signed by 160 area residents were submitted requesting the retention of this building. One letter has been received supporting the demolition of the building.
The Ward Councillor is aware of the proposed heritage designation .
All those who communicated directly with the Department through letter, fax or e-mail regarding the heritage designation of the property will be advised of the dates and times of the LACAC and Planning and Environment Committee meetings when the report will be considered.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
N/A
Document 1 Location Map
Document 2 Photographs
Document 3 Criteria
for Determining Cultural Heritage Value
Document 4 Statement
of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
Document 5 Heritage
Survey Form
Document 6 Request
for Heritage Designation
Planning, Transit and the Environment Department, Planning and Infrastructure Approvals Branch to incorporate the conditions included as Recommendation 2 as part of the Site Plan Agreement.
Ontario
Heritage Act
ONTARIO
REGULATION 9/06
No Amendments
criteria for
determining cultural heritage value or interest
Notice of
Currency:* This
document is up to date.
*This
notice is usually current to within two business days of accessing this document.
For more current amendment information, see the Table of Regulations –
Legislative History Overview.
This is the English
version of a bilingual regulation.
Criteria
1. (1) The criteria set out in subsection (2) are prescribed for the
purposes of clause 29 (1) (a) of the Act. O. Reg. 9/06,
s. 1 (1).
(2)A
property may be designated under section 29 of the Act if it meets one or more
of the following criteria for determining whether it is of cultural heritage
value or interest:
1. The property has design value or physical
value because it,
i. is a rare, unique, representative or early
example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method,
ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic
merit, or
iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or
scientific achievement.
2. The property has historical value or
associative value because it,
i. has direct associations with a theme,
event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is
significant to a community,
ii. yields, or has the potential to yield,
information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture, or
iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of
an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a
community.
3. The
property has contextual value because it,
i. is
important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area,
ii. is physically, functionally, visually or
historically linked to its surroundings, or
iii. is a landmark. O. Reg. 9/06,
s. 1 (2).
Transition
2. This Regulation does not
apply in respect of a property if notice of intention to designate it was given
under subsection 29 (1.1) of the Act on or before January 24, 2006.
O. Reg. 9/06, s. 2.
MUNICIPAL ADDRESS: 360
Kenwood Avenue |
BUILDING NAME: La Maison Jeanne D’Arc |
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION: |
LOT: |
BLOCK: |
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DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1934 |
ADDITIONS: |
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ORIGINAL USE: School / Boarding House |
PRESENT USE: Convent |
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ORIGINAL OWNER: Institut Jeanne D’Arc |
PRESENT OWNER: |
PHASE ONE EVALUATION
POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE |
CONSIDERABLE |
SOME |
LIMITED |
NONE |
History |
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2 |
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Architecture |
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2 |
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Environment (landmark or design compatibility) |
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2 |
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Phase One Score 6 /9 |
Potential Heritage Building Yes |
Potential Heritage District Yes/No |
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HISTORY Prepared
By: Sally Coutts Date: Oct. 2006
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (Factual) 1934
TRENDS
The Institut Jeanne D’Arc built the
structure at 360 Kenwood Avenue in 1934 to serve as a home for handicapped
children, although it soon became a boarding house and school. The Institut was founded in 1914 and Marie
Thomas D’Aquin was its Mother Superior from 1919-43. Its primary mission was to
offer lodging to young women moving to the capital. 360 Kenwood Avenue was one
of a number of buildings owned by the Insitut throughout Ottawa that served
similar functions. These structures
reflect the changing role of women in the early 20th century when
many young women moved to the City from rural communities to find
employment. These women needed safe,
inexpensive accommodation and the Institut’s boarding facilities met this need.
The Institut Jeanne D’Arc was a leader in
French language training and offered courses to English bureaucrats and
community leaders long before the public service had formal French language
training. In addition, it offered basic
secretarial courses designed for women interested in taking the civil service
exam. These services show that the Institut was a forward-looking organization
that was ahead of its time in acknowledging the importance of bilingualism and
a professional public service.
EVENTS
None known
PERSONS/INSTITUTIONS
Person
Mère Marie Thomas D’Aquin, founder of the
Institut Jeanne D’Arc as associated with the Institut from her arrival in
Ottawa in 1914 until her death in 1963.
As such, she directed an ever-increasing number of buildings where young
women, newly arrived in Ottawa could board, have dinner, or attend a social
event, organized schools for children and young adults, taught French to many
of Ottawa’s political and social leaders and founded and contributed to the Revue
Jeanne D’Arc.
In
addition to the work that she did for the Church, she was also a painter and a
poet. She wrote under the name of Marie
Sylvia and was a member of the Société des Poètes Canadiens-français, Canadian
Author’s Association , the Canadian Women’s Press Club, among other authors’ groups. A volume of her poetry in translation was
published in 1929 and was well-reviewed in English Canadian newspapers.
