Heritage property

136-138 Lakeshore Rd E

136-138 Lakeshore Rd E, Oakville, built in 1887, is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by By-law 1990-228 and sits in the Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District.

Last checked September 24, 2026Town of OakvilleHow we know

Publisher: Town of Oakville
Source dataset: Heritage Properties (open data layer)
Official record: By-law 1990-228
Retrieved: September 24, 2026
Licence: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Terms
From the source: status under the Ontario Heritage Act · by-law and year · year built · the Town's history and description, reproduced verbatim
Derived by OakvilleIQ: community, by location · nearby properties and what is around
OakvilleIQ’s words: the summary sentence · what the status means
Kept current: Rebuilt from the Town's layer; a weekly check warns when the record is more than 90 days old.

History

Anderson Block. C. W. Anderson, a Town Councillor, built the 2-storey structure in 1887. The easterly part of the building was let out to the Morden Fuel Company and Ashton Drugs. Anderson used the lower portion of the westerly-half of the building for two banks which he and his sons operated. During the 1950s, the building served as Town Clerk's office and the police station, while the 2nd storey was the meeting place for Town Council.

The Town of Oakville’s account, reproduced from its heritage register.

Heritage attributes

Italianate style commercial building with influences of Romanesque Revival. Notable features include brick voussoirs with keystones, architraves above the upper windows, and other decorative brickwork.

The Town of Oakville’s description, reproduced from its heritage register.

What the status means

Both individually designated under Part IV and inside a Part V district.

Whether a specific alteration needs a heritage permit is the Town’s call; ask its heritage planning staff before starting work. See permits and by-laws.

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

Town of Oakville
By-law 1990-228
Retrieved September 24, 2026
Town of Oakville
Heritage Properties (open data layer)
Retrieved September 24, 2026
Town of Oakville
Heritage Districts and Properties
Retrieved September 24, 2026

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Town of Oakville. Licence. Register checked September 24, 2026; the Town’s record is authoritative.

At a glance

Status: Designated and in a district (Parts IV and V)
By-law: 1990-228
Designated: 1990
Built: 1887
District: Downtown Oakville
Official Plan community: Old Oakville
Also known as: Hihgway 2

Explore this area

In the Town’s Old Oakville community, covered by Old Oakville; in Ward 3.

Development

18 projects · 777 homes proposed

106-114 Robinson Street and 71 Water StreetApproved · 10 homes · 120 m
71 Water StApproved · 10 homes · 150 m
150 Randall StApproved · 293 homes · 170 m

within 800 m

Parks

16 parks

Centennial SquareCommunity Park · library, parking lot · 160 m
Erchless EstateCommunity Park · destination park, parking lot · 310 m
Lakeside ParkCommunity Park · destination park, gazebo · 370 m

within 800 m

Transit

3 routes

passing within 400 m

Heritage

59 properties

140-142 Lakeshore Rd EDesignated and in a district (Parts IV and V) · built 1878 · 10 m
134 Lakeshore Rd EDesignated and in a district (Parts IV and V) · built 1887 · 10 m
130-132 Lakeshore Rd EDesignated and in a district (Parts IV and V) · built 1883 · 20 m

within 250 m

By distance between recorded coordinates, as the crow flies.

Where

The OakvilleIQ Brief

Heritage designations and district changes

What changes on the Town's heritage register, once a week.

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