The Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O., 1990, Chapter 0.18 as amended, provides that an owner of 
property designated under the Act may apply to Municipal Council to repeal the by-law or part 
thereof designating the property.

Take Notice that Council of the Corporation of the Town of Kingsville, at its Public Meeting held 
on September 14, 2026, approved an application to repeal the interior features identified in 
Schedule “A” of Designation By-law 74-2015. Heritage designation of the property will otherwise 
remain unchanged under By-law 74-2015, with all provisions of the designation continuing to 
apply except for the repealed interior features.

Description of Property:
 
Built in 1922, the Warren R. Watters House reflects the Edwardian Classical style with Arts and 
Crafts elements. Located at 126 Division Street North in the Town of Kingsville, the property is 
legally described as PT LT 1 CON 1 WESTERN DIVISION GOSFIELD AS IN R1405535 

Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest: 

The cultural heritage value lies in its association with Warren R. Watters and its connection to a 
unique family story. Watters and his brother-in-law, W. Howard Gardner, were married to sisters 
Mabel and Minnie Griffith. Wanting to live near each other, the two families built matching 
homes side by side in Kingsville. Despite working in Walkerville, Watters and Gardner chose 
Kingsville for their homes. Built on Division Road North, opposite the former Brown and Wigle 
Woollen Mill, the Watters House stands just north of the Gardner House. 

Description of Heritage Attributes: 

The Warren R. Watters House displays characteristic features of the Edwardian Classical style. 
The 2½-storey rectangular red brick dwelling features an off-centre entrance with a simple front 
porch supported by cobblestone battered piers that taper upward from a wider base. The piers 
contrast with the white-painted porch floor and trim and are capped by substantial decorative 
brackets. A pedimented gable roof completes the porch design.

Exterior features include:
• Low-pitched gabled roof
• Shed dormer window 
• Side verandah with an independent roof 
• Use of local cobblestone in the front porch piers, foundation, and verandah base and 
columns 

Interior features include: 
• Seven original 15-pane glass doors, including three French doors 
• Original patterned oak hardwood flooring 
• Oak staircase with handcrafted spindles and a simple repeating motif 
• Square newel posts characteristic of the Arts and Crafts style 
• Decorative oak beam ceiling in the original dining room 
• Oak mantel 

Further information is available from the Town of Kingsville, 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville, 
ON N9Y 2Y9, during regular office hours. Inquiries may be directed to Angela Toole, Clerk, at 
519-733-2305 ext. 223 or atoole@kingsville.ca.

Written Notice of Objection 

Under clause (3) (b). 2005, c. 6, s. 17 (2); 2019, c. 9, Sched. 11, s. 7 (5) of the Ontario Heritage 
Act, any person may, within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice, serve written 
notice of their objections to the proposed designation, together with a statement for the objection 
and relevant facts, on the Clerk at 2021 Division Road North, Kingsville, ON N9Y 2Y9. 

The last date to file a notice of objection is November 27, 2026 

Dated at the Town of Kingsville, this 28th day of October, 2026