Heritage designation upheld; property meets criteria for rarity, artistic merit, and historical contextual value.
The appellants appealed a municipal by-law designating their property as having cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Tribunal evaluated whether the property, a mid-19th century vernacular wood frame house, met the prescribed criteria under O. Reg. 9/06.
The Tribunal found the property met three criteria: it is a rare and representative example of a Gothic Revival Ontario Cottage, it displays a high degree of artistic merit, and it has contextual value due to its historical links to the area's agricultural roots.
The appeal was allowed in part only to amend the by-law to reflect these specific findings, and otherwise dismissed.
OLTOntario Land TribunalMay 26, 2026
