IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
1913 YONGE STREET
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE
THE PROPERTY
TAKE NOTICE that Council for the
City of Toronto intends to designate the property, including the lands, buildings
and structures thereon known municipally as 1913 Yonge Street under Part IV,
Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18, as amended, as a
property of cultural heritage value or interest.
Reasons for Designation
The property at 1913 Yonge Street is worthy of
designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its
cultural heritage value, and meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial
criteria prescribed for municipal designation, under the categories of
design/physical value and contextual value.
Description
The property at 1913 Yonge Street is located on
the east side of Yonge Street in the historic community of Davisville/North
Toronto, between Davisville Avenue and Millwood Road, and contains a 2-storey
main street commercial row building built circa 1927 during the interwar
period.
Surrounding properties recognized on the
Heritage Register include the J. J. Davis General store immediately to the
south at 1909 Yonge Street, and a row of early-20th-century main street
commercial buildings to the north at 1917, 1919, 1919A, 1921 and 1923 Yonge
Street.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value
Dating to circa 1927, the property at 1913 Yonge
Street is a representative example of a main street commercial row building
from the interwar period. It retains its original scale, form, and massing as a
two-storey brick building with a flat roof, along with original architectural
details above its storefront, including a dentilated wooden cornice, brick
piers, a pair of flat-headed windows featuring brick and stone detailing, and
corbelled brickwork below its roofline.
Located on the east side of Yonge Street, and
reflecting an early-20th-century main street commercial architectural typology,
the commercial building at 1913 Yonge Street also has contextual value for its contribution
to the character of the east side of Yonge Street, between Davisville Avenue
and Millwood Road, which features a grouping of late-19th- and
early-20th-century buildings.
Heritage Attributes
Design and Physical Value
Attributes that contribute to the value of the
property at 1913 Yonge Street as representative of the interwar main street
commercial row typology include:
·
The property's scale,
form and massing as a 2-storey building with a flat roof
·
The property's brick
construction in a common bond pattern, with brick, stone and wood exterior
details
·
The property's
principal (west) elevation, which features:
·
A glazed storefront
(which has been altered), topped by a dentilated wooden cornice
·
At the second storey,
brick piers and a pair of flat-headed window openings, with soldier course
lintels of a darker brick, and stone corner details
·
Corbelled brickwork
below the roofline
Contextual Value
The following heritage attribute contributes to
the cultural heritage value of the property at 1913 Yonge Street as part of a
grouping of late-19th- and early 20th-century built form:
·
The property's
siting, orientation, and scale on the east side of Yonge Street between
Davisville Avenue and Millwood Road
Notice of Objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate
Notice of an objection to the Notice of
Intention to Designate the Property may be served on the City Clerk, Attention:
Administrator, Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor
West, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2; Email: hertpb@toronto.ca within thirty days of February 8, 2022, which is March 10, 2022. The
notice of objection to the Notice of Intention to Designate the Property must
set out the reason(s) for the objection and all relevant facts.
Getting Additional Information:
Further information in respect of the Notice of
Intention to Designate the Property is available from the City of Toronto at:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2022.CC39.15
Dated at the City of Toronto on February 8, 2022.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk