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HRH#04·13 HELD MAY 14, 2013
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Notice of Intent to Designate " Property Located at 10971 Bayview
Avenue· File No. 012·07048· (SRPRS.13.050)
Moved by:
J. Kafarowski
That Heritage Richmond Hill recommend to Council:
a)
That the cultural heritage value of the Jacob Heise III House Braebum Farm, located at 10971 Bayview Avenue, as outlined in
SRPRS.13.050 merits designation under Section 29, Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act;
b)
That staff be directed to prepare a Notice of the Intention to
Designate, including a statement of cultural heritage value and a
description of all heritage attributes of the subject property as
identified in Appendix "0 " to SRPRS.1 3.050;
c)
That notification be provided to the owner and the Ontario Heritage
Trust.
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HERITAGE RICHMOND HILL MEETING
May 14. 201 3
SRPRS.13.050
Planning and Regulatory Services
Planning Policy Division
SUBJECT:
Designation of th e Property Located at 10971 Bayview Avenue, Town
Fil e No. 01 2-07048
PURPOSE:
To seek Heritage Richmond Hill's consideration with regards to the cultural heritage merit
of the property located at 10971 Bayview Avenue under Section 29, Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Th at Heritage Rich mond Hill:
a)
Recommends to Coun cil th at th e cu ltural heritag e val ue of the Jacob Heis e
III House - Braeburn Farm , loc ated at 10971 Bayview Av enue , as outlined in
SRPRS.13.050 merits designation under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario
Heritage Act;
b)
Recomm ends to Council tha t staff be directed to prepare a Notice of the
Intention to Designate, including a statement of cultural heritage value and a
description of all heritage attri butes of the subject property as identified in
Appendix "D": and
c]
Recommends t o Council that notifi cati ons be pro vided to the owner and the
Ontario Heri tage Trust.
Contact:
Matthew Somerville, Heritagel Urban Design Planner, extension 5529
Joanne Leung, Manager of Heritage and Urban Design, extension 5498
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Submitted by:
Ana Bassios
Commissioner of Planning and Regulatory Services
MI Joa Anderton
Ch~Adminislrative Officer
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LOCATION MAP :
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BACKGRO UND;
The property located at 10971 Bayview Avenue is included in the Town's Heritage
Register Inventory of BUildings of Architectural and Historical Imp ortance as a listed
property, and it is contained within in the North Leslie Secondary Plan. Historically the
house on the property had been called the Jacob Heise III House, and is identified in the
HRH Designation Priority List, June 2012 prepared by the Heritage Richmond Hill
Designation Sub-Committee (see Appendix "A").
The subject property is currently vacant, but has long been of interest to the Heritage
Richmond Hill Committee. Currently, the property is owned by Metrus Development.
Metrus and Town staff has worked cooperatively together through the evaluation
process . Su Murdoch Historical Consulting was retained in early March of 2012 to
prepare a cultural heritage assessment of the property. At the time when the Murdoch
report was initiated, staff was unable to arrange a site visit due to changes in property
ownership . Informed by a 1998 heritage assessment prepared by the Town's then
Heritage Planner George Duncan, Ms Murdoch submitted an Interim Heritage
Assessment Report (See Appendix "B") which concluded that, pending a site visit to
confirm the continued existence and conditions of the heritage attributes, the property
appeared to meet Regulation 9/06: the Criteria for Cultural Heritage Value of Interest and
would be a good candidate for the consideration of designation under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act,.
In the fall of 2012 the property's new owner permitted staff and the heritage consultant to
undertake a site visit. The site visit was attended by the owner's representatives, Su
Murdoch and Town staff. Due to safety concerns, however, the interior of the structure
was not accessible and the review was limited to the exterior of the building. As a result
of the visit, Ms Murdoch was able to consider the heritage attributes currently on the
property against the descriptions of the attributes identified in the 1998 Duncan report.
In February 2013, an Adde ndum to the Interim Heritage Designation Report, attached as
Appendix "C", was submitted to the Town confirming the cultural heritage significance of
the property, and recommended that the property be designated under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act. Additionally , the consultant provided the Town with a Statement of
Cultural Heritage Value or Interest for 10971 Bayview Avenue which will form the basis
for the designating by-law (see Appendix "D").
This report presents staff's review of the Murdoch findings and seeks Heritage Richmond
Hill's consideration regarding the cultural heritage value of the property.
DISCUSSION:
Cultural Heritage Evaluation
Under the Ontario Heritage Act, in order for a building to be deemed worthy of
designation under Part IV or V of the Act it must meet at least one of the criteria defined
undo 7~egulation 9/06 of the Act. Council may designate the building under Part IV of
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the Act if one of these criteria is met. The criteria include the following set of three
overarc hing values within whi ch are nine sub-criteria :
1. Architectural/Design Value:
a. Is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type,
expression , material or construction method .
b. Displays a high degree of craftsmansh ip or artistic merit, or
c. Demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement
2. Associative/Historical Value:
a. Has direct associations with a theme , event, belief, person, activity,
organization or institution that is significant to a community,
b. Yields, or has the potential to yield information that contributes to an
understanding of a community or culture, or
c. Demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder,
designer or theorist who is significant to a community.
3. Contextual Value:
a. Is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area,
b. Is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surrounding, or
c. Is a landmark.
Staff Revi ew of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
Su Murdoch Heritage Consulting Reports
Staff has reviewed the Interim Heritage Designation Report for 10971 Bayview Avenue
(Jacob Heise III House) and the Addendum Report against the Town's Terms of
Reference for Cultural Heritage Assessments (see Appendix "E"). Although there are
areas where the report does not adhere to the Town's requirements, the information
contained in the report is considered complete and sufficient to fulfill the intent of the
Terms of Refere nce.
The Interim Heritage Designation Report (attached as Appendix "C") includes detailed
historical information relating to the property as well as research previously completed by
George Duncan in 1998. Based on the description of the property undertaken by George
Duncan and the additional historical background information, Ms. Murdoch concluded
that the property appeared to contain significant cultural heritage value as defined under
Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act to merit consideration for designation under
Part IV of the Act.
The consultant's assessment of the cultural heritage value of the property was confirmed
in the 2013 Addendum report which concluded that "based on the February 4 , 2013 site
visit, this property is a suitable candidate for protection under s.29 of the Ontario Heritage
Acr",
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In addit ion to confirming the architectural attributes of the property, the site visit prov ided
the opportunity to identify an attribute not previously identified in earlier desc riptions, that
being that the contextual value relating to the siting and orientation of the of the house.
The 2013 Murdoch Addendum notes that "The dwelling is positioned on a knoll which is
the highest elevation of the property. This choice of setting is chara cteristic of
farmhouses as it gives the advantages of good drainage away from the structure, an all
round viewscape of the farm operation, and utilizes an area that would be difficult to
cultivate. W ith the Heise dwelling, it also penmitted a usable basement." This description
is contained in the proposed Stateme nt of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest, whic h was
drafted by Su Murdoch.
Staff Consideration
Having conducted site visits, reviewed previous research undertaken by George Duncan
and reviewed the consultant' s two reports, staff is of the opinion that there is solid
documentation as well as historical integrity to the resource that leads logically to the
conc lusion that the SUbject structure has heritage valu e in accordance with Regulation
9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A s such, staff recommends designation of the propert y
under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Architectural/Design Value
Regulation 9/06 Criteria
Staff Comments
a. Is a rare, unique,
representative or early
example of a style,
type, expression,
material or
construction method.
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The house is representative of the Georg ian trad ition
adopted by the Pennsylvania Germans, which
immigrated to Upper Canada from Pennsylvania .
b. Displays a high
degree of
crafts manship or
artistic merit, or
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Substantial full two storey form, with its gable roof
and pairs of small square windows on the gable
walls, which is characteristic of the finest farmho use
built by famil ies of Penn sylvania Germ an lineage;
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Photograph ic documentation from 1907 shows the
house once had a traditional two store y verandah
across the front facade (since removed).
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c. Demonstrates a high
degree of technical or
scientific achievement
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Asso ciative/Historical Value
Regulat ion 9/06 Criteria
Staff Comments
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The house is associated with the Heise family who
were members of the Tunker Mennonite group
settled in the Markham and Richmond Hill area;
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The Heise family home was used as a location
where the Tunker Minnonite congregatio n met prior
to the construction of the Markham Meeting House
at Heise Hill in 1877
a. Yields, or has the
potential to yield
information that
contributes to an
understanding of a
community or culture ,
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The design of the Hesie house illustrates the
evol ution of the design of Pennsylvania German
dwellings over the 19th century.
b. Demon strates or
reflects the work or
ideas of an architect,
artist , builder,
designer or theorist
who is significant to a
community.
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Not Demonstrated
a. Has direct
associations with a
them e, event, belief,
perso n, activity,
organi zation or
institution that is
significant to a
community,
Contextual Value
Regulation 9/06 Criteria
a.
Is important in
defining, maintaining
or suppo rting the
character of an area,
Staff Comments
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Not Demonstrated
b. Is physically ,
functionally, visually or
historically linked to its
surrounding , or
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The house is visually linked to its surroundings by its
south ' facing orientation and placement at a higher
elevation tha n the surroundi ng farmland.
c. Is a landmark
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A draft Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest is attached to Appendix "E" and if
approved by Council, will form the basis for the designation by-law,
FINANCIAUSTAFFING /OTHER IMPLICATIONS:
There are no financial implications through the adoption of this report.
RELATIONSHIP TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN :
The recommendations in this report relate to the Strategic Plan Goal of "wise
management of resources in Richmond Hill" and the objective of being responsible by
serving as a role model for municipal management. A detailed consideration of both the
heritage merits of the subject property and the refusal to permit the removal of significant
cultural heritage resources is in keeping with Goal 3 - Outcome 1 of the Strategic Plan
which is to "Respect the past through promoting the awareness of the Town's heritage."
Consideration of the heritage merits also aligns with the direction to "steward Richmond
Hill's heritage resources, and implements Outcome 2 of Goal 3 which is the promotion of
a sense of identify and place through "the celebration, promotion and enhancement of
the Town's unique places".
