Public Notice

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