Notice of Intention to Designate 64 Hatt Street, Dundas

The City of Hamilton intends to designate 64 Hatt Street, Dundas (Former Valley City Manufacturing), under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, as being a property of cultural heritage value.

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest

The property is comprised of twelve vernacular buildings, constructed between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Two of the buildings are rare and unique examples of pre-Confederation architecture and two of the oldest extant industrial buildings in Dundas. The property is associated with its first owners, industrialists John Gartshore & James Bell Ewart, and Valley City Manufacturing, who occupied the building for over 120 years. The property helps define the character of Hatt Street and the community of Dundas, is visually, historically, and functionally linked to its surroundings, and is considered to be a local landmark.

The Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest, Description of Heritage Attributes and supporting Cultural Heritage Assessment is available at www.hamilton.ca/heritagedesignation and may also be viewed in person at the Office of the City Clerk, 71 Main Street West, 1st Floor, Hamilton, Ontario, L8P 4Y5, during regular business hours.

Written Notice of Objection

Any person may, within 30 days after the date of the publication of the Notice, serve written notice of their objections to the proposed designation, together with a statement for the objection and relevant facts, on the City Clerk at the Office of the City Clerk.

Dated at Hamilton, this 30th day of August, 2023.
Andrea Holland
City Clerk
Hamilton, Ontario

Contact

Meg Oldfield
Planning Technician II – Cultural Heritage
Phone: 905-546-2424 ext. 7163
Email: [email protected]