CONCLUSION
Having conducted site visits, reviewed previous research undertaken by George Duncan
and reviewed the consultant's two reports, staff is of the opinion that there is solid
documentation as well as historical integrity to the resource that leads logically to the
conclusion that the subject structure has heritage value in accordance with Regulation
9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff supports the consultant's assessment regarding
the cultural heritage value of the subject property and recommend that 10971 Bayview
Avenue be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. Furthermore, staff
recommend that the proposed Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest (Appendix
"D") for the basis for the proposed designation by-law.
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Appendix Contents
UA"
Heritage Richmond Hill Designation Priority List, 2012
"B"
Interim Heritage Designation Report, Braeburn Farm, 10971 Bayview
Avenue, Town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Su Murdoch Historical Consu lting
(March 2012)
" C"
2013 Addendum to the Interim Heritage Designation Report (2012), Braeburn
Farm, 10971 Bayview Avenue, Town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Su Murdoch
Historical Consulting (February 2013 "A"
Statement of Cultural Heritage
Value for 10971 Bayview A venue
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10971 Bayview Avenue, Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
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Town of Richmond Hill, Terms of Reference, Cultural Heritage Assessments
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Designation Priorty List
Submitted to Heritage Sta ff June 2012
1. 14 Richmond Street
2. 11181 Yange Sreet
3. 10185 Yange Street
4. 109 71 Bayview Avenue
5. 10961 and 11121 Leslie Street
6. 9940 and 9947 Leslie Street
7. 12370 Leslie Street
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The property at 10971 Bayview Avenue contains a Mennonite Georgian style dwelling built
about 1859 for Markham Township farmer Jacob Heise, Jr. r Jacob
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property owner, his father Jacob Heise r Jacob W).
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When this Interim Heritage Designation Report was compiled, the Town of Richmond Hill had
been unable to arrange a site visit of the property. As a result, this Report is limited in scope to
the evaluation of Historical or Associative Value as defined by Ontario Heritage Act Regulation
9/06: Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest.
A site visit is necessary to validate these documentary findings and to apply the remaining
criteria of Regulation 9/06 under the headings of Design or Physical Value, and Contextual
Value. Examining the site is also important for assessing the existing level of heritage integrity
of the property and dwelling. particularly for comparison to the 1998 Heritage Structure Report
and 1999 Reasons for Designation prepared by former Town of Richmond Hill Heritage Officer
George Duncan.
It is advised that the final evaluation of this property not be undertaken until a site visit is
conducted by the Town and a heritage consultant. At that time, the decision on whether to
protect under the Ontario Heritage Act, or otherwise conserve this property, rests with the Town
of Richmond Hill municipal council.
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S UMMARY
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RE PORT OB JECTIVE AND MET HODOLOGY
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S UBJECT P ROPERTY
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DE SCRIPTION
EVALUATION C RITERIA
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M ETHODOLOGY
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PROPERTY HISTORY
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G EORGE PEXTON
4 .2 .4 JACOB HEISE II
4.2.5 J ACOB HEISE III
4. 2 .6 A LBERT E. WILLIAMS
4.2 .7 J OSEPH A. H OAD
4 .2.8 RALPH B URNABY
4.2.9 HENRY F . GOODERHAM AND CD . HENDERSON
4 .2 . 10 O LIVER AND WESLEY SHERRICK
4 2 .11 R OBERT D . C AMPBELL
4.2.12 S UBSEQUENT OWNERS
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P ART, WEST H ALF , LOT 27, CO NCESSION 2 , FORMER M ARKHAM T OWNSHIP;
P ARTS 1 AN D 2 , RP6515058 NOW T OWN OF R ICHMOND H ILL
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O BJECTIVE
The objective of a Heritage Designation Report is to provide the Town of Richmond Hill ("Town")
with the research necessary to do a final evaluation of a property for cultural heritage purposes
and to consider its potential for protection under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O.
1990. c.O'lB. as amended 2009 (' Act' ) (municipal designation of individual property ).
When this Report was compiled, the Town had been unable to arrange the site visit necessary
to conf irm if the property and dwelling continue to hold sufficient cultural herita ge value and
integrity since last assessed, in this case , in 1998. As such, this is an interim report . The final
evaluation and report are pending the completion of a site visit.
The subject propert y is known municipally as 10971 Bayview Ave nue and historically as the
"Jacob Heise III house." Th is property is on the Town's Inventory of Buildings of Architectural
and Historical Importance. 2008 (Tnventory").
At the direction of Matthew Somerville , Heritag e and Urban Design Planner for the Town, this
Report is concerned only with the "Jacob Heise III house" and its site on the we st half of Lot 27,
Concession 2, former Markham Township. No other structures or outbuildings on the property
were to be cons idered .
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ME THODOLOGY
The findings and recommendat ions of this Report are based on information provided by the
Town, documen tary research, and a property title search at the York (North) Land Registry
Office. The Town was unable to arrange a site visit. Much of the architectural description is
extracted from reports prepared in 1998 and 1999 by the former Heritage Officer for the Town,
George Duncan r Ouncan-).
This Report does not include the identification of any archaeolog ical resources or areas of
archaeologica l potential. That fieldwork can only be undertaken by an archaeo logist licensed
under the Ontario Heritage Act.
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DESCRIPTION
The subject property at 10971 Bayview Avenue is approximately 89.41 acres in size. It fronts on
the east side of Bayview Avenue, north of Elgin Mills Road East. It is accessed by a laneway
running east from Bayview. The survey plan (shown previous page) depicts a watercourse
running parallel to Bayview, along the western edge of the property.
The 2008 Town Inventory describes the property:
10971 Bayv iew Aven ue. Braeburn • Jacob Heise III House
Brick; patterned redlbuff, Flemish bond on south side; 2 stories with attic windows;
c1855(v) ; 3-bay; Mennonite Georgian; gable roof; entry with sidelights; rectangular multipaned transoms over doors on gable end; almost separate 1 storey side wing; Jacob
Heise; Braeburn. Altered side and front porches.
An undated tour developed by the Richmond Hill Municipal Heritage Committee and titled ' Five
Fabulous Farm Houses and the Hamlet of Headford" includes the subject dwelling, describing it
as: -A 2 storey Georgian farm house, solidly built of patterned brick, c.1840. Other historical
buildings have been relocated to this property:
These "other historical buildings· are not original to the site. They are identified in the Town file
as a house, a drive shed. and a barn. Duncan noted in 1998:
The gambrel roofed bank barn, moved from the Yonge Street community of
Newtonbrook, rests on the expanded foundation of an earlier barn that burned many
years ago. A frame. one and a half storey house associated with the Van Nostrand
family of York Mills, apparently served as a guest house after having been moved here.
Its date of construction is unknown. and it has been altered to an extent that it is not
possible to suggest a date of construction from its current exterior appearance. Mrs.
Campbell lived in the house when it was on its original site on the Van Nostrand estate.
Of particular historical interest is the drive shed, which was moved to the property in
1981 . This frame building once served as the livery stable behind Simpson's Dry Goods
store that stood on the west side of Yonge Street, south of Centre Street. A medical
centre occupies the site today,
The current disposition of these buildings is unknown.
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Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 sets the minimum standard for criteria to be used by a
m unicipality when evaluating the cultural heritage value or interest of a property being
conside red for designat ion under s.29 of the Act. One or more of the criterion in the categories
of Desig n or Physical Value, Historica l or Associative Value, and Context ual Value must be met
for the property to be designated .
For this interim report, only the evaluation category of Historical or Associative could be applied.
Once the site visit is conducted, th e categories of Design or Physical and Contextual can be
cons idered . The heritage integrity of the property and dwelling can also be evaluated at that
time . Town Council will make the fina l decision on whet her or not to designate or otherwise
protect andl or conserve this propert y.
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HISTORICAL OR ASSOCIATIVE VALUE
Under Regulat ion 9/06 :
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The property has historical value or associat ive value because it,
i. has direct associatio ns 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 contribu tes to an understanding of
a communi ty or culture, or
iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist , builder , designer or
theorist who is significant to a commun ity.
TOWN OF RICHMOND H ILL HISTOR Y
When regional government was implemented by the prov ince, mun icipalities such as the Town
of Richmond Hill were formed by th e amalgamation of villages and portions of townships. A
portion of Markham Township, includ ing the SUbject property , bec ame part of the Town of
Richmond Hill in 1971 .
The surveying of Markham Town ship began in 1794 using Yonge Street as the front baseline f or
ten concessio ns. Much of the early surveying was done by German fam ilies under the
leadership of W illiam Berczy. They had left Germany and were tempo rarily in the Pennsylvania
and New York/Niagara area. Upper Canad a's first lie utenant governor, John Graves Simcoe,
agreed in 1794 for the Berczy sett lers to open the Yonge Street corridor in return for free grants
of land . The result was an early pop ulation of German sett lers in the township.
Smith's Canadian G azetteer published in 1846 describes the township:
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Markham
A Township in the Home District; is bounded on the east by the townships of
Pickering and Uxbridge; on the north by Whitchurch; on the west by Vaughan; and on
the south by Scarborough. In Markham 66.259 are taken up, 29,005 of which are under
cultivation. The River Don runs through the west of the township: the River Rouge
through the east; and Duffin's Creek through the north-east corner; all of which flow into
Lake Ontario.
This is the second township in the province, in point of cultivation and amount of
ratable property (Dumfries being the first). It is well settled, and contains many excellent
and well cultivated farms. The land is generally rolling, and the timber a mixture of
hardwood and pine. The village of Markham is situated in the south-east of the township;
and the villages of Richmond Hill and Thornhill are partly in the township, being situated
on the Yonge Street Road. There are eleven grist and twenty-four saw mills in the
township. Population in 1842, 5,698. Ratable property in the township, £86,577.
Historically, the SUbject property at 10971 Bayview Avenue is approximately equidistance
between the village of Richmond Hill to the southwest at Yonge Street; and the hamlet of
Victoria Square to the southeast at the intersection of Elgin Mills Road East (Markham and Elgin
Mills Plank Road) and Woodbine Avenue.
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P ROPERTY H ISTORY
4.2.1 SI MEON T IELL
The Upper Canada Land Records index lists an Order in Council for Lot 27, Concession 2,
Markham, dated July 17, 1816. The Order is a lease of this "Crown reserve" to Simeon Teele
[Teal or Tiell).
