Ordnance Street 110 Plan OS Lot 413 B202; parts of Lot 412 and portion of Lot 413 110 Ordnance Street has cultural heritage value under 3 categories Physical built in 1886, it is an example of late 19 th century masonry executed in limestone and exhibiting several unique architectural and decorative features; Contextual located within and opposite a limestone block situated on the north edge of the Ordnance Lands, facing the Clergy Lands; Associative Built by owner and local stonecutter/owner George F. Wilson. 114 and 116 Ordnance were built earlier by him. Description 110 Ordnance Street is the eastern half of a two-storey double limestone house located on the edge of the Ordnance Lands and facing the Clergy Lands. It is situated between Montreal and Sydenham Streets in a block of limestone houses and faces our Mother of Sorrows Chapel of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul built in1897/1898. To the east is Wellington Terrace and to the south the PWOR Armories. A low limestone wall and a frame garage define the south, east and west boundaries of the garden area to the rear. A Crown Patent for All of Lot 412 (RA 257) was granted to John McLean in 1818. In the year 1861, a roadway (Ordnance Street) was put through from Rideau Street to Montreal Street. It was not until April 19, 1877, that a Crown Patent for all of Lot 413 was granted to William Routley for the sum of $260. It was in the early 1880s that the land passed, first to Ellen Wilson and then to George F. 138
Wilson, stonecutter. George Wilson already owned the property at 114-116 Ordnance. 110 Ordnance was built in 1886. The Ordnance Street façade of regular-coursed and decorative stone treatment and highlights is identical to its other half - 112 Ordnance - creating an overall symmetrical structure with centrally-placed doorways each with a rounded stone arch enclosing a transom light. The keystone above is embellished with an Irish harp and the construction date of 1886 in bas-relief. The doors are appropriate, painted wooden period doors. Each doorway is flanked by a pair of squared bay windows, containing a pair of generously proportioned sash windows separated by a rusticated vertical limestone strip, and topped by a roof resting on decorative wooden brackets. The second floor contains two evenly spaced sash windows, and is topped by a modern ribbed steel roof which has been raised and which is visually part of the the front façade. The west end of 110 Ordnance Street is of rubble limestone and has a randomly placed sash window on each floor. The rear two-storey tail of the house is covered in vertical batten and has openings of post 1960s vintage. Heritage Attributes Location in a block of limestone structures Location on the periphery of the Ordnance Lands. Location opposite the Mother of Sorrows Chapel in the Clergy Lands Symmetrical relationship of overall Ordnance Street façade Limestone fabric of north and east facades Decorative limestone embellishment between the windows of the bay (diamond pattern). Irish harp embellishment, said by some to be a trade-guild symbol on doorway keystone; others dispute this. Date of house (1886) on doorway keystone Fenestration of house proper Doorway and door on Ordnance Street facade Shape and pitch of roof of Ordnance Street façade Limestone wall at the rear to the east, south and west 139
Ordnance Street 112 Plan OS Lot 413 B202 **** parts of Lot 412 and portion of Lot 413 **** 112 Ordnance Street has cultural heritage value under 3 categories Physical built in 1886, it is an example of late 19 th century masonry executed in limestone and exhibiting several unique architectural and decorative features; Contextual located within and opposite a limestone block, situated on the north edge of the Ordnance Lands, facing the Clergy Lands; Associative Built by owner and local stonecutter/owner George F. Wilson. 114 and 116 Ordnance were built earlier by him. Description 112 Ordnance Street is the western half of a two-storey double limestone house located on the edge of the original Ordnance Lands and facing the original Clergy Lands. It is situated between Montreal and Sydenham Streets in a block of limestone houses and faces our Mother of Sorrows Chapel of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul built in1897/1898. To the east is Wellington Terrace and to the south the PWOR Armories. The garden is primarily to the west of the structure and is sheltered from the street by a decorative board fence. A Crown Patent for All of Lot 412 (RA 257) was granted to John McLean in 1818. In the year 1861, a roadway (Ordnance Street) was put through from Rideau Street to Montreal Street. It was not until April 19, 1877, that a Crown Patent for all of Lot 413 was granted to William Routley for the sum of $260. It was in the early 1880s that the land passed, first to Ellen Wilson and then to George F. 140
