IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO
HERITAGE ACT
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 AND
CITY OF TORONTO, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
122 AND 124 ISABELLA 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 122 and 124 Isabella 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 122 and 124 Isabella 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, historical/associative, and contextual value.
Description
The properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street
are located on the northwest corner of Isabella Street and Huntley Street in
the North St. James Town neighbourhood. Constructed in 1901, the properties are
a pair of semi-detached residences that appear as a single grand residence.
Designed by the prominent architectural partnership of Chadwick & Beckett,
the properties feature brick and half-timber stucco cladding, two-storey bays,
and a complicated roofline with prominent cross gables and chimneys.
The properties were included on the City's
Heritage Register on May 6, 1991.
Statement of Cultural Heritage Value
The properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street
have design and physical value as a representative example of the Arts and
Crafts Movement. Constructed in 1901 as a pair of semi-detached residences,
their asymmetrical design featuring brick cladding with half timbered stucco
elements, irregular roofline featuring a variety of gables and dormers,
two-storey bays, chimneys, and porches are hallmarks of the Arts and Crafts
Movement.
The properties have value for their association
with the architectural partnership of Chadwick & Beckett (1893-1917).
Founded in 1893 by William Craven Vaux Chadwick (1868-1941) and Samuel Gustavus
Beckett (1869-1917), the architectural partnership was particularly known for
its residential works and plan for Lawrence Park, one of Toronto's first
planned garden suburbs, which was heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts
Movement. The properties appearance as a single grand residence featuring asymmetrical
massing with bays and porches, brick cladding with half timbered stucco
elements, and a complicated roofline featuring a variety of gables and dormers,
exemplify the partnership's understanding of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
The properties at 122 and 124 Isabella 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-nineteenth and early-twentieth century architectural styles continue to
define the area today.
The properties are physically, functionally,
visually, and historically linked to their surroundings. Designed to appear as
a single grand residence anchoring the northwest corner of Isabella and Huntley
Streets, 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 122 and 124 Isabella Street:
·
their scale, form and
massing featuring multiple bays, porches, brick cladding with half timbered
stucco elements, and complicated rooflines with cross gables and dormers
·
the segmental arch
window and door openings on the east, west, and south elevations featuring
brick sills and voussoirs
·
the flat headed
window openings on the south and east elevations
·
the two-storey
three-sided bays at the west and south elevations
·
the prominent
chimneys on the south and east elevations
·
the five-sided bay at
the southeast corner with four-sided hipped roof
·
the raised entrances
on the east and west elevations featuring wood doors with 6 lite windows and
decorative hardware
·
the one-storey
entrance porch on the west elevation featuring wood pillars and brick base
·
the two-storey
entrance porch on the east elevation featuring brick knee wall at the first
storey and half-timbered stucco clad second storey
·
the two-storey oriel
window at the east elevation
·
the enclosed wooden
rear verandah with second storey solarium and brick foundation wall extending
north from the east elevation
Contextual Value
The following heritage attributes contribute to
the contextual value of the properties at 122 and 124 Isabella Street:
·
their scale, form,
and massing as a pair of early 20th century semi-detached residences
·
their siting and
orientation on the northwest corner of Isabella Street and Huntley Street
·
their legibility as a
pair of semi-detached residential structures
·
their material
palette including red brick with half timer and stucco elements
·
their complicated
roofline with prominent cross gables, dormers, and bays
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