Notice of Intention to Designate 6673 Highway 35, Geographic Township of Bexley

Take Notice that the Council of the City of Kawartha Lakes, on May 19, 2026, 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:

6673 Highway 35, Geographic Township of Bexley
RANGE GR PT LOT 16 PLAN 46;PT BLK A BLOCK B W/S MAIN ST

Statement of Reasons for Designation

Design and Physical Value
6673 Highway 35 has design and physical value as an intact and surviving example of a late nineteenth century rural hotel in Coboconk. Constructed in 1877 to replace an older building on the same site, the building has housed a hotel and tavern since that time and its architectural reflects that use, as many rural and small-town hotels tended towards the use of vernacular architectural forms that more closely resembled domestic Georgian architecture as opposed to Italianate, which was the preferred style for the majority of commercial architecture at this time. This can be seen in the architectural features in the building which include a rectangular side gable plan on the main portion of the building with a centre-hall plan layout, a symmetrical façade, and a near total lack of ornamental features.

Historical and Associative Value
6673 Highway 35 has historical and associative value as the location of the Pattie House, one of Kawartha Lakes’ oldest continuously operating businesses. The business was established as the Keys Hotel on this location in 1873, changing its name to the Pattie House Hotel in the early 1880s although it remained under the same ownership. The Keys-Pattie family continued to operate the hotel until 1937 but, after its sale, the businesses continued to be operated by a variety of proprietors as the Pattie House up until the present day. In its longstanding role as a hotel and restaurant, the property yields information regarding the hospitality industry in Coboconk beginning in the 1870s and, more generally, information regarding Coboconk’s economic growth in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Contextual Value
6673 Highway 35 has contextual value as a contributing property to the historic downtown streetscape of Coboconk along Highway 35. The property if one of a collection of buildings that form the downtown area of the village and supports this downtown character through its longstanding use as a commercial building, its architecture and placement within the streetscape. It is historically linked to its surroundings as part of the historic development of downtown Coboconk beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century. The property is a well-known local landmark as the Pattie House and the oldest continuously operating business in Coboconk, having been located on this property since 1873.

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 29, 2026. 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 28, 2026.