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First Mennonite Church Cemetery, 1808, This cemetery contains the strongest concentration of folk-decorated Pennsylvania-German markers in Ontario. The earliest existing markers are made of standstone and many feature folk art motifs. Bishop Benjamin Eby served the church and community for 44 years and his buried in this cemetery (Plot 1, Row K, Grave 8). The names of many other early and influential settlers can be found insribed on the markers, including Bechtel, Brubacher, Clemens, Cressman, Erb, Gaukel, Schneider and Weber. |
800 King St E, Kitchener, ON N2G 2M6, Canada |
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1815, This log house was built circa 1815 by one of Kitchener's first pionners, Abram Stauffer of Pennsylvania, who arrived in the area around 1805. Abram settled with his family and by 1834 he established a pail factory and sawmill on Schneider Creek in Tow Town (now Upper Doon). |
630 Robert Ferrie Dr, Kitchener, ON N2P 2T9, Canada |
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1830 - The original stone farmhouse is representative of a mid-19th century Vernacular design with some elements influenced by Georgian and Classic Revival architectural styles. The farmhouse is associated with early English settlement in the Beasley's Old Survey area of Waterloo Township and more recently is associated with Ian C. Ormston who purchased the property in 1957. Ormston was a Second World War veteran who was awarded with a Distinguished Flying Cross for his services by King George VI. |
508 New Dundee Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 2N7, Canada |
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c. 1830 , This property is part of the earliest (spring 1800) inland non-native settlement of what would become Waterloo County. Samuel Betzner Sr. from Pennsylvania purchased 150 acres of Lot 12 and settled on the land. He sold the farm to his youngest son, John Betzner, in 1806. John built the farmhouse around 1830. The farmhouse is an example of Mennonite Georgian architecture. |
300 Joseph Schoerg Crescent, Kitchener, ON N2P 2X9, Canada |
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c. 1830, This property is part of the earliest (spring 1800) inland non-native settlement of what would become Waterloo County. The existing farmhouse was built around 1830 by David Sherk. David was born September 7, 1801 and is reported to be the first non-native child born in Waterloo County. The farmhouse is an example of Mennonite Georgian architecture. |
330 Joseph Schoerg Crescent, Kitchener, ON N2P 2X9, Canada |
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Woolner Farmstead, c. 1830, This farmhouse is the last remaining original farmhouse located in the Natchez neighbourhood. The property first belonged to Peter Reesor from Pennsylvania. It was also owned by Abraham C. Weber. The property has been in the Woolner family since 1908. The property contains a farmhouse, barn, remnants of a stone chicken coop, smoke house foundation, wood house and native vegetation. |
748 Zeller Dr, Kitchener, ON N2A, Canada |
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Steckle Heritage Homestead, 1833, The farm and original log house (now covered with brick) date back to 1833, and were in the Steckle family for over 150 years. The house is an example of Waterloo County Georgian architecture. Other features include: stone outbuildings (1833 & 1845), the main barn (1893) and an artesian well. |
811 Bleams Rd, Kitchener, ON N2E 3X4, Canada |
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Homer Watson House, c. 1834 |
1754 Old Mill Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1H8, Canada |
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1836 |
362 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON N2H 2P3, Canada |
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c. 1840, The house was constructed in 1840 for Jacob Shoemaker, one of the founders of the village of Bridgeport. |
38 Shirk Pl, Kitchener, ON N2K, Canada |
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The house was built around 1840 using a combination of granite, limestone, fieldstone and lime mortar. The property is associated with Adam Ferry, founder of Doon; Samuel Snider, owner of the Blair Mill; and, Thomas Slee, one of the first trustees of S.S. 327 Waterloo Township and postmaster in Doon. The house faces Doon Valley Drive and the former road right-of-way (also known as Doon Village Road), which served as one of the post 1850 alignments of the Old Huron Road, commonly referred to as the "Canada Company's Communication Road." |
39 Doon Valley Dr, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A9, Canada |
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David B. Weber Farm, c. 1840, The house was the home of David Weber, an early Mennonite leader and founder of the Weber Church later known as the Pioneer Christian Fellowship Church. The house is a good example of a Waterloo Georgian stone structure. |
69 Biehn Dr, Kitchener, ON N2R 1M4, Canada |
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Free Church of Bridgeport and Cemetery, 1848, The Bridgeport Free Church and graveyard was established in 1848. The church is associated with all Christian denominations in Bridgeport and is believed to be the second oldest church in the Region of Waterloo. |
76 Bloomingdale Rd N, Kitchener, ON N2K 1A2, Canada |
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German Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, 1850,This site is an example of an early pioneer cemetery established in 1850. Graves are identified by tablet style and small stone markers of marble, limestone and sandstone. |
1445 Strasburg Rd, Kitchener, ON N2R 1K1, Canada |
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c. 1850, Karl Schlee lived in the "Gardener's House" and operated a farm on the property with his family from 1854 to 1897. His son, George Schlee, was born in 1858 and reportedly renovated the farmhouse and built the existing smokehouse in the 1880s. George was a mason and builder associcted with structures such as the KW Hospital, the Walper Hotel and Zion Evangelical. George is also accredited with bring the rubber industry to Berlin when in 1899 the Berlin Rubber Company was established. |
Sims Estate Place, Kitchener, ON N2A 0A5, Canada |
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c. 1850, This property is a cultural heritage landscape comprised of a cluster of built heritage features, including a farmhouse, barn, and drive shed, that are surrounded by rolling cultivated fields, an open water pond, hedgerows, and a mature woodlot, and accessed by a tree-lined driveway from Stauffer Drive. The Hislop family owned the farm from around 1853 to 1906. The farmouse is representative of the Ontario Gothic architectural style. |
500 Stauffer Dr, Kitchener, ON N2P 2R2, Canada |
