Heritage property

8 Albert Street

8 Albert Street, Halton Hills, is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

Last checked October 8, 2026Town of Halton HillsHow we know

Publisher: Town of Halton Hills
Source dataset: Heritage Register (tables on the Town's Heritage Planning page)
Official record: Town of Halton Hills heritage register page
Retrieved: October 8, 2026
Licence: Content from the Town of Halton Hills website, reproduced with attribution as the site permits Terms
From the source: status under the Ontario Heritage Act · the description, reproduced verbatim
Derived by HaltonHillsIQ: position, matched by address to an official layer · nearby properties, parks and facilities
HaltonHillsIQ’s words: the summary sentence · what the status means
Kept current: Rebuilt by script from the tables on the city's heritage register page; the city's record is authoritative.

At a glance

Status: Designated (Part IV)
As the register records it: Part IV Designated
Name: Gibbons-Ross House

8 Albert StreetThe outline is the Town of Halton Hills boundary.

Description

Representative of Edwardian architecture including dormer and large front porch with an addition; Possibly used for rental or employee housing for several companies in Georgetown; Part of historic residential streetscape of Albert Street; Former home of William James Ross a Canadian Senator (c.1939).

The Town of Halton Hills’ description, reproduced from its heritage register.

What the status means

Designated individually under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by a Town by-law. Altering the heritage attributes, or demolishing, needs the Town's consent.

Whether a specific alteration needs a heritage permit is the Town’s call; ask its heritage planning staff before starting work.

Sources

Every factual claim above traces to one of these documents.

Town of Halton Hills
Heritage Register (tables on the Town's Heritage Planning page)
Retrieved October 8, 2026
Statistics Canada
National Address Register (June 2026), building points
Retrieved October 8, 2026
Town of Halton Hills
Heritage Planning: the Heritage Register
Retrieved October 8, 2026
Town of Halton Hills
Privacy Policy & Terms of Use
Retrieved October 8, 2026
Ontario Heritage Trust
Ontario Heritage Act Register
Retrieved October 8, 2026
Government of Ontario
Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18
Retrieved October 8, 2026

Content from the Town of Halton Hills website, reproduced with attribution as the site permits. Licence. Register checked October 8, 2026; the Town’s record is authoritative.