Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Guelph intends to designate 35 McTague Street 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 legal description is LOT 37, PLAN 105; GUELPH.
Statement of cultural heritage value or interest
The property at 35 McTague Street is worth 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 35 McTague 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 representative of the enduring Cottage architectural style in the city and in the region.
Contextual Value
The subject property meets criterion 7 because it maintains the low-rise, residential character of the neighbourhood and because of its role in maintaining and supporting dominant brick, and Victorian and Gothic architectural elements found across the McTague streetscape.
Historical/ Associative Value
The subject property meets criterion 4 because the building is associated with noteworthy contractors and builders of early Guelph including David Young, Alexander Cormie and prominent contractors like Pigott Construction Company and Hayward and Robinson.
The subject property meets criterion 5 because of its associations and ability to yield information about Guelph’s rapidly expanding construction industry through the builders responsible for the residence. Also, through the residents’ connections to early but large-scale commercial ventures like the Bond Hardware Store and Hackney Tabacco.
Description of heritage attributes
The following elements of the property at 35 McTague Street should be considered as heritage attributes in a designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act:
Original building form including:
- Hipped roofline with conical bay roof element
- Location and form of twin chimneys
- Brick and stone verandah
- Exterior walls including:
- Central entrance with transom window
- Front bay window
- Curved head window openings with brick voussoirs and projecting stone sills
- Rubble stone foundation
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 September 9, 2026, and at guelph.ca.
Notice of objection
Any person may send a notice of objection to this proposed designation, before 4 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2026. 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.
Dylan McMahon
City Clerk
City of Guelph
1 Carden Street, Guelph ON N1H 3A1
For more information
Stephen Robinson, Senior Heritage Planner
Planning Services 519-822-1260 x 2496
[email protected]