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c. 1851, The original owner of the property was Jacob Wildfong who travelled to the area in 1802. An earlier house on the property was believed to be of log construction and the existing stone house was built sometime between 1851 and 1861. The house is believed to be the last remaining building dating from early settlement of the adjacent former hamlet of Strasburg. |
59 Marianne Dorn Trail, Kitchener, ON N2R, Canada |
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Waterloo County Gaol and Governor's House, 1852 |
77 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 2H2, Canada |
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1855, This house was built by Jacob Y. Shantz in 1855. Jacob was an industrialist in the button business. The house is an example of the Victorian Cottage architectural style. |
138 Church St, Kitchener, ON N2G 2S6, Canada |
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Jacob Y Shantz Residence, 1856, This house was built by Jacob Y. Shantz in 1856 for his family. The house was built onto an earlier frame house (built about 1823), which served as the "doddy haus" for Jacob's father and mother and eventually for himself. Jacob was well known in the Mennonite community as an entrepreneur and industrialist. |
5 Maurice St, Kitchener, ON N2G 2Y9, Canada |
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Donnenwerth House, c. 1856, This farmhouse was built by Jacob Donnenwerth around 1856 but does not stand in its original location. It was moved and relocated northeast of its original location in 2006 as part of the development of the surrounding subdivision. The farmhouse remained in the Donnenwerth family until 2006. |
397 Gravel Ridge Trail, Kitchener, ON N2E 0B2, Canada |
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1858 |
20 Pinnacle Dr, Kitchener, ON N2P 1B7, Canada |
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1858, This house was built in 1858 and is an example of the Picturesque architectural style. |
26 Durham St, Kitchener, ON N2P 1G4, Canada |
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1859, This house was constructed in 1837 for John and Rebecca Eby, daughter of Samuel Bricker who financed the mortgage for the Beasley Tract, upon which the City of Waterloo now stands. The house was later owned by the Dunham family and their daughter, Dr. Mabel Dunham, was a well known Ontario novelist. |
2135 Countrystone Pl, Kitchener, ON N2N 3L7, Canada |
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c. 1860 |
41 Bloomingdale Rd N, Kitchener, ON N2K 1A4, Canada |
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1863, This house was built in 1863 by Benjamin Burkholder, a well-known and respected teacher. The house is an example of the Waterloo County Georgian architectural style. |
883 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A1, Canada |
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1864. The Williamsburg school was constructed in 1864 and is one of the few original buildings remaining in the former hamlet of Williamsburg. The building is an example of rubble stone construction. The school was converted to a private residence. |
1385 Bleams Rd, Kitchener, ON N2E 3X7, Canada |
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c. 1866, This property is part of the rowhouse constructed in 1889 by Martin Nelson and referred to as the Nelson Terrace. The building originally housed women who worked in the Williams, Green and Rome shirt factory. |
153 Courtland Ave E, Kitchener, ON N2G 2V2, Canada |
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c. 1866, This building is believed to be an early smoke house and bake oven later converted to a bakery. |
3734 King St E, Kitchener, ON N2P 2G5, Canada |
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CCHCD, c. 1850 |
41 Roy St, Kitchener, ON N2H 4B4, Canada |
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CCHCD, c. 1852, The coral coloured bricks may have originated in a yard behind the home. |
139 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 2H8, Canada |
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CCHCD, 1857, This house was originally an Ontario cottage when it was built by Dr. John Scott, the first reeve of Berlin and the first warden of Waterloo County. It was later owned by John Hoffman, a druggist, who added the second storey and several Italianate details. |
128 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 2H7, Canada |
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CCHCD, c. 1858 |
78 Weber St W, Kitchener, ON N2H 3Z3, Canada |
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CCHCD, c. 1866 |
51 Ahrens St W, Kitchener, ON N2H 4B6, Canada |
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UDHCD, 1844, This building is the birthplace of one of Canada's foremost landscape painters, Homer Watson. The Watson family business was a woolen mill. |
1021 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A1, Canada |
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UDHCD, 1853, This building was built in 1853 by the Perine brothers as part of their flax and twine enterprise. It is believed to be the first of the Perine complex to be built. In later years, the first floor was used for warehousing, with offices above. The building has been converted to a residential use. |
1221 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A8, Canada |
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UDHCD, 1856, This building is the warehouse from the Perine Brothers Flax Mill complex. It is one of two remaining mill buildings still in existence. |
1265 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A8, Canada |
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UDHCD, c. 1860 |
1133 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A6, Canada |
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UDHCD, c. 1860, W.D. Perine built this house for his family in the 1860s. |
1170 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A5, Canada |
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UDHCD, c. 1860, This building is believed to have been occupied by the foreman of Doon Twines Limited. |
1174 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A5, Canada |
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UDHCD, 1861, The original structure was built in 1861 by engineer Benjamin Baer. |
1151 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A7, Canada |
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UDHCD, 1861, This farmhouse was built in 1861 by John Tilt the founder of the Tilt Brick and Tile Factory. |
31 Tilt Dr, Kitchener, ON N2P, Canada |
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VPHCD, 1816, The Joseph Schneider Haus was built around 1816. This was Joseph's second home. The building is an example of the Mennonite Georgian architectural style. |
466 Queen St S, Kitchener, ON N2G 1K6, Canada |
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UDHCD, This house was once the home of the Perine Flax mill stablekeeper. |
1158 Doon Village Rd, Kitchener, ON N2P 1A5, Canada |