Dundas
Dundas
6 Bond Street North
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5 Brock Street North
Date Built: 1857
Original Owner: Michael Powers, a Dundas workingman, who rented the house to a succession of labourers.
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Type of Stone: Rubblestone, a vuggy bioturbated dolomite, with dressed stonework of
Whirlpool Sandstone around the doorway and front windows.
Historical Accounts: Kitchen wing added in 1878. Dormer windows added in the 1920's. NB:
front window lights are 8 over 12.
Setting: urban streetscape
Heritage Status: Listed.
59 Caley Street
Date Built: mid-19th century
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Type of Stone: Rubblestone of many different types including Medina sandstones
and local dolomites.
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Setting: urban streetscape
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11 Church Street
Date Built: mid-19th century
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Type of Stone: Note the mason's striated markings on the stone.
Historical Accounts: Once used as a stable.
Setting: urban streetscape
Heritage Status: Listed.
31 Cross Street
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32 Cross Street
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Wood-dale, 35 Cross Street
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177 Hatt Street
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7 John Street
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85 King Street East
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155-157 King Street West
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171 King Street West
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250-252 King Street West
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262 King Street West
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268 King Street West
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291 King Street West
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400 King Street West
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36 Melville Street
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24 Napier Street
Date Built: 1851
Original Owner: Robert Hannah
Architect and/or Stone Mason: Robert Hannah
Type of Stone: Kingston stone brought down as ballast (Desjardin Canal)
Historical Accounts: In 1880, Horatio Palmer, also a mason,
bought the house. He is credited
with constructing many of the large buildings in Dundas in partnership with
Thomas Hickey. John W. Lawrason owned this home from 1904 to 1914, and was mayor of Dundas
from 1909 to 1910.
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10 Ogilvie Street
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Foxbar, 7 Overfield Street
Date Built: mid-1850's
Original Owner: Thomas Robertson, lawyer and politician
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Type of Stone: Front and north façade Whirlpool Sandstone; rubble stone
on the south side
Historical Accounts: Thomas Robertson practiced law for many years
in the firm Robertson and Wardell. In 1878,
Robertson was elected MP for Hamilton,
and later became a Supreme Court judge. In 1901, Frank E. Lennard, Sr.
purchased Foxbar; his son, Frank E. Lennard Jr., inherited the house in 1936,
resided here for 21 years and served as the local MP. The interior of Foxbar was
completely renovated following a fire in 1931. Foxbar is an
excellent example of the mid-19th century early Italianate style featuring
overhanging eaves with ornamental brackets, round-arched window, and
a classical doorway with rectangular transom and sidelights.
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15 Park Street East
Date Built: 1859-1860
Original Owner: Walter Chisholm, first Town Clerk of Dundas
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Type of Stone: The front façade is cut Whirlpool sandstone with
a hammered face; sides currently are covered with plaster.
Historical Accounts: In 1903 the original 1.5 storey Georgian
house was sold to Mr. and Mrs.
James Beatty Grafton (of Grafton Department Stores) who converted
it to a carriage house adjoining their
property on Cross Street. In 1927, Mr. Tom Folkes, who operated a riding academy
from 1935-1978, purchased the property. Presently (2007), the Scott Barnum Pottery is
located here.
Setting: Urban streetscape
Heritage Status: Designated
16 Park Street East
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James Scott House, 146 Park Street West
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214 Park Street West
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337 Park Street West
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27 Sydenham Street
Date Built: 1856-1858
Original Owner: William Martlin, carpenter
Architect and/or Stone Mason: unknown
Type of Stone: Sandstone front facade, rubblestone side and rear walls
Historical Accounts: William Martlin built
27 Sydenham St. as a semi-detached house to serve
as an investment property next door to his carpentry
shop on the corner. It is the only stone house on the block.
Dundas made its name as a milltown in the 19th century and,
at one time, the north house provided accommodations for
over a dozen workers. A fire occurred in the 1860s next
door at the planing mill which burned its original roof
but also provided the opportunity to add a top storey and gable.
Setting: in the historic downtown area of Dundas
Heritage Status: designated
58 Sydenham Street
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27 Wellington Street North
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29 Wellington Street North
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30 York Road
Date Built: 1833
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Type of Stone: Front façade is constructed in regular courses
of dolomite (limestone); lintels and sills are of Whirlpool sandstone.
Historical Accounts: 30 York Street is the oldest dateable building
in Dundas; date of construction is found on the keystone over the front door.
It is reputed to have served as the Customs house for the Desjardins
Canal, and also to have housed the main water pump for the Town.
The architectural features of the neo-classical front entrance, its
central chimney, and the gable-end to street attest to its early date.
Setting: Major intersection in downtown Dundas
Heritage Status: Designated
129 York Road; "Cemetery Cottage"
Date Built: 1855
Original Owner: Town of Dundas
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Type of Stone: rubblestone with sills, lintels and quoins
mainly Whirlpool sandstone
Historical Accounts: The Grove cemetery cottage was built as an office
and dwelling for the superintendent. The last superintendent left in 1977; in
November 1985, the Town sold the property for use as a private home.
Setting: cemetery
Heritage Status: Designated
Sources:
HAMILILTON'S HERITAGE, vol. V: Reasons for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act (Hamilton: Planning and Development Department, 2004)
Middleton, Gerrard V., NOTES ON SOUTHERN ONTARIO BUILDING STONES (unpublished manuscript, 2006 and updated occasionally).
Norris, Darrell A., BEYOND PARADISE: Building Dundas, 1793-1950 (Dundas: LACAC, 1996
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