3: 1470 Bronte Road, W.C. Inglehart Farm/Oakhurst

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1 1. Description of Property 3: 1470 Bronte Road, W.C. Inglehart Farm/Oakhurst Municipal Address 1471 Bronte Road Name (if applicable) W.C. Inglehart Farm, Oakhurst Legal Description PT LTS 31, 32 & 33, CON 2 TRAFALGAR, SOUTH OF DUNDAS STREET, PART 1, 2 & 3, 20R907, S/T AND T/W ; PT LT 31, CON 2 TRAFALGAR, SOUTH OF DUNDAS STREET, PART 1, 20R1397, T/W ; PT LT 31, CON 2 TRAFALGAR, SOUTH OF DUNDAS STREET, PART 2, 2 Location of Property Located on the west side of Bronte Road, south of Upper Middle Road, in the north corner of Bronte Provincial Park, east of the camping sites. Ownership Province of Ontario Access Access not granted. Photographed from Bronte Road, September 8 th, 2015 (AB, CU, ES) Current Use Vacant Existing Designation Listed on the Register of Properties of Cultural Heritage Value of Interest (NOT Designated). Description: W.C. Inglehart Farm - this property has potential cultural heritage value for historic farmstead, including the c.1885 brick Victorian farmhouse, outbuildings and lakestone silo. General Description Remnant of a former farmstead, surrounded by a heavy thicket of trees. The two-storey, redbrick farmhouse (c.1885) was destroyed by fire on September 27, All other built resources were subsequently demolished. Priority Level N/A - No Further Action Required Figure 1: The former farmhouse at 1470 Bronte Road was destroyed by fire on September 27, (AB 2015) 3-1

2 Former Farmhouse Footpaths Barn Pond Bronte Rd. Golf Course Golf Course Upper Middle Rd. W. Bronte Rd. Upper Middle Rd. W. Footpaths Former Silo Barn Former Barn Former Outbuilding Former Farmhouse Corporation of the Town of Oakville 1225 Trafalgar Rd Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 Former Outbuilding 1470 Bronte Road Cultural Heritage Landscape Inventory Map Pond LEGEND Assessment Boundary Building CHL Study Area Heritage District Heritage Trail Parkland Park Trail Road Site Structures Vegetation Watercourse Cemetery Drawing not to scale

3 2. Key Recommendations Priority = N/A No further action is recommended for the following reason: All built resources have been removed; and The property will be removed from the Heritage Register in Documentation and Inventory of Built Form List of Built Features: Gravel laneway leading from Bronte Road, along the north side of the former farmhouse (destroyed by fire), past the one storey outbuilding and large barn; One-storey wooden outbuilding at end of laneway (demolished); Large two-storey barn with metal roof and one-storey addition on the north elevation (demolished); and Remnant lakestone silo foundation (demolished). 4. Documentation and Inventory of Natural Form List of Natural Features: Maple-lined gravel drive - young - possibly added between original trees before original trees died Silver Maples along road; Goldenrod, Chicory; and Spruce clumps on property (behind and to the south of house). 5. Design (Typology) X all that apply X Categories of Cultural Heritage Landscape Designed Landscape Organically Evolved Landscape Relict Landscape (Evolved Landscape) Continuing Landscape (Evolved Landscape) Associative Cultural Landscape Description clearly defined landscape designed and created intentionally by man. results from an initial social, economic, administrative, and/or religious imperative and has developed in its present form in response to its natural environment in which an evolutionary process came to an end at some time in the past. retains an active social role in contemporary society closely associated with the traditional way of life, and which the evolutionary process is still in progress. justifiable by virtue of the powerful religious, artistic, or cultural associations of the natural element rather than material cultural evidence, which may be insignificant or even absent. 3-3

6. Historical and Thematic Associations The former Oakhurst farmstead at 1470 Bronte Road was constructed by William Cyrus Inglehart in the late 1880s. The farm comprised approximately 136.

