Heritage property
1099 Sixth Line
1099 Sixth Line, Oakville, built in 1927, is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by Town of Oakville By-law 2024-094.
History
The Louth House has cultural heritage value for its association with prominent local citizens and stories, such as the Hagaman family and the Louth family. T.C. Hagaman, who owned the property and built the house and was a well-respected fruit farmers. The Hagamans had farmed the land since the 1860s. Leslie Louth was a golf professional and the first Head Professional at the Oakville Golf Club who gained recognition as a professional golfer locally, nationally and even internationally. The Louth family lived in the house for 67 years.
Heritage attributes
The Louth House is a representative example of a Craftsman Bungalow from the late 1920s. Craftsman attributes of the Louth House include: the low massing of the historic one-and-a-half-storey house; stucco cladding; side gable roof with projecting eaves, wooden rafters, soffit, and fascia, and large wooden brackets under the eaves; multipaned Arts and Crafts style windows and front door; covered front porch with wooden ceiling and floors with wooden Arts and Crafts columns and arched beams; multi-coloured corduroy brick on front porch and along the house foundation; and the external brick chimney on the south elevation.
Criterion met under Ontario Regulation 9/06
The property has design value or physical value because it is a rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type, expression, material or construction method.
What the status means
Designated individually under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by a Town by-law. Alterations to the heritage attributes and demolition need Town approval.
Sources
Sources
Town of Oakville
By-law 2024-094Town of Oakville
Heritage Properties (open data layer)Town of Oakville
Heritage Districts and Properties
The OakvilleIQ Brief
Heritage designations and district changes
What changes on the Town's heritage register, once a week.