Dundas convent property recommended for heritage registry:Four Dundas properties scheduled for discussion in 2018
A subcommittee will recommend to Hamilton’s municipal heritage committee that the sprawling 97,000 square foot, four-storey Sisters of St. Joseph convent at 574 Northcliffe Rd. be added to the city’s register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest. The 66-year-old sandstone mansion built to house approximately 200 nuns and staff was put up for sale in November for $15 million. The building and property has no heritage protection, but does have a very specific zoning that permits only…