Wilson, stonecutter. George Wilson already owned the property at 114-116 Ordnance. 112 Ordnance was built in 1886. The Ordnance Street façade of regular-coursed and decorative stone treatment and highlights is identical to its other half - 110 Ordnance - creating an overall symmetrical structure with centrally-placed doorways each with a rounded stone arch enclosing a transom light. The keystone above is embellished with an Irish harp and the construction date of 1886 in bas-relief. The doors are appropriate, painted wooden period doors. Each doorway is flanked by a pair of squared bay windows, containing a pair of generously proportioned sash windows separated by a rusticated vertical limestone strip, and topped by a flat roof resting on decorative wooden brackets. The second floor contains two evenly spaced sash windows and the walls are topped by an asphalt roof. 112 Ordnance retains its brick chimney. Tp the rear is a single storey addition with an expansive metal roof sloping to the west. The west end of the house proper is of rubble limestone has two sash windows on the ground floor. Heritage Attributes Location in a block of limestone structures Location on the periphery of the Ordnance Lands. Location opposite the Mother of Sorrows Chapel in the Clergy Lands Symmetrical relationship of overall Ordnance Street façade Limestone fabric of north and east facades Decorative limestone embellishment between the windows of the bay. (diamond pattern) Irish harp embellishment by some, said to be a trade-guild symbol on doorway keystone; others dispute this. Date of house (1883) on doorway keystone Fenestration of house proper Doorway and door on Ordnance Street facade Shape and pitch of roof Brick chimney 141
Princess Street 281 This narrow brick store, built c. 1890, has cultural heritage value through its physical/design qualities, its associative values, and its contextual values. The two-storey street front that slopes downwards to the rear and the prominent bay window rising to the roofline are consistent with a building designed as a store rather than a residence. On the front facade the brick wall has a stucco finish with shallow recessed panels above the second floor windows that echo the drip molds of the windows. The roof cornice has prominent decorated brackets and a simple frieze that also copies the window molds. The main doorway has one sidelight and a transom but they has probably been modified from the original. The main floor windows have lost much of their original decorative trim, and the upstairs windows have lost some of their attractive jamb trim. The window sash pattern appears to be of modern design. The store is extended to the rear by later additions. Character defining elements include the scale and massing of the original brick building, the bracketed roof cornice, and the decorative window molds and jambs. This property has important associative value as the site of a continuing family business for 98 years through four generations, and also testifies to the growth of the initially small Jewish mercantile community in Kingston. The property was purchased by Jacob Turk in 1915 from Isaac Cohen and Max Susman, who had bought lot 328 in 1913 and then divided it for resale. The property has contextual value in helping to maintain the 19 th century architectural character of Princess Street by providing relief from the modern commercial frontage on one side and the drivethrough fast-food outlet on the other. 142
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Montgomery Boulevard 71 This building has physical/design value as an important early house by architect William Newlands, built for William Wellborn. Undertaken just a few months after he opened his architectural practice in 1882, this clapboard farmhouse makes an interesting contrast with the brick city houses for which Newlands is principally known. A two-storey house with a three-bay centre-hall front facade, it has a hipped roof and symmetrical chimneys. The windows have two-over-two glazing, segmentally arched heads, and shutters. Over the porch can be seen the outline of a second-floor door, now contracted to a window. On the north side is a two-storey addition whose similar design and early date suggest that Newlands might have designed it also. There is a single-storey modern addition on the south side. The fenestration on the rear (west) side has been altered to enhance views of the lake. In keeping with this late Victorian period, Newlands gave the underlying traditional house plan a number of embellishments suggesting Italianate influence, such as roof cornice brackets, the decorated porch and columns, and the hipped roof with generous eaves. Character defining elements include the scale and massing of the three-bay structure and the north addition, its windows and shutters except for the ground floor windows on the rear side, the clapboard exterior, the front porch and doorway and the arched door on the rear side, and the hipped roof with cornice brackets and chimneys. The property has associative value through its connection with Marmaduke Wellborn who was born in Yorkshire and established the first farm in this area in the 1830s. He separated a waterfront lot to allow his grandson William to build this house, and William later inherited the rest of the farm. It is also associated with the small burial plot in Crerar Park where some of the early Wellborn family members were buried. In addition it has contextual value as a prominent house connecting the present modern suburban neighbourhood with its 19 th century origins. 144
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