Public Notice

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.