Tiel! was born in Pennsylvania about 1788. He was of German origin and adhered to the Tunker
faith, an Anabaptist sect doctrinally and historically related to the Mennonites . Many of
Markham's Pennsylvania German families were members of the Tunker Church. The local
congregation was established as early as 1808.1
During the W ar of 1812, which manifested in open hostility with the United States , battalion
companies were formed in Upper Canada. A muster roll of Captain Arnold's company of the tst
York, which did a tour of duty at Fort York (Toronto) in October 1812, lists several Markham
Township men, including a Simeon Teal and a Henry Teal as Pnvates.i Simeon was among the
first to establish sawmills on the Rouge River in Whitchurch Township."
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K ING' S C Oll EGE
The 200 acres of Lot 27, Concession 2, Markham, were patented from the Crown by King's
College on January 3, 1828. King's College is the precursor to the University of Toronto. It was
granted a royal charter by King George IV an March 15, 1827, -for the education of youth in the
principles of the Christian Religion, and for their instruction in the various branches of Science
and Literature." '" To generate ongoing financial support, the Crown transferred the ownership of
several Crown reserves to the College, with the right to lease or sell each lot. It is not known if
Simeon Tiell or anyone else leased the land from King's College starting in 1828.
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G EORGE P EXTON
The 1837 City of Toronto and Home District Directory lists a George Pexton on Lot 27,
Concession 2, Markham. This suggests Pexton was leasing the property before March 29 ,
1838, when King's College sold the hundred acres of the west half of Lot 27 to a George
"Paxton" for £100.
Robert Stamp states in his book Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to
1930:
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This lot was one of the Crown Reserves which was patented in the name of King's
College in 1828. By 1838 George Pexton owned the east half and John Graham the
west half [ownersh ip is reversed in error]. Although there was little subdivision of the
land, by 1851 there were one log, one plank, and three frame houses, on the property.
By 1860, the west half belonged to Jacob Heise and the east half to Thomas Reid.
Brown's 1846·4 7 Toronto City and Home District directory lists a George Pexton with Lot 4,
Concess ion 3, Markham. A Thomas Ganton is on Lot 27, Concession 2, Markham , but there is
no different iation between the east and west halves of the lot.
Rowsell's 1850-51 City of Toronto and County of York directory lists George "Pextors" with Lot
27, Concession 2. This is presumed to be George Pexton.
The 1851 agricultural census for Markham lists William "Pixton' on the hundred acres of Lot 27.
None of the columns indicating ownership, acreage, or farm production were completed by the
census enumerator. The persona l census identif ies a William Pexton as age 46, born in
England, and of Episcopalian (Anglican) faith. His wife Margaret, 41, was also born in England.
Their children were George, 15; [Mary], 13; Elizabeth, 10; carten, 8; Margaret , 5; and Ann. 2. all
born in Canada. Their residence is described as a one storey, log house with two families.
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Accord ing to the 1998 Duncan report:
Although we do not know for certain, it may be conjectured that William Pexton was a
son of George Pexton, the owner of the property. Also in the same household were John
Purdan, a farmer, his wife, Margaret and their four children. The census records the
existence of three other houses on Lot 27, but does not indicate whether they were
located on the east or west halves of the property.
The earliest tax assessment roll available for Markham Township is 1852. It identifies a William
Durose, innkeeper, as the householder (tenant) on the hundred acres of the west half of Lot 27,
Concession 2. It was valued at £750. He was also associated with 28 acres of the west half of
Lot 26, Concession 4, valued at £450 and owned by early area resident William Hatton. The Lot
26 acreage is at the northeast corner of the hamlet of Victoria Square on the Markham and
Elgin Mills Plank Road. From about 184 1, this was the location of an inn (3026 Elgin Mills Road
East). According to a research report prepared by George Duncan:
In 1849, William Durose, formerly of Cashel was the next tavern keeper. Under his
proprietorship, the inn was called the Agricultural and Commercial House. An
advertisement of 1866 promised "Good Stabling attached to the House." Later
proprietors of the inn included Elisha Harris (1871), Walter Hislop (1881), William
Harper, and William Meek. Assessment records indicate that Meek was the proprietor of
the hotel in its last years. The building was destroyed by fire sometime after 1900.5
The 1853 tax assessment roll associates William Pexton, age 48, a farmer and householder,
with the hundred acres of Lot 27, valued at £600. He had three horses, two cattle over the age
of three, and a taxable (personal) property value of £31. The £600 is a mid range value for
properties in the area.
4 .2.4 J ACOB HEISE II
On November 1, 1853, George Pexton sold the west half of Lot 27 to Jacob Heise II. Both were
Markham Township farmers. The purchase price was £875.
The Heises are an important early Markham Township family. Jacob Heise (for purposes of this
Report known as Jacob I) was among several Heise family members who came to Canada from
Pennsylvania in 1805. They were of German descent and Tunker faith. According to the
publication, Tunkers in Canada:6
Jacob, another brother; came to Canada from Pennsylvania in 1805 and bought 200
acres on Lot 26, Can. 3, Markham, from John Kennedy for one thousand dollars. He
died in 1832 aged seventy-one years. Hannah, his wife , died in 1846 aged seventy-eight
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One son of Jacob I and Hannah Heise, Jacob Jacob W ), was born in Somerset. Pennsylvania,
on October 12, 1796. In 1825, he married Mary, the daughter of Bishop John Steckley, Sr. Their
children are believed to be Nancy, Abraham (died young), Jacob ("Jacob III"), Christopher,
John, and Daniel.
Accord ing to Marie Jones in reports prepared for Heritage Markham for the c.1859 Christian
Heise house at 2730 Elgin Mills Road, and the c.1887 Levi B. Heise house at 2718 Elgin Mills
Road (both on Lot 26, Concession 3, Markham):
The Heise family genealogy traces the ancestry back to Germany, where John Heise
was born in 1700. His son, whose name was also John and daughter-in-law Barbara
Yordy immigrated t o Pennsylvania in the late 17005 , for what appears to be religious
reasons. The group of their chosen faith was referred to by several names: Brethren in
Christ, Tunkards , Dunkards and River Brethren. A number of Pennsylvania German
families of the same beliefs settled, about 1804, in the North West part of Markham
Township and Vaugh an. This area in Markham became known as Heise Hill. It was here
that an early congregation was organized and Christian Heise became the first deacon.
For sixty years the meetings were held in the homes of sixteen different families and it
was not unt il 1877 that the Tunker group built the Heise Hill Church on Lot 32,
Concession 3.
As early as 1838 there is record of a Common School being located on Lot 26,
Concession 3 having 22 students with George Smith as the teacher. The later map of
1853 by George McPhillips illustrates the schoolhouse being at the SW corner of the lot,
facing what is today Elgin Mills Road.
The 1851 personal census for Markham Township lists Jacob Heise ("Haysa") II, 56, a farmer,
born in the United States and of Tunker faith, married to Mary, 48, born in Canada and also a
Tunker. In the household were their children Nancy, 26; Christian [Christopher), 22; Jacob III,
22; John, 14; and Daniel, 11. They occupied a "hewed log house, two storeys, one family: 7
The 1853-54 McPh illips and the 1860 Tremaine (shown next page) maps of Marikham Township
plot Jacob Heise on the subject property. No buildings are plotted but this is not confirmat ion
that no buildings existed.
The 1854 tax assessment roll again associates William Durose with 29 acres of the west half of
Lot 26, Concession 4. William Hatton, 68, a gentleman , is the owner . Durose was also assessed
on the SUbject propert y, valued at £6 50.8
In 1856, Durose wa s assessed as the tenant on Lot 26, Concess ion 4, and on the SUbject
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property. The latter had increased in value to £750.
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In 1859, Durose was assessed as an innkeeper on a half acre of Lot 26 owned by Hanna J.
Harrison. Jacob Heise Ill , age 26, was the tenant on the subject property. Jacob Heise II, age
60, owned this property in addition to a hundred acres of the west half, Lot 26, Concession 3;
and 25 acres of the east half, Lot 27, Concess ion 3. The value of the subject property was
-2,600: This is in dollar currency, not pounds sterling, as the dollar (decimal system of
curre ncy) was fully adopted in Canada West by 1858. It is not known if this represents an
increase in value, and therefore some recent improvement to the lot; the conversion of sterling
to do llars; or both.
On January 10, 1660, Jacob Heise III married Margaret Smith . The 1661 persona l census for
Markham lists Jacob Heise, 32, as a farmer born in Upper Canada and married to Margaret, 25.
They were of Primitive Methodist faith and Jived in a one storey, brick house. They had no
children . Also in the household were Henry Harrison , 35; his spouse Ann Harrison, 26;
Wellington Harrison, 6; and Charlotte Miller, 4. Henry and Ann were married in 1860 and were
of Primitive Methodist faith. Th e 1861 agricultural census lists a Jacob Heise with the hundred
acres of the "front 2nd Concess ion, Lot 27. ~ This is Jacob III living on his fathe r's Lot 27 property.
The Duncan report contains an explanation of the lineage of various Heise farms :
In 1853, Jacob Heise II (1796-?), who resided on the family homestead at Lot 26,
Concession III, Markham Township, purchased the west half of Lot 27, Concession II,
and immediately took out a $500 mortgage . Heise was a son of Jacob Heise I (17611832) and Hannah Meyer. Jacob Heise I arrived in Markham Towns hip in 1804, along
with his brothers Christian and Joseph and his sister Mag dalene , having travelled from
their home in Leban on County, Pennsylvania. Jacob Heise I and his wife Hannah Meyer
had f ive children: Barbara, Jacob, Abraham, John and Isaac. The Heise family were of
the Tunker faith, an Anabaptist sect related to the Mennonites.
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The homestead was willed to Jacob Heise II, who lived with his Canadian-born wife
Mary Steckley in a two-storey log house close to a tributary of the Rouge River. The
couple had five children: Nancy, Jacob, Christian, John and Daniel. Their home was one
of the locations where the Tunker congregation met prior to the construction of the
Markham Meeting House at Heise Hill in 1877.
Jacob Heise III (1829-1909), known as Jacob Heise Jr., resided on the farm on Lot 27,
Concession II, purchased by his father in 1853, while his parents remained on the
homestead, and his twin brother Christian (1829-1908) moved to the east half of the
homestead to establish a home on the east side of the Rouge River. Christian (or
Cluistopher) Heise was instrumental in the early development of the hamlet of Victoria
Square through selling lots, building houses, and establishing a general store.
