Notice of Designation 97 King Street Village of Woodville

Take Notice that the Council of the City of Kawartha Lakes, on August 27, 2024, passed By-law 2024-173 to designate the following property under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.18, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest:

97 King Street East, Village of Woodville
PT LT 1 S/S KING ST AND E/S AGNES ST PL 119 AS IN R308632 S/T R308632

Statement of Reasons for Designation

Design and Physical Value
97 King Street has design and physical value as a representative example of an Italianate commercial building and the largest extant example of this architectural style in Woodville. The building, which was constructed in 1892, demonstrates key features of this style which was the most popular architectural style for downtown commercial buildings in Ontario throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. These features include its two-storey construction, ground floor storefronts, upper storey windows and decorative brickwork and it is representative of the execution of this style in Woodville in the later decades of the nineteenth century.

Historical and Associative Value
97 King Street has historical and associative value through its historic relationship with the development of Woodville as a local commercial centre in the late nineteenth century and the village’s economic growth. As a downtown commercial property occupied by a range of historic businesses, the property speaks to the economic growth of the community in the late nineteenth century. The property also has historical associations with two local fraternal organizations, the Loyal Orange Lodge and the International Order of Oddfellows, who were both active in Woodville throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The property was used by both these organizations and yields information regarding their role in Woodville and the surrounding area around the turn of the twentieth century.

Contextual Value
97 King Street has contextual value as a contributing feature to Woodville’s historic downtown. The property is historically and visually linked to its surroundings as part of the commercial core of the community where it forms part of a collection of nineteenth century commercial properties constructed during the height of Woodville’s nineteenth century growth. The downtown area includes a variety of commercial structures dating from about 1870 to 1900 and, taken together, these form a cohesive downtown landscape. In addition to its contribution to the downtown, it helps define the overall character of Woodville as a hamlet area within the wider rural landscape.

Further information respecting the designation is available at the City’s Economic Development Department. Interested parties may object to the designating by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Any objection to this designation must be filed within 30 days of September 3, 2024 and include the reasons for objection to the designating by-law and the fee charged by the Tribunal. Objections should be directed to: Cathie Richie, Clerk, City of Kawartha Lakes, P.O. Box 9000, 26 Francis Street, Lindsay, ON K9V 5R8.

The by-law will come into effect on the day following the last day of the notice period.

For more information regarding the property, please refer to its Heritage Evaluation Report.

Any inquiries may be directed to:

Economic Development Officer- Heritage Planning
City of Kawartha Lakes,
180 Kent Street West, Lindsay, ON  K9V 2Y6
(705) 324-9411 ext.1366
eturner@kawarthalakes.ca