IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
78 MIMICO AVENUE
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 78 Mimico Avenue 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 78 Mimico Avenue 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 and contextual value.
Description
Located on the north side of Mimico Avenue
between Queens Avenue and Station Road, the property at 78 Mimico Avenue was
constructed for John, Percy, and Clarence MacKenzie
as the John MacKenzie and Sons Dairy in 1929. The
property would operate as the Hillside Dairy from 1932-1943, which was regarded
as "one of the most up-to-date and best equipped dairies in Ontario."
Silverwood's Dairy acquired and occupied the property in 1944-1955, after which
it housed various businesses at the first storey with residential apartments
above. The two-storey, flat-roofed, rectangular, brick clad structure features
a principal (south) elevation facing Mimico Avenue with brick quoining,
cornice, and parapet with a first-storey commercial storefront below three
symmetrically placed second storey windows.
The property was identified as a potential
heritage resource in the Mimico 20/20 Revitalization Cultural Heritage Resource
Assessment prepared in 2012 by URS Canada for the City of Toronto.
Statement of Cultural
Heritage Value
Design or Physical Value
The property at 78 Mimico Avenue is a
representative example of a main street commercial building from Mimico's
streetcar period. Constructed in 1929, the subject property's two-storey
massing, brick cladding and large storefront windows at the first storey, and
smaller windows at the second storey, reflect the property's original use as a
commercial structure with residential uses above.
Contextual Value
The property at 78 Mimico Avenue, together with
the adjacent properties at 80 and 86 Mimico Avenue, is important in defining,
maintaining, and supporting the predominantly early-twentieth century
small-scale mixed-use character of Mimico Avenue, which includes a mix of early
twentieth century residential and commercial structures which continue to
define the historical local main street character of the streetscape today.
The subject property at 78 Mimico Avenue is
physically, visually, and historically linked to its surroundings. Displaying a
high level of architectural cohesion with the adjacent properties at 80 and 86
Mimico Avenue to the west, the properties form a collection of commercial
buildings constructed in the 1920s that anchor the northeast corner of Mimico
Avenue and Station Road and signal the early urban development of this
historical local main street.
Heritage Attributes
Design or Physical Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the cultural heritage value of the property at 78 Mimico Avenue as a
representative example of a commercial building from Mimico's streetcar period:
·
The two-storey scale,
form, and massing of the 1929 structure on a rectangular plan
·
On the principal
(south), east and west elevations, the material palette including red rug brick
and stone
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the organization of the first-storey openings with their
stone lintels and sills, which alternate (from west to east) as door, window,
door, window
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the organization of the second-storey fenestration comprised
of three symmetrically placed windows with stone sills
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the decorative detailing including the brick quoining,
cornice, and parapet
Contextual Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the cultural heritage value of the property at 78 Mimico Avenue in defining,
maintaining, and supporting the predominantly early 20th century small-scale
mixed-use character of Mimico Avenue:
·
The scale, form, and
massing of the 1929 structure
·
The placement and
orientation of the 1929 structure on its lot fronting onto Mimico Avenue
·
Material palette
including red rug brick and stone
·
On the principal
(south) elevation, the commercial storefront at street level
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:
Registrar Secretariat, City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall, 2nd Floor West,
100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2; Email: RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca within thirty (30) days of March 26, 2024, which is April 25, 2024. 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:
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.PH9.12
Dated at the City of Toronto on March 26, 2024.
John D. Elvidge
for City Clerk