1. designation of 7 hinton avenue under part iv of the ontario heritage act

DÉSIGNATION DU 7, AVENUE HINTON 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 Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory, at 7 Hinton Avenue under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as per the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value included as Document 3.

Recommandation du comité

Que le Conseil approuve la désignation de l’usine de la compagnie Capital Wire Cloth située au 7, avenue Hinton en vertu de la partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario, conformément à la Déclaration de valeur ou de caractère sur le plan du patrimoine culturel faisant l’objet du document 3 ci-inclus.

Documentation

1. Deputy City Manager's report, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, dated 24 February 2011 (ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0075).

2. Extract of draft minutes, Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee meeting of 3 March 2011

Report to/Rapport au :

Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee

Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine bâti d’Ottawa

and / et

Planning Committee

Comité de l'urbanisme

and Council / et au Conseil

24 February 2011 / le 24 février 2011

Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager,

Directrice municipale adjointe, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability, Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités

Contact Person/Personne-ressource : Richard Kilstrom, Acting Manager/Gestionnaire intérimaire, Development Review-Urban Services/Examen des projets d'aménagement-Services urbains, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance

(613) 580-2424, 22379 Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca

Kitchissippi (15)

Ref N°: ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0075

SUBJECT:

designation of 7 hinton avenue under part iv of

the ontario heritage act

OBJET :

Désignation du 7, avenue Hinton en vertu de la

Partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee recommend that Planning Committee recommend that Council approve the designation of the former Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory, at 7 Hinton Avenue under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as per the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value included as Document 3.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que le Comité consultatif sur le patrimoine bâti d’Ottawa recommande au Comité de l’urbanisme de recommander à son tour au Conseil qu’il approuve la désignation de l’usine de la compagnie Capital Wire Cloth située au 7, avenue Hinton en vertu de la partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l’Ontario, conformément à la Déclaration de valeur ou de caractère sur le plan du patrimoine culturel faisant l’objet du document 3 ci-inclus.

BACKGROUND

The Capital Wire Cloth Factory, located at 7 Hinton Avenue is a typical early 20^th century factory building. Two and one-half storeys in height, the brick industrial building was built in phases from 1912 to 1948 and is located in Ottawa’s Hintonburg neighbourhood (see Document 1). This building was identified as a building of heritage interest through the Wellington West Community Design Plan process.

DISCUSSION

Ontario Heritage Act

Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act provides municipalities with the authority to designate properties of cultural heritage value. The Ottawa Built Heritage Advisory Committee (OBHAC) considers the designation and then makes a recommendation to Planning Committee and City Council. Council’s decision can be appealed. If an appeal is submitted, a Conservation Review Board hearing is held and its decision referred back to Council for its consideration. The Conservation Review Board decision is not binding on City Council.

City of Ottawa Official Plan

The Official Plan has heritage provisions in “Cultural Heritage Resources”, Section 2.5.5.2 and 2.5.5.5. These policies provide for the identification and designation of individual buildings under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act:

2.5.5.2 “Individual buildings, structures and cultural heritage landscapes will be designated as properties of cultural heritage value under Part IV of the Heritage Act.”

2.5.5.5 “ The City will give immediate consideration to the designation of any cultural heritage resource under the Heritage Act if that resource is threatened with demolition.”

Provincial Policy Statement

Section 2.6.1 of the Provincial Policy Statement (2005) contains the following policy regarding the protection of cultural heritage resources: “Significant built heritage resources and significant cultural heritage landscapes shall be conserved.”

Ontario Regulation 09/06

Regulation 09/06 (Document 5) sets out criteria for designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. It states that:

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 … These criteria are organized into three groups; design or physical value, historical or associative value and contextual value.

Research conducted by staff confirmed that the designation of the Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory, 7 Hinton Avenue meets the above-noted policies.

The Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory meets the criteria for design or physical value as a good and rare Ottawa example of an early 20^th Century industrial building. Typical elements of this style found on the building include the masonry construction, symmetrical pattern of window openings and the standing seam metal roof. This building also meets the criteria for historical or associative value for its association with the pulp and paper industry in Ottawa. The factory produced wire cloth which was used in the final stage of the paper-making process.

The Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory has contextual value as a rare remaining example of an industrial building in the former industrial hub of Hintonburg. The location of the factory was also strategic given the proximity of pulp and paper activities along the Ottawa River.

Extent of the Designation

The Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory was built in phases between 1912 and 1948. Many alterations to the building have occurred through its life as a factory and in its current use as an office complex. As a result, only portions of this building retain cultural heritage value as described in Document 3. The area recommended for designation includes the L-shaped gable roofed portion of the building along Armstrong Street and Hamilton Avenue. The sections attached to the north and west of the historic portion are not included in this designation. The interior of the building is not included in this designation. A survey will be completed to outline the boundaries of the designation prior to the passage of a bylaw. The general extent of the proposed designation is shown in Document 6.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

CONSULTATION

Heritage Ottawa is aware of the proposed designation.

The Hintonburg Community Association is aware of and supports the proposed designation.

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)

Councillor Hobbs is aware of the application.

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS:

There are no legal/risk management implications associated with this report

CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

Objective E8: Operationalize the Ottawa 2020 Arts and Heritage Plan

Section 2.1.2 Identify and protect archaeological and built heritage resources.

TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no direct financial implications associated with this report.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 Location Map

Document 2 Bird’s Eye View

Document 3 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

Document 4 Ontario Regulation 09/06

Document 5 Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form

DISPOSITION

City Clerk and Solicitor Department, Legislative Services Branch to notify the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust (10 Adelaide Street East, 3^rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3) of Council’s decision to designate the Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory, 7 Hinton Avenue.

Planning and Growth Management Department to advertise the Notice of Intention to Designate according to the Act and subsequent Notice of the passage of the designation by-law.

Planning and Growth Management Department to include the property on the municipal heritage register.

Surveys and Mapping to prepare an accurate survey of the lands to be designated.

Legal Services to prepare the designation by-law, submit it to City Council for enactment, serve the by-law and register it on title following passage by Council.

LOCATION MAP DOCUMENT 1

CURRENT CONDITIONS DOCUMENT 2

The image below illustrates the approximate boundaries of the recommended designation.

A survey will be conducted prior to the passage of a designation bylaw.

STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE DOCUMENT 3

Description of Property

The Capital Wire Cloth Company, 7 Hinton Avenue is a two and one- half storey brick factory building built between 1912 and 1948, located in the Hintonburg neighbourhood of Ottawa.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest

The cultural heritage value of the Capital Wire Cloth Company factory lies in its design value as an example of early 20^th century industrial architecture, its historical associations with the pulp and paper industry, and its contextual significance as a unique example of the industrial history of this neighbourhood.

The Capital Wire Cloth Company factory was built in phases from 1912 when the masonry building that faced east on Hamilton Avenue and stretched west towards Hinton Avenue was completed. As the market for wire cloth grew, the company added additional wings to the building with the final wing added in 1948. Circa 1919, the building was expanded to include the full length of the block of Armstrong Street between Hinton Avenue and Hamilton Avenue. In the mid-1920s, the building was further extended along Hamilton Avenue as far as Spencer Street.

The main portions of the building along Armstrong Street and Hamilton Avenue are a good example of early 20^th century industrial architecture. Typical elements of this expression include the masonry construction, gable roofline with standing seam metal roof, and a regular pattern of window openings.

The Capital Wire Cloth Company factory has heritage value for its historical associations with the pulp and paper industry in Ottawa. Wire cloth, also known as foundrinal wire, was a very fine gauge metal mesh. In the final stage of the paper-making process, the pulp mixture is poured through the wire cloth screen to separate the liquid from the solids. The solids remain on the wire cloth to be further processed into paper. The Capital Wire Cloth Company also has heritage value for its location in the former industrial hub of Hintonburg. The location of the factory was strategic given the pulp and paper activities on the Ottawa River.

The Capital Wire Cloth Company factory has contextual value as a rare remaining example of an industrial building in the Hintonburg neighbourhood. This area of Hintonburg was traditionally an industrial hub in Ottawa.

Heritage Attributes

Those exterior elements of the building that embody its heritage value include:

-two and a half storey masonry construction

-gable roof

-regular pattern of segmentally arched window openings

-historic eight over eight fenestration pattern

The L-shaped gable roofed portion of the building Armstrong Street and Hamilton Avenue is included in this designation. The sections attached to the north and west of the historic portion are not included in this designation. The interior of the building is not included in this designation.

ONTARIO REGULATION 09/06 DOCUMENT 4

ONTARIO REGULATION 9/06

CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE OR INTEREST

Consolidation Period: From January 25, 2006 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

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).

