HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT NO. 11598 THE GORE …

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HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

NO. 11598 THE GORE ROAD (PART OF LOT 17, CONCESSION 9 ND

GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF TORONTO GORE) CITY OF BRAMPTON, ONTARIO

May 2010

Prepared for: Markview Home Corp.

Prepared by:

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Brampton Heritage Board Date: June 21, 2011

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HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

NO. 11598 THE GORE ROAD (PART OF LOT 17, CONCESSION 9 ND


May 2010


Prepared by: Unterman McPhail Associates

Heritage Resource Management Consultants 540 Runnymede Road Toronto, ON, M6S 2Z7

Tel: 416-766-7333

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PROJECT PERSONNEL

Unterman McPhail Associates

Richard Unterman, Principal

Barbara McPhail, Principal

Jean Simonton

Heritage Consultant

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

2.0 HISTORICAL SUMMARY

2.1 19th

Century Development: Township of Toronto Gore 3 2.2 20

th Century Development: Township of Toronto Gore 6

2.2 Lot 17, Concession 9 ND, Township of Toronto Gore 7

3.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE DESCRIPTION

3.1 Area Context 12 3.2 Site 13

4.0 BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION

4.1 Residence 19 4.1.1 Exterior 19 4.1.2 Interior 20 4.2 Barn Complex 21

5.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE RESOURCE EVALUATION

5.1 Introduction 37 5.2 Identification of Significance 37

5.2.1 Design Value or Physical Value 38 5.2.2 Historical Value or Associative Value 38

5.2.3 Contextual Value 38 5.3 Summary of Cultural Heritage Value 39

5.3.1 Description of Property 39 5.3.1 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value 39

5.3.2 Heritage Attributes 39

6.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 40

7.0 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 41

8.0 MITIGATION STRATEGIES

8.1 Introduction 42 8.2 Mitigation Strategies 43

SOURCES

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1. Location plan of No. 11598 The Gore Road, City of

Brampton [Google Maps 2010]. 2

Figure 2. Michael Murphy is identified as the owner of the southeast

part of Lot 17, Concession 9 (highlighted) in the Township

of Toronto Gore on Tremaine’s Map of the County of Peel

(1859). 9

Figure 3. Michael Murphy is the owner of part of Lot 17 (highlighted)

as well as the north half of Lot 16 on the Township of

Toronto Gore map, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County

of Peel (1877). 9

Figure 4. The National Topographic Series map, Bolton 40 M/13

(1926) locates Lot 17, Concession 9 ND in the northeast part

of the Township of Toronto Gore, near the communities of

Wildfield and Gooseville. 10


(1940) shows little change to the rural landscape in the

vicinity of Lot 17. Wildfield and Gooseville continue to be

noted. 10


(1985) depicts the introduction of residential development to

the east of The Gore Road. 11


(1995) illustrates landscape changes as a result of residential

development in the northeast part of the City of Brampton. 11

Figure 8. The spire of St. Patrick’s Church, Wildfield is a landmark

along The Gore Road to the north of No. 11598. 14

Figure 9. Stoplights control the intersection of The Gore Road and

Countryside Drive to the south of the property. 14

Figure 10. The Biason Surveying Incorporated site plan (2000) locates

the buildings on the property. The garage was removed in

2007. 15

Figure 11. An aerial photograph of No. 11598 locates the residence,

barn and driveshed [City of Brampton Maps 2010 as

modified by Unterman McPhail Associates]. 16

Figure 12. A gravel drive leads into the property from The Gore Road.

The barn is highly from the roadway although large conifers

obscure views of the residence. 16

Figure 13. A two-storey brick residence, a former farmhouse is located

to the north of the drive. 17

Figure 14. A large two-storey bank barn and one-storey driveshed are

situated to the west of the residence. 17

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Figure 15. The driveshed follows a rectangular floor plan oriented east

to west. The timber frame walls are clad primarily in sheet

metal over vertical planks. The gable roof is finished in sheet

metal. 18

Figure 16. The agricultural lands associated with No. 11598 are

currently leased and remain in cultivation. The barn is used

for hay storage. 18

Figure 17. The residence is a two-storey brick structure with stone

foundation and truncated hip roof clad partially in metal over

asphalt shingles. The rectangular door and window openings

are highlighted with exaggerated concrete lintels that

contrast with the red brick walls. 23

Figure 18. A projecting bay with pediment gable is located at the north

end of the east elevation. Trees and bushes obscure a one-

storey porch at the south end of the wall. 23

Figure 19. The pediment gable on the east elevation is decorated with

fish-scale wood shingles, raking cornice with wood boards

and a simple moulded cornice on the main eaves. 24

Figure 20. The east entry opening onto the one-storey porch is fitted

with a wood panel door with glazing and storm door. 24

Figure 21. A contemporary porch on the south elevation encloses the

entranceway. A door on the second floor opens onto the roof

of the porch. 25

Figure 22. An irregular pattern of openings characterizes the west

elevation. Two basement windows are set roughly in line

with the ground floor windows. 25

Figure 23. A metal addition extending from the north wall encloses a

third entry to the building. 26

Figure 24. The south entry opens directly into a large living room that

extends the full width of the building. Access to the open

porch is located along the east wall of the room. Note the

moulded door trim with mitred corners, baseboard and

hardwood floor. 26

Figure 25. Doorways on the north wall of the living room provide

access to the northeast room (right) and stairway to the

second floor (left). 27

Figure 26. The northwest room with wainscoting has been most

recently used as a kitchen. A stairway to the basement

positioned under the main stairway is accessed from the

kitchen. 27

Figure 27. A narrow, steep stairway set behind a four panel wood door

extends in a straight run to the second floor. 28

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Figure 28. Four bedrooms, two to the east and two the west and a

washroom open off the second floor hall. Access to the attic

is provided over the main stairway. 28

Figure 29. The door and window openings on the second floor are

trimmed in a simple wood casing. The windows feature two

wood sash each with one pane of glass and wood sills. 29

Figure 30. Some of the doorways are fitted with period four panel

doors. 29

Figure 31. One of the four panel doors as viewed from the interior of

the room. 30

Figure 32. Other openings are fitted with a more modestly designed

tongue and groove door. 30

Figure 33. A full basement runs under the house. 31

Figure 34. A wood floor extending through the attic shows some

evidence of water damage. 31

Figure 35. The two-storey bank barn with ramp to the upper level on the

east wall has been expanded to the north. 32

Figure 36. The addition follows the gambrel shape roof of the original

barn. A small gable roof barn extends from the west wall of

the addition. 32

Figure 37. The bank barn has a heavy timber frame structure set on a

fieldstone foundation. The gambrel roof is finished in sheet

metal and the walls are clad in board and batten siding. 33

Figure 38. Door and windows openings set in the high stone foundation

wall provide access and natural light to the lower level of the

barn, initially used for livestock. 33

Figure 39. The small barn has a timber frame structure and is set

directly on grade. The walls are clad in weathered boards,

laid vertically and the roof is finished in sheet metal. 34

Figure 40. A lean-to structure added to the south wall of the small barn

appears to be used for the storage of agricultural equipment. 34

Figure 41. The lower level of the barn is no longer in use although it

retains the layout and fittings for housing dairy cattle. 35

Figure 42. Squared timber beams carry log joists and floorboards. The

original timber posts are supplemented with metal supports. 35

Figure 43. The upper level of the barn uses a traditional heavy timber

frame initially made up of five bents, each three bays wide. 36

Figure 44. The bents are made up of squared timbers and diagonal

bracing and appear to employ some reused lumber. One

purlin on each side of the roof supports the rafters. 36

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City of Brampton, Ontario

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Markview Home Corp. retained Unterman McPhail Associates, Heritage Resource

Management Consultants, to undertake a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for No.

11598 The Gore Road in the City of Brampton as part of the proposed development of

the site for residential purposes. No. 11598 The Gore Road is located within the

boundaries of the Vales of Humber (Secondary Plan Area 50). The City of Brampton

Council adopted an Official Plan Amendment (OP 93-253) to re-designate the Vales of

Humber lands from Estate Residential to Residential on October 12, 2005. The former

farmstead at No. 11598 The Gore Road, which contains an early 20th century brick

residence and a late 19th

century timber frame barn, is not listed in the City of Brampton’s

Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources. The City of Brampton has indicated

it considers the property of potential heritage value and accordingly, has requested the

preparation of a heritage impact assessment for the listed property as part of the

secondary/block planning approval process.

No. 11598 The Gore Road is situated in the northeastern part of the municipality on Lot

17, Concession 9 Northern Division (ND) of the geographic Township of Toronto Gore,

now within the City of Brampton (Figure 1). It is located on the west side of The Gore

Road between Countryside Drive and Mayfield Road, which forms the boundary between

the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon to the north. The nucleus of the historic

community of Wildfield with St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery is

located at junction of The Gore Road and Mayfield Road. The property comprising St.

