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Heritage Properties in Oakville

Discover Oakville's rich history! Explore over 900 heritage properties listed in the Oakville Heritage Register. Learn about their stories, architectural styles, and historical significance. Each property includes details like address, designation year, build year, and fascinating historical descriptions. Plus, explore how these properties connect with other Oakville datasets for a deeper understanding of our town's past.

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916
Status
Part V
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LAKESHORE RD E
Built Year
1950s

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Full AddressAliasBuilt YearDesignation YearByLawStatusOwner NameOwner AddressHistoryDescription
186 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2183519931993-049Part IV / Part VZIEMBA LOIS184 LAKESHORE RD E, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1H6,Built in 1835 by Richard Tucker. In 1839, the store was sold to William Creighton, a general merchant. In 1853, the store was sold to David Arnott, a prominent merchant. Due to economic depression, the building remained vacant from 1869 to 1873 when it was purchased by William Joyce, a general merchant. In 1924 the William Joyce General Store closed. In the following years, the building was occupied by a series of merchants.Classical Revival style 2-storey frame building clad in siding.
1409 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2185019901990-109Part IVKONASIEWICZ STEFAN1399 LAKESHORE RD E, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1L9,The original owner of the property was John C. Harris in 1823. In 1847 John Moore purchased the property. In 1909 the property was purchased by James Ryrie, a jewelry and silverware merchant who held many directorships and was involved in humanitarian activities in the City of Toronto. In 1914 James Ryrie sold the property to Herbert Coplain Cox, President and General Manager of Canada Life Assurance Company. The property remained in the Cox family until 1988.This 2-storey T-shaped stucco house is setback from Lakeshore Road. The door is centrally located with a flat transom and the porch is open at the front and sides with metal treillage.
7 WEST RIVER ST182519901990-050Part IVTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3One of the oldest existing dwellings in Trafalgar Township, this house was built by Charles Sovereign c.1825. Charles opened a school on his father's property in 1815 when he was only 17 years of age and in 1842 became the first local school inspector. Prominent local shipbuilder Dalt McDonald also lived in the building, as well as renowned author Mazo De La Roche author of the Jalna series. This building now serves as a museum recounting the history of the building and these significant individuals.A 2 storey brick building, since covered in stucco. Moved to the current location in 1988.
197 LAKESHORE RD E188119911991-075Part VKnown as the William Busby Store. The lot was purchased in 1831 by William Uptegrave and a tavern was built. In 1884 William Busby purchased the lot and joined two old buildings together to create a long narrow structure. William and his family lived over the shop. William Busby served on the Board of Education for forty years and was a member of the Board of Trustees of St. John¿s Church. He was interested in beautifying Oakville and after his death Busby park was constructed in his honor.International style 1-storey concrete building. Contributor to cultural landscape.
2222 N SERVICE RD W188019931993-020Part IVMERTON UNITED CHURCHC/O KEN GILES, 3020 GLENCREST RD APT 1102, BURLINGTON ON L7N 2H2Merton Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery. Established to serve the Merton community, a hamlet at Second Line (Bronte Rd.) and Lower Middle Road (QEW). After the turn of the century, the congregation of Mount Pleasant Church began to decline. By 1918, the congregation was so small that it became necessary to close the church and split the congregation between the Palermo and Bronte churches. Nine years later, the church was demolished, however, the cemetery was retained.On grounds of the former Mt. Pleasant Church.
156 RANDALL ST185019941994-104Part IV / Part VCharles Davis, a shoemaker from England, bought the property in 1845 and constructed the house five years later. After the death of Davis, the property went into the ownership of many different people including William Sinclair Davis, one of Oakville's most successful businessman and William Buckle, a long established butcher in Oakville.Oakville vernacular style. Contributes to the heritage character of the area.
5 WALKER ST182019931993-054Part IVTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE1225 TRAFALGAR RD, OAKVILLE, ON, L6H 0H3The Lyon's Log Cabin was moved from Trafalgar Road adjacent to the former village of Vernerville to the Oakville harbour.Lyon's Log Cabin is an excellent example of a pioneer log cabin with its square simple form, small multi-paned windows, and wooden shingle roof.
3065 SENECA DR193020112011-028Part IVLEARD JOHN3065 SENECA DR , OAKVILLE ON L6L 1A8,The property is historically associated with the development of Bronte as a seasonal recreation area. Between the two world wars, as the local commercial fishing industry was winding down, Bronte enjoyed a period of popularity as a summer resort area. Small cottages were developed around the lakefront and some working class home owners even left for the summer months in order to rent their homes to vacationing Torontonians. The original owners of the cottage, the Darlington family, were residents of Toronto who built their summer property sometime between 1920 and 1938.The Darlington Cottage is set on a deep lot surrounded by mature trees and gardens. This small cottage is typical of the early summer homes that were popular in Bronte in the first half of the 20th century. The cottage is one storey with a simple rectangular plan with a concrete block foundation and exterior walls clad in horizontal wood siding.
