IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
510 JARVIS 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 510 Jarvis 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 510 Jarvis Street is worthy of
designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its
cultural value and meets Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed
for municipal designation.
Description
The subject property at 510 Jarvis Street is
located on the west side of Jarvis Street, north of Cawthra Square, within the
Upper Jarvis neighbourhood. Constructed circa 1888 and renovated with an
addition in 1919 by the architect W. G. Hunt, the property contains a detached
two-and-a-half storey house form structure, with a rear three-storey addition.
The subject property was a single-family residence until 1919, when it was
converted into an apartment house containing ten separate apartments, with a
later five apartments added through interior renovations prior to 1981.
The property was included on the Heritage
Register in June 1973.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value
Design and Physical Value
The property at 510 Jarvis Street has design and
physical value as it displays a high degree of artistic merit and is a
representative example of the Annex architectural style as applied to a
detached house form structure. The Annex architectural style was popular in
Toronto from the 1880s up to 1900. The origins of the architectural style are
often attributed to the architect E. J. Lennox,
however it was employed by numerous practitioners, and was primarily if not
exclusively applied to residential house form structures. The Annex
architectural style combined elements of the Romanesque and Queen Anne
architectural styles. Architectural features representative of the Annex
architectural style, and displaying a high degree of artistic merit, include
the brick, sandstone and terra cotta cladding and details; vegetal and organic
motifs; and low and grouped round-arched window openings.
Contextual Value
Contextually, the property at 510 Jarvis Street
is visually, functionally, and historically linked to the adjacent properties
at 504, 506, 512 and 514 Jarvis Street, which collectively form a collection of
19th century housing occupying the full block frontage of Jarvis Street between
Cawthra Square and Gloucester Street. Each property contains a detached house
form structure designed in the Annex architectural style, with a generally
consistent setback, scale, form and massing, although 512 and 514 Jarvis Street
are slightly smaller than the southern houses. Visually, the subject property
is linked to these adjacent properties as well as nearby house form buildings
representative of the historic residential context of Upper Jarvis from the
late -19th century and is situated in an area with a concentration of
properties built during the mid- to late Victorian period and that have been
designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The property at 510 Jarvis Street is important
in maintaining and supporting the character of the Upper Jarvis neighbourhood
and the Cawthra Square - Jarvis Street - Gloucester Street block frontage,
comprised of a collection of 19th century house form buildings. Subsequent mid-
to late- 20th century apartment buildings reflect the second wave of
residential development that replaced many of the original house form buildings
akin to the subject property. Collectively, these properties reflect the evolution
of Upper Jarvis from a subdivision of private homes located on a landscaped
avenue to a high-density residential and institutional arterial corridor within
downtown Toronto.
Heritage Attributes
Design and Physical Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the cultural heritage value of the property at 510 Jarvis Street being a
representative example of a detached house designed in the Annex architectural
style:
·
The scale, form and
massing of the subject property, containing a detached two-and-a-half storey
house form building set-back from the sidewalk
·
The red brick,
sandstone and terra cotta cladding and ornamentation
·
The round-arched and
flat-headed window openings with stone sills, brick lintels and drip moulds,
and brick pilasters
·
The stone, wood and
terra cotta details including spandrel panels, window lintels and sills
·
The prominent roof
comprised of a cross-gable roof, bargeboard, and exposed eaves, and punctuated
by gabled dormer windows and brick chimneys with ornamental brick detailing
·
The front porch on
the primary (east) facade, with wooden columns atop brick piers and a second
storey balcony
·
The side porch on the
secondary (south) facade, with wooden columns atop brick piers, wooden railings
with spindles, and a second storey balcony
Contextual Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the cultural heritage value of the property at to 510 Jarvis Street being
visually, functionally and historically linked to its surroundings and for
maintaining and supporting the character of the area:
·
The placement,
setback and orientation of the structure on the west side of Jarvis Street
between Cawthra Square and Gloucester Street
·
The two-and-a-half
storey scale of the primary (east) facades and the visible portions of the
secondary (south) facade, and the rear three-storey addition
·
The wrought iron
fence dividing the front yard from the sidewalk
·
The landscaped front
yard
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 October 10, 2025, which is November 10, 2025. 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=2025.PH24.12.
Dated at the City of Toronto on October 10,
2025.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk