The “Register Beasley Heritage Project” was initiated by the BNA through Carol Priamo, Board member responsible for Heritage Projects, and presented at the June 10th 2020 BNA meeting. The area of Beasley south of Cannon was included in the 2014 Downtown inventory of Historic Buildings undertaken by the City of Hamilton when many properties were placed on the Register to give them some protection. Beasley north of Cannon still needs to be documented and reviewed. Heritage buildings in this area have no protection against development, and therefore no process to flag these properties when they are threatened. The purpose of this project is to document and evaluate significant heritage properties in Beasley north of Cannon and propose “listing” on the Register to give them some protection against routine alteration and demolition. The process requires that each property be inventoried, documented and evaluated. Properties that are recommended will go through a process of review by City staff and the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee until they are sent to Council for approval to be added to the Register.

THE REGISTER
“The Register” of Heritage Buildings in Hamilton includes ‘listed’ buildings and ‘designated buildings’. “Listing” a building on the Register gives it the benefit of a 60-day delay period after a permit to alter or demolish is applied for. This interval gives the City, heritage groups, and the public the opportunity to intervene and work with the owner and possibly propose designation to save it. The Beasley Project team consists of Carol Priamo, Coordinator and Heritage Consultant, Chris Motherwell, photography and data management and Jim Charlton, photography, inventory and evaluation.

Call for Inventory Volunteers
If you are interested in history, architecture or photography, and would like to contribute to this project, or if you have any questions, please email Carol Priamo at cp@carolpriamo.com.