Patrick’s Church and Cemetery at No. 11873 The Gore Road is identified as a Class A

resource in the City of Brampton’s Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources

(January 2010) and designation under the Ontario Heritage Act is in process. The church

site and the settlement history of the area are commemorated with three historical

plaques. No. 11180 The Gore Road to the south is included in the City of Brampton’s

Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources (January 2010) as a Class B resource.

The land encompassing No. 11598 The Gore Road was first cleared for agricultural

settlement by the 1850s and remained in agricultural use through the balance of the 19th

century and most of the 20th century. No. 11598 comprises 47.3 acres in the east half of

Lot 17. The property retains its traditional pattern of fields, fence lines, treelines and

hedgerows. An early 20th century brick farmhouse, bank barn and driveshed remain on

the site.

This HIA is intended to fulfill the requirements of the City of Brampton. It is informed by

the City of Brampton’s Guidelines for Preparing Heritage Impact Assessment (Draft

Document, version: July 2008) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism information

sheet series for Provincial Policy Statement (PPS 2005), specifically InfoSheet #5:

Heritage Impact Assessment and Conservation Plan (2006). The report includes:

o Historical summary of the property at No. 11598 The Gore Road comprising part

of Lot 17, Concession 9 ND of the geographic Township of Toronto Gore

(Section 2);

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o Description of the cultural heritage landscape (Section 3);

o Description of the built heritage resources (Section 4);

o Statement of cultural heritage value (Section 5);

o Description of the proposed development (Section 6);

o Identification of impacts to the identified cultural heritage resource (Section 7);

o Discussion of mitigation strategies (Section 8); and,

o Sources

A site review was undertaken on April 8, 2010. Digital photographs were taken to aid in

the accurate description of the property. Graphic material illustrating the text is included

at the end of the relevant section. All graphic material is attributed to Unterman McPhail

Associates unless noted otherwise. For the purposes of this report The Gore Road is

considered to be oriented in a north-south direction with Lot 17, Concession 9 ND

comprising No. 11598 extending to the west.

Figure 1. Location plan of No. 11598 The Gore Road, City of Brampton [Microsoft Corporation,

Bing Maps 2010].






2.0 HISTORICAL SUMMARY

2.1 19th

Century Development: Township of Toronto Gore

In 1788, the District of Montreal, now present-day Ontario, was divided into four

administrative districts, Hesse, Nassau, Mecklenburg, and Lunenburg. Four years later in

1792, the names were changed: Hesse became the Western District; Lunenburg, the

Eastern District; Mecklenburg, the Midland District; and, Nassau, the Home District.

Counties were created as administrative jurisdictions and English Civil Law was

established. Several new districts were established in 1798 and old ones redefined. In

1800 the districts were divided into counties. Located in the Home District, Toronto Gore

was united administratively with Chinguacousy Township until 1831, when it was

separated into its own municipality. When the districts were abolished in 1849, county

governments took on their responsibilities. The West Riding of the Home District, which

consisted of the townships of Albion, Caledon, Chinguacousy, Toronto Gore and

Toronto, became Peel County in 1851.

A second purchase of land from the Mississaugas of 648,000 acres of land in 1818

included the townships of Albion, Caledon, Chinguacousy, Toronto Gore and the

northern part of Toronto Township. The initial Euro-Canadian development stage of

survey, settlement and land clearing took place between 1818-1840. The land survey of

Toronto Gore was completed in 1819 with Alexander McVean being the first settler to

arrive in the township. Land records indicate the first Crown Patents in the northern part

of the township were issued in the early 1830s. They included George Vaughan, Lot 17,

Concession 9 ND and Abraham Odlum of Lots 16 and 17, Concession 8 ND. Bishop

Alexander Macdonell, Reverend Angus Macdonell and Honourable James Baby received

the land deed, in trust, for all 200 acres of land on Lot 17, Concession 10 ND in 1834.

Local settlers had prepared a burial ground at Wildfield earlier in 1829 in anticipation of

this land grant. St. Patrick's Church was established in the 1830s as the second church in

the Archdiocese of Toronto and the first Ontario church to be named St. Patrick. The

church became the nucleus of the small hamlet of Gribbin, later named Wildfield, which

grew up around it in the 19th

century.

Early farmers built log dwellings and cleared patches of land for subsistence crops, and

were responsible for clearing the survey road allowance along his or her property

boundary. Land clearance in the township accelerated in the 1830s, and all lots had been

taken up by 1840, with a large number of the early settlers being of Irish background. The

second development stage of land clearance and the creation of the agricultural landscape

in Toronto Gore generally occurred between 1840-1875. Smith’s Canadian Gazetteer

(1846) describes Toronto Gore Township as being,

…a wedge-shaped township, of small size, with its base towards the

township of Albion. It is watered by the branches of the River Humber,

and contains some good land. It is well settled, principally by Irish and

Scotch, with a few Canadians; and a large portion of the township is






under cultivation. There is one gristmill in the township. Population in

1842, 1,145.1

Statistical information from 1848 noted that there were 309 occupied homes, 213 farmers

and 1683 residents in Toronto Gore Township as well as two schools, three inns, nine

wagon makers, seven blacksmiths, six innkeepers.2 The township developed from

subsistence farming in the early 1800s to a wheat growing area in the mid-1800s. As the

settlement of the land began to take place, small hamlets were established at strategic

places along roads, close to watercourses and near farmsteads within the developing

agricultural landscape to provide services to the local population. The Census Return

(1851) indicates, for the most part, the dwellings in Toronto Gore Township were of log

construction, with a few examples of brick, frame and stone construction. An economic

boom associated with the wheat production occurred in the mid 1850s creating prosperity

in the farming community.

Tremaine’s map (1859) depicts a settled landscape with the farmsteads generally

established on the north-south concession roads (Figure 2) and numerous settlements and

hamlets including Tullamore, Grantsville, Coleraine, Castlemore, Grahamsville,

Stanley’s Mills, Malton and Claireville. The surveyed concession roads had been opened

by the late 1850s as well as most of the sideroads. Although a community is not named

on the Tremaine map, St. Patrick’s Church is shown on the southeast corner of The Gore

Road and Mayfield Road and a store on the northwest corner in Caledon Township in the

location of Widlfield.

As a reflection of its increasing prosperity, the Census Return (1861) reveals an increase

in the number of houses of brick and frame, although log construction for farmhouses

still prevailed. This change to a more substantial and permanent construction material

marks a movement beyond the earlier subsistence farming to more established and

prosperous farmsteads created by the economic boom associated with wheat production.

More commodious and substantial barns were built on the farmsteads, alongside the new

farmhouses. The small communities continued to prosper as local service areas for the

farming community with post offices, schools, churches and some commercial and

industrial businesses.

The Gore Road, the Indian Line (Highway 50) and the Sixth Line (Airport Road) were

the earliest through roads. As settlement increased, the local roads were improved. In

1846, the Albion Road Company was incorporated to build a planked or macadamized

road on the eastern boundary of the township to run from Geddes Corner to Bolton. It

was built as far as Lot 13, just past Coleraine. The Townships of Toronto Gore and

Vaughan bought the Albion-Bolton plank road from the point of The Gore Road to above

Coleraine. The Grand Trunk Railway was built through the southern tip of the township

in the mid 1850s, creating access to larger and more distant markets.

1 W.H. Smith, Smith’s Canadian Gazetteer (Toronto: H & W Rowsell, 1846) 193.

2 Geo. S. Tavender, From This Year Hence, (Brampton: City of Brampton, Ont., 1983) 161.






Wheat was the principal agricultural crop prior to 1870. Fall wheat planting

predominated until the 1860s when spring wheat became more important. From the

1850s to the 1890s there was a consistent increase in the acreage of cultivated township

land. Ontario farmers began to turn to higher cost cash crops and animal husbandry in the

1870s.

The third development stage of the landscape extended from the mid 1870s into the mid

20th

century and comprised the maturation of the settlement into a pattern of established

farm complexes and field patterns, and the mechanization of the farms. Lynch’s

Directory for 1873-74 notes The Gore of Toronto was a very small township, but

contained the best farming land in the County. It was divided into the Northern and

southern Divisions.3 The Illustrated Historical Atlas (1877) indicates the township

contained prosperous farmsteads with orchards, farmhouses and barns. The map depicts

the communities of Gribbin, Tullamore and Castlamore in the northern part of Toronto

Gore (Figure 3).

Toronto Gore is described in the Illustrated Atlas as follows.

