Kincardine’s municipal heritage registry is about to grow.
Council will consider tonight whether to add up to 150 properties to the registry.
The additions to the list are recommended by Heritage Kincardine.
But a member of the group cautions that just because a property is listed on the heritage registry — that does not mean it is a designated heritage property.
Jane Rigby says the registry is a working list that lets the community and administration have an idea of what structures and properties in the municipality might be significant.
She says not everyone is educated on architectural history or aware of the total history of something, and the registry saves having to do extra research.
If a property is listed on the registry and the owner applies for a permit to have it demolished — Council has 60 days to refuse by designating it has a full heritage property.
Rigby says unless a property is actually designated because of certain heritage features, owners of a property listed in the heritage registry aren’t prevented from making repairs or other changes.
Councillor Kenneth Craig is surprised by how many properties are on the list of suggestions and by how modern some of the buildings are.
Councillor Guy Anderson says actually designating some of them would take a long time.
And at tonight’s Council meeting, a landmark building in Tiverton could receive full heritage designation.
The former school on McKay Street was built in 1875 and was one of the earliest brick buildings in the village and operated as a school until 1951.