Built Heritage Inventory Strategy

• PED20133: Built Heritage Inventory Strategy Update
  • PED20133 - Appendix A
  • PED20133 - Appendix B
  • PED20133 - Appendix C
  • PED20133 - Appendix D
  • PED20133 - Appendix E

The Waterdown Inventory is an initiative to update the City of Hamilton’s database of information on heritage buildings in the village. The goal is to evaluate each property to determine if it has cultural heritage value or interest that should be recognized by adding it to the Municipal Heritage Register or further evaluated for potential designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The Waterdown Inventory is being conducted in parallel with the Waterdown Community Node Secondary Plan and will help inform the Plan policies and the development of urban design guidelines that will guide future change and development in the village.

Learn more about the the Waterdown Village Building Heritage Inventory Project

The Beasley Heritage Inventory Project is a community initiative underway by the Beasley Neighbourhood Association to inventory properties in the neighbourhood. The project team will present their findings in batches to the Inventory and Research Working Group for review and support before the recommendations proceed to the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee (HMHC). The HMHC provides advice to City Council on all matters related to the Ontario Heritage Act. Following HMHC’s consideration, the recommendations may then be forwarded to Planning Committee for their consideration and Council for final decision.

To view the draft listing recommendations, visit www.map.hamilton.ca/heritagemap

For more information on the Beasley Heritage Inventory Project, visit www.ourbna.com/heritage

If you have any questions or comments about this process, contact staff listed below.

The Places of Worship Inventory Review is an initiative underway by the Inventory and Research Working Group of the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee. More information on this project will be posted as it progresses.

The Ancaster Inventory project is a community initiative underway by the Ancaster Village Heritage Community to inventory pre-1867 buildings in the community of Ancaster. The project team will present their findings to the Inventory and Research Working Group for review and support before the recommendations proceed to the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee (HMHC). The HMHC provides advice to City Council on all matters related to the Ontario Heritage Act. Following HMHC’s consideration, the recommendations may then be forwarded to Planning Committee for their consideration and Council for final decision.

• December 7, 2020: Presentation to Inventory and Research Working Group (IRWG)
  • AVHC Letter to IRWG (PDF, 281 KB)
  • Summary of Draft Recommendations to IRWG (PDF, 97 KB)
  • Register Candidates (PDF, 3 MB)
  • Designation Candidates (PDF, 914 KB)
• January 29, 2021: Staff Report and Presentation to Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee (HMHC)
  • Staff Report PED21031: Ancaster Pre-Confederation Inventory (PDF, 6 MB)
  • HMHC Report 21-001 (PDF, 715 KB)
  • Planning Committee Report 21-002

The Durand Neighbourhood Built Heritage Inventory Project (DNBHI) was completed in June 2017. The Council-approved recommendations included:

• The addition of 736 addresses to the Municipal Heritage Register (PDF, 503 KB)
• The addition of 52 candidates for designation to staff’s work plan (PDF, 856 KB)
• Amendments to the Council-approved designation work plan (PDF, 90 KB)

The final recommendations were considered and approved by the Planning Committee as part of HMHC Report 17-004. Planning Committee Report 17-010 (PDF, 226 KB)

• Staff Report PED17092: Durand Neighbourhood Built Heritage Inventory (PDF, 1.9 MB)
• Information panels from the DNBHI Open House held December 14, 2016 (PDF, 12 MB)

Note: Staff will be reporting back to Planning Committee and Council on the following items related to the Durand Inventory:

• The feasibility of conducting a heritage conservation district study of Ravenscliffe Avenue;
• The addition of 6, 12, 19 and 26 Ravenscliffe Avenue, Hamilton to staff’s designation work plan (Deferred); and,
• The addition of 75 Bold Street, 93 Bold Street, 90 Duke Street, 4 Ravenscliffe Avenue and 12 Ravenscliffe Avenue, Hamilton to the Municipal Heritage Register (Deferred).

The project concluded in the fall of 2014 and resulted in Council approving the addition of over 660 non-designated properties to the Municipal Heritage Register and the identification of 30 candidates for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.

• Staff Report PED14039: Downtown Built Heritage Inventory
• Information panels from the DBHI Open House held June 3, 2014 (PDF, 171 KB)
• Staff Report PED14191: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Downtown Built Heritage Inventory Project (as amended in Revised Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee Report 14-0099(a)) (PDF, 1 MB)

Note: Staff will be reporting back to Planning Committee and Council on the following items related to the Downtown Hamilton Inventory:

• The addition of 206-210 King Street East, Hamilton to the Municipal Heritage Register and staff’s designation work plan (Deferred).