The soil is generally of a loamy clay and is perhaps the richest in the

county. The inhabitants are noted for their industry and thrift, and the

land is in a high state of cultivation. There are no villages of any size in

the township, but the country is thickly settled, and the inhabitants take

great pride, not only in building fine commodious dwellings, but also in

beautifying their grounds, giving the farms an appearance of comfort and

taste…. the township is watered by the River Humber, but the stream is

now largely utilized for manufacturing purposes. There being a only a few

grist and saw mills in the township. The Grand Trunk Railway runs

through tone corner of the township.4

Gribbin, now Wildfield, was originally known as Grantuile, after Simon Peter Grant who

had arrived in the area in 1833. Grantuile became the centre for the missionary priest

assigned to the church missions in Toronto Gore and Adjala Townships.5 Father Eugene

O’Reilly, the parish priest at St. Patrick’s from 1837 to 1860, was prominent in

promoting an agricultural school, St. John’s Agricultural College, that operated in the

hamlet from the 1860s to the 1890s. He also encouraged the clearance of the concession

and sideline roads. A rectory was built in 1860. Gribbin, named after the parish priest

Father Joseph Gribbin, was centred on St. Patrick’s Church. In 1877, the Illustrated

Historical Atlas described the hamlet as a new settlement located on The Gore Road, 13

miles from Brampton, on the boundary with Caledon Township. It contained a Roman

Catholic church and school, a blacksmith shop, store and post office. The Gribbin post

3 John Lynch, Directory of the County of Peel for 1873-4 (Brampton: Brampton Progress Chromatic Printing House, 1874). 4

Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Peel (Toronto: Miles & Walker, 1877) 62. 5 Tavender, 51.






office was established in 1873 with Daniel Boyle as postmaster (1873-1876). Thomas

Kelly ran the post office from 1877 to 1886 and then Thomas Splan from 1886 to 1897.6

The name of the post office was changed to Wildfield in 1891. Wildfield was also the

home of Father Francis McSpiritt, parish priest from 1887 to 1895, who is reputed to

have been a miracle worker, curing the sick. For many years after his death in 1895,

people came to Wildfield to visit his grave. The present brick church was built on the hill

on the east side of The Gore Road in 1895.

The crossroads settlement of Grantsville, also named after Simon Grant, was established

at the intersection of The Gore Road and Countryside Drive in the 19th century. It had a

gristmill at one time. Tremaine’s map (1859) notes a store in the northwest corner of the

intersection on Lot 16, Concession 9 ND. The community was renamed Gooseville later

in the century.

Tullamore to the west along Mayfield Road at the Sixth Line, later Airport Road and

Castlemore to the south on The Gore Road at Castlemore were other important

communities in the northern part of the township in the 19th century.

Although, the wheat economy of Peel County had ended by the 1880s, agriculture in

Toronto Gore Township adapted. It continued to prosper throughout the remainder of the

19th

century, despite a population loss in Peel County in the second half of the century.

Family farms were retained and worked with increasing mechanization. Second and third

generation improvements included wind breaks, fence lines, hedgerows and maintained

road allowances. Buildings were improved with new and larger barns and farmhouses.

2.2 20th

Century Development: Township of Toronto Gore

Toronto Gore Township remained rural in use and character into the latter part of the 20th

century. The agricultural economy was maintained throughout most of the 20th century,

and the existing landscape was sustained. Local roads were improved under the

provincial Good Roads System in the early 1900s with the County of Peel taking over

The Gore Road and Mayfield Road. The surface of The Gore Road was macadamized

with stone was taken from the West Branch of the Humber, crushed and hauled to the

road. The work was completed from the south end of the township to Lot 13 by 1914 and

then abandoned due to cost (Figure 4).7 Although there was a demand for gravel roads in

the 1920s due to the increase in motorized vehicles, it was not until the 1930s that all of

the township roads were surfaced with gravel. In the late 1950s, all of the roads were

improved and graveled as all-weather roads.8 County Roads including The Gore Road

and Mayfield Road were paved in the mid 20th

century. Highway 7 was built in the

6 Library and Archives of Canada. Post Offices and Postmasters, Gribbin and Wildfield, Toronto Gore

Township, Cardwell District. 7 Tavender, 160.

8 Ibid.






southern part of the township in 1930 and Highway 50 along the eastern township

boundary in the mid 1940s.

Although the small crossroads hamlet of Wildfield declined as a local service centre and

the post office was closed in 1915, it survived throughout the 20th century due to the

presence of St. Patrick’s Church. St. Patrick’s Church and the separate school remained

as a focal point in the area (Figure 5). St. Patrick’s School, the first Catholic school in

Peel County (now Region), was opened in 1907. The Loretto Convent operated in a

converted store from 1946 to 1969. The land around Wildfield remained agricultural in

use. To the south, Gooseville declined although it continued to be identified on

topographic maps until the mid-1900s.

Landscape changes as a result of urban transformation of the land in Toronto Gore began

to take place in the 1960s and accelerated in the 1970s. Changes have continued to the

present with the introduction of non-agricultural land uses, residential suburban

development into the landscape and modern improvements to roads and bridges (Figures

6 and 7). In 1973, the Township of Toronto Gore petitioned the Ontario Municipal Board

to amend its Official Plan to allow the township to regulate land use in order to allow a

residential subdivision at Castlemore on Lot 9, Concession 9 ND. The amendment

covered 3,200 acres of land, except for flood plains and designated areas of future

parkland and greenbelt. It allowed for the approved 200 single-family dwellings or lots in

any one year, and by the early 1980s, fifteen subdivisions plan were listed with 446

residential lots, of which 96 were registered. As of 1980, the Wildlife Estates on Lots 16

and 17 east of The Gore Road had been developed.9 With development, farmland

declined in use and family farmsteads began to change ownership more regularly, with

tenant farming increasing. More farmhouses, barns, silos and outbuildings were

abandoned and/or demolished. By the beginning of the 21st century, much of the

agricultural landscape below Castlemore Road had been replaced with suburban

development.

The Township of Toronto Gore ceased to exist as a municipal entity on January 1, 1974

when it was amalgamated into the new City of Brampton as part of the creation of the

Regional Municipality of Peel was created.

2.3 Lot 17, Concession 9 ND, Township of Toronto Gore

George Vaughan received the Crown Patent for all 200 acres of land in Lot 17,

Concession 9 ND in 1832. John Henry Dunn bought all 200 acres from Vaughan in 1833.

The land records note John McKenzie bequeathed the west part of the north half of Lot

17 to Alexander Mackenzie under the terms of his last will and testament in 1844, and the

east part to Sarah MacKenzie. Michael Murphy bought the southeast quarter of Lot 17,

Concession 9 ND from Alexander McKenzie and his wife in January 1850.

9 Ibid, 201.



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Local history recounts John Murphy and his wife Ellen Doherty moved with their family

to Lot 16 and 17, Concession 9 ND around 1834.10

The Census Return (1851) notes that

John and Hannah [Ellen] Murphy and their family, including 21-year old son Michael

Murphy, lived in a one storey log house. Son Michael Murphy (1827-1906) married

Elizabeth Madigan (1839-1893) on January 24, 1853. Tremaine’s map (1859) notes

Michael Murphy owned the south part of Lot 17. The Census Return (1861) records 29-

year old farmer Michael Murphy, his wife Eliza Murphy and their four children, John,

Dennis, Michael and Mary, resided in a two-storey frame house on Lot 17, Concession 9

ND.

The Census Return (1871) notes 42-year-old farmer Michael and Eliza Murphy and

children 17-yeear-old farmer John, 15-year-old Denis, 13-year-old Michael, 11-year-old

Francis and 9-year-old Patrick as a household located on Lot 17, Concession 9 ND.

Murphy owned a total of 150 acres of land that included two buildings and four barns

and/or stables.

The Illustrated Historical Atlas (1877) depicts Michael Murphy as the owner of the entire

north half of Lot 16, Concession 9 ND as well as the southeast quarter of Lot 17,

Concession 9 ND, comprising 150 acres. Ten years later in 1881, the Census Return

notes Michael and Eliza Murphy and their eight children—John, Joseph, Patrick, Charles,

Hannah, Cornelius, Frederick and Mary as a household. The Murphys had nine children

in total. The Census Return (1891) records Michael and Eliza Murphy and children

Hannah, Cornelius, Frederick and Mary as residents of a one and-a-half storey frame

building. Elizabeth [Eliza] Murphy died in 1893.

In 1901, 75-year old farmer Michael Murphy lived with his son Cornelius and daughter

Mary in a 9-room [rough] cast house on 100 acres of land comprising the northwest part

of Lot 16 and the east part of 17, Concession 9 ND. Michael Murphy died in 1906, and

son Cornelius Murphy inherited the family farmstead. He married Ann Trainor of King

Township. The present two-storey brick house was probably built on Lot 17 for Cornelius

and Ann Murphy. The Census Return (1911) records Cornelius Murphy, his wife Ann

and son John W. Murphy as a household on Lot 16 and 17, Concession 9 ND. Vernon’s

Directory (1915) locates Cornelius Murphy on Lot 17, Concession 9 ND.11

Cornelius

Murphy died in January 1945 and his wife Ann in January 1949. Both are buried in St.

