Heritage property
376 Chartwell Rd
376 Chartwell Rd, Oakville, is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
History
Associated with its original owner who had the house constructed, John Macdonald. Macdonald was a local butcher and well-known cattle rancher, who was also deputy reeve of Oakville, a town councillor and a local magistrate. His wife, Janet, was the daughter of Peter Morrison who had a successful cattle ranching business. The Morrisons and Macdonalds were large landowners in this area northeast of the town of Oakville in the 1800s and early 1900s. Macdonald Road is named after the family. The property is also directly associated with the theme of ranching and farming in the 19th and early 20th century in what is now southeast Oakville.
Heritage attributes
An example of a Queen Anne brick farmhouse from the Victorian era with elements of the style, including its tall massing, asymmetrical design and intersecting hip and gable roofs. Built on a lakestone foundation and clad in red brick, the house has a stately look and includes many of the whimsical details typically found on a Queen Anne house. These include the tall, narrow, flat, and arched windows, large arched window opening on front elevation with stained glass, large front entrance with arched transom window with stained glass, and decorative wood cornice with brackets and vergeboard throughout.
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
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.