Artifacts from Apple Factory farmhouse in Brampton will be used in condo development

A heritage building in Brampton that was once part of the Apple Factory property, will be torn down to make way for condos, but parts of the old home will live on.

Although once carrying a heritage designation, the circa-1880s farmhouse is now largely in the way of future development in the area of Mississauga Road and Bovaird Drive West which will see a large condominium complex rise on the former market site and the widening of roads.

Considered to be in disrepair, the plan calls for the salvaging of materials in the building before it is demolished.

Saved will be bricks, fieldstone, exterior wood elements, windows, doors, wood trim, metal grills and balusters.

According to a salvage report, the bricks are proposed to be reused as part of a new interior feature wall in a lobby of one of the condo towers. The bricks would be sliced into tiles and applied to the wall as a veneer, replicating the original brick pattern.

The fieldstone foundation units are proposed to be reused as part of the landscape design, specifically for a decorative wall and entry feature sign at the development site.

Use for the remaining materials, including the decorative wood, interior trim, metal grills, interior doors, balustrade, and any unused
bricks/stones have not been determined but it has been recommended  they be donated to an architectural salvage business or a school specializing in heritage trades, possibly Willowbank School.