Patrick’s Cemetery, Wildfield.

Son John Murphy married Mary Josephine Flaherty of Caledon Township and they had

three children, Sheila, James Cornelius and Francis John. Land records indicate the

Murphy family continued to own part of the east half of Lot 16, Concession 9 ND into

the latter decades of the 20th

century.

10 Tavender, 111.

11 Vernon’s Farmers and Business Directory for the Counties of Dufferin, Halton, Peel, Waterloo &

Wellington for the Year of 1915 (Hamilton, Ontario: Henry Vernon & Son, Publishers, 1915) 144





Figure 2. Michael Murphy is identified as the owner of the southeast part of Lot 17, Concession 9

(highlighted) in the Township of Toronto Gore on Tremaine’s Map of the County of Peel (1859).

Figure 3. Michael Murphy is the owner of part of Lot 17 (highlighted) as well as the north half of Lot

16 on the Township of Toronto Gore map, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Peel (1877).





Figure 4. The National Topographic Series map, Bolton 40 M/13 (1926) locates Lot 17, Concession 9

ND in the northeast part of the Township of Toronto Gore, near the communities of Wildfield and

Gooseville.

Figure 5. The National Topographic Series map, Bolton 40 M/13 (1940) shows little change to the

rural landscape in the vicinity of Lot 17. Wildfield and Gooseville continue to be noted.





Figure 6. The National Topographic Series map, Bolton 40 M/13 (1985) depicts the introduction of

residential development to the east of The Gore Road.

Figure 7. The National Topographic Series map, Bolton 40 M/13 (1995) illustrates landscape changes

as a result of residential development in the northeast part of the City of Brampton.






3.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE DESCRIPTION

3.1 Area Context

No. 11598 The Gore Road is located in the northeastern part of the City of Brampton on

Lot 17, Concession 9 ND of the geographic Township of Toronto Gore. It is situated

between Mayfield Road, which forms the municipal boundary between the City of

Brampton and the Town of Caledon to the north, and Countryside Drive. The City of

Vaughan in the Regional Municipality of York is situated to the east. St. Patrick’s Roman

Catholic Church with its associated cemetery and school dominates the historic

community of Wildfield at the junction of The Gore Road and Mayfield Road.

The area lies within the Peel Plain physiographic region. The land surface is flat to gently

undulating. There is a gradual and uniform slope toward Lake Ontario to the south.

Generally clay overlays the till. Settlers arriving in the first half of the 1800s commenced

the clearing of the original forest of pines, oak, cedar, hemlock, basswood and elm. The

fertile soils were cleared quickly and by the 1840s, the initial stage of settlement was

complete. The area became a noted wheat growing area, shipping grain for export to the

mills of Weston, Lambton and Toronto. The proximity of the growing City of Toronto

also provided a market for local products including milk, butter, produce and poultry.

The West Branch of the Humber River extends along the east side of The Gore Road with

tributaries flowing generally northwest to southeast across Lots 16 and 17, Concession 9

ND. The valleys of the watercourses are verdant and are noticeable in the topography

with their vegetation.

Agriculture dominated the local economy from the beginning of the Euro-Canadian

settlement in the first part of the 19th century to the latter decades of the 20

th century.

Since that time urban growth has affected the area with a resulting drop in farm acreage

and population. The area retains a patchwork of agricultural field patterns, delineated by

fences lines, tree lines and hedgerows. A Number of existing and former 19th

and 20th

century farm complexes still dot the landscape establishing and maintaining the rural

nature of the area. The north-south concession lines and east-west sideroads continue to

divide the area in a grid-like pattern. The paved rural roadways are generally two lanes

with gravel shoulders. There has been some loss or abandonment of a farmhouses and

agricultural buildings such as barns, silos and outbuildings.

The northern part of the former Township of Toronto Gore is undergoing significant

development transforming the agricultural landscape to residential subdivision. The Vales

of Humber (Secondary Plan Area 50) extending from The Gore Road west to a tributary

of the Humber River (Tributary A) and from Mayfield Road south to Countryside Drive

was re-designated from Estate Residential to Residential on October 12, 2005.

Brampton’s Official Plan designates The Vales of Humber as Upscale Executive Housing

Area 4A with an allocation of 1000 Executive Housing units. Subdivision and large lot

development has already occurred to the west of Goreway Drive and to the south of






Countryside Drive. Smaller scale development has taken place to the east The Gore Road

adjacent the West Branch of the Humber River.

Mayfield Road is presently being widened from a two lane, paved rural road to a four-

lane arterial route. Although it has been improved with wide gravel shoulders, The Gore

Road still maintains picturesque views across the agricultural land to the west, and along

its length, particularly as it dips into a deep valley and then rises up into the community

of Wildfield. The spire of St. Patrick’s Church can be seen clearly from a distance when

traveling into the hamlet from the south. The church building is set prominently on the

hill as the defining element of the hamlet.

3.2 Site

No. 11598 The Gore Road comprises 47.3 acres in the southeast part of Lot 17,

Concession 9 Northern Division (ND) in the northeast part of the geographic Township

of Toronto Gore, now the City of Brampton. The property is situated on the west side of

The Gore Road. The Gore Road is a regional road extending within the City of Brampton

from Peel Road 50, formerly Highway 50, in the south to Mayfield Road in the north.

The two-lane road with gravel shoulders has a posted speed limit of 60 km/hr in the

vicinity of No. 11598 (Figures 8 and 9).

The lands described as Plan 42R 30075 were purchased on December 1, 2003.

Approximately two acres surround the buildings while the balance of the 47.3-acre parcel

including the barn are leased for agricultural purposes. Biason Surveying Incorporated,

Ontario Land Surveyors, Bolton, prepared a site plan of the property dated August 28,

2000. The plan locates a two-storey brick residence, frame garage, frame building

(driveshed) and ‘L’-shaped frame barn on the property (Figure 10). The property owner

reports the garage was demolished in 2007 and the residence has been vacant for several

years.

The early 20th century farmhouse, bank barn and driveshed are set back a distance from

The Gore Road, the farmhouse at approximately 55 m and the barn at approximately

115 m (Figure 11). A gravel drive lined on both sides with a wood post and wire fence

leads westward into the property from The Gore Road (Figure 12). The residence is set

in heavily treed grounds to the north of the drive (Figure 13). A mature line of conifers

blocks views of the house from The Gore Road. The drive carries on to the barn

positioned to the west of the residence (Figure 14). The former garage, indicated by a

concrete pad and driveshed are situated between the residence and barn. The driveshed is

a long, narrow frame structure clad in sheet metal with a gable roof (Figure 15). A pond

surrounded by vegetation is located adjacent the north side of the barn. Cultivated fields

extend to the north, west and south (Figure 16). Tributaries of the West Branch of the

Humber River are clearly identifiable in the landscape to the west of the buildings.





Figure 8. The spire of St. Patrick’s Church, Wildfield is a landmark along The Gore Road to the

north of No. 11598.

Figure 9. Stoplights control the intersection of The Gore Road and Countryside Drive to the south of

the property.





Figure 10. The Biason Surveying Incorporated site plan (2000) locates the buildings on the property.

The garage was removed in 2007.





Figure 11. An aerial photograph of No. 11598 locates the residence, barn and driveshed [City of

Brampton Maps 2010 as modified by Unterman McPhail Associates].

Figure 12. A gravel drive leads into the property from The Gore Road. The barn is highly from the

roadway although large conifers obscure views of the residence.





Figure 13. A two-storey brick residence, a former farmhouse is located to the north of the drive.

Figure 14. A large two-storey bank barn and one-storey driveshed are situated to the west of the

residence.





Figure 15. The driveshed follows a rectangular floor plan oriented east to west. The timber frame

walls are clad primarily in sheet metal over vertical planks. The gable roof is finished in sheet metal.

Figure 16. The agricultural lands associated with No. 11598 are currently leased and remain in

cultivation. The barn is used for hay storage.






4.0 BUILT HERITAGE RESOURCE DESCRIPTION

The principal built heritage resources at No. 11598 The Gore Road are the two-storey

brick farmhouse and timber frame bank barn. The construction of the buildings relates to

the ownership of the Murphy family.

The residence is currently vacant, although the barn remains in use for hay storage.

Photography of the residence was hindered on the exterior by the overgrown nature of the

site. For the purposes of this report, the buildings are considered to run in a north to south

and east to west directions. A scale stick with one-foot gradations was used in the

photographs when possible.