4 6. Historical and Thematic Associations The former Oakhurst farmstead at 1470 Bronte Road was constructed by William Cyrus Inglehart in the late 1880s. The farm comprised approximately acres, including land in Lot 33. Inglehart was a farmer, who arrived in Canada around 1823 and settled outside of Palermo. 1 William Cyrus lived at Oakhurst with his wife, Eleanor (née McLaren). Their son, Herbert Inglehart inherited the farm and raised an imported Scotch Bull. 2 The property was expropriated by the Provincial government as part of the Bronte Creek Provincial Park around Based on photographs of the site posted on Ontario Abandoned Places, The original barn (Figure 4) may have been partially or fully replaced, at some point, with a large metal or pre-fab barn building. The barn was used at one point for equipment storage, but it is unclear how long this use continued. The lakestone silo was also retained. The redbrick farmhouse was destroyed by fire on September 27, All other built resources were subsequently demolished. Figure 3: Photograph of Oakhurst, date unknown (Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collection) 1 Trafalgar Township Historical Society, Oakhurst, Back View, Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections. Accessed November, Trafalgar Township Historical Society, Mr. Herbert Inglehart and His Imported Scotch Bull, Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections. Accessed November,

5 Figure 4: Barn at Oakhurst (Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collection) 7. Contextual Associations The property at 1470 Bronte Road was once part the Oakhurst farmstead, which is associated with the Inglehart family. The property is located on the west side of Bronte Road, east of the Bronte (Twelve Mile) Creek, in the northeast corner of the Bronte Creek Provincial Park. A Residential subdivision is located on the north side of Upper Middle Road and views of possible remnants of the former farmstead are shielded from the road by berms constructed along the south side of Upper Middle Road. 8. Evaluation (O. Reg 9/06) O.Reg.9/06 Criteria 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 Criteria Potentially Met (Y/N) N N Not shown Not shown Potential Justification 3-5

6 O.Reg.9/06 Criteria Criteria Potentially Potential Justification Met (Y/N) iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement. N Not shown 2. The property has historical value or associative value because it, i. has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is N Not shown significant to a community, ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes to an understanding of a community or N Not known culture, or iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder, designer or theorist who is significant N Not shown to a community. 3. The property has contextual value because it, i. is important in defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area, N Not shown ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings, or N Not shown iii. is a landmark. N Not shown 3-6

7 9. Photographic Documentation Figure 5: Outbuilding at 1470 Bronte Road (AB 2015) Figure 6: Tree-lined laneway, 1470 Bronte Road (AB 2015) 3-7

8 Figure 7: Location of barn following demolition, November 2015 (Town of Oakville) Figure 8: 1470 Bronte Road following removal of structures, November 2015 (Town of Oakville) 3-8

9 Figure 9: 1470 Bronte Road following removal of structures, November 2015 (Town of Oakville) 10. Analysis & Recommendations Potential Heritage Value: The heritage value of former Oakhurst farmstead lies in the integrity of built and natural components related to the agricultural use of the site. Given that all of the built components have been removed, the property no longer retains its cultural heritage value. Actions: Given that all built resources have been removed and the Town of Oakville intends to remove the property from the Heritage Register in 2016, no further action is recommended. A N/A priority level is recommended for the following reasons: All built resources have been removed; and Property will be removed from the Heritage Register in Sources Ontario Abandoned Places, 1470 Bronte Road, Accessed September and November, Trafalgar Township Historical Society, Oakhurst, Inglehart House, 1470 Bronte Road, Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections, Accessed September, 2015 at 3-9

10 ---, Oakhurst, Back View, Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections. Accessed November, , Oakhurst front entrance. Home on West side of Bronte Road below Upper Middle Road, Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections. Accessed November, , William Cyrus Inglehart s Barn, Trafalgar Township Historical Society Digital Collections. Accessed November,

14: 2197 Lakeshore Rd West, Bronte Athletic Field

1. Description of Property 14: 2197 Lakeshore Rd West, Bronte Athletic Field Municipal Address 2197 Lakeshore Rd. West ame (if applicable) Bronte Athletic Field Legal Description CO 4 SDS PT LOT 27 Location