It is interesting to note that by the time of the 1861 census, Jacob Heise III lived in a
substantial brick house at the comparatively young age of 32, while his parents made
due with a hewn log house on the old homestead. The date of construction of the
existing brick house at 10971 Bayview Avenue is estimated to be circa 1855, since the
1851 census recorded a log house, and in the 1861 census, a brick house was recorded
in its place.
The value of the subject property between 1860 and 1868 fluctuated between 52,600 (1860),
$3,000 (1862), 52 ,900 (1864), and $2,800 (1868). Jacob III was listed as the owner throughout
this period, although ownership was held by his father until 1867.
4.2.5
J ACOB
HEISE III
On April 3, 1867, Jacob Heise II and his spouse Mary sold the property to their son Jacob Heise
III "the younger" for $4,000."
The 1868 tax assessment roll identifies Jacob III as age 36. He owned a hundred acres, eighty
of where were cleared; two hogs; two horses; nine cattle; twelve sheep; and one dog. There
were six family members in the household, two of which were between the ages of 21 and 60.
The 1871 Nason's directory for the East and West Ridings County of Yorl< lists Jacob Heise as
a farmer and freeholder (owner) of the west half of l ot 27, Concession 2. His post office is given
as Richmond Hill. The 1871 personal census identifies Jacob as age 40 and born in Ontario.
Margaret was 34. Their children were Charlotte, 8; Cecelia, 6; Annie or Anna, 4; [Ebeneser}, 2:
and John, two months.
The 1878 Illustrated Historical Atlas (shown next page) plots Jacob Heise with a farmhouse at
the north side of a laneway running east from the concession road (Bayview Avenue). This is
the subject dwelling. There is an orchard at the north side of the dwelling.
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The 1890-91 Farmers ' Direct ory of Ontario lists several individuals on Lot 27, including tenants
John Dennison (post office Victoria Square) and Peter Finnie (post office Richmond Hill). Given
the ir post office locations, Dennison was likely on the east half of Lot 27 and Finnie on the west
half. Jacob Heise is listed as the owner (post office Victoria Square).
The 1891 census for Markham Township lists on the property a Peter Finny, age 65, born in
Scotland, a farmer. His wife Magg ie, 40, was born in Ontario . They had six children between the
ages of eighteen and nine months. They occupied a brick, two storey dwelling with ten rooms.
An undated article in The Liberal newspaper provides some information about Jacob Heise Ill :
Jacob Heise, who died on March 21, 1909 at the home of his sister, Mrs. D.W. Eyer,
Richmond Hill, in his 89th year , was a twin brother of the late Christophe r Heise of
Victoria Square who died on the 19th of December last. He was born on the old
homestead now owned by his nephew HR . Heise, Victoria Square, whe re he lived until
his 31st year, when he was united in matrimony on the lOth instant of January 1860 to
Margaret Smith of Reach Township, Ontario, when he settled on lot 27, Can. 2,
Markham.
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A LBERT
E. WILLIAMS
On April 1. 1904. Jacob Heise sold the Lot 27 acreage to Albert E. Williams for $4.500. By then,
Heise was a widower and likely living with family in Richmond Hill. Will iams was a Markham
Towns hip butcher.
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white beard); Ralph Williams on wagon; Albert Williams beside Heise; Carrie Adelia
Williams; Russell Williams; l ydia Williams with child Anne Williams. As Anne was
born in 1904, Jacob Heise died in 1909, and l ydia appears to be expecting (son
George was born November 1907). this photograph is estimated as fall 1907.
(Richmond Hill Public Library)
Below: This image was likely taken the same day. (Richmond Hill Public library)
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Above : Williams Family: Back Row L-R: Ralph, Russell, Charlie, Alexander
Second Row L-R: Albert Williams and Jacob Heise III Fron t Row L-R : Carrie,
Anne, George, Lydia (Richmond Hill Pubiic Library)
Below: L t o R: Albert Williams with Anne; Carrie standing; Lydia wit h George
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Williams Family: Back row L-R: Russell, Ralph, Carrie Second Row :
Charles with Anne; Lydia, George, Albert, Alexander (Richmond Hill
Public Library)
The 1911 personal census lists Albert being born in November 1861 in Ontario. His spouse
Lydia was born November 1865. The children residing in the household in 1911 were Ralph,
born May 1893; Carry May, 1895; Annie, November, 1904; and George, Aug ust 1907. They
were of German descent and Tunker faith.
4.2.7 J OSEPH A. HO AD
Albert and Lydia Williams sold the property on September 20, 1912, to Joseph A. Hoad of York
Township, a farmer. The purchase price was $9,800.
4 .2.8 R ALPH B URNABY
Joseph A. Hoad and his spouse, identified as "Ellen,· sold the property on December 26, 1917,
for one dollar to Ralph Burnaby of Vaughan Township. The Hoads were Markham farmers.
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property, a re pinkes't colored iland-we o r-ea . The waUl!! an 18" 'truck, vi til a spece left
for ir.a l.l.1a tion oe t""-,en tn: bncks. '!"'YO little aqu3r e windows 1n eeca gable e ed,
T,.;.e front door-.ray is squa..~neaded; no glass above bu t i t hu side 116 11.t& 2/) dt,.".... · t tl!!
sides . Eacn si!!.e 1'.8S a sttal1 pane s of glass .... 1tn pa.'lelli l1,$ below. T'>~ old ececa h~~:!
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front ·door, are All very orna.t e, ;d tn nea.·lY lI'. ouldins and "dde pro ject1ons al; he
All tne '.<IQOdwor:.t i s pine . Tne doors are 36" wide'. F;Xcept f or t he back '.,11'.I1o.... s , al l t he
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HE NRY F . G OODERHAM AND C .D. H ENDERSON
On September 16, 1918, Ralph Burnaby and his spouse Grace Neale Burnaby, of Vaughan,
sold the acreage to Henry Folwell Gooderham and Clifford Douglas Henderson. They were
identified as trustees residing in the City of Toronto.
4 .2 .1 0 O LIVER AND W ESLEY S HERRICK
On September 22, 1919, Oliver and Wesley Sherrick of Bethesda bought the property from
Gooderham and Henderson for one dollar. The sale was subject to a lease dated March 191 9
"made by The Union Trust Company Limited as Lesser to Frederick Bellamy, as Lessee, of said
lands, for a term of three years, commencing on the [18]th day of March 1919, and the terms
and provisions of the said Lease. Reserving, however, to the Grantors [Gooderham and
Henderson] a Venders Lien for ten thousand one hundred and fifty dollars ($10,150.00) . . ."
Once the 510,1 50 was paid, the mortgage and lien would be discharged.
4 .2.11 R OBERT D. C AMPBELL
Before the mortgage was paid in full. the Sherricks sold the property to Robert D. Campbell on
February 23, 1924. The Sherricks were described as unmarried, Markham farmers. Campbell
was a farmer in Middleton Township, Norfo lk County. He paid $12,500 in cash and assumed the
existing mortgage. Campbell called the property ' Braeburn Farm: According to Duncan:
The Heise property was purchased by Robert and Elsie (Van Nostrand) Campbell in
1928. Under their ownership, the farm w as known as "Braeburn". The family furnished
the home with Canadian antiques, some of which were family heirlooms. One corner
cupboard was found in the kitchen of the house.
Whe n Robert died, the property was bequeathed to Elsie M. Campbell, presumably his spouse.
When her Last Will and Testament was signed on December 10, 1938, Elsie was a widow. She
appointed her da ughters Elizabeth Kathleen Campbell and Nora Margaret Campbell; and her
son Robert Van Nostrand Campbell as executors. She had six children in total, the non
executors being William Logan, Mary Margery, and John Arthur. Elsie was a resident of
Markh am when she died in London, Middlesex County. on Febnuary 8, 1945. Only Elizabeth of
the City of Toronto, spinster, and Robert of Markham, a farmer, became the executors as Mora
Margret Hartman (formerly Campbell) renounced the duty.
On September 30. 1952, Elizabeth Kathleen Cox (formerty Campbell) of Palgrave. Peel County;
and Robert Van Nostrand Campbell of Markham sold the property to a Robert Campbell. This
was agreed to by their siblings Mora [Nora] Margaret Hartman of Stouffville, William Logan
Campbell of Calgary :, Mary Marjorie Lines of British Columbia, and John Arthur Dilworth
Camp bell of York County.
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About 1960, Robert Campbell severed a parcel of land al the northwest corner of Lot 27. He
died about 1964 leaving the estate to his spouse Florence. By the date of her death about 1974,
two parcels of land had been severed from the hundred acres.
An undated interview with the Campbells was undertaken for the "Headford and DoHar booklet"
(shown previous paqes)."
4 .2 .1 2 S UBSEQUENT OWNE RS
On July 19, 1983, the executors for Florence Campbell sold the property to Sharon Florence
Ewing, Robert George Campbell, and Patricia Elizabeth Palumbo. They sold in 1985 to the
current owner, Lionheart Enterprises Inc., who leased it back to them. In 2012, the property was
about 89.41 acres and under lease for agricultural purposes.
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P RELIMINARY DE SIGN OR PH YSICAL VALUE
Under Regulation 9/06:
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.
5.1
D ATE OF CONSTRUCTION
In his 1998 Heritage Structure Report, George Duncan suggests the date of construction of the
subje ct dwelling is c.1855. His reasoning is that the 1851 census identifies W illiam Pexton on
the property with a one storey, log house; Jacob Heise II bought the property in 1853 but is
known to have stayed on his homestead property (Lot 26, Concession 3, Markham); and the
1861 census identifies his son Jacob Ili on the property with a brick house. Of note, is that the
1861 census describes this as a one storey, brick structure. The subject dwelling is two storeys.
An undated newspaper article presumably written about the time of Jacob Ill 's death in 1909,
notes that he lived "on the old homestead" (Lot 26, Concession 3) "until his 31st year, when he
was united in matrimony on the 10th instant of January 1860 to Margaret Smith of Reach
Township, Ontario, when he settled on Jot 27, Can. 2, Markham." Marriage is often incentive for
the construction of a dwelling or substantial addition to an existing structure. Jacob III was first
assessed as the tenant on the property in 1859. Although Duncan's c.185 5 date is feasible, the
date of construction of the SUbject dwelling was more likely closer to 1859.