4.1 Residence

4.1.1 Exterior

The two-storey vernacular brick residence dates to the early 20th century. It essentially

follows a rectangular plan with a metal clad frame addition extending to the north

(Figure 17). The brick walls laid in a common bond with a row of headers every seventh

or eighth row are set on a stone foundation. The red-coloured pressed brick is highlighted

a beaded mortar joint. The truncated hip roof fitted with lightning rods features a

projecting bay with a pediment gable roof on the north end of the east (front) elevation.

Metal roofing has been installed over the asphalt shingles on the west and south sides of

the building. A simple moulded cornice decorates the eaves. A brick chimney is located

on the west wall of the main building. Exaggerated concrete lintels highlight the

rectangular shaped door and window openings. The large window openings are fitted

with two wood sash, each with one or two panes of glass and the sills are generally

concrete. The upper storey window openings are positioned directly below the eaves.

Basements with concrete lintels are set within the foundation wall.

The principal elevation is oriented east towards The Gore Road. The bay at the north end

of the wall dominates the composition of the east elevation (Figure 18). Two narrow

openings on the second floor are located over a large window on the ground floor. Fish-

scale wood shingles and paired window openings decorate the pediment gable of the bay

(Figure 19). An entranceway opening onto the porch is located at the south end of the

wall. The opening retains a period wood panel door with glazing and wood storm door

(Figure 20).

The south elevation is laid out with door openings on the ground and second floor at the

north end of the wall and windows openings at the east end (Figure 21). The ground

floor entranceway is currently set within a contemporary, one-storey enclosed porch.

Stairs providing access to the porch are located to the west. The second floor doorway

opens onto the roof of the porch. An irregular pattern of window openings characterizes

the design of the west wall (Figure 22). Two large openings on the ground floor are set at

different heights. The north window has further been reduced in size through the insertion






of brick in the lower part of the opening. On the second floor, a small window opening

that is visually dominated by a concrete lintel is set between two larger openings. The

north addition covers the west end of the north wall. Two narrow windows, one on each

floor are situated adjacent to the east wall of the addition (Figure 23). An entry to the

house located at the west end of the wall is accessed through the addition.

4.1.2 Interior

The residence retains most of its early 20th

century interior detailing including wood door

and window casings, baseboards and wood floors. The trim is generally quite modest in

design with the exception of the ground floor south room, which was fitted with wide

moulded casings. Period doors remaining in the house include a four panel wood type as

well as a tongue and groove design on some of the bedrooms. The plaster walls use a

sawn wood lath.

Ground floor

The ground floor is divided into three rooms – a south room extending full width of the

building, a northeast room and a northwest room that serves as the kitchen. The exterior

entranceway on the south wall opens directly into the south room (Figure 24). Door

openings located in the north wall of the south room provide access to the northeast room

and an enclosed stairway to the second floor (Figure 25). A third doorway leads to the

kitchen. A small back hall at the north end of the ground floor provides access to the

basement stairs situated under the main stairway. It also connects the kitchen and the

northeast room. Hardwood floors extend through the south and northeast rooms.

Wainscoting is located in the kitchen (Figure 26).

Second floor

The stairs extend in a straight run from the ground floor to the second floor (Figure 27).

The second floor hall stretches east to west through the building. A simply detailed

balustrade comprising a handrail, square newel post and balusters encloses the stairway

on the second floor (Figure 28). Two rooms and a washroom are located on the north

side of the hall with an additional two rooms to the south. Typically the second floor door

and window opening have a plain trim with mitred corners (Figure 29). The northeast

bedroom retains a period four-panel door, although the original handle has been replaced

(Figures 30 and 31). A tongue and groove wood door is located in the southeast bedroom

(Figure 32). Baseboard is generally found throughout the upper level although the floors

have been carpeted.

Basement

A full basement extends under the house. The sawn wood joists with bracing run east to

west between the stone foundation walls (Figure 33). Windows set high in the wall

provide natural light to the space.




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Attic

A steep set of stairs in the second floor hall leads to the attic. The exterior brick walls are

visible in the attic rising just slightly above the floor level (Figure 34). Wood rafters tied

into the masonry wall are coved with wood sheathing. Wood flooring has been installed

throughout the attic. Two windows located in the east gable end provide light to the attic.

The roof has suffered some deterioration and signs of water penetration are evident,

notably from a hole located on the north side of the roof.

4.2 Barn Complex

The barn complex situated to the west of the farmhouse is clearly visible from The Gore

Road. Oriented in a north-south direction, the main barn uses a rectangular plan and is

built in a bank style so both the upper level and lower level open up at grade (Figure 35).

The barn has been enlarged with an addition at the north end of the structure (Figure 36).

A second smaller barn extends from the west wall of the addition in line with its north

wall. Traditionally, two level barns housed livestock on the lower level with hay and

grain storage on the upper. The main barn remains in use for hay storage on the upper

level while the lower level, previously used for dairy cattle is not in use. The small barn

is vacant.

The gambrel roof of the main barn is clad in sheet metal with two ventilators and five

lightning rods ranged along the peak (Figure 37). The barn structure is a traditional

heavy timber finished in a red-colour board and batten siding (Figure 38). The original

barn is set on a fieldstone foundation, while the addition uses a cast-in-place concrete

foundation. Deterioration of the siding has resulted in the loss of some of the batten

detailing. Window openings in the foundation provide natural light to the lower level

(Figure 39).

A ramp built up along the east wall provides access to the upper level of the barn. Two

large entranceways are located approximately midway along the east wall of the original

barn. Each opening is fitted with two hinged leafs that remain operational. A cistern is

situated under the ramp and the original milk house adjacent the ramp is now located

within the addition.

The small barn uses a rectangular floor plan oriented in an east-west direction (Figure

40). The gable roof of the small barn is clad in corrugated sheet metal. The timber

structure is set directly on grade and is finished in wood siding. A metal clad shed roof

structure extending from the south wall is used to store agricultural equipment.

Interior

The lower level of the barn is outfitted for housing dairy cattle with drains set in the

concrete floor, concrete stalls and steel stanchions (Figure 41). The original barn is






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framed in two distinct sections of unequal size. The larger south end is framed with two

large squared beams extending north to south supported on posts (Figure 42). The log

joists run east to west between the foundation walls and internal beams. The beams

terminate roughly two-thirds through the length of the barn at a transverse beam. The

joists in the north end bay of the original barn run north to south between the foundation

wall and the transverse beam. Steel posts have been added under the beams to provide

additional support. The timbers and stone foundation wall have been painted white to

lighten the space. The windows are particularly large for a barn and contribute to the

brightness of the lower level. The north foundation wall has been largely removed,

possibly at the time the addition was constructed.

The upper level of the barn is three bays wide by four bays long with an additional bay

accommodated in the north extension. The bents are made up of squared timbers and

diagonal bracing with pegged mortise and tenon joints (Figure 43). Several of the

timbers appear to be reused as indicated by notches and mortises not currently in use

(Figure 44). One square purlin on each side of the roof supports the rafters. The metal

roofing is attached to wood sheathing running longitudinally on top of the rafters.





Figure 17. The residence is a two-storey brick structure with stone foundation and truncated hip roof

clad partially in metal over asphalt shingles. The rectangular door and window openings are

highlighted with exaggerated concrete lintels that contrast with the red brick walls.

Figure 18. A projecting bay

with pediment gable is located

at the north end of the east

elevation. Trees and bushes

obscure a one-storey porch at

the south end of the wall.





Figure 19. The pediment gable on the east elevation is decorated with fish-scale wood shingles, raking

cornice with wood boards and a simple moulded cornice on the main eaves.

Figure 20. The east entry opening onto the one-

storey porch is fitted with a wood panel door with

glazing and storm door.





Figure 21. A contemporary porch on the south elevation encloses the entranceway. A door on the

second floor opens onto the roof of the porch.

Figure 22. An irregular pattern of openings characterizes the west elevation. Two basement windows

are set roughly in line with the ground floor windows.





Figure 23. A metal addition extending from the north wall encloses a third entry to the building.

Figure 24. The south entry opens directly into a large living room that extends the full

width of the building. Access to the open porch is located along the east wall of the room.

Note the moulded door trim with mitred corners, baseboard and hardwood floor.





Figure 25. Doorways on the north wall of the living room provide access to the

northeast room (right) and stairway to the second floor (left).

Figure 26. The northwest room with wainscoting has been most recently used as a kitchen. A

stairway to the basement positioned under the main stairway is accessed from the kitchen.





Figure 27. A narrow, steep stairway set behind a four panel wood door extends in a

straight run to the second floor.

Figure 28. Four bedrooms, two to the east and two the west and a washroom open off

the second floor hall. Access to the attic is provided over the main stairway.