87-89 REYNOLDS ST191519941994-187Part IV87 REYNOLDS STREET INC2213 NORTH SHERIDAN WAY, MISSISSAUGA ON L5K 1A3,The property was purchased by Charles McDermott in 1907 and in 1915 he built this house. The McDermotts are one of Oakville’s long established families who are active members of the St. Andrew’s Church congregation. Charles McDermott founded C.A. McDermott's Coal and Ice Company.Edwardian Classicism style with Queen Anne influences.
1079 LINBROOK RD193220122012-087Part IVLINBROOK SCHOOL1079 LINBROOK RD, OAKVILLE ON L6J 2L2,Constructed in 1932, this building was one of the last one-room schoolhouses built in Ontario. The property has played a significant role as a local school and centre of community life, used for numerous community events, including theatre, dancing, music, games and lectures. A number of graduates of Linbrook went on to play a significant role in the community, including 17 members who served in WWII. The property is also associated with architect George Nepean Molesworth who also designed Maple Grove Public School.The one-room schoolhouse was designed by architect George Nepean Molesworth in the Colonial Revival style with influences from the Georgian and Neoclassical periods. Stylistic elements include decorative columns, pilasters, cornice mouldings, elliptical fanlight, an octagonal louvered cupola in the centre of the roof, octagonal windows and decorative wood window trim and wood cornice.
273 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E187020132013-080Part IVKANCELJAK IVAN IN TRUST1717 PADDOCK CRES , MISSISSAUGA ON L5L 3J4,The Jones Farmhouse. In 1841, the original 200-acre farm was purchased from the Crown by Evan E. Jones and his wife Ellenor. It is likely that the rear portion of the farmhouse was constructed before 1851, under Evan’s ownership. Upon Evan’s death in 1857, son John inherited the south 100 acres of the farm and lived there as a bachelor most of his life. The front portion of the existing farmhouse was likely constructed in the 1870s. After John’s death, the property was sold to the Campbell family who farmed the land.The 1-1/2-storey frame house was built with influences from the Gothic Revival Style and has a simple intersecting gable roof with a small front gable containing an arched window, typical of the building’s style. The symmetrical front façade and the overall form of the house are also characteristic of the Gothic Revival style. The building’s original horizontal wood siding remains underneath contemporary cladding. The rear portion of the house is thought to be older, built around 1850.
1167 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 21916-1720102010-098Part IV1750235 ONTARIO INC1167 LAKESHORE RD E, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1L3,The Peterkin House is associated with Charles Peterkin, a local Fenian Raids veteran and Toronto businessman, who purchased the property in 1915. Peterkin, along with his wife Annie Josephine, had the house constructed c.1916-1917 as a home in which to retire. The house is also associated with Albert Edward Gooderham, a philanthropist and member of the prominent Gooderham family of Toronto, who owned the house in the 1930s and 1940s. Gooderham created a home for children with tuberculosis, and funded the University of Toronto’s Anti-Toxine farm, which supplied serum for the Second British Army during World War I. The house reinforces the character of an area of Oakville known locally as “Millionaire’s Row” where a number of wealthy Toronto residents built estates in the early 20th Century.The Peterkin House is a rare and early example of a stone house inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, with elements of both Queen Anne and Bungalow style architecture, built circa 1916-17. It features stone exterior walls, a 2 1/2 storey form with a front and side porch, chimneys, lintels and sills all executed in stone. The house features a gambrel roof, corner tower, dormers and wood windows with decorative lead-pane glass.
2463 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2190319911991-187Part IV2585979 ONTARIO INCATTN LESLIE AUSTIN CLANMORE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, 2463 LAKESHORE RD E, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1M7Isaac Cort Wilson bought the property where the building now stands in the 1880s and established a market garden farm on the 100 acre property providing such crops as raspberries, beets, peas etc. In 1902-03 he built the present building. Isaac Wilson was active in church life and was a founder, Sunday School leader and superintendent of the Non-Denominational Church called St. Cuthberts which eventually became an Anglican Church. In 1918 Ernest Lancaster Wilson, son of Isaac Wilson, took ownership of the farm, house and property. The property may be the location of a prehistoric Aboriginal encampment.Excellent example of the Canadian-Italianate style with its square form, richly decorated boxed cornice with frieze, large brackets, original slate hip roof and paired tall chimneys.
