| Under the Ontario Heritage Act, a
municipality must declare " reasons for designation " when declaring a property
to be of ‘ historic and/or architectural value ‘ under the Act. Each
Committee
must create a framework of " reasons for designation " to guide the choice of
properties or areas designated in a municipality. These criteria will be based on advice
and literature provided by the Ontario Ministry of Culture and other MHCs in the
province.
| Reasons for designation - A property may be
considered worthy for designation for some of the following reasons: |
| HISTORICAL REASONS: The
property or area may have: |
- an historical association with a well-known event, person or group;
- a first or formative aspect of an historic activity or trend
- an activity or endeavour of relative antiquity
- an activity of substantial duration
- and an activity or endeavour that affected a substantial population of geographic area
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| ARCHITECTURAL REASONS: Reference must be made to
specific architectural elements. The following refer to specific exterior elements: |
- building envelope including the plan, scale, form, style, roof and
facades
- windows, doors, chimneys and porches
- sympathetic alterations or later additions of significant note
- missing elements with documentation or evidence
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| ARCHITECTURAL REASONS: The following refer to interior
elements: |
- structural elements including foundations, roof structure, walls and partitions
- scale, form, floor plan, ceiling heights and staircase
- mill work including baseboards, doors and mantels
- surface treatments including original plaster and lath, decorative plaster, wainscot,
wallpaper, stencils, paintings, inlays and tiles
- staircases and steps
- miscellaneous including light fixtures, fireplaces, bell pulls, elevators, plumbing
fixtures and mechanical fixtures
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| As specified in the Ontario Heritage Act, any
real property may be designated. Therefore, battlefields, bridges, cemeteries, park
fences, gates, millponds, wells, markers, trees, paths, roadways, planned landscaping such
as gardens and natural features such as ravines, streams and ponds may be designated if
they are of significant heritage value. |
| Arnprior's Municipal Heritage
Committee is currently developing a point
rating system and detailed form to help in determining heritage significance and
designation worthiness. |
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