Figure 29. The door and window openings on the second floor are trimmed in a

simple wood casing. The windows feature two wood sash each with one pane of glass

and wood sills.

Figure 30. Some of the doorways are fitted with period four panel doors.





Figure 31. One of the four panel doors as viewed from the interior of the room.

Figure 32. Other openings are fitted with a more modestly designed tongue and

groove door.





Figure 33. A full basement runs under the house.

Figure 34. A wood floor extending through the attic shows some evidence of water damage.





Figure 35. The two-storey bank barn with ramp to the upper level on the east wall has been

expanded to the north.

Figure 36. The addition follows the gambrel shape roof of the original barn. A small gable roof barn

extends from the west wall of the addition.





Figure 37. The bank barn has a heavy timber frame structure set on a fieldstone foundation. The

gambrel roof is finished in sheet metal and the walls are clad in board and batten siding.

Figure 38. Door and windows openings set in the high stone foundation wall provide access and

natural light to the lower level of the barn, initially used for livestock.





Figure 39. The small barn has a timber frame structure and is set directly on grade. The walls are

clad in weathered boards, laid vertically and the roof is finished in sheet metal.

Figure 40. A lean-to structure added to the south wall of the small barn appears to be used for the

storage of agricultural equipment.





Figure 41. The lower level of the barn is no longer in use although it retains the layout and fittings for

housing dairy cattle.

Figure 42. Squared timber beams carry log joists and floorboards. The original timber posts are

supplemented with metal supports.





Figure 43. The upper level of the barn uses a traditional heavy timber frame initially made up of five

bents, each three bays wide.

Figure 44. The bents are made up of squared timbers and diagonal bracing and appear to employ

some reused lumber. One purlin on each side of the roof supports the rafters.






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5.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE VALUE

5.1 Introduction

The criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest were set out under Ontario

Regulation 9/06 made under the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended in 2005. These

criteria were developed to assist municipalities in the evaluation of properties considered

for designation. The regulation states that:

“A property may be designated under section 29 of the Act if it meets one or more of the

following criteria for determining whether it is of cultural heritage value or interest:

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 iii. demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific achievement.

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 significant to a community,

ii. yields, or has the potential to yield , information that contributes to an

understanding of a community or culture, or

iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist, builder,

designer or theorist who is significant to a community.

3. The property has contextual value because it,

i. is important in defining, maintaining, or supporting the character of an area,

ii. is physically, functionally, visually or historically linked to its surroundings,

or

iii. is a landmark.”

5.2 Identification of Significance

The City of Brampton has not evaluated the property at No. 11598 The Gore Road under

criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest set out under Ontario

Regulation 9/06 made under the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended in 2005. Consultation

with the City of Brampton indicates the property at No. 11598 The Gore Road is not

included on the City of Brampton Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties

pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. The property is not municipally designated under

the Ontario Heritage Act. The site is not recognized through a local, provincial or federal

plaque programme. The City of Brampton has indicated it considers the property of

potential heritage value.






5.2.1 Design Value or Physical Value

The principal built heritage resources on the site are the former farmhouse dating to the

early 20th

century and a bank barn, dating to the late 19th

century.

The vernacular, two-storey brick farmhouse features a truncated hip roof, pedimented bay

and rectangular shaped openings with oversize concrete lintels. The interior retains much

of its modestly designed detailing dating to the early 20th

century. The building is little

altered, although it has been vacant for a number of years. The building is considered to

be a fair example of a brick farmhouse.

Once a common feature across Southern Ontario, barns as a building type are rapidly

disappearing in the City of Brampton as a result of rapid urbanization. The vernacular

style barn retains its dominant character defined by the two-storey bank layout,

rectangular floor plan, gambrel roof, high stone foundation and heavy timber frame

structure. Modifications to the barn include an addition at the north end of the building,

resulting in alterations to the foundation wall. The building remains in use for hay

storage. The structure is considered to be a good example of a bank barn, likely dating to

the late 19th

century.

5.2.2 Historical Value or Associative Value

The property at No. 11598 The Gore Road has historical associations of long duration

with members of the Murphy family, early settlers in the Township of Toronto Gore.

Local history indicates John Murphy moved to Lot 16 and Lot 17, Concession 9 ND

around 1834. Cornelius Murphy inherited the farmstead from his father, Michael Murphy

in 1906 and the construction of the present two-storey brick residence may relate to his

ownership of the property. The brick residence is the third house on the site and is

representative of the consolidation of the family farms during early 20th century. The

Murphy family continued to own the property into the latter decades of the 20th

century.

5.2.3 Contextual Value

The site of this former farm complex contributes to the agricultural character of the

surrounding area. It comprises an early 20th century residence, late 19

th century timber

frame bank barn and driveshed set in an agricultural setting of fenced fields, tree lines

and hedgerows. The drive leading from The Gore Road runs westerly along the south

side of the residence towards the agricultural buildings to the rear of the house. The barn

is visible from the roadway while mature trees obscure views of the residence.






5.3 Summary of Cultural Heritage Value

5.3.1 Description of Property

No. 11598 The Gore Road comprises a two-storey brick residence set within treed

grounds, bank barn, driveshed and associated agricultural lands in the City of Brampton,

specifically part of Lot 17, Concession 9 ND in the geographic Township of Toronto

Gore.

5.3.2 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value

The residence at No. 11598 The Gore Road, Part Lot 17, Concession 9 ND in the City of

Brampton is deemed to be of local significance primarily for historical and contextual

reasons.

The former farmhouse is considered to be a fair example of a vernacular styled residence

dating to the early 20th century. The structure has undergone few modifications, although

it has been unoccupied for a period of time. The barn is considered a good example of a

heavy timber structure laid out in the bank style. The barn remains in use for hay storage.

The property is associated with the Murphy family, early settles in the geographic

Township of Toronto Gore. The farm complex retains visual and historical linkages to its

surroundings.

5.3.3 Heritage Attributes

Heritage attributes, i.e., character defining elements, of the property include:

Site:

o Drive leading into the property from The Gore Road;

o Mature trees on grounds;

o Fields extending to the north, west and south; and,

o Tributary of the West Branch of the Humber River flowing through the rear of the

property.

Residence

o Brick structure using a common bond with header row every seventh or eighth

course;

o Beaded mortar joint;

o Fieldstone foundation;

o Truncated hip roof;

o Projecting bay at the north end of the east elevation with pediment gable featuring

decorative fishscale shingles, two narrow window openings on the second floor

and large window opening on the ground floor; and,

o Rectangular shaped openings with exaggerated concrete lintels.






Barn

o Bank style structure using a rectangular floor plan;

o Gambrel roof;


o Ramp on the east wall;

o Openings in the foundation wall; and

o Heavy timber frame structure.

6.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

The Vales of Humber (Secondary Plan Area 50) comprises approximately 267.56

hectares (661.17 acres) of land in the northeastern part of the City of Brampton. The

lands are bound to the west by a tributary of the West Humber River (Tributary A), to the

north by Mayfield Road, to the east by The Gore Road, and to the south by Countryside

Drive. The lands are within the area described as Lots 16 and 17, Concession 8 and 9 ND

in the geographic Township of Toronto Gore, now in the City of Brampton.

The Council of the City of Brampton adopted the Vales of Humber as a secondary plan

area with the approval of Official Plan Amendment (OP 93-253) on October 12, 2005.

This amendment re-designated the area from rural estate development on private septic

services (Estate Residential) to an urban form of housing on full municipal services

(Residential). OP 93-253 identified the area as an Upscale Executive Housing Special

Policy Area 4A and allocated an upscale housing requirement of 1,000 units within the

total community. The City of Brampton Official Plan (2006) consolidated OP 93-253

with other municipal policy objectives. As authorized by the City Council in November

2007 the Vales of Humber Secondary Plan Amendment will be approved through the

undertaking and completion of an integrated secondary/block planning program. The

Vales of Humber Secondary Plan is currently in Stage 1 of the Combined Secondary

Plan/Block Plan process represented by identification and public consultation of the land-

use vision, concepts and principles as presented by the owners. Stage 2 includes the

development of the detailed design guidelines for the community. Subdivision approvals

and detailed design form the final stage of the process.

The Province of Ontario released Places to Grow, a Growth Plan for the Greater Golden

Horseshoe on June 16, 2006. The 25-year strategy aims to:

o Revitalize downtowns to become vibrant and convenient centres.

o Create complete communities that offer more options for living, working, learning, shopping and playing.

o Provide housing options to meet the needs of people at any age.

o Curb sprawl and protect farmland and green spaces.

o Reduce traffic gridlock by improving access to a greater range of transportation

options.

The Vales of Humber falls within the designated Greenfield Area of the Region and

planning for the new community must address the new provincial planning initiatives.






