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Heritage Report:
Reasons for Heritage Designation
Brampton Heritage Board
Date: October 16, 2012
11722 Mississauga Road
October 2012
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Profile of Subject Property
Municipal Address
11722 Mississauga Road
PIN Number
14361-0024 (LT)
Roll Number
10-06-0-002-18400-0000
Legal Description
PT LT 17 CON 5 WHS CHINGUACOUSY DES PT 5 PL
43R-14163; BRAMPTON
Ward Number
Ward 6
Property Name
N/A
Current Owner
584572 Ontario Limited (Tony and Kathy Ghinis)
Owner Concurrence
N/A
Current Zoning
Agricultural
Current Use(s)
Residential, Agricultural
Construction Date
Circa 1890
Notable Owners or
Occupants
Dolson Family
Heritage Resources on
Subject Property
House, mature trees
Relevant Council
Resolutions
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Additional Information
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1. Introduction
The property at 11722 Mississauga Road is worthy of designation under Part IV of the
Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value or interest. The property meets the
criteria for designation prescribed by the Province of Ontario under Ontario Heritage
Act, Regulation 9/06 for the categories of design/physical value, historical/associative
value, and contextual value.
2. Description of Property
The farmhouse located at 11722 Mississauga Road is located on the west side of
Mississauga Road, just south of Mayfield Road in the former Township of
Chinguacousy, now the City of Brampton. The two-and-a-half storey, red-brick house
was constructed circa 1890. The property is flanked by agricultural fields and contains a
barn and silo, drive shed, outbuildings and numerous mature trees that screen the
house from Mississauga Road.
3. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest
Design/Physical Value:
11722 Mississauga Road is a good example of a well-designed late 19th century Queen
Anne house with an irregular plan. The structure is clad in red-brick laid out in a
stretcher bond configuration. The hip roof has a uniquely large flat section with several
projections and gable ends housing decorative vergeboard and paired windows.
Wooden brackets decorate the roofline. The fenestration is varied with some one-over­
one and paired windows with brick labels, radiating voussoirs, and rusticated stone sills.
The window and door openings are all segmentally arched. The façade of the
farmhouse features a wraparound porch with turned posts and decorative woodwork.
Historical/Associative Value:
11722 Mississauga Road is associated with the Dolson’s, a well-known family integral
to the settling of the former Township of Chinguacousy. They worked in agriculture,
breeding award-winning cattle, hogs and sheep.
William Dunn Dolson, of Dutch descent and originating from Pennsylvania, was a
farmer who settled in the area with his wife Margaret Plummerfelt. They came from St.
Catharines bringing with them only a cow and a yoke of oxen. Margaret’s father, Peter
Plummerfeldt, was a United Empire Loyalist and given a grant of land in Chinguacousy
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in 1822. He originally received the Crown Patent for all 200 acres of Lot 17, Concession
5 West of Hurontario Street, Chinguacousy Township. Peter gifted Margaret and William
with a farm and property on Lot 17 around 1831.
After William’s death, his sons Andrew and John sold the property in 1878 to Joseph
McClure, William’s son-in-law. The McClure’s represented another large and prominent
family in the former Township of Chinguacousy. It is likely that Joseph McClure built the
extant farmhouse in the 1890s, as the area was becoming an increasingly agricultural
settlement. The property remained in the McClure family until 1924 after which it
changed hands many times.
Contextual Value:
11722 Mississauga Road holds contextual value as it maintains, defines and contributes
to the 19th and 20th century rural character of the former Chinguacousy Township.
Historically the township was settled for agricultural purposes and the property still
reflects that use. The house contributes to the farm complex on the property composed
of a barn and silo, outbuildings, a drive shed and numerous mature trees. The house is
flanked by agricultural fields and can be clearly seen from the road, visually linking the
property’s historic function to its surroundings.
4. Description of Heritage Attributes
Unless otherwise indicated, the reason for designation applies generally to all exterior
elevations, facades, foundation, roof and roof trim, all doors, windows, other structural
openings and associated trim, all architectural detailing, construction materials of wood,
stone, brick, plaster parging, metal and glazing and related building techniques, fencing,
all trees, shrubs, hedgerows, other vegetation and the grounds and vistas generally.
To ensure that the cultural heritage value of 11722 Mississauga Road is conserved,
certain heritage attributes that contribute to its value have been identified specifically
and they include:
Design/Physical Value:
 Queen Anne architecture style
 Irregular plan
 Red-brick cladding in stretcher bond configuration
 Stone foundation
 Hip roof with flat section
 Gable ends with decorative vergeboard and paired windows
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Wood brackets
1/1 and paired windows with brick labels
Radiating voussoirs
Rusticated stone window sills
Segmentally arched window and door openings
Wraparound porch with turned posts and decorative woodwork
Historical/Associative Value:
 Associated with the Dolson and McClure families
Contextual Value:
 Rural character and agricultural setting
 House contributes to a farm complex composed of a barn, silo, outbuildings and
drive shed
 Frontage is screened by a planting of mature coniferous and deciduous trees
 Visible from the road, visually linking to the property to the area’s history
5. Alteration History and Heritage Integrity
The following are the known alterations to the subject property:
 Metal storm windows added
 Porch handrail has been altered
 Missing paired wooden brackets
6. Archaeological Potential
Archaeological assessment recommended.