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D UNC AN REPORT
George Duncan prepared a Heritage Structure Report for the subject property in 1998. The
following is an extract from the Architectural Description section:
Exterior (1998)
The Jacob Heise House is a brick, 2 storey dwelling with a rectangular plan oriented
toward the south. The building rests on a raised fieldstone foundation that provides a
usable basement. A flat-roofed porch of 20th century origin shelters the front door, and
a remnant of a bellcast-roofed verandah shelters the two doors that are side by side on
the east wall. A single storey frame wing, the summer kitchen, stands close to the
north east corner of the house, at a right angle to the main structure. The full-width
verandah of the summer kitchen abuts the east porch.
Walls are of triple patterned brick consisting of a red brick body decorated with a fourcourse white brick plinth, alternating quoins, and radiating voussotrs over door and
window openings. The front wall is laid in the Flemish bond pattern, while the other
four walls are in common bond. The natural variegated colour of the local brick has
been dyed a deeper shade of red. There is a noticeable difference in colour and
texture between the brick walls below the level of the second floor window sills and the
walls above.
The medium pitched gable roof is clad in asphalt shingles . The projecting eaves are
boxed and have no returns . The fascias are trimmed with a bold cornice moulding, and
the eaves are trimmed with a substantial bedmould that is applied direct ly to the roof
wall junction without a frieze board. At either gable end is a single-stack, corbelled
chimney in white brick. A more recent chimney is located at the rear, toward the east
end of the building.
The front or south facade is three bay, with a centre , sidelighted door flanked by a
window on either side on the ground floor, and a transomed central door leading to a
balcony, flanked by a window on either side, on the second floor. Accord ing to the
records in LACAC's files, the front door also has a transom light that is concealed
within the ceiling of the existing flat-roofed porch.
The doorcase has a four panelled door with the upper panels rounded, and eightpaned sidelights with raised , fielded panels below. The windows are flat headed,
double hung wood sash with a one over one glazing configuration. Windows on the
second floor are smaller in propo rtion to those of the ground floor. Originally, the
windows were 6 over 6, as seen on the rear wall of the house. It is possible that the
existing windows were modernized through the removal of the muntin bars, rather than
the total replacement of the sash . Window opening s have wooden lugsil1s, painted
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white . On the ground floor, the voussolrs are composed of white brick headers. On the
second floor level, the voussoirs are taller, laid as stretchers.
The west gable end has a balanced arrangement of window openings, two windows on
the ground floor, two smaller windows above, and in the attic, a pair of tiny, square 4light casements. The east gable end has a similar arrangement of window openings,
except that at the north end of the east wall, there are two separate transomed doors in
place of a window. The most northerly door gives access to the existing kitchen, and the
other opens into the dining room. The bellcast-roofed porch that shelters these doors is
a remnant of a verandah that once wrapped around three sides of the house. It is
supported on stout turned posts.
The rear or north wall has no door openings. There are two 6 over 6 windows on the
ground floor, and a single, smaller 6 over 6 window centred above.
The frame summer kitchen to the east of the main house is clad in board and batten
siding. It has a gable roof, with a single stack, corbelled brick stove chimney at the east
end. The roof extends to form a verandah on the south facade. It is supported on square
wooden posts ornamented with fretwork brackets. A plank door and a single window are
placed asymmetrically on the wall. The summer kitchen was originally detached from the
brick house. Presently, a small shed j oins the two buildings.
Interior (19981
Interior details of the Jacob Heise House are recorded in LACAC's files. Of particular
note is the description written by amateur historian Helen Schwab, whose extensive
research into local history is housed in the collection of the Richmond Hill Central
Library.
On the ground floor, the front door opens into a large dining room, originally the
farmhouse kitchen. An enclosed stairway rises against the west wall. The room retains
its beaded pine wainscotting. Original pine floors and mouldings are in place in this
room, and elsewhere throughout the interior. Beyond the dining room to the north is the
present kitchen, created from space occupied by a former pantry and hired man's
quarters. The west half of the ground floor contains a parlour at the front, and a bedroom
at the rear. The parlour has a fireplace in the north west corner that retains its original
wood mantle.
Upstairs, there is a center hall and four bedrooms. The main staircase is open here, with
a turned newel post and moulded handrail. Another set of stairs leads to t he attic. The
south east bedroom has been converted to a bathroom and dressing room .
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Styl is tic Analys is (1998)
The architecture of the Jacob Heise House follows the Georgian tradition adopted by the
Pennsylvania Germans from their English-origin neighbours in the United States. This
mode of building was transported to Canada through the immigration of Pennsylvania
German settlers, beginning locally in the first decade of the 19th century.
The substantial, full two storey form of the building, with its gable roof and pairs of small
square windows on the gable walls, is characteristic of the finest farmhouses built by
families of Pennsylvania German lineage in Southern Ontario. This house would not look
out of place in Waterloo County, the area most commonly associated with a continuing
Pennsylvania German legacy.
The brick house replaced a log dwelling, a typical progression followed in the settlement
process. Examples of early log houses built by the first generation of Pennsylvania
Germans to arrive in the area exhibit the Germanic mode of asymmetrical placement of
the front door and window openings on the principal facade. In most cases, by the time
the second house was built on a family farm, perhaps by the next generation, the
traditional Germanic exterior disappeared in favour of an adaptation of Georgian
architecture as learned from other settlers of American and British origin. Often, the only
exterior feature that sets the larger farmhouses of the Pennsylvania Germans apart from
their neighbours is the pair of tiny attic windows in each gable end.
The Jacob Heise House shares some similarities with the earliest remaining example of
a large farmhouse built by a Pennsylvania German family, the Eyer Homestead (1828) at
1045 Elgin Mills Road East. Both buildings are full storey structures, oriented to the
south, with the characteristic attic windows. The Eyer Homestead also follows the
Georgian tradition of symmetry.
Where the Eyer Homestead differs from the Jacob Heise House is in the use of a two
storey verandah, identical entrance doors on the front and rear, interior evidence of a
daddy haus, and the use of fireplaces for cooking and heating. Some of these
differences may be attributed to the later period of the Heise House, and are interesting
in that they show the evolution of the design of Pennsylvania German dwellings over
time.
The now demolished John Heise Double House (c .1872) , formerly located at 1700 Elgin
Mills Road East, was built by Jacob Heise's brother. It bore a strong resemblance to
10971 Bayview Avenue. Although later than the Jacob Heise House, the John Heise
House had a mid-19th century character. It was a substantial two storey dwelling of solid
brick construction, with 6 over 6 windows, an elongated rectangular plan oriented toward
the south, remnants of encircling verandahs, and small, square gable end attic windows.
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The John Heise House was of white, rather than red brick, and externally expressed its
two-family interior plan with two entrance doors on the front. It is interesting to compare
the similarities and differences between the two buildings in light of the familial
relationship between the original owners.
The Jacob Heise House has been well maintained, and other than the alterations to the
glazing pattern of many of the windows, and the removal of the larger portions of the
tent-roofed verandah, the exterior substantially represents its as-built condition. The use
of Flemish bond brickwork on the facade indicates a high quality of construction. As an
example of a large Pennsylvania German farmhouse of the mid 19th century, the Jacob
Heise has no peers in Richmond Hill's Inventory of Buildings of Architectural and
Historical Importance. \Nhen viewed in context with the Eyer Homestead, it is particularly
significant for its role in telling the story of the development of Pennsylvania German
domestic architecture in the area.
A site visit is necessary to re-confirm the findings of the 1998 report and to determine whether
the property and dwelling still hold sufficient cultural heritage value and integrity to be protected
under the Act for Design or Physical Value reasons.
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CONTEXTUAL VALUE
Under Regulation 9/06:
3. The property has contextual value because it,
L is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area,
ii. is physically, funct ionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or
iii. is a landmark
The determination of Contextual Value requires a site visit. It may also be necessary to assess
the impact of any proposed site development and/or alteration on the Contextual Value of the
property.
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ReCOMMENDATION
Based on the documentary research findings, it appears that the SUbject property meets the
criteria for Historical or Associative Value. It has a direct association with the Heise family as
early and significant settlers in Markham Township. Pending a site visit for confirmation, the
dwelling appears to have elements of an architectural style unique to settlers of Pennsylvanian
German origin, such as the Heises.
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Although a property must only meet one or more of the criterion under Regulation 9/06 to be
proposed for protection under the Act, a confirming site visit is essential. In this case, the
property may also meet the criteria of Regulation 9/06 under Design or Physical Value, and
Contextual Value. The site visit may also determine whether or not all of the subject property is
necessary to protect any identified heritage attributes.
Once a site visit is conducted, a comprehensive and valid statement of cultural heritage value or
interest, accompanied by a current identification and description of the heritage aUribute(s) that
embody that value or interest, can be drafted.
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S OURCES
Abstract of Title and related instruments, Lot 27, Concession 2, Markham Township. York
(North) Land Reg istry Office.
Ta x assess ment rolls fo r Markh am Township, 1852-1869. Markham Museum .
Markham Township directo ries. Town of Richmond Hill Public Library.
Willla ms and Heise family histories . Town of Richmond Hill Public Library.
Cens us records for Markha m Township, 1851-1911. Ancestry.ca.
Town of Richmond Hill file for 10971 Bayview Av en ue.
Draft Victoria Square Herita ge Conservation District: Property Inventory 2010. Town of
Markh am.
Champ ion, Is abel, Ed. Markham 1793-1900, Second Edition, Revised. 1989.
Caber, George. Tunkers in Canada: Historical sketch of the Brethren in Christ Church known as
Tunkers in Canada. Gormley, no date.
Duncan, George . Heritage Structure Report: Jacob Heise III House. 1998. Town of Richmond
Hill.
Duncan, George. Rea sons for Designation, Jacob He ise III House. 1999 Town of Richmond Hill.
Heise, David W . The Descendants of Christian Heise (1757-1830) and Veronica Meyer. First
Edition, February 2003. Richmond Hill Public Libra ry.
Miles & Co. Illustrated Historica l Atlas Counly of York. Toronto, 1878.
McPhillips, George. 1853-1854 map of Markham Township.
