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Location of subject lands: 247 Broadway, Orangeville

Take notice that The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Orangeville intends to designate the above noted property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.18., as amended, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest.

Description of property

The subject property is municipally known as 247 Broadway and is located on the north side of Broadway, west of Faulkner Street, in the town of Orangeville. The property contains a 19th century Gothic Revival church.

Statement of cultural heritage value or interest

247 Broadway has design and physical value as the church is a representative example of a mid to late 19th century Gothic Revival church in Orangeville. Elements of this style that are present at 247 Broadway include lancet windows, pointed windows and door surrounds, steeply-pitched gables, window tracery, buttresses, towers and a spire. The property at 247 Broadway also demonstrates a high degree of craftsmanship through its extensive dichromatic brickwork and detailing using several different techniques. While the structure is characteristic of the Gothic Revival style throughout Ontario, this display of craftsmanship on this scale surpasses the industry standard within the context of the town of Orangeville.

247 Broadway has historical and associative value as it demonstrates the work of significant local contractors and builders Robert Hewitt and Hugh Haley. Robert Hewitt was a notable contractor who worked on the Town Hall, Dufferin County Courthouse and Land Registry Office, the old Post Office, the Ketchum Block, as well as many local residences. Hugh Haley was also a well-known local builder who, like Hewitt, worked on the Town Hall, the Dufferin County Court House and Land Registry Office, and the Ketchum Block. Their work is significant in the local community and is related to many of the town’s prominent 19th century civic, commercial, and institutional buildings.

247 Broadway has contextual value as a landmark within the Orangeville community. The church has a prominent location along Broadway, has large massing and has a tall spire that can be seen from a distance. As a result, the structure stands out from the residential and commercial properties in the surrounding area, which makes it for a distinct local wayfinding guide and a landmark on the edge of the downtown core.

Property’s heritage attributes

247 Broadway is a representative example of 19th century Gothic Revival church. The property contains the following heritage attributes that reflect this value:

  • tall one storey height with raised basement
  • irregular plan with gabled projections on the north, south, east and west facades
  • red brick cladding and ashlar limestone foundation cladding
  • complex, steeply pitched cross gable and -hip-pyramidal roof shape
  • two storey tower on the southeast corner with steeply pitched pyramid roof, lancet windows with buff brick voussoirs and stone sills, pointed arch entrance opening with stained glass transom, buff brick and red brick voussoirs; stone entrance railing walls
  • three storey tower on the southwest corner with metal and copper clad spire dormers with lancet louvred openings; lancet louvred openings on the third storey; ocular opening on the second storey; lancet windows on the first storey; and pointed arch entrance opening on the south façade with stained glass transom, buff and red brick voussoirs; stone entrance railing walls
  • gable projections on the south, east and west facades containing large stained glass windows with wood tracery, stone sills, buff brick voussoirs and banding, and trio of lancet louvres with buff brick voussoirs, and stone capping along the gable peak
  • buff brick details throughout, including: voussoirs, arches, banding, buttress details
  • peaked windows at foundation level, with buff brick voussoirs and stone sills on the south, east and west facades
  • red brick buttresses with buff brick detailing on the south, east, and west facades
  • lancet windows with buff brick voussoirs and stone sills on the south, east and west facades

Submitting an objection to this Notice

Any person who objects to this proposed designation may, no later than 4 p.m. on July 15, 2026, give the Town Clerk, a Notice of Objection, setting out their reasons for the objection and all relevant facts. Objections can be submitted to [email protected] or delivered in-person to the Clerk’s office at Town Hall, 87 Broadway, Orangeville.

If no objection is received within the designated period, Council may consider and pass a bylaw designating this property under Part IV of the Act.

If a Notice of Objection is received, the Council of the Town of Orangeville will consider the objection on or before September 13, 2026 and make a decision to withdraw this intention to designate the property, or pass a bylaw to designate the property.

For more information

For more information about this matter, including information about the property’s heritage attributes and cultural heritage value or interest, contact the Planning Division in person at Town Hall, or electronically at [email protected] during regular office hours.

Notice Issued: June 15, 2026