7. Policy Framework
In the context of land use planning, the Province of Ontario has declared that the wise
use and management of Ontario’s cultural heritage resources is a key provincial
interest.
A set of Provincial Policy Statements (PPS) provides planning policy direction on
matters of provincial interest in Ontario. These statements set the policy framework for
regulating the development and use of land. The current set of policies was last
reviewed in 2005. At that time, the cultural heritage policies were strengthened
considerably.
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The relevant heritage policy statement is PPS 2.6.1, which states that “significant built
heritage resources and significant cultural heritage landscapes shall be conserved.”
PPS 2.6.1 is tied to Section 3 of the Ontario Planning Act which stipulates that land use
planning decisions by municipalities “shall be consistent with” the Provincial Policy
Statements.
The policy is also integrated with the Ontario Heritage Act. This piece of legislation
grants municipalities powers to preserve locally significant cultural heritage resources
through heritage designation. Decisions as to whether a property should be designated
heritage or not is based solely on its inherent cultural heritage value or interest.
City Council prefers to designate heritage properties with the support of property
owners. However, Council will designate a property proactively, without the concurrence
of a property owner as required. These principles are reflected in Brampton’s Official
Plan. The relevant policies are as follows:
4.9.1.3: All significant heritage resources shall be designated as being of cultural
heritage value or interest in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act to help ensure
effective protection and their continuing maintenance, conservation and restoration.
4.9.1.5: Priority will be given to designating all heritage cemeteries and all Class A
heritage resources in the Cultural Heritage Resources Register under the Ontario
Heritage Act.
4.9.1.6: The City will give immediate consideration to the designation of any heritage
resource under the Ontario Heritage Act if that resource is threatened with demolition,
significant alterations or other potentially adverse impacts.
These principles are also guided by recognized best practices in the field of heritage
conservation.
8. References
Abstract Index, Vol. A 1820-65, Vol. B 1866-1914, Chinguacousy Township, Peel
County, Lot 17, Concession 5 West of Hurontario.
Bristow and Fitzgerald. Town of Brampton Map, 1857.
Census Return, Chinguacousy Township, Peel County, 1861 [Part 3, Agricultural]; 1901
[B-5, p. 6].
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City of Brampton. Zoning Online. Retrieved September 24, 2012 from the City of
Brampton Website: http://www.brampton.ca/en/Business/planningdevelopment/zoning/Pages/ZoningOnline.aspx
Dolson Family File. Interview with Mr. Samuel Dolson, March 25th, 1933. Peel Region
Archives.
Dolson Family File. Dolson Family Tree. Peel Region Archives.
Heritage Resource Centre (HRC). University of Waterloo.
Land Records, Peel Region Registry Office, Abstract Index, Lot 17, Concession 5 WHS,
Chinguacousy Township.
Pope, J.H. Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Peel. Toronto: Walker & Miles,
1877.
Speers, Jan & Mann, Trudy. “Index to the 1843 Chinguacousy Assessment Roll”,
People of Peel Indexes to Genealogical Source Materials. Mississauga, 1981.
Tremaine, George, R. Tremaine’s Map of the County of Peel, Canada West. Toronto:
C.R. & C.M. Tremaine, 1859.
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9. Appendix
11722 Mississauga Rd
Figure 1: Tremaine’s Map 1858 indicating the ownership of Lot 17, Concession 5,
WHS Chinguacousy by William Dolson.
11722 Mississauga Rd
Figure 2: Peel County Atlas 1877, Southern Part of Chinguacousy
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Figure 3: Aerial map of 11722 Mississauga Road with property boundaries (City of Brampton)
Figure 4: Aerial map of 11722 Mississauga Rd depicting agricultural setting (Bing Maps)
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Figure 5: Aerial map of 11722 Mississauga Rd depicting agricultural setting (Bing Maps)
Figure 6: Front façade and site elevation of farmhouse at 11722 Mississauga Rd (October 2001)
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Figure 7: Front facade and south elevation of the farmhouse at 11722 Mississauga Road (May
2011)
Figure 8: Front façade of 11722 Mississauga Rd and mature vegetation surrounding the house
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Figure 9: Contextual view of 11722 Mississauga Rd looking northwest
Figure 10: Barn, silo and outbuildings at 11722 Mississauga Rd, looking west from Mississauga
Rd.
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Figure 11: Newspaper clipping from The Conservator (1935) about Joseph M. Dolson, grandson of
William D. Dolson who owned the subject property. Joseph was a prized cattle breeder, involved
in municipal affairs of Chinguacousy, and made a number of other contributions to the area.
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