Smith's Canadian Gazetteer. Toronto, 1846 . Private Collection.
Stamp, Robert M. Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930. Richmond
Hill, 199 1.
T remaine. Map of York Coun ty, 1860.
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E NDNOTES
1 In 1879, the Dunkards be came affiliated with the U.S. River Brethren, and in 1904 they were
na med the Brethren in Christ Church.
2
Markham 1793- 1900. p. 208. Henry Tea l/Deal wa s the ad ministrator for Simeon's estate.
3 Teal bought Lot 6, Concess ion 3, Wh itchurch Township, in November 1833, and owned/leased
land elsewhere in the vicinity, including Markham Township. According to a history of
Whitchu rch T ownship, "T his Pennsylvania settler established one of the first sawmills in the
townsh ip on Jot 6, concession 4 , on a branch of the Rouge River. This mill was abandoned in
1855."
, University of Toronto website: history .
This is extracted from a 2009 report for 10761 Woodbine Avenue prepared by George
Dunca n, Planning and Urban Design Depa rtment, Heritage Section, Town of Ma rkham.
5
George Cobe r, Tunkers in Canada: Historical sketch of the Brethren in Christ Church known
as Tunkers in Canada.
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Jaco b Heise II died June 18, 188 1, at age 84.
The way in which the assess or entered the information suggests that Hatton was also
associated with Lot 27, but this cou ld not be confirmed .
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By 1858, the Lot 26, Concession 4 prop erty asso ciated with Durose was reduced from about
29 acres to a half acre.
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The actual instrument states $4,000 but th e typed Abstract of T itle lists $400.
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BRAEBURN FARM , 10971 BAYVIEW AVENU E
TOWN OF RICH MOND HILL, ONTARIO
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S UMMARY
The property at 10971 Bayview Avenue contains a Mennonite Georgian style dwelling built
about 1859 for Markham Township farmer Jacob Heise, Jr. (~ J a c o b 11r), in cooperation with the
property owner, his father Jacob Heise ("Jacob II").
Based on the documentary research outlined in the Interim Heritage Designation Report 2012 ,
the 1998 Heritage Structure Report prepared by former Town of Richmond Hill Heritage Officer
George Duncan , and the findings of the February 4, 2013 site visit, this property is a suitable
candidate for protection under s.29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. An examination of the doors,
windows, and interior of the c.1859 dwelling (the only remaining structure) is needed to identify
any significant elements not visible during the site visit.
The 1999 "Reasons for Designation" drafted by Duncan should be updated with the findings of
the Interim Heritag e Designation Report 2012 and this 2013 Addendum. The updated text could
form the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and descriptio n of heritage attributes
required, if the Town of Richmond Hill proceeds with protection of the property under s.29.
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CONTENTS
S UMMARY
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AD DENDUM O BJ ECTIVE
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S ITE V ISIT OBSERVATIONS
2 .1
E XTANT DWELLI NG AND SETII NG
2. 2
CON DITION
DESIGN OR P HYSICAL V ALUE
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D ATE OF CON STRUCTION
3 .2
DU NCAN R EPORT
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CO NTEXTUAL VALUE
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REC OMMENDATION
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AD DENDUM OBJECTIVE
The property at 10971 Bayview Avenue contains a Mennonite Georgian style dwelling built
about 1859 for Markham Township farmer Jacob Heise, Jr. ("Jacob IW), in cooperation with the
property owner, his father Jacob Heise ("Jacob W ).
When the Interim Heritage Designation Report by Su Murdoch Historical Consulting was
compiled in March 2012, the Town of Richmond Hill had been unable to arrange a site visit of
the property. As a result, that Interim Report is limited in scope to the evaluation of Historical or
Associative Value as defined by Ontario Heritage Act RegUlation 9/06: Criteria for Determining
Cultural Heritage Value or Interest.
In the Interim Report, consideration of Design or Physical Value was limited to primarily the
inclusion of a 1998 Heritage Structure Report (and the resulting 1999 Reasons for Designation
in the Town's property file) prepared by former Town of Richmond Hill Heritage Officer George
Duncan. The Duncan information needed to be confirmed by a current site visit. Contextual
Value could not be considered until a site visit was conducted.
A site visit was completed on February 4, 2013. In attendance were Su Murdoch; Matthew
Somerville, Heritage and Urban Design Planner, Town of Richmond Hill; and two
representatives of Metrus Development Inc., the owners since "spring 2012." At the time of the
site visit, the window and door openings were boarded closed and there was no access to the
interior. This prevented any assessment of the types or integrity of these architectural features.
This Addendum is primarily a comparison of the 2013 findings to those of Duncan in 1998,
except for the features not visible during the site visit. Additional site visit photographs are
available from the Town.
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SITE VISIT OBSERVATIONS
2.1
E XTANT DWELUNG AND SETTING
In Fe brua ry 2013 , the c. 1859 dwelling was the onl y building or stru cture on this property.
The dwelling is positioned on a knoll which is the highest elevation of the property. This choice
of setting is characteristic of farmhouses as it gives the advantages of good drainage away from
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the structure, an all round viewscape of the farm operation, and utilizes an area that would be
difficult to cultivate. Wit h the Heise dwelling, it also permitted a usable basement.
2.2
CONDITION
Serio us deterioration in the roof is allowing water to enter the interior of the dwelling . Some of
the wooden components of the structure are showing water damage and decline due to the lack
of maintenance. Vandalism is evident.
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DESIGN OR PHYSICAL VALUE
Under Regulation 9;06 :
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 ,
ll. displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit, or
iii.demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement.
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DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Duncan concluded in 1998 that the date af construction of the subject dwelling was about 1855.
Based on the documentary evidence, the Int erim Heritage Designation Report dates it closer to
1859. The site visit confirms the likelihood of construct ion in this decade.
3.2
199B HERITAGE STRUCTURE REPORT
The following is the Architectu ral Description section of Duncan's 1998 Heritage Structure
Report. Duncan's findin gs are still valid unless otherwise noted based on the February 4,
2013 site visit:
Exterior (1998)
The Jacob Heise House is a brick, 2 store y dwell ing with a recta ngular plan oriented
towar d the south . The building rests on a raised fieldstone found ation that provides a
usable basement. A flat-roofed porch of 20th century origin shelters the front door, and
a remnant of a bellcast-roofed ve randah shelters the two doors that are side by side on
the east wall. A single storey frame wing, the summer kitchen , stands close to the
north east corne r of the house, at a right angle to the main struct ure. The full-width
verandah of the summer kitchen abuts the east porch.
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2013: The upper handrail of the flat roofed verandah (portico) on the south facade is gone.
This verandah is not as shown in the c.1907 photograph but the turned support posts visible
in c.1907 survive in 2013 on the south and east ("bell cast-roofed") verandahs. The east
verandah is as shown in c.1907. There are two door openings on the east facade but the
header over the northern opening is board, not brick, as in the south opening. The board and
batten "summer kitchen" is more of a woodshed than a refined wing and there is no open
veranda h.
Walls are of triple patterned brick consisting of a red brick body decorated with a fourcourse white brick plinth, alternating quoins, and radiating voussoirs over door and
window openings. The front wall is laid in the Flemish bond pattern, while the other
four walls are in common bond. The natural variegated colour of the local brick has
been dyed a deeper shade of red . There is a noticeable difference in colour and
texture between the brick walls below the level of the second floor window sills and the
walls above.
2013: Sheltered by the roof of the east verandah , the
original or early wall treatment on the east facade has
been preserved (shown right). Further research is
needed to confirm, but it appears that the original red
bricks have been evened out originally or at a later
19th century date by the application of a red dye. The
original mortar is likely cream colou red. The
application of the red dye obscured the cream mortar
joints. Flat, narrow, and slightly raised mortar lines
were applied and coloured black, either by a black
dye additive or by an applied black dye . There is
some evidence of a red dyed, high sand content
parging applied as a weatherproofing and lo r as
masonry repair. Further examination is needed to
confirm jf this technique was used on all facades.
The medium pitched gable roof is clad in asphalt shingles. The project ing eaves are
boxed and have no retu rns. The fasc ias are trimmed with a bold cornice moulding, and
the eave s are trimmed with a substantial bedmould that is applied directly to the roof
wall junction without a frieze board. At either gable end is a single-stack, corbelled
chimne y in white brick. A more recent chimney is located at the rear, toward the east
end of the building.
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Duncan can't:
2013: The roof is in a seriously deteriorated condition. This water damage has extended to
the wood eaves. The upper section ofthe east chimney (and possibly the west chimney) has
been rebuilt in matching buff bricks.
The front or south facade is three bay, with a centre, sidelighted door flanked by a
window on either side on the ground floor, and a transomed central door leading to a
balcony, flanked by a window on either side, on the second floor. According to the
records in LACAC's files, the front door also has a transom light that is concealed
within the ceiling of the existing flat-roofed porch.
2013: All door and window openings are boarded closed, making it impossible to discern any
of the details of the sash type, sidelights, or transom.
The doorcase has a four panelled door with the upper panels rounded, and eightpaned sidelights with raised, fielded panels below. The windows are flat headed,
doub le hung wood sash with a one over one glazing configuration. Windows on the
second floor are smaller in proportion to those of the ground floor, Originally, the
windows were 6 over 6, as seen on the rear wall of the house. It is possible that the
existing windows were modernized through the removal of the muntin bars, rather than
the total replacement of the sash. Window openings have wooden lugsills, painted
white. On the ground floor, the voussoirs are composed of white brick headers. On the
second floor level, the voussoirs are taller, laid as stretchers.
2013: All door and window openings are boarded closed, making it impossible to discern any
of the details of the sash or door type. The basement window opening on the south facade
may be rebuilt or added after the date of construction.
The west gable end has a balanced arrangement of window openings, two windows on
the grou nd floor, two smaller windows above, and in the attic, a pair of tiny, square 4light casements. The east gable end has a similar arrangement of window openings,
except that at the north end of the east wall, there are two separate transomed doors in
place of a window. The most northerly door gives access to the existing kitchen, and the
other opens into the dining room. The bellcast-roofed porch that shelters these doors is
a remnant of a verandah that once wrapped around three sides of the house. It is
supported on stout turned posts.