As a leader of the
Roman Catholic community, Mère Thomas D’Aquin was well known throughout
Ottawa. In the last years of her life,
her contributions were widely acknowledged and she received the French Croix de
la Légion d’Honneur in 1956. As a
leader of the Roman Catholic community she met regularly with many of the
political, religious and social leaders of the era.
Institution
La Maison Jeanne D’Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue,
is associated with the Institut Jeanne D’Arc, an important Roman Catholic
organization if Ottawa. The Institut
offered room and board to young women arriving from the country to work
in Ottawa and evolved into an organization that ran a number of boarding
facilities, schools and facilities for the aged.
The Institut was initially located on Water
Street and moved to 489 Sussex Drive in the 1920s, staying at that site until
1989. 360 Kenwood became the
Maison-Mère for the Order in 1954.
360 Kenwood is also one of at least four
buildings that still exist throughout Ottawa associated with the Institut
Jeanne D’Arc. The others include its
long time headquarters at 489 Sussex Drive that has been converted to condominiums,
119 Daly Avenue, 118 Empress Avenue and 293 Stewart Street. .
SUMMARY/COMMENTS ON HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Mère Marie Thomas
D’Aquin played an important role in the history of the Roman Catholic
Francophone community in Ottawa for much of the 20th century. Her
actual direct association with La Maison Jeanne D’Arc, 360 Kenwood Avenue may
have been quite limited, as it appears that she lived most of her life on
Sussex Drive.
The work of the
Institut Jeanne D’Arc took place in a number of buildings throughout Ottawa,
with the block-long building on Sussex Drive serving as the headquarters of the
Insitut for many years. Since this
building was associated for the longest period with the Institut and the work
of Mère Marie Thomas D’Aquin, and was her home and office for most of her
career, it best represents her life and career in Ottawa. It was sold in 1989 and converted to
condominiums. The building on Kenwood
became the Mother House in 1954, and has thus played an important role in the
life of Institut since then.
HISTORICAL SOURCES
Rita McMurtie, Marquée du Signe de l’Accueil
ARCHITECTURE Prepared
By: Sally
Coutts Date: October 2006
ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN (Plan, Storeys, Roof, Windows, Material, Details, etc.)
The original portion of the building, as designed by
Mère Marie Thomas D’Aquin is a two-storey structure with a gable roof. The first floor is sheathed in stone and
second floor in yellow brick. There are
three closely spaced gabled dormer windows on each roof slope. The front door
is asymmetrically placed in a round arched entranceway with one multi-paned
round arched window to the east and two to the west. The upper floor is also asymmetrical with two very small round
arched windows centered over the door and three rectangular windows locate
directly above the round arched windows.
A handsome retaining wall surrounds the property. Proportionally, the windows are small
compared to the wall surface. There is a two-storey addition to the east of the
building.
ARCHITECTURAL
STYLE
Mère Marie Thomas D’Aquin, the mother superior of the
building, designed the building. In a
newspaper article of the day, she stated that the windows and doors were in the
“style roman,” however the building cannot really be described as an example of
the Romanesque.
DESIGNER/BUILDER/ARCHITECT
Mère Marie Thomas D’Aquin designed 360 Kenwood
Avenue.
ARCHITECTURAL
INTEGRITY
The original building has
changed little since its construction, although the later two-storey addition
is awkwardly placed to its est.
OTHER
SUMMARY/COMMENTS
ON ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
360 Kenwood Avenue is a utilitarian structure of little architectural distinction. Its primary significance is derived from its status as the only known building designed by Mère Marie Thomas D’Aquin,
ENVIRONMENT Prepared
By: Sally
Coutts Date: October 2006
HERITAGE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT NAME (if any)
COMPATIBILITY
WITH HERITAGE ENVIRONS
360 Kenwood Avenue is located on the block surrounded
by Kenwood Avenue, Melbourne, Clare and Edison. This entire block is occupied by buildings associated with the
Institut Jeanne D’Arc, some of which are converted single-family dwellings and
others that were built for institutional purposes. The block is surrounded by housing on all four sides.
COMMUNITY
CONTEXT/LANDMARK STATUS
360 Kenwood is a well-known building within the
Westboro community.
SUMMARY/COMMENTS
ON ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
This block of institutional
use buildings is a well-known local feature of Westboro.
REQUEST FOR HERITAGE DESIGNATION DOCUMENT
6
November 9,
2006
Nancy Schepers
Deputy City Manager
Planning, Transit and the Environment
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON
K1P 1J1
Dear Ms Schepers:
On behalf of Heritage Ottawa, I am writing to request that the building located at 360 Kenwood Avenue, formerly known as La Maison Jeanne d’Arc, be considered for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
We feel that the architectural and historical significance of this building merits its consideration despite the fact that it does not appear on the City’s Heritage Reference List. We suspect that when the List was created in the late 1970’s the building was overlooked because, at that time, it would have only been 40 years old. If the List were being established today, it would obviously be included.
We hope that development proposed for the site will include the retention of this building as part of an imaginative and exciting infill project for the neighbourhood.
Yours sincerely,
Original Signed By
David B. Flemming,
President