2366 Sovereign St

Heritage attributes

The Elisha and Christina Grice House has design and physical value as a modest and vernacular example of a Dutch Colonial Revival style house. The house may have been designed and built locally or could have been a kit house from a mail-order company. The one-and-a-half storey L-shaped house has an intersecting Gambrel roof, the most recognizable feature of the Dutch Colonial Revival style house. The simple frame house has a two-bay façade and contains historic one-over-one wood windows and wood trim throughout.

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

Criterion met under Ontario Regulation 9/06

The property has historical value or associative value because it has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person, activity, organization or institution that is significant to a community.

O. Reg. 9/06 sets the criteria a property must meet to be designated under Part IV; the Town recorded which one applies.

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.

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

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