As part of the Stage 1 of the Combined Secondary Plan/Block Plan The Landowners’

Group for Vales of Humber prepared a Visioning Document (April 2009) that identified

the planning goals and objectives for the new community and described the design

principles that will guide development of the secondary/block planning process. The

planning vision addresses the objectives of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden

Horseshoe. The Landowner’s Group planning vision indicates the desire to create a

distinct residential community, characterized by its unique environment and cultural

heritage features. The community goals and objectives include to:

o Protect and integrate cultural heritage resources.

o Establish appropriate land uses, lots sizes, road patterns and design guidelines that

promote and protect the Hamlet of Wildfield.

Further the concept plan identifies the enhancement of the significant view of the Hamlet

of Wildfield along The Gore Road.

Details relating specifically to lot types and sizes and housing densities in the context of

Growth Plan conformity remain under development between the municipality and the

Landowners’ Group.

7.0 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

This section provides an assessment of the potential adverse effects of the proposed

residential development of No. 11598 The Gore Road comprising part of Lot 17,

Concession 9 ND. No. 11598 The Gore Road is not listed in the City of Brampton

Inventory of Heritage Properties. The municipality considers the property of potential

heritage value. St. Patrick’s Church and Cemetery at No. 11873 The Gore Road to the

north and the former farm complex at No. 11180 The Gore Road to the south are

included in the City of Brampton Inventory of Heritage Properties (January 2010).

The conservation of cultural heritage resources is considered to be a matter of public

interest and the municipality through its Heritage Coordintor reviews development and

building applications affecting designated or listed properties or properties that may

exhibit heritage potential. The review considers the potential adverse effects of the

project on the cultural heritage resource. Negative impacts, as outlined in the Ontario

Heritage Tool Kit may include, but are not limited to:

o Destruction of any, or part of any, significant heritage attributes or features;

o Alteration that is not sympathetic, or is incompatible, with the historic fabric and

appearance;

o Shadows created that alter the appearance of a heritage attribute or change the

viability of an associated natural feature or plantings, such as a garden;

o Isolation of a heritage attribute from its surrounding environment, context or a

significant relationship;

o Direct or indirect obstruction of significant views or vistas within, from, or of

built and natural features;






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o A change in land use (such as rezoning a church to a multi-unit residence) where

the change in use negates the property’s cultural heritage value; and,

o Land disturbances such as a change in grade that alters soils, and drainage

patterns that adversely affect a cultural heritage resource, including archaeological

resources.

The primary impacts of the proposed development of the property at No. 11598 The Gore

Road relate to the introduction of a residential subdivision on the former agricultural

lands. The property owner does not intend to incorporate any of the existing buildings on

the site into the proposed subdivision plan. Therefore, the residence, barn and driveshed

will be demolished. The salvage potential of the buildings is recognized.

8.0 MITIGTION STRATEGIES

8.1 Introduction

A proposed development such as a new residential subdivision should not adversely

affect cultural heritage resources and intervention should be managed in such a way that

its impact is sympathetic with the value of the resources and that it minimizes or avoids

an adverse effect to a cultural heritage resource. When the nature of the undertaking is

such that adverse impacts are unavoidable it may be necessary to implement management

or mitigation strategies that alleviate the deleterious effects to cultural heritage resources.

Mitigation measures lessen or negate anticipated adverse impacts to cultural heritage

resources. These measures may include such actions as avoidance, monitoring,

protection, relocation documentation, salvage, remedial landscaping, etc., and may be a

temporary or permanent action.

The principal heritage philosophy for the protection of cultural heritage resources is

retention in-situ. The protection of built heritage resources is to preserve in-situ the

structures and their material integrity to the maximum extent possible, consistent with

public safety. The following heritage conservation options, listed in descending order of

preference, should be considered within the context of the project:

o Retention of the existing built heritage resource in-situ.

o Relocation of the existing built heritage resource in a new location on its current

site.

o Relocation of the existing built heritage resource to an appropriate new site

nearby in its municipality, preferably in the vicinity of the existing site to preserve

its historical value.

o Salvage of elements of the built heritage resource for incorporation into other

structures.

o Full recording and documentation of the built heritage resource and its associated

cultural heritage landscape if the structure is to be demolished.






8.2 Mitigation Strategies

The cultural heritage landscape with the associated built heritage resources, namely the

residence and barn located at No. 11598 The Gore Road, is considered to be of local

heritage significance (See Section 5.3.2 Statement of Cultural Heritage Value and 5.3.3

Heritage Attributes). The property is not listed in the City of Brampton’s Municipal

Register of Cultural Heritage Resources (January 2010). The property’s cultural heritage

value is derived primarily from its historical association and contextual value. The

residence is considered to be a fair example of brick structure dating to the early 20th

century and the barn is a good example of a timber frame structure of the bank style. The

buildings are not considered of sufficient cultural heritage value to warrant preservation if

the owner does not support their retention.

The property owner has determined it is not possible to retain the residence and the barn

at No. 11598 The Gore Road as part of the development of the property for residential

purposes. In order to alleviate the adverse effects of the removal of the buildings the

mitigation strategies are:

o The residence and barn at No. 11598 The Gore Road should be offered to prospective interested parties for removal.

o If no interested parties come forward, a qualified built heritage consultant should

prepare a list of salvageable elements of the residence and a reputable contractor

should salvage the building in a reasonable period of time.

o Commemoration of the Murphy family in street names of the community, subject

to no duplication of family names within the City of Brampton, should be

considered.

o This HIA report will stand as the documentation record for the property. The

report should be provided to the City of Brampton, the Brampton Public Library

and the Region of Peel Archives as a record of the property.



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Archives of Ontario.

Township of Toronto Gore, Assessment Rolls 1878-1899.

Brown’s Toronto City and Home District Directory for 1846-47. Toronto: George

Brown, 1846.

Census Returns, Peel County, Toronto Gore Township, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891

1901 and 1911.

Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Peel. Toronto: Miles & Walker, 1877.

Land Records, Brampton Registry Office, Lot 17, Concession 9 ND, Toronto Gore

Township.

Lynch, John. Directory of the County of Peel for 1873-4. Brampton: Brampton Progress

Chromatic Printing House, 1874.

Smith, W.H. Smith’s Canadian Gazetteer. Toronto: H & W Rowsell, 1846.

Tavender, George. From This Year Hence: A History of the Township of Toronto Gore

1818-1967. rpt. 1967, Brampton: City of Brampton, Ont., 1983.

Unterman McPhail Associates. Cultural Heritage Resources Report: Built Heritage &

Cultural Heritage Landscapes, the Vales of the Humber (Secondary Plan Area 50),

City of Brampton. Prepared for Delta Urban Inc. February 2009.

Vernon’s Farmers and Business Directory for the Counties of Dufferin, Halton, Peel,

Waterloo & Wellington for the Year of 1915. Hamilton, Ontario: Henry Vernon &

Son, Publishers, 1915.

Walton, George. The City of Toronto and the Home District Commercial Directory.

Toronto: Dalton & Coates, 1837.

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Listing”, Pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. Last Updated: January 20, 2010.

Access:--< www.brampton.ca/en/ArtsCulture.../INVENTORY%20REGISTER.pdf>

Library and Archives of Canada. Post Offices and Postmasters, Gribbin and Wildfield,

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100.01-e.php>.



http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001

www.brampton.ca/en/ArtsCulture.../INVENTORY%20REGISTER

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National Topographic Series. Bolton 30 M/13, 1926, 1940, 1978, 1985 and 1995.

Plan of Survey for No. 11598 The Gore Road. August 25, 2000 prepared by Biason

Surveying Incorporated, Ontario Land Surveyors, Bolton.

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Tremaine, George. Tremaine’s Map of the County of Peel, 1859.

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Jim Leonard, Heritage Coordinator, April 12, 2010.

Ivano Manias, Trinison Management Corp., April 22, 2010.



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CULTURAL HERITAGE SALVAGE REPORT

NO. 11598 THE GORE ROAD (PART OF LOT 17, CONCESSION 9 NORTHERN DIVISION


January 2011


Prepared by:

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CULTURAL HERITAGE SALVAGE REPORT

NO. 11598 THE GORE ROAD (PART OF LOT 17, CONCESSION 9 NORTHERN DIVISION


January 2011


Prepared by: Unterman McPhail Associates

Heritage Resource Management Consultants 540 Runnymede Road Toronto, ON, M6S 2Z7

Tel: 416-766-7333

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TABLE CONTENTS

Page

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

2.0 SALVAGEABLE ELEMENTS 4

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LIST OF FIGURES

Page

Figure 1. Location of subject property at 11598 The Gore Road, City

of Brampton. 1

Figure 2. Aerial view of subject site showing the location of the built

heritage resources located on No. 11598 The Gore Road. 2

Figure 3 Ground Floor, example of a salvageable wood four panel

door. 4

Figure 4. Ground Floor, example of a salvageable wood door casing. 4

Figure 5. Second Floor, example of vertical wood plank door and door

handles. 4

Figure 6. Example of a masonry lintel on front (east) elevation 5

Figure 7. Exterior, front entrance door and wood screen door. 5

Figure 8. Red-coloured pressed brick laid in a common bond

brickwork with a row of headers every seventh or eighth row

are set on a stone foundation. 5

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Markview Home Corp. retained Unterman McPhail Associates, Heritage Resource

Management Consultants, to complete a Salvage Plan for the property located at No.

