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Save 266 Mowat Ave
It is on Kingston'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.
Built c.1856, this two-storey dwelling, located at 266 Mowat Avenue, is of cultural heritage value and interest because of its physical/design values, historical/associative values and its contextual values. The property has physical/design value. Character defining elements that reflect this value include its scale and massing. Other elements reflecting its physical/design value include the two-storey L-shaped house and steep gabled roof construction design, visible limestone basement, a large bay window, conical shaped roof, and decorative motifs. A centrally placed window with a blunt-headed arch adorns the gabled roof and a decorative porch. The gable is decorated by a heavy eaves…From the municipal heritage register
Year built: c. 1856
1. Add your support
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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.
Write the letterFind your councillor
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. Go to council
Coming up in Kingston before January 1:
- Heritage Properties Committee, October 14, 2026
- Planning Advisory Committee, October 14, 2026
- City Council Meeting, November 3, 2026
- Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee, November 4, 2026
- Planning Committee, November 5, 2026
Anyone can ask to speak (a deputation) or send a written comment; check the meeting page for how and by when. How to speak at council.
4. 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: 40/100 (register has a detailed description; built about 1856).
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Status from City of Kingston — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026. Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.