61: 3437 Trafalgar Rd, Matthew Clements House

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1 1. Description of Property 61: 3437 Trafalgar Rd, Matthew Clements House Municipal Address 3347 Trafalgar Rd Name (if applicable) Matthew Clements Farm Legal Description PT LT 12, CON 1 TRAFALGAR, NORTH OF DUNDAS STREET, AS IN ; OAKVILLE/TRAFALGAR Location of Property The property is located on the east side of Trafalgar road, north of Dundas St. East and south of Burnhamthorpe Rd. East. Ownership Private Access Access was not granted. Photos taken from road, September 8 th, (AB, CU, ES) Current Use Vacant and boarded up. Existing Designation Listed on the Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value of Interest (NOT Designated). Description: This property has potential cultural heritage value for its historic farmstead, including the c. 1870's stucco farmhouse and for its association with the Clements family". General Description Priority Level The property is included in the North Oakville East Secondary Plan The property contains a vacant farmhouse which has been boarded up. Built c. 1870, it is a oneand-a-half storey building with an L-shaped plan, a cross-gable roof, stucco exterior and a bay window. It is set back from the road and surrounded by trees, with open fields and pasture to the north and east. A gravel drive links the house with the road. The farmhouse is associated with Matthew Clements, a farmer in Trafalgar Township whose family was one of the earliest to settle in the area. Medium Figure 1: 3437 Trafalgar Road. (CU, 2015) 61-1

2 Pond Sixth Line Barn Old Pump Fuel Newer Building Pit Manure Field Cell Tower Grainery Field Trafalgar Rd. Farmhouse Pond Grassland Pond Corporation of the Town of Oakville 1225 Trafalgar Rd Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 Grassland 3437 Trafalgar Rd. Cultural Heritage Landscape Inventory Map LEGEND Assessment Boundary Farmhouse Building CHL Study Area Trafalgar Rd. Heritage District Heritage Trail Parkland Park Trail Road Site Structures Vegetation Watercourse Cemetery Drawing not to scale

3 2. Key Recommendations Priority = Medium Rationale for priority level: Potential loss of cultural heritage resources due to neglect; Potential development of surrounding landscape. Recommendations for future action: Continue to keep this property Listed on the Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value of Interest (NOT Designated); Consider initiating a rural properties study to evaluate and consider protection and planning for farmsteads as a group; and The property is currently listed as the Clements Family Farmhouse in the Heritage Registry. It should be the Matthew Clements Farm. Town documents need to be updated to reflect this. 3. Documentation and Inventory of Built Form List of Built Features: A one-and-a-half-storey house built c.1870 with an L-shaped plan, cross gable roof, stucco cladding; and Photos provided by staff c show a large wood barn, on cinderblock founding, with the most of the exterior walls removed. Unable to confirm from the road if the barn is extant on the property. 4. Documentation and Inventory of Natural Form List of Natural Features: Beautiful, mature Spruces, Poplar, Catalpa, Black Locust, Cedar row, young Spruces; Overgrown with Walnuts, shrubs, Goldenrod; Scots Pines buried amongst undergrowth in south west corner of lot (planted intentionally); and Mapping suggests a large pond is located on the property. This could not be confirmed at site inspection. 5. Design (Typology) X all that apply X X Categories of Cultural Heritage Landscape Designed Landscape Organically Evolved Landscape Relict Landscape (Evolved Landscape) Continuing Landscape (Evolved Landscape) Description clearly defined landscape designed and created intentionally by man. results from an initial social, economic, administrative, and/or religious imperative and has developed in its present form in response to its natural environment in which an evolutionary process came to an end at some time in the past. retains an active social role in contemporary society closely associated with the traditional way of 61-3

4 X all that apply Categories of Cultural Heritage Landscape Associative Cultural Landscape Description life, and which the evolutionary process is still in progress. justifiable by virtue of the powerful religious, artistic, or cultural associations of the natural element rather than material cultural evidence, which may be insignificant or even absent. 6. Historical and Thematic Associations The 1806 Wilmot survey shows Hugh Howard on Lot 12, Concession 1, NDS (Figure 3). 1 Matthew Clements took ownership of the property in 1855 and built the house c It remained in the Clements family until Matthew s family was one of the earliest to settle in Trafalgar Township. John Clements ( ) emigrated from Ireland in 1823, settling first in Cornwall, then Little York and finally arriving in Trafalgar Township in He married Jane Barr in 1823, and they had ten children. 4 Known as a zealous Christian and an upright man he lived on the property until his death in Matthew Clements ( ) was John and Jane s eldest son. 6 He had a common school education and worked as a farmer for 31 years in the Township of Trafalgar. The 1877 Map of Trafalgar Township shows M. Clements on the 100- acre parcel at the north end of Lot 12 Concession I, NDS. There are two buildings and two orchards on the property. A small parcel at the northwest corner of the lot, likely one acre, is owned by E.M. McLernan (Figure 4). 7 Matthew Clements (Figure 5) married Margaret Clements (nee Orr) in 1853 and they had two sons and a daughter. A strong supporter of the temperance movement, Mr. Clements was very active in the political and social life of the community. He served as an assessor for eleven years, was elected as councilman for the township (1868) and Town Reeve ( ), and was Warden of the county for many years. 8 He moved to Milton and was appointed Sheriff of the county in 1882, a position he continued to hold until at least The property was sold to Richard Biggar in 1891 and subsequent owners include: Albert Biggar ( ), Sybil M Calverley ( ); Hugh Calvin Calverley ( ); John Leveson and Frances Hazel Calverley ( ); Irene and Andrew Posa ( ) and Ontario Limited (2006-Present). 10 Numerous historic photos of the house were provided by Sybil Rampen (nee Calverley) (Figures 6, 7 & 8). 1 Wilmot Survey, Sue Schappert, Town of Oakville Research Report. March Ancestry.com. Nelles/Milburn Family Tree. Accessed Oct, from 4 Ancestry.com. Nelles/Milburn Family Tree. Accessed Oct, from Their children were: Matthew ( ), Margaret ( ), Mary ( ), Sarah ( ), John ( ), Ann ( ), Ellen ( ), William ( ), Joseph ( ), Isabella ( ) and James ( ). 5 Rose, Rose Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton, Rose Rose, Sue Schappert, Town of Oakville Research Report. March

