Heritage Kincardine Walking Tour Book

Heritage
Walking
Tours
TOWN OF KINCARDINE
First Edition 2012
Printed by Kincardine Commercial Printing
Kincardine, Ontario
HERITAGE KINCARDINE
WALKING TOURS
TOWN OF KINCARDINE
Enjoy this walking tour of the Town of Kincardine and appreciate
our many places of architectural and local historical interest.
Some changes to these buildings have taken place but owners
have worked hard to maintain their beauty and integrity.
The original survey of the Region of Penetangore was in 1845 by
Allan Park Brough PLS. The name changed when Kincardine
was incorporated as a village in 1858, the first in Bruce County. In
1875 Kincardine was incorporated as a town. Over forty
properties have received historical or architectural designation
under the Ontario Heritage Act and are noted by an octagonal
bronze plaque.
This tour guide was produced by Heritage Kincardine,
volunteers dedicated to preserving and enhancing the
municipality’s heritage.
Many of the photographs in this guide are from the Scougall
collection. John Scougall was a citizen of Kincardine who took
award-winning photos of this area from the 1880s to the 1920s.
The sculpture pictured above is found on 756 Queen Street (#16).
What is heritage and why designate heritage?
Our heritage is what we value from the past and what we preserve for future
generations. It reflects our collective history, defines the places where we live
and work, and gives communities their unique identity. Recognizing and
protecting places that have heritage value is an important part of planning for
the future.
By retaining heritage buildings, structures, and landscapes, we not only retain
the character of our communities, we also contribute to their social,
economic, and environmental sustainability.
There’s nothing wrong with change ...
... as long as it is sensitive change. On-going use of heritage buildings is
important to their long-term viability. A heritage building that’s being used
is a heritage building that’s being saved. This may mean continuing to use
the building as it was originally intended, or adapting the property to a new,
contemporary use. What is important is that the heritage elements that
make the property significant are maintained and incorporated into the new
use.
Designation does not:
Ÿ restrict the use or ownership of a property;
Ÿ require it to become a museum;
Ÿ require it to be frozen in time;
Ÿ require it to be restored to its original purpose;
Ÿ obligate the owner to open it to the public.
(Excerpts taken from http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/MHPDesGuide)
For more information about contacting your local Heritage Committee or
for information on how to become a contributing Heritage Committee
member in your municipality please forward inquires to:
Jennifer Lawrie
Deputy Clerk of the Municipality of Kincardine
519-396-3468
HERITAGE KINCARDINE
WALKING TOURS
TOWN OF KINCARDINE
Walk 1 Durham Market Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
30 minutes - The meeting place before a Saturday parade,
the Monday market or a summer festival.
Walk 2 Queen Street Business Section. . . . . . . . . . 6
30 minutes - The main business section of town, full of
boutique shops, restaurants and cafés.
Walk 3 Harbour Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
20 minutes - The main access point to Lake Huron
and the Harbour.
Walk 4 North Pier to Lovers’ Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
20 minutes - A stroll along the beach north of the flagpole
to Lovers’ Lane.
Walk 5 Huron Terrace, Lambton & Durham . . . . . 25
30 minutes - A walk down residential streets closer
to the lake featuring some heritage homes.
Walk 6 Princes Street. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
30 minutes - the ‘Rosedale of Kincardine’; many of Kincardine’s
most prosperous citizens built their homes here.
Glossary of Architectural Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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44°10.509'N / 81°38.190'W
Originally known as Durham
Market Square, this area was set
aside in the original survey of 1845
by Allan Park Brough, PLS
(Provincial Land Surveyor), as
open space. It was later named in
honour of Queen Victoria’s
Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The
fountain was constructed at this
time. The cannons are reportedly
from the Crimean War.
Victoria Park 1900,
looking NE - Laurier
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The old Town Hall was built in 1872
in Italianate Style, the original
tender being $4,780. Originally it
had a cupola containing the town
bell (now in front on Queen Street)
and a verandah along north and
east sides. Many original features
were restored in 2011. Both the
Victoria Park and the Town Hall
were designated as a single entity
in 1978; the former was one of the
first parks designated in Ontario
under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Town Hall was restored in
2011.
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Town Hall - note wood for heati
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DURHAM MARKET SQUARE
Victoria Park 1900, looking
Scougall daughters
SW, c. 1900
on cannon
Victoria Park’s original
fountain
ing NE
Pipers in Victoria Park, look
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DURHAM MARKET SQUARE
The Town Hall from Vic
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The Town Hall, front view
¸ 312 DURHAM MARKET SOUTH
44°10.473'N / 81°38.212'W
Originally a planing mill and sash and door company owned by A.J. Evans about
1865, it is a typical early factory design.
¹ 330 DURHAM MARKET SOUTH
44°10.456'N / 81°38.172'W
Of all of the factories that were so much a part of Kincardine’s history, only the main
floor remains of what was a three-story pork processing factory built in 1877. It
became the Kincardine Creamery from 1936-1970, when the top two stories were
removed.
5 338 DURHAM MARKET SOUTH
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44°10.449'N / 81°38.152'W
This house has been home to members of the Farley family continuously since
1907. Robert Madden, manager of the pork factory next door, lived here from
1877-1907. Note the gray brick and pink mortar, unusual for Kincardine.
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DURHAM MARKET SQUARE
» 346 DURHAM MARKET SOUTH
44°10.442'N / 81°38.137'W
The land was granted from the Crown in 1852 and was owned by various
prominent Kincardinites - J.A. Rapley, A.J. Evans, John Scougall. Tradition holds
that this house was probably built in 1902 for Henry Coleman, who purchased the
pork factory from Rooklidge. It is a classic late Victorian home.
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MARKET NORTH
44°10.483'N / 81°38.094'W
Built for T.C. Rooklidge in 1876 or 1877,
this Second Empire Style house,
remained a private home until 1961,
before housing a succession of
restaurants; it is now apartments. The
tower has notes written on its inside
walls recording the arrival of various
vessels to the harbour.
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44°10.495'N / 81°38.124'W
One of the first built in Kincardine, this house’s main walls are 10” thick and the
exterior walls are of double pine sheeting. It is barn framed with hand cut beams.
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DURHAM MARKET SQUARE
¾ 331 DURHAM MARKET NORTH
44°10.500'N / 81°38.136'W
¿ 327 DURHAM MARKET NORTH
44°10.504'N / 81°38.143'W
These two houses were typical Victorian workers’ cottages. Note the magnificent
barn behind, one of the few remaining in Kincardine.
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11 315 DURHAM MARKET NORTH
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44°10.510'N / 81°38.160'W
The “Bank House” was built
circa 1870 in Classical Revival
style; the porch was added
later. Built by the Merchants
Bank, the house continued to
be the managers’ residence
long after the bank had moved
to Queen Street.
It later
became the home of Col. Hugh
Clark, M.P., great-uncle of
former Prime Minister Joe Clark.
The bank to the west of the
house is in Renaissance Revival
Style.
The “Bank House”
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