2013: The door openings on the east facade are boarded closed making it impossible to
determine details. The c.1907 photograph indicates the verandah on the east facade was a
separate structure. In c.1907 , a verandah extended across the south facade only.
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The rear or north wall has no door openings. There are two 6 over 6 windows on the
ground floor, and a single, smaller 6 over 6 window centred above.
2013: All window openings are boarded closed and some are obscured by vegetation, making
it impossible to confirm the sash type.
The frame summer kitchen to the east of the main house is clad in board and batten
siding. It has a gable roof, with a single stack, corbelled brick stove chimney at the east
end. The roof extends to form a verandah on the south facade. It is supported on square
wooden posts ornamented with fretwork brackets. A plank door and a single window are
placed asymmetrically on the wall. The summer kitchen was originally detached from the
brick house. Presently, a small shed join s the two buildings.
2013: The open verandah on the "summer kitchen" has been removed. The south wall is
board and batten; the east wall is horizontal lapboard; the north wall is decayed. The "small
shed [that) joins the two buildings· has walls of wide, vertical boards and may be older than
the "summer kitchen:
Interior (1998)
201 3: There was no access to the interior during the February 4, 2013 site visit. If any of the
interior elements described by Duncan are in good condition, there could be some effort to
retain them in situ.
Interior details of the Jacob Heise House are recorded in LACAC's files. Of particular
note is the description written by amateur historian Helen Schwab, whose extensive
research into local history is housed in the collection of the Richmond Hill Central
Library.
On the ground floor, the front door opens into a large dining room, originally the
farmhouse kitchen. An enclosed stairway rises against the west wall. The room retains
its beaded pine wainscotting. Original pine floors and mouldings are in place in this
room, and elsewhere throughout the interior. Beyond the dining room to the north is the
present kitchen, created from space occupied by a former pantry and hired man's
quarters. The west half of the ground floor contains a parlour at the front, and a bedroom
at the rear. The parlour has a fireplace in the north west corner that retains its original
wood mantle.
Upstairs, there is a center hall and four bedrooms. The main staircase is open here, with
a turned newel post and moulded handrail. Another set of stairs leads to the attic. The
south east bedroom has been converted to a bathroom and dressing room.
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Stylistic Analy sis (199B)
The architecture of the Jacob Heise House follows the Georgian tradition adopte d by the
Penns ylvania Germans from the ir Enqlish-criqin neighbours in the United States . This
mode of building was transported to Canada thro ugh the immigration of Pennsylvania
German settlers, beginning locally in the first decade of the 19th century .
The substantia l, full two storey form of the building, with its gable roof and pairs of small
square windows on the gab le walls, is characteristic of the finest farmhouses built by
famil ies of Pennsy lvania German lineage in Southern Ontario . This house would not look
out of place in Waterloo County, the area most commonly ass ociated with a cont inuing
Pennsyl vania German legacy .
The brick house replaced a log dwelling, a typical progression followed in the settlement
process. Examples of early log houses built by the first generation of Pennsylvania
Germans to arrive in the area exhibit the Germanic mode of asymmetrical place ment of
the front door and w indow openings on the principal facade . In most cases , by the time
the second house was built on a family farm , perhaps by the next generation, the
trad itional Germanic exterior disappeared in favour of an adaptat ion of Georg ian
architecture as learned from othe r settlers of American and British origin. Often, the only
exterior feature that sets the larger farmhouses of the Pennsylvania Germans apart from
their neighbours is the pair of tiny attic windows in each gable end.
The Jacob Heise House shares some similarities with the ear liest remaining examp le of
a large farmhouse built by a Pennsylvania German family, the Eyer Homestead (1828) at
1045 Elgin Mills Road East. Both buildings are full storey struct ures, oriented to the
south , with the characteristic attic windows. The Eyer Homestead also follows the
Georg ian tradit ion of symmetry.
Where the Eyer Homestead differs from the Jac ob Heise House is in the use of a two
storey verandah , identical entrance doors on the ·front and rear, interio r evidence of a
daddy haus, and the use of fireplaces for cooking and heating . Some of these
differences may be attributed to the later period of the Heise House , and are interesting
in that they show the evolution of the design of Pennsylvania German dwellings over
time.
The now demol ished John Heise Double House (c.1872), formerly located at 1700 Elgin
Mills Road East, was built by Jacob Heise's brother. It bore a strong resemblance to
1097 1 Bayview Avenue. Although later than the Jacob Heise House , the John Heise
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Above: East Facade of Dwelling and South Facade of Shed (note no
verandah), February 4, 2013
Below: North Facades of "Summer Kitchen," "Small Shed" (red wall in
centre), and Dwelling, February 4, 2013
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February 4, 2013
Below: West Facade (behind overgrown vegetation), February 4, 2013
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of tl\':!i s pruce ereee ....uic."1 l1no!J botn sid':!is of tl.e dri ve'4ay. Ei t s of crockery .'la ve be en
f o Und here. T-ru s ;me'rc tne" origi nel I,ous e on this l uoli must nave stcce,
Al so , ad j a ce nt to m il bi.; neuee and close by , o n til e ::;as t s ide , 1s a 16 x 20 ' ~a.-d ar..::!.
· t.at'te:t bull(hng ~n.i Cll his w1119 exe ertcr bouds , f811Ci-, an~ ll ed door a.-Id a W1~.d.O If of eeet:
panes on tae $o:.th.. Tne 'co t to lil. part of t llis w1 r.do.." r.olfelOar, M.S r.o... a s olid ..rood "'.. nc\o'
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ar.c!. wl,ien "e:s been lef t unp ain ted f or a nUllIt:er of ye a..r::l , s t !Uld3 3 fe<f ro d" Eas t of tne
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E;r..pire Loy a1i ~ ' s W~ o rigin.uly nAd left Ho1l6nd end set 'tlod i n t ..e LOl"<8 I s l L-Old arce
of ue .". y.::rk state in 'b e 1600':1. Tue c.ocpbell::i teo vere !}1.1ted ~ 1 re Loyali s t s but
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of t ne ~.,.i li te Har t r!'_'l a t ~iClliXll".d !!illj latar t td" W8S leased by :::ideoll DOhae:03 and
t ne nace ct.azl6ed to tolCla6e 'S Ho t el 1!'1 1805.
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openir"'$ ~ are pU3hed to t"e c uts ide .
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use <f:leG re uti r.,g. 1. Icveky !;old Davenport platt~r , i n perf e c t condition, M el. e:wu,e:plat t er c a s Led "tue ve.~ e " lias been cended by a Ieal ti nkar; beta fP.Jri l y .leirl ooc3. r\. l~
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and pink on eaca slat. Arro....ceeee, spea:'llead.a , s"d nnin,,; etcnee et c:. , pi c ked up ....cen
: plcu.e;ni rl6, lIave also -bee n l or~ i n tne r .... Jtil;y.
: One lovel .)' o l d pt ne C\.lpbo U"li vee in tile iLi t cnen wnen tue C.e1:pbello boui/lt tll1s prope r ty.
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front ~nt1 ~ ra:.oeI S tflat t~ve Jl.a,."lG-ci'.O r ved pulls . Also , t ljere is EI spool t e s i 5l1 co rr.ic~
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(wl1i cn look:! rignt a.t tIC ::.:: rtanglr1f> or. t ue c ra ne in t ::.e fi re?l ftcc) en<i 'J. flOUl'lca iro n.
Tne la:;t; t ....o w~ re f ound in a ~~all hl' ilvel pi t o n t l,e property .
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of rubllle·:ltcr.a ' C';:.o'ut 16" ti:ic..... '!,il"", I3 ",-"s t n OI.OU:loo r Flntn.l;Ce to t li~ c-!!lle :c -t-u.t tl,e ·
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Duncan can't:
House had a mid-19th century character. It was a substantial two storey dwelling of solid
brick construction, with 6 over 6 windows, an elongated rectangular plan oriented toward
the south, remnants of encircling verandahs, and small, square gable end attic windows.
The John Heise House was of white, rather than red brick, and externally expressed its
two-family interior plan with two entrance doors on the front. It is interesting to compare
the similarities and differences between the two buildings in light of the familial
relationship between the original owners.
The Jacob Heise House has been well maintained, and other than the alterations to the
glazing pattern of many of the windows, and the removal of the larger portions of the
tent-roofed verandah, the exterior SUbstantially represents its as-built condition. The use
of Flemish bond brickwork on the facade indicates a high quality of construction. As an
example of a large Pennsylvania German farmhouse of the mid 19th century, the Jacob
Heise has no peers in Richmond Hill's Inventory of BuHdings of Architectural and
Historical Imparlance. When viewed in context with the Eyer Homestead, it is particularly
significant for its role in telling the story of the development of Pennsylvania German
domestic architecture in the area.
2013: The information in Duncan's Stylistic Analysis (1998) needs to be updated by the Town
and mention made of the deteriorating condition in February 2013.
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CONTEXTUAL VALUE
Under Regulation 9/06:
3. The property has contextual value because it,
L is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area,
ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or
iii. is a landmark
This was a family owned, working farmstead composed of the farmhouse, barn, outbuildings,
apiary, orchards, fields, planted windbreaks, house gardens, laneway, and associated
infrastructure. The farmhouse is the only surviving building. Most of the farmstead era trees are
mature and all of the vegetation is overgrown. There is an older apple orchard and some
remnants of an apiary (bee keeping). The proposed development for this property will eliminate
the farmstead setting and any elements of Contextual Value.
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R ECOMMENDATION
Based on the documentary research outlined in the Interim Heritage Designation Report 2012,
and the findings of the February 4, 2013 site visit, this property is a suitable candidate for
protection under s.29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. An examination of the doors, windows, and
interior is needed to identify any significant elements not visible during the site visit. The 1999
"Reasons for Designation" drafted by Duncan and in the Town's property file should be updated
with the findings of the Interim Heritage Designation Report 2012 and this 2013 Addendum. The
updated text could form the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and description of
heritage attributes required, if the Town proceeds with protection of the property under s.29.
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Jacob Heise was among several family members who came to Canada from Pennsylvania in
1805. The Heises were of German descent, Tunker faith, and important to the early and
continuing development of Markham Township. The property known as 10971 Bayview Avenue
(part, west half, Lot 27, Concession 2, former Markham Township) was sold by George Pexton
to Jacob's son ("Jacob II") on November 1, 1853. On January 10, 1860, Jacob II's son married
Margaret Smith and moved to this farm property. The house on site was built about 1859 1860.