5 Figure 3: Showing Hugh Howard under Lot 12, Con 1 (NDS) (Wilmot Survey, 1806) Figure 4: 1877 Map of Trafalgar Township shows M. Clements on Lot 12, Concession I, NDS. (Pope, 1877). 61-5

6 Figure 5: Matthew Clements, c (Pope, p. 72) Figure 6: 20 th century photo of Michael, Anne & Leveson with farmhouse in background, date unknown (Sybil Rampen Collection, Town of Oakville). 61-6

7 Figure 7: Showing the agricultural practices associated with the property (Sybil Rampen Collection, Town of Oakville). Figure 8: Historic photo of house while still occupied (Sybil Rampen Collection, Town of Oakville). 61-7

8 7. Contextual Associations The property is located on the east side of Trafalgar Road and is surrounded by open fields to the north and east. On the other side of Trafalgar road there is a residential property, surrounded by open agricultural fields. The property is associated with the adjacent lot to the south (3371 Trafalgar Rd), as both were owned by members of the Clements family. The property was originally associated with the farm land surrounding the property as the Clements family spent many decades farming this land. 8. Evaluation (O. Reg 9/06) O.Reg.9/06 Criteria 1. The property has design value or physical value because it, i. is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material, or construction method, ii. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit, or iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. 2. The property has historical value or associative value because it, i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community, ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture, or iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community. 3. The property has contextual value because it, i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area, Criteria Potentially Met (Y/N) Y N N Y N N Potential Justification Built c. 1870, the house may be a representative example of the Ontario farmhouse, depending on its integrity and the condition of its heritage attributes. Not shown Not shown. The Clements family was one of the early settlers of Trafalgar Township. The property is associated with Matthew Clements, who was a significant to the Trafalgar community. Not known. Not known. Not shown. 61-8

9 O.Reg.9/06 Criteria ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or Criteria Potentially Met (Y/N) iii. is a landmark. N Not shown 9. Photographic Documentation Y Potential Justification The property is physically and historical linked to the adjacent home as both were worked and owned by the Clements family. Figure 9: Image of boarded up farmhouse and surrounding gate (Photo taken by Town of Oakville, June 26 th, 2015). Figure 10: Driveway with the house located on the south (right of photo) (AB, 2015). 61-9

10 10. Analysis & Recommendations Potential Heritage Value: The property may have heritage value as a representative example of an Ontario farmhouse type, depending on its integrity and whether it retains its heritage attributes. There is no evidence of an intact cultural heritage landscape staff has suggested that a barn exists, but it was not confirmed during the roadside visit. Actions: The property is one of a number of former farmsteads listed on the Town Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest. It may be beneficial for the Town to look at these farmsteads as a group before making decisions about their heritage value and the appropriate means of protection. The Town could consider a heritage designation under Part IV OHA, but this may be an inappropriate tool to protect a Continuing (Evolved) Landscape; such a property may be better conserved through zoning or other planning measures. A medium priority level is recommended for the following reasons: Potential loss of cultural heritage resources due to neglect; Potential development of surrounding landscape. 11. Sources Ancestry.com. Nelles/Milburn Family Tree. Accessed Oct, from Ashe, David and Burnell, Joyce. Oakville Street Names and Landmarks, (London, ON: Burnell Creighton Publishing), Bourke, Judith. Sixteen Hollow , n.d., Accessed August, Pope J, H. Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Halton, Ont. Toronto: Walker & Miles Accessed online August 2015, from Rose, George. A Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time. Vol Rose Publishing Company. Accessed online through Ancestory.ca from a92f-4878-b222-4c706484c943?src=search Town of Oakville. Heritage Register: Section F. Last updated: October 24th, Found online at Heritage Planning, Planning Services. North Oakville Heritage Resource: Review and Strategy. March 2010 Trafalgar Township Historical Society Website. Wilmot Survey, Access online October 2015, from Unterman McPhail Associates. Cultural Heritage Assessment Report: Built Heritage Resources & Cultural Heritage, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment- Trafalgar Road Improvements, Cornwall Road to Highway 407, Town of Oakville Halton. Prepared for AECOM Canada Ltd. September