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| Address: |
9899 MARKHAM RD |
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| Property Legal Description: |
YORK REGION CONDO PLAN 1078 LEVEL 1 UNIT 18 |
| Historical Name: |
The William Read House |
| Heritage Conservation District: |
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| Ward: |
4 |
| Year Built: |
1840 |
| Architect Style: |
Georgian Tradition |
| Heritage Status of Property: |
Part IV (Individual) |
| Designation Bylaw: |
2023-12, 2002-168 |
| Heritage Easement Agreement: |
Yes |
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History Description |
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Situated in the Milnesville area, the William Read House is an excellent example of a Neo-Classical house from the second quarter of the 19th Century. The Read's were an early settler family, thought to have played an important role in the area as prosperous farmers.
The house is two storeys in height with a hipped roof and a symmetrical 3-bay façade. The windows on the house are characterized by decorative wood lintels rather than the typical brick voussoirs seen on most brick buildings of this period. The main part of thhe house is rectangular in form with a rear one-storey kitchen wing with a gable rook, The house sits on a coursed, split fieldstone foundation, part of which has now been parged with cement.
The house features a neo-classical doorway with sidelights and a transom. Originally the glass in the transom and the sidelights would have been divided. The house would have featured a six-panelled wood front door.
The building is to be restored and incorporated into a commercial redevelopment on the property.
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Key Map
Please note that the yellow polygon symbol is not indicative of the actual heritage area and is only meant to highlight the property the heritage building(s) is located at. For a complete description of the actual heritage property please refer to the Designation Bylaw found above. |
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