HERITAGE SURVEY AND EVALUATION FORM DOCUMENT 5

HERITAGE SURVEY AND EVALUATION FORM
Address	7 Hinton Avenue				Building name			Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory
Construction date	Phases, 1912, c1919, mid-1920s, 1948				Original owner			Capital Wire Cloth Manufacturing Company

PHASE ONE EVALUATION
Potential significance		Considerable		Some			Limited		None
Design				2
History				2
Context				2
Phase One Score		6 / 9
Phase Two Classification		1	2			3				4

Design or Physical Value

prepared by Lesley Collins

month/year April 2010

Architecture (style, building type, expression, material, construction method)

The Capital Wire Cloth Company building at 7 Hinton Avenue is a good example of an early 20^th Century factory building. The building was built in phases beginning in 1912 with the development of a masonry building that faced onto Hamilton Avenue and stretched west towards Hinton Avenue. Fire Insurance Plans indicate that the original building was less than half the length along Armstrong Street than it is today. In 1919, the building was expanded to include the full length of the block of Armstrong Street between Hinton Avenue and Hamilton Avenue. In the mid-1920s, a second expansion to the building was constructed along the Hamilton Avenue frontage, extending the building to Spencer Street in the north. As the market for wire cloth grew, the Company added additional wings to the building. The largest addition was the addition of a stretching room in 1948, along Hinton Avenue, constructed of cinder block with a similar pattern of regularly spaced windows.

While the building has many phases of construction, there are three key historical phases (1912, c1919, 1925) of construction. The first and second additions to the building are very cohesive with the original building. They are so seamlessly integrated that it is difficult to distinguish between these early portions. These main portions of the building along Armstrong Street and Hamilton Avenue are a good example of early 20^th Century industrial architecture. Typical elements of this expression include masonry construction, with a pitched standing seam metal roof, and a regular pattern of shallow arched windows.

In constructing the building, the builders used a new material in Ottawa, a silica-lime brick which was more cost efficient than typical brick. Unfortunately, while this brick was relatively fire retardant, it was much softer than typical clay based brick. This caused the building to weather much faster than was expected. It seems that the building was painted fairly early in its history as a measure to prevent the further decay of the brick.

Craftsmanship/Artistic merit

Technical/Scientific merit

Integrity

The building was restored in the 1990s however, the original windows were replaced with replicas. The building was also painted early in its history. The paint was removed from the bricks in 2010.

Summary

The Capital Wire Cloth Company at 7 Hinton Avenue is a good example of an early 20^th century industrial building that was built in phases that are sympathetic in style and composition to the original building.

Sources

“Eriksson Padolsky Architects, A History of 7 Hinton Avenue: The Capital Wire Cloth Company Manufactory. 1991.”

Historical and Associative Value

prepared by Lesley Collins

month/year April 2010

Date of construction (factual/estimated)

Built in phases- c1912, 1919, 1925, 1948

Themes/Events/Persons/Institutions

The Capital Wire Cloth Company purchased the property on which this building is located in 1902 from the Ottawa Land Association Company, a local consortium of businessmen and landowners including well-known Ottawa businessman Nicholas Sparks. The Ottawa Land Association Company subdivided a large parcel of land in Hintonburg in 1895. The title to the land was registered to C .P. & W.C M.C., which then became Capital Wire Cloth Manufacturing Company Limited in 1918.

The Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory is associated with the production of wire cloth used in the lumber industry. Wire cloth, also known as foudrinal wire (after its invention by the Foundrinaire brothers in France) was used in the manufacturing of paper. The cloth was a very fine gauge metal screen that was used with a Foundrinier machine. The pulp mixture was poured through the screen to separate the liquid from the solids to create the paper. Different sizes of mesh were used for different grades of paper. With pulp and paper activities at Chaudiere Mills and elsewhere, Ottawa and particularly Hintonburg was a strategic location for a mill supply company.

The Company operated on this site from 1912 until its closure in 1974. By the 1970s, a plastic mesh cloth had basically replaced wire cloth in the pulp and paper industry and as such the Capital Wire Cloth Company became obsolete.

Community History

The Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory is one of the earliest and one of the few remaining buildings representing the industrial history of the Hintonburg area. The Hintonburg area was first settled in the early 19^th century with the development of large estates along Richmond Road. In the 20^th century this area and north to the Ottawa River developed as an industrial area including Mechanicsville.

Designer/Architect

Unknown.

Summary

The Capital Wire Cloth Company is significant for its association with the industrial development of the Hintonburg area and for its linkages to the lumber history of Ottawa.

Sources

Leaning, John. Hintonburg and Mechanicsville: A Narrative History. Hintonburg Community Association 2003.

