Notice of Intention to Designate: 15717 Airport Road

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TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Caledon intends to designate the following property as being of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter O.18

15717 Airport Road

The property is located on the east side of Airport Road, south of the village core of Caledon East, being Part of Lots 18 & 19, Concession 1, within the former geographic Township of Albion.

The design or physical value of the property at 15717 Airport Road is linked to its one-and-a-half storey dwelling, known as the McLeod House, a representative example of an Ontario farmhouse. Its overall massing, T-plan footprint, stone foundation, and symmetrical five-bay primary elevation are all typical of Ontario farmhouses of the mid-19th century era. Built in 1860, the house exhibits vernacular architectural influence of both the Georgian and Gothic Revival styles. The Gothic Revival style is most prominently exhibited through the principal elevation’s vertically oriented windows, steep centre gable with lancet window, and painted brick detailing mimicking buff brick quoins and crosses. Its symmetry, “boxy” massing and moderately pitched side-gable roof are indicative of the Georgian style. The house’s three wythe thick brick construction and dogtooth patterning under the eaves display a high degree of craftsmanship.

The property has historical value and associative value for its connection with the enduring history of agricultural settlement across the historic Township of Albion. In the 19th century, settlers established farmsteads, often set back from the concession road, with the farmhouse surrounded by orchards, cultivated fields, and agricultural outbuildings. While the cluster of farm outbuildings is no longer extant, the McLeod House’s brick construction indicates the prosperity of the farm family at the time of its construction. Early families associated with the farmhouse include James Watson, who built the house in 1860, and Thomas Goodeve, who purchased the property from Watson in 1869 and remained on the property until 1901.

Contact

Please contact Heritage staff at heritage@caledon.ca for further information regarding the cultural heritage value and heritage attributes of this property.

Right To Object

Any person may, within thirty days after publication of this notice, dated Monday December 2nd, 2024 serve the Clerk notice of their objection to the proposed designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, setting out the reason for the objection and all relevant facts.

By email:                                                         By mail, courier or personal delivery attention:
Kevin Klingenberg                                           Kevin Klingenberg, Corporate Services/Town Clerk
Town Clerk                                                      6311 Old Church Road
kevin.klingenberg@caledon.ca                   Caledon ON L7C 1J6