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Save 6 Second Avenue
It is on Orangeville's heritage register as a listed property. Unless council issues a notice of intention to designate, it comes off the register on January 1, 2027 and can't be listed again for five years.
Part of a parcel bought by business partners Stephen Wallace, a carriage maker, and Thomas Armstrong in 1871,when the partnership dissolved Stephen Wallace retained Lot 16.The house was built in 1873 when he married Charlotte Allan from Mono in September. They had duaghter Jeanette ,born 1874, Walter Percy born1880 and Henrietta born 1889. Stephen is listed in the 1901 census as an undertaker. Charlotte Wallace retained it until1908 when it was sold to Annie Jane Savage for $895. In 1916 it was sold to Annie Victoria Ellis for $1300 until 1940 when it was sold to Albert Cooney. Since several mortgages were taken against the property and it was finally awarded to Charlotte Wallace in 1880…From the municipal heritage register
Year built: 1873 · Architectural style: Gothic Revival · Heritage neighbours: 12 other heritage properties within 100 m
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2. Write to your councillor
Council decides whether to issue a notice of intention to designate. A short, personal letter from a resident counts.
Ontario's municipal election is on October 26, 2026. Send the same letter to the candidates in your ward and ask where they stand.
3. Help with the research
Heritage staff need evidence. A research record gathers the building's history and why it matters, in the shape they use.
Priority for volunteers: 43/100 (register has a detailed description; built about 1873).
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Status from Town of Orangeville — Heritage Buildings, as of October 12, 2026. Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.