134 LAKESHORE RD E188719901990-228Part IV / Part VCRYSTAL FISH INVESTMENTS INC134 LAKESHORE RD E, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1H4,Known as the "Anderson Block". Stands on lands that were once the easterly portion of the original "Romain Block". Cyrius W. Anderson built the two-storey structure which abutted the existing Odd Fellow's hall in 1887. The eastern part of the building was let out to the Morden Fuel Company and Ashton Drugs. The upper storey provided the Town with a hall which could be used for parties and dances. C.W. Anderson used the lower porition of the westerly-half of the building for 2 banks which he and his sons operated. The building has had many tenants since Anderson's day.Italianate Influences.
85 PARK AVE190519931993-058Part IVMACDONELL WINSOR JAMES85 PARK AVE, OAKVILLE ON L6J 3Y1,Built by George Hughes, a carpenter. The land had originally been part of the Estate of Reverend James Nisbet, who resided at 10 Park Avenue. Mrs. Hughes lived in the house at 85 Park Avenue until 1938. In 1947 the property was sold to David H.P. Row, then in 1955 it was sold to Peter and Stella Newton. In 1972 the home was sold to James and Elizabeth Harris. During their ownership in 1978 the filming of a major motion picture took place at the house.Queen Anne Cottage style with steeply pitched gables, asymmetrical form and horizontal wood cladding.
159 CHURCH ST1860-189019931993-002Part IV / Part V153 CHURCH STREET INC74 CHAPLIN CRES, GEORGETOWN ON L7G 6G1,Built by John Wales, a successful grain dealer and grocer who was an active figure in community activities in Oakville. He was secretary of the Halton Grange and Master of the Omagh Orange Lodge, member of the Town Council, assessor of Trafalgar Township, a life member of the Methodist Church and leader in the local Liberal Association.Gothic Revival/Italianate style 2 storey brick house with front porch. Details include decorative bargeboard, bracket and wood windows.
250 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2188719911991-164Part IVKNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHATTN BOARD OF MANAGERS, 89 DUNN ST , OAKVILLE ON L6J 3C8Originally the White Oak Hotel existed at this site. The church was built in 1887 by James McDonald Jr., son of the builder of the first Presbyterian Church in Oakville. It is the tallest heritage structure in Oakville and is an important landmark along Lakeshore Road in Old Oakville.An example of the Gothic Revival period with a traditional English Plan, consisting of narthex, a central nave with galleries on either side, chancel and transept. The frontal elevation is of asymmetrical design, characteristic of the later "Gothic Revival" period, with a central entry portal and corner bell tower.
374 MAPLE AVE192020112011-061Part IVMACRAE VALERIE374 MAPLE AVE , OAKVILLE ON L6J 2H9,The property is an example of a Craftsman-inspired vernacular bungalow. The house is one storey with a rectangular plan with ashlar block foundation and walls clad in horizontal wood siding. The asphalt shingled low hipped roof has wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. The small front porch also features a hip roof with exposed rafters and is supported by round columns. The windows on the front façade are banks of three or four fixed lowers with leaded square-paned transoms. The bank of three windows to the west of the front door projects out and is supported by small brackets. A one storey projecting bay flanks the front entrance to the east.The property is historically associated with Tuxedo Park, a new suburb developed around 1910, located on the site of farmland and orchards. The original owner of the house, Howard French, was a local painter and raised his family in this house. Since the construction of the house in the early 1920s, there have been only three owners of this house.
183 LAKESHORE RD EHighway 2190319931993-048Part IV / Part VWILLMOTT JOHN PERCYCENTRAL ERIN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 151 RANDALL ST, OAKVILLE ON L6J 1P5Built in 1903 in conjunction with the adjacent Davis Block. This building housed a number of businesses over the years including a dental office, a private school for girls established in 1914 by Miss Willis and Miss Boulton, and Byers Drug Store, owned by John R. Byers an active figure in the public life of Oakville.Italianate style brick commercial building with stone details.
288 MAPLE GROVE DR187219931993-055Part IVHALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDPO BOX 5005 STN LCD 1, BURLINGTON ON L7R 3Z2,The original one room school is now only a small segment of Maple Grove Public School, however when it was built, it was one of only two schools to serve the entire Township of Trafalgar. The original building was constructed according to the design recommended by Superintendent of Education, Eggerton Ryerson. Pupils attending the school were bounded by Dundas Street, Eighth Line, Town Line and Lake Ontario.The original school building is a small frame structure covered in stucco with a medium pitched roof. The three window openings on the south facade and one on the north facade are original. The original 6/6 windows have been replaced with multi-pane windows of similar style. The plain rear elevation remains intact, however, the front elevation with its two windows and projecting entry was lost when the 1934 addition was constructed.
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Step into history and uncover Oakville’s most treasured landmarks! The Oakville Heritage Register is an official record of properties recognized for their cultural and historical significance, as outlined in the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). This collection highlights a diverse range of heritage sites, including:

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Dataset Information

SubjectLanduse and Development
JurisdictionPlanning & Development, Town of Oakville, Province of Ontario
Data ProviderTown of Oakville
Sourcehttps://portal-exploreoakville.opendata.arcgis.com/
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