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Save 16 Churchill St
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.1843, this small dwelling is of cultural heritage value and interest because of both its physical/design values and 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 its small one-storey square construction with its hipped roof. The house sits on a limestone basement. Its entrance is located in the center retaining its two-paned transom light. A high kitchen wing comes out from the center of the back of the house and is topped by a gabled roof. It is of contextual value because the property is important in maintaining and supporting…From the municipal heritage register
Heritage neighbours: 3 other heritage properties within 100 m
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: 30/100 (register has a detailed description).
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Status from City of Kingston — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026. Not legal advice. Confirm status with the municipality.