Notice of Intention to Designate 15 Sussex Street North, Town of Lindsay

Take Notice that the Council of the City of Kawartha Lakes, on June 24, 2025, passed a resolution of intent 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:

15 Sussex Street North, Town of Lindsay
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Statement of Reasons for Designation
Design and Physical Value
15 Sussex Street North has design and physical value as a representative example of an Italianate residential property in Lindsay. The house is believed to have been constructed around 1875 and demonstrates the core features of the domestic Italianate style which was popular in residential design from approximately 1860 until 1900. It drew from the Classical architecture of Renaissance Italy and was disseminated throughout Ontario largely through pattern books and other publications. Key features of this style that area present on the house include its hipped roof, Classical verandah with columns and entablature, and ornate window hoods.

Historical and Associative Value
15 Sussex Street North has historical and associative value through its association with prominent late nineteenth century local businessman James Lovell and his family. Lovell ran a successful harness making business in downtown Lindsay beginning in the early 1860s and also became a downtown developer and landlord. He lived in the house with his wife Sarah Ann from 1878 until his death in 1916, after which it passed to their daughter Emma. Emma had returned to Lindsay from the United States several years previously after a high-profile and contentious divorce at a time when divorce rates were increasing throughout Canada and the United States and, through her, the property yields information regarding marriage and divorce around the turn of the century. The property also yields information regarding the economic and population growth of Lindsay in the final quarter of the nineteenth century as a result of the industrial and commercial growth of the community.

Contextual Value
15 Sussex Street North has contextual value as part of the historic residential neighbourhood to the north of Kent Street in Lindsay that forms the town’s historic North Ward. The property supports the historic character of the surrounding residential area as one of a collection of late nineteenth and early twentieth century houses in this area of Lindsay developed primarily during this period. The property is historically linked to its surroundings as part of this historic residential development and visually linked to them through the consistent and cohesive use of popular Victorian and Edwardian residential architectural styles in this area.

Further information respecting the proposed designation is available at the City’s Economic Development Department. Any objection to this designation must be filed within 30 days of June 30, 2025. Objections should be directed to: Cathie Richie, Clerk, City of Kawartha Lakes, P.O. Box 9000, 26 Francis Street, Lindsay, ON K9V 5R8. Objections may be filed electronically at clerks@kawarthalakes.ca.

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

The last date for objection is 4:00 p.m. on July 30, 2025.