Pioneer Park
51 Hilliard Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2004/06/21
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1850/01/01 à 1855/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/10/07
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Pioneer Park is located at the site of a Methodist Cemetery. Overlooking the Otonobee River, it is located at the southwest corner of George and Hilliard Streets. It is recognized for its heritage value by the City of Peterborough Bylaw 2004-110.
Valeur patrimoniale
Pioneer Park is recognized for being the location of the City of Peterborough's second Methodist Cemetery. The Peterborough Wesleyan Methodist Congregation acquired the land for this on November 13, 1850 to replace Peterborough's first and older Methodist Cemetery located on the present site of Confederation Park. The trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church registered this second Methodist Cemetery in 1855 and many of the remains from the older cemetery were re-interred here. The second Methodist Cemetery was closed in 1875 and it is likely that some of its remains were transferred to Little Lake Cemetery. By September 1891, public concerns raised about the rapid deterioration of the second Methodist Cemetery led to the City of Peterborough purchasing the site in 1944 from George Street United Church on condition that the lands would be used in perpetuity for public park purposes. The site of the second Methodist Cemetery was formerly vested by the City of Peterborough Board of Park Management in 1960 and then established as Pioneer Park. The majority of the gravestones have disappeared under the sod.
Source: Heritage Designation Brief, Office of the Clerk, City of Peterborough Bylaw 2004-110
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that embody the heritage value of the Pioneer Park cemetery include:
-all grave markers extant within the confines of the property
-the entrance gate complete with the grave markers embedded at the base
-all geographic and topographical features both natural and human-made
-all mature trees and plantings
-known and potentially unknown burials
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Ontario
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Ont.)
Loi habilitante
Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)
Date de reconnaissance
2004/06/21
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1944/01/01 à 1944/01/01
1875/01/01 à 1875/01/01
1960/01/01 à 1960/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Parc
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Site funéraire, cimetière ou enclos
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Preservation Office, City Hall, City of Peterborough, File 04-110
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON04-70
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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