Interventions to Protect

Victoria School Annex, 1897

BRANCH:
Collingwood
ADDRESS:
400 Maple Street
Collingwood ON
L9Y 2R7
UPDATED:
November 8, 2021

Architect of original Victoria School: Marshall Benjamin Aylesworth
Collingwood Central School, 1884; renamed Victoria School, 1911; demolished 1969

Architect of Annex: Francis William Bryan Architect
Four-room Romanesque Revival separate school added 1897 (later the Annex)


2004: Simcoe County sold the Annex to private developers, ACO Collingwood defended the building from then on by supporting proposals for adaptive reuse and petitioning against demolition by neglect.

2015: Annex added to the Municipal Heritage list. It changed ownership several times since, with the latest owner appealing heritage designation. He was not supported by LPAT.

December 16, 2019: The town moved to designate. The building is now for sale. The town is hiring a structural engineer to assess the building. Meanwhile. the property standards order is still open still and the town has said that it could proceed and add costs to taxes.

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