Jacob and Margaret took ownership of the property in 1867. They sold in 1904 to a local
butcher, Albert E. Williams. The property was in farm use under successive owners, until early
in the 21 st century.
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The architecture of the c.1859 Heise house follows the Georgian tradition adopted by the
Pennsylvania Germans from their English origin neighbours in the United States. This
"Mennonite Georgian" adaptation was transported to Markham Township through the
immigration of Pennsylvania German settlers in the first decade of the 19th century. The
substantial, full two storey form, with its gable roof and pairs of small square windows on the
gable walls, is characteristic of the finest farmhouses built by families of Pennsylvania German
lineage in Southern Ontario. A c.1907 photograph indicates it had the traditional two storey
verandah across the front facade (since removed).
The Heise house shares some similarities with the 1828 Eyer house at 1045 Elgin Mills Road
East. The Eyers are also of Pennsylvanian German origin. Both are full storey structures,
oriented to the south, with two storey verandahs, and the characteristic attic windows. The Eyer
example differs from the Heise house in its use of identical entrance doors on the front and rear,
interior evidence of a daddy haus, and fireplaces for cooking and heating. Some of these
differences can be attributed to the later period of the Heise house. Together they illustrate the
evolution of the design of Pennsylvania German dwellings over the 19th century.
The Heise house is positioned on a height of land or knoll. This choice of setting is characteristic
of farmhouses as it gives the advantages of good drainage away from the structure, an all round
viewscape of the farm operation, and utilizes an area that would be difficult to cultivate. With the
Heise example, it also permitted a usable basement. This was a working farmstead composed
of the house, barn, outbuildings, apiary, orchards, fields, planted windbreaks, house gardens,
laneway, and associated infrastructure. The house is the only surviving building or structure.
Descripti on of Heritage Attri butes
The heritage attribute of this property is the two storey, brick, Mennonite Georgian style dwelling
built about 1859 for Jacob Heise Ill . This includes the exterior only of the main structure. It does
not include any additions or outbuildings, except for any original materials and components
within those additions or outbuildings that can be salvaged for use on the main structure. Those
elements important to the cultural heritage value or interest of the property, with the dwelling as
the only heritage attribute, include the following:
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form, massing, and rectangular plan oriented to the south
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raised fieldstone foundation that provides a usable basement
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all original components of the side by side entryways on the east fa cade (size,
placement, materials, doors, frames, sills, hardware, voussoirs or headers, sidelights
and transoms where they exist, etc.)
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all original components of the bellcast-roofed verandah sheltering the side by side
entrywa ys on the east facade
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all origina l components of the entryways on the ground and second levels of the south
facade (size, placement, materials, doors, frame , sills, hardware , voussoirs or headers,
sidelights and transoms where they exist, etc.)
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all original components of the original window openings (size, placement, frames,
voussoirs or headers, lugsills)
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all original components of the original window sashes (materials, frames, glazing,
muntins bars, hardware)
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all original turned support posts for verandahs
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the masonry, including all red coloured brick; buff coloured accent brick; the decorative
pattern of plinths, alternating quoins (corners), and voussoirs or headers over door and
window openings; Flemish bond brickwork on the south facade, and common bond
brickwor k elsewhere
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the masonry section at the side by side entryways of the east facade that documents an
early wall treatment with red bricks , an applied red dye , and slightly raised, black
mortar lines
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the existence of a medium pitched, gable type roof, with boxed, projecting eaves
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the original placement and form of the single stack, corbelled chimneys
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all original cornice moulding, bedmould ing at the eaves, and frieze boards, in
salvageable condition
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the placement of the dwelling on a higher elevation
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any original materials and components within the additions or outbuildings that can be
salvaged for use on the main structure
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Town of Richmond Hill
Cultural Heritage Assessment
Terms of Refe rence
Whe n is a Cultural Heritage Assessment Required?
A Cu ltural Heritage Assessment (C HA) Is required when assessing the potential cultural her itage
va lue of a property wh ere there is no potential impact on the her itage resources .
Pumose of a Cultural Heritage Assessment
He ritage con servati on involves identifying , prot ecting and pro mo ting the elements th at our society
values. A CHA is the primary heritage planning vehicle to assess and review the potential
cultural heritage significa nce of a potential heritage res ource .
A C HA forms an integral part of the municipal planning fra mework. Its rationale emerges from a
range of Provincial and Municipa l policies including the:
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Provincial Policy Statement 2005 Section 2.6.3
Ontario PJanning Act R.S.O. 1990, Part I. 2(d)
Ontario Heritage Act R S.O. 1990, Part IV, Section 29 and Section 34
Richmond Hill Official Plan, Section 3.4.2
'vVtlo Can Prepa re a Cult ural Heritag e As sessment?
All CHAs must be prepared by a qualified heritage professional such as a heritage planner,
heritage architect and/or heritage landscape architect with demonstrated knowledge of accepted
heritage conservation standards, and who has undertaken historical research and
identification/evaluation of cultural heritage value.
All heritage consultants submitting Cultural Heritage Assessments must be members in good
standing of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP).
In addition, under Provincial law only a licensed, professional archaeologist may carry out an
Archaeological Assessment using specifIC provincial standards and guidelines.
W1 at Must a Cul tu ral Heritage Assessment Conta in and in \o'Vhat Format?
The HIA w ill include, but is not limited to the following information:
(1) Intr od ucti on to the Subject Site
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A location plan indicating subject property (Property Data Map and aerial photo);
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A concise written and visual description of the property identifying significant features.
buildings. landscape and vistas;
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A concise written and visual description of the cultural heritage resource(s) contained
within the development site identifying significant features, buildings, landscape, vistas
and including any heritage recognition of the property (see the Town of Richmond Hill's
Inventory of Buildings of Architectural and Historical Importance, Ontario Heritage
Properties Database, Parks Canada National Historic Sites of Canada, and/or Canadian
Register of Historic Places) with existing heritage descriptions as available;
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A concise written and visual description of the surrounding context including adjacent
heritage properties, their landscapes and any potential undesignated cultural heritage
resource(s); and
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Present owner contact information.
(2) Backgrou nd Research and Anal ysis
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Comprehensive written and visual research and analysis related to all potential cultural
heritage value or interest of the site (both identified and unidentified) including: physical
or design, historical or associative, and contextual values;
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A development history of the site including original construction, additions and alterations
with substantiated dates of construction; and
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Research material to include relevant historic maps and atlases, drawings, photographs,
sketches/renderings, permit records, land records, assessment rolls, Town of Richmond
Hill directories, etc.
(3) Statement of Significan ce
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A statement of significance identifying the cull ural heritage value and heritage attributes
of the cultural heritage resource{s). This statement will be informed by current research
and analysis of the site as well as pre-existing heritage descriptions. This statement is to
follow the provincial guidelines set out in the Ontario Heritage Tool Kit;
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The statement of significance will be written in a way that does not respond to or
anticipate any current or proposed interventions. The Town may, at its discretion and
upon review, reject or use the statement of significance, in whole or in part, in crafting its
own statement of significance (Reasons for Listing or Designation) for the subject
property; and
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Professional quality record photographs of the cultural heritage resource in its present
state.
(4) Assess ment of Existin g Conditi on
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A comprehensive written description accompanied with high quality color photographic
documentation of the cultural heritage resource{s) in its current condit ion and physical
context (location, streetscape . etc).
(5) A ppe nd ices
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A bibliography listing research materials used and sources consulted in preparing the
CHA.
How Ma ny Copies of a CHA are to be Provided to The T own of Rich mond Hill?
Please provide the following to the Town of Richmond Hill Heritage and Urban Design Planner:
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Tw o (2) bou nd hard copies; and
One (1) CD co py in PDF Form at.
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Local Resources
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TO'Nn of Richmond Hill's Inventory of Buildings of Arc hitectu ral and Historical Signif ICance
htl;) 1M"." "". richmondhill.cafdocum enlslheritagej nventory .pdf
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Town of Richmond Hill's Gormley Heritage Conse rvation Study and Plan
http://.Nv.:w.richmondhill.caldocumentsJgormley_hed_study,pdf
nr.p:lfw.Nw,nchmondhill.caldocume:"ltsJgormley-hcdJ)lan pdf
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Town of Richmond Hill's Archaeolog ical Master Plan
http ://wv.w.richmondhiJl.caldocu mentsrcp_ arcnaeotoc cal_policy-study.pof
P rovi nci al Sta nda rds and Resources
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Ontario Heritage Too l Kit
http:// wvNl.cu!ture.gov.on.calengIish/heritage/T001 kitlt oolkit.ht
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Ontario Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport: Heritage Conserva tion Principle's for
Land Use Planning
http : //ww.N . c ult u re . g ov . on . caleng lishlh e r~a gelinfo_sh e et s/info_s h ee tJa ne w s eJ)l a :"l n in g .h
tm
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Ontario Ministry of Cu tture, Tourism and Sport: Eight Guiding Principles in the
Conservation of Historic Propert ies
http://.Nv.:w.culture.gov.on.cal englishlheritagelinfo_sheetsfinfo_sneet_8principles.htm
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Ontario Ministry of Culture , Tourism and Sport Archaeo logical Assessments
http://ww..v .mtc.gov.on.calenJarchaeologyl archaeo logy_assessments.shtr..l1
National an d In te rnation al Stan da rds and Resources
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Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines fo r the Conservation of Historic Places in
Canada
http://www pc.gc.c a/docs/pc/guide/nIde! pc-sqchpcl index_E .asp
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Canadian Register of Historic Places
hltp:/1'w'Mv,hietcricplaces.ca/vielt-viene/rep -reqe. aspx
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Parks Canada National Historic Sites of Canada
http://www .pc.gc.calprogsll hn·nhsli ndex_e .asp
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International Counc il of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS): Appleton Charter
http://.Nv.:w.internationaLicomos orgicharterslappleton.pdf
Contact Inform ation
Matthew Somervi lle, MC IP, RPP, l EEDAP
Heritage and Urban Design Planner,
Planning and Regu latory Service s
Town of Richmon d Hill
T 905· 771·5529
F 905·771·2404
matthewsomervut e@richmondh ill,ca
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