Walkerville Properties Start Designation Process

Two houses in Walkerville are on track to be designated a heritage site under the Ontario Heritage Act. The first property known as the "Foxley" or Ambery-Isaacs House located at 811 Devonshire Rd. is designed in the Tudor Revival and Arts and Craft architectural styles. It was designed in 1907 by internationally recognized architect Albert Kahn. "It's one that many would recognize in the neighbourhood as being an important part of the history of Walkerville and we've owned the house for about three years and are very pleased to have been in discussions for sometime about getting this done," says home owner Anneke Rachel Smit. The second property at 793 Devonshire Rd. is known as the Bell-Coulter House. It was constructed by locally prominent architects David W.F. Nichols and Hugh P. Sheppard in the Colonial Revival style in 1922. "Walkerville is known for its heritage properties. I think every body around the entire city knows that. So to get them one by one a little bit closer to preservation, a little bit closer to the entire neighbourhood being protected, it's incredibly important," says Ward 4 Councillor Chris Holt. The decision to designate needs final approval from Windsor City Council.