11598 The Gore Road, City of Brampton. The report, Heritage Impact Assessment

Report, No. 1159 The Gore Road (Part of Lot 17, Concession 3 ND, Geographic

Township of Toronto Gore, City of Brampton, Ontario, was completed in May 2010 and

approved by the City of Brampton in October 2010. The City has requested a Cultural

Heritage Salvage Report as part of the approval of the HIA. The property located at No.

11598 is located on part of Lot 17, Concession 9 ND in the geographic Township of

Toronto Gore (Figure 1). The property locates at No. 11598 The Gore Road in the City

of Brampton is part of the proposed development of the site for residential purposes. It is

located within the boundaries of the Vales of Humber (Secondary Plan Area 50). The

City of Brampton Council adopted an Official Plan Amendment (OP 93-253) to re-

designate the Vales of Humber lands from Estate Residential to Residential on October

12, 2005.

Figure 1. Location of subject property at 11598 The Gore Road, City of Brampton.

No. 11598 The Gore Road is situated in the northeastern part of the municipality on Lot

17, Concession 9 Northern Division (ND) of the geographic Township of Toronto Gore,

now within the City of Brampton (Figure 1) on the west side of The Gore Road between

Countryside Drive and Mayfield Road. The nucleus of the historic community of

Wildfield with St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery is located at junction

of The Gore Road and Mayfield Road.

Unterman McPhail Associates January 2011



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The land encompassing No. 11598 The Gore Road was first cleared for agricultural

settlement by the 1850s and remained in agricultural use through the balance of the 19th

century and most of the 20th century. No. 11598 comprises 47.3 acres in the east half of

Lot 17. The subject property comprises a two-storey brick residence set within treed

grounds, bank barn, driveshed and associated agricultural lands in the City of Brampton

(Figure 2).

Figure 2. Aerial view of subject site showing the location of the built heritage resources located on No.

11598 The Gore Road.

The HIA described the cultural heritage value of the property. The residence at No.

11598 The Gore Road, Part Lot 17, Concession 9 ND in the City of Brampton is deemed

to be of local significance primarily for historical and contextual reasons. The former

farmhouse is considered to be a fair example of a vernacular styled residence dating to

the early 20th century. The structure has undergone few modifications although it has

been unoccupied for a period of time. The property is associated with the Murphy family,

early settlers in the geographic Township of Toronto Gore. Heritage attributes, i.e.,

character defining elements, of the residence identified in the HIA Report include:

o Brick structure using a common bond with header row every seventh or eighth

course;

o Beaded mortar joint;


o Truncated hip roof;




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o Projecting bay at the north end of the east elevation with pediment gable featuring

decorative fishscale shingles, two narrow window openings on the second floor

and large window opening on the ground floor;

o Rectangular shaped openings with exaggerated concrete lintels.

Although the subject property has been determined to have some local historical

association value, and design and contextual value, the HIA report (May 2010)

determined the farmhouse is not considered to be of sufficient cultural heritage value to

warrant preservation if the owner does not support their retention.

The property owner, Markview Homes, has determined it is not possible to retain the

residence and the barn located as part of the redevelopment of the property for residential

purposes. In order to alleviate the adverse effects of the removal of the built heritage

resources, the HIA presented the following mitigation strategies:

o The residence at No. 11598 The Gore Road should be offered to prospective

interested parties for removal.

o If no interested parties come forward, a qualified built heritage consultant should

prepare a list of salvageable elements of the residence and a reputable contractor

should salvage the building in a reasonable period of time.

o Commemoration of the Murphy family in street names of the community should

be considered.

This Cultural Heritage Salvage Report fulfils the mitigation requirement for a list of

salvageable elements from the residence located at No. 11598 The Gore Road, City of

Brampton contained in the HIA report for the property. Digital photographs used in this

report were taken in May 2010 and December 2010.




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2.0 SALVAGEABLE ELEMENTS

Unterman McPhail Associates conducted a site visit on December 3, 2010 to ascertain

which architectural materials and elements of the residence warranted salvage. The list of

salvageable materials is as follows:

Ground Floor

o all four panel wood doors in good condition located on the first floor

o all door and window architrave casings in good condition on the first floor

Figure 3. Ground Floor, example of a

salvageable wood four panel door.

Figure 4. Ground Floor, example of a

salvageable wood door casing.

Second Floor

o second floor vertical wood plank doors with door handles

Figure 5. Second floor, example of vertical wood

plank door and door handles.



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Exterior

o front door located on east elevation including the wood storm door.

o red brick masonry units. Salvage two pallets of brick masonry in good condition

for local reuse.

o masonry lintels in good condition.

Figure 6. Example of a masonry lintel on front Figure 7. Exterior, front entrance door

(east) elevation. and wood screen door.

Figure 8. Red-coloured pressed brick laid in

common bond brickwork with a row of headers

every seventh or eighth row are set on a stone

foundation.



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I 4-62STAFF COMMENT FORM

Heritage Impact Assessment/Cultural Heritage Salvage Report 13 June 2011

Name of Applicant/Agent:

Markview Home Corp.

Municipal Address:

11598 The Gore Road, Lot 17, Concession 9 Northern Division (ND) of Township of Toronto Gore

Salvage Report/HIA Details:

Prepared by: Unterman McPhail Associates: Heritage Resource Management Consultants

HIA Report Received: August 2010;

Salvage Report Received: January 2011

The Property:

11598 The Gore Road is located on the west side of The Gore Road between Countryside Drive and Mayfield Road on Lot 17, Concession 9 (ND) of Township of Toronto Gore.

The property contains an early 20th century two-storey brick residence, a late 19

th century

barn and two ancillary structures.

The property is neither listed on Brampton’s Municipal Registry of Cultural Heritage Resources nor is it designated under Part IV of or V of the Ontario Heritage Act.

The property is historically associated with the Murphy family and was likely built for Cornelius

Murphy who resided on the property from 1906 to 1945.

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The farmhouse is a vernacular brick house with a truncated hip roof, and the barn is a vernacular style with a bank layout and a gambrel roof.

The property is no longer in use as a farm and the farmhouse is not occupied.

Reports’/Project Highlights:

Markview Home Corp. retained Unterman McPhail Associates: Heritage Resource

Management Consultants to undertake a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) for this property

in 2010.

Lot 17, Concession 9 ND owned by Markview Home Corp. is within the Vales of the Humber

Secondary Plan, and as such, is proposed to be developed as a distinct residential

community.

11598 The Gore Road buildings are not intended to be incorporated into the proposed subdivision plan. The farmhouse and barns and ancillary buildings were not considered of sufficient cultural

heritage value to warrant preservation and the property owner determined it was not possible

to retain them as part of the redevelopment of the property for residential purposes.

In order to alleviate the adverse effects of the removal of the buildings, the mitigation strategy

recommended in the HIA was: offer the building for relocation, and if the building is not

relocated; provide a list of salvageable elements; and commemorate the Murphy family, in

street names, if possible.

Subsequent to the HIA, in the winter of 2011 a Salvage Report was prepared by Unterman

McPhail Associates: Heritage Resource Management Consultants providing a list of

salvageable elements of the residence.

A demolition permit was submitted to the City in 2007 and has been on hold as the property

required heritage due diligence.

The buildings are not considered of sufficient cultural heritage value to warrant preservation

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff in 2010 indicated that the property owner should work with the heritage consultant to develop

and execute the mitigation strategy proposed in the HIA. Unterman McPhail produced a Cultural

Heritage Salvage report in 2011.

Staff continues to support of the mitigation plan based on the information provided in the HIA and

the Cultural Heritage Salvage report, and therefore support the removal/demolition of the buildings

with conditions.

Conditions are that the property owner provides supporting documentation to the City of Brampton

confirming: 1) that the building(s) were offered up for relocation; 2) a commitment to develop a

heritage interpretative plaque with historical images; and 3) if it is not possible to relocate the

buildings, salvage for reuse preferably to heritage related-projects is to be explored. In addition the

consultant is to provide the property owner with a copy of the reports to go the Region of Peel

Archives.

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