Heritage Designation

Monday, January 13, 2025

HERITAGE DESIGNATION
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER O.18 
 
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie intends to designate the property at the following municipal address as property of architectural and/or historical value or interest under Part IV of The Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter O.18.
 
REASON FOR PROPOSED DESIGNATION – 99 HURON STREET (YARD LOCKER)
It is recommended that the property located at 99 Huron Street be designated as having cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act Part IV.  
 
Statement of Cultural Value or Interest
 
  1. The Yard Locker is constructed of local red sandstone excavated from the adjacent power canal and lock. The use of local sandstone in the construction of buildings has been noted as a historically significant attribute in other historic buildings in Sault Ste. Marie.
  2. The Yard Locker is one of the few remaining buildings that formed a portion of the turn-of-the-century industrial empire developed by Francis H. Clergue.  Francis H. Clergue’s business empire was responsible for most of Sault Ste. Marie’s early industrial development.
  3. Francis Hector Clergue is designated as a National Historic Person by the Historic Site and Monuments Board of Canada for his contribution to the industrial of Sault Ste. Marie.
The Yard Locker’s architecture remains unique, as it was made in a Romanesque Revival style popular during the late 19th century. The Romanesque Revival style was common for buildings that Clergue had his architects make, such as the Machine Shop; however, other industrial buildings of the time were typically designed more utilitarianly and had less architectural flair than the Yard Locker. The exterior of the Yard Locker has also remained mostly unaltered through the years despite the modernization and destruction of other buildings on the same site.
 
Pursuant to clause 29(4)(c) of the Act, a statement of objection to this notice of the intention to designate the property described within this notice may be served on the Clerk within 30 days after the date of the newspaper’s publication.
 
Further information respecting the proposed designation is available from the City of Sault Ste. Marie Clerk’s Department.
 
DATED at Sault Ste. Marie this 18th day of January, 2025.
 
RACHEL TYCZINSKI, CITY CLERK
The Corporation of the 
City of Sault Ste. Marie
Civic Centre, 99 Foster Drive
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6A 5X6
 
 
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