Eriksson Padolsky Architects, A History of 7 Hinton Avenue: The Capital Wire Cloth Company Manufactory. 1991.

Contextual Value

prepared by Lesley Collins

month/year August 2009

Community Character

This Capital Wire Cloth Company would have historically been one of a series of industrial buildings in this area of Hintonburg including the now demolished Beach Foundry.

Context/Links to Surroundings

The Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory is one of the few remaining industrial buildings in what is now a mainly residential and institutional area of Hintonburg including the federal government campus to the north at Tunney’s Pasture and several new residential developments including condos and row houses.

Landmark

As a rare remaining reminder of the industrial heritage of this area, the Capital Wire Cloth Company Factory is a landmark in this area.

Summary

While the character of the surroundings has changed over time, the Capital Wire Cloth Factory remains a vestige of the industrial history of Hintonburg.

Ottawa built heritage

Advisory Committee

extract of draft Minutes 4

3 march 2011

Comité consultatif sur le

patrimoine bâti d’ottawa

extraite de l’Ébauche du Procès-verbal 4

le 3 mars 2011

designation of 7 hinton avenue under part iv of the ontario heritage act

Désignation du 7, avenue Hinton en vertu de la Partie IV de la Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario

ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0075 Kitchissippi (15)

Lesley Collins, Heritage Planner, provided a PowerPoint depicting images of the building at 7 Hinton Avenue and indicating the extent of the proposed designation. She indicated that the building, a two and a half-storey brick industrial building that was built in phases from 1912 to 1948, meets the for cultural heritage value required for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. It meets the criteria for design or physical value as a good and rare Ottawa example of an early 20^th Century industrial building. It meets the criteria for historical or associative value for its association with the pulp and paper industry in Ottawa; the factory produced wire cloth which was used in the final stage of the paper-making process. Finally it has contextual value as a rare remaining example of an industrial building in the former industrial hub of Hintonburg. The location of the factory was also strategic given the proximity of pulp and paper activities along the Ottawa River. For these reasons staff recommend designation. In terms of the portion being recommended for designation, Ms. Collins noted that only certain portions of this building retain cultural heritage value and the area recommended for designation includes the L-shaped gable roofed portion of the building along Armstrong Street and Hamilton Avenue. The sections attached to the north and west of the historic portion are not included in the designation, nor is the interior of the building. A survey will be completed to outline the boundaries of the designation prior to the passage of a bylaw. Ms. Collins also commended the building owner for his exemplary upkeep and restorative efforts to the building over the years, especially given that it was not a designated property.

Jay Baltz, representing the Hintonburg Community Association (HCA) expressed support for the recommendation to designate the property and expressed no objection to staff’s proposal that certain parts of the building not be included in the designation. He noted the building is part of the HCA’s Heritage Walking Tour and is an important reminder of the industrial heritage of Hintonburg. He spoke about the history of the building and its production of wire cloth for paper-making. He applauded Metcalfe Realty’s care and consistent maintenance of the building since acquiring it in 1983. Written comments submitted by Mr. Baltz are held on file with the City Clerk and Solicitor’s branch pursuant to the City’s Records Retention and Disposition By-law.

Linda Hoad, representing Heritage Ottawa expressed support for the recommendation to designate and was particularly pleased to see an industrial building recommended for designation, noting that protection of the City’s industrial heritage is very important to Heritage Ottawa. She stated this property is a good example of adaptive reuse and echoed Mr. Baltz’s comments about the owner’s admirable preservation of the building.

Written comments submitted by David Flemming, President of Heritage Ottawa, are held on file with the City Clerk and Solicitor’s branch pursuant to the City’s Records Retention and Disposition By-law.

Michael Polowin, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP was present as the owner’s Legal representation to support the staff recommendation. He was accompanied by the property owner, John McKenna, Metcalfe Realty, as well as Katherine Grechuta, FoTenn and Barry Padolsky, Barry Padolsky Architects Inc.

OBHAC Members were supportive of the recommendation to designate and appreciative of Metcalfe Realty’s attention to the property. There was some concern about what might happen to the non-designated portions of the building in terms of future development. Mr. Polowin and Mr. Podolski assured that any future development on this block of land would be sympathetic to the designated property. Mr. Polowin noted that the Community Design Plan for the Wellington West area would be presented to the Planning Committee in parallel with this report, which would add some extra criteria for future development in this area.

Ms. Collins pointed out than any future application for new construction on this block that would alter the designated property would be brought before OBHAC for consideration.

Moved by Alice Fyfe:

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