Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Guelph intends to designate 18 Paisley St as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18.
Description of the property
The subject property is located at 18 Paisley Street, between Dublin Street and Norfolk Street. The legal description is Pt. Lot 1039, Plan 8.
Statement of cultural heritage value or interest
The stone cottage at 18 Paisley Street is worthy of designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act because it meets four of the nine prescribed criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest, according to Ontario Regulation 9/06 as amended by 569/22. The subject building at 18 Paisley Street has design and physical value, historical and associative value, and contextual value.
Design/Physical Value
The subject property meets criterion 1 because it is a representative example of a nineteenth-century stone cottage with Neoclassical architectural details.
The subject property meets criterion 2 because of the skill and knowledge required to construct a limestone structure that remains in good condition.
Historical/Associative Value
The subject property meets criterion 4 because it is directly associated with the history of the Paisley Street Primitive Methodist Church that was built in 1863 and destroyed by fire in 1907.
The subject property meets criterion 5 because it yields information about early Methodism in the City of Guelph.
Description of heritage attributes
The following elements of the property at 18 Paisley St should be considered as heritage attributes in a designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act:
Building form, including:
· One-story stone cottage
· Hipped roof Exterior walls, including:
– Quarry-faced stone exterior walls
– Door openings
· Neoclassical porch, including:
– Front gable roof
– Stone pediments
– Wood columns
It is intended that non-original features may be returned to the documented earlier designs or to their documented original without requiring City Council permission for an alteration to the design.
A more detailed description of the property’s cultural heritage value may be found in staff’s report to City Council dated July 15, 2025 and at guelph.ca.
Notice of objection
Any person may send a notice of objection to this proposed designation, before 4 p.m. on Friday August 22, 2025. This notice must be sent by registered mail or delivered to the Clerk of the City of Guelph and must set out the reason for the objection and all relevant facts. If a notice of objection is received, the Council of the City of Guelph shall consider the objection and make a decision whether or not to withdraw the notice of intention to designate the property within 90 days after the end of the 30-day objection period. If Council decides not to withdraw its intention to designate, a heritage designation bylaw must be passed within 120 days after the date of publication of the notice of intention to designate. Council must publish a notice of passing of the designation by-law which is followed by a 30-day appeal period when appeals of the by-law may be given to the Ontario Land Tribunal for a hearing and decision.
Stephen O’Brien
City Clerk
City of Guelph
1 Carden Street, Guelph ON N1H 3A1
For more information
Jack Mallon, Planner I – Heritage
Planning Services 519-822-1260 x 3872
Notice date: July 24, 2025