IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
38 AND 40 HUNTLEY 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 38 and 40 Huntley 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 properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street are
worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for
their cultural heritage value, and meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial
criteria prescribed for municipal designation, under the categories of
design/physical and contextual value.
Description
The properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street are
located on the west side of Huntley Street between Isabella Street and Linden
Street in the North St. James Town neighbourhood. Constructed in 1881, the
properties are a pair of semi-detached residences that appear as a single grand
residence. Designed in the Second Empire style, the properties feature a
mirrored design with a main wing featuring brick cladding, Mansard roof, and
ornate wooden dormers, brackets, and cornices and a modest kitchen wing at the
rear.
The properties were included on the City's
Heritage Register on May 6, 1991.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value
The properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street have
design and physical value as a representative example of a pair of late-19th
century semi-detached residences designed in the Second Empire Style to appear
as a single grand residence. The combination of Mansard roof, ornate wooden
dormers, brackets, and cornices, and shallow projecting bays on its north,
south, and east elevations are hallmarks of the Second Empire style.
Symmetrically organized around a shared central bay, the principal elevation of
the two properties presents the unified appearance of a single structure.
The properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street are
important in defining, maintaining, and supporting, the predominant late-19th
and early-20th century residential character of the surrounding area bounded by
Sherbourne, Selby, Huntley, and Earl Streets where an eclectic mix of late-19th
century and early-20th century architectural styles continue to define the area
today.
The properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street are
physically, functionally, visually, and historically linked to their
surroundings. Designed to appear as a single grand residence, the properties
were constructed during the period when the surrounding area emerged as an
upper-class neighbourhood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Heritage Attributes
Design or Physical Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the design and physical value of the properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street:
·
their scale, form and
massing with brick cladding and Mansard roof featuring wood dormers, brackets
and cornice
·
their segmental arch
and flat headed window and door openings at the first and second storeys
featuring brick voussoirs and stone sills
·
the principal (east)
elevation's shared central bay with paired raised entrances flanked on either
side by a slightly projecting bay with 3-sided bay window at the first storey
·
the north elevation's
chimney and slightly projecting bay with 3-sided bay window at the first storey
·
the south elevation's
chimney and slightly projecting bay with 3-sided bay window at the first storey
Contextual Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the contextual value of the properties at 38 and 40 Huntley Street:
·
their scale, form,
and massing as a pair of late 19th century semi-detached residences featuring a
Mansard roof with wood dormers, brackets and cornices
·
their siting and
orientation on the west side Huntley Street
·
their legibility as a
pair of semi-detached residential structures
·
their material
palette including brick cladding and wood detailing
Note: The kitchen wing does not contain any
heritage attributes.
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 May 25, 2026, which is June 24, 2026. 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=2026.PH30.10.
Dated at the City of Toronto on May 25, 2026.
John D. Elvidge
City Clerk