Recommendation:
THAT due to the extensive fire damage which occurred at the Munshaw House, the current structural condition of the building, the amount of new construction that would be needed to stabilize and “restore” the building, and the reduced value of a replica building, Heritage Markham Committee reluctantly recommends that Council support the demolition subject to the owner providing the following:
- Compensation for the loss in the form of a contribution to the City’s Heritage Preservation Account (087 2800 115) so that the financial contribution can be used on other municipal heritage projects in the community; and
- Provision and installation of two historical interpretative plaques as previously required by Council in the Conditions of Draft Subdivision Approval to commemorate 1) the Munshaw House and 2) the Langstaff community.