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152 Shan ley Street Vision Statement SITE AND CONTEXT Page 02 of 06 The 4 storey portion of the building is an early 20th century brick industrial building built in the Berlin Vernacular Industrial architectural style. It is a notable example of a Berlin Vernacular Industrial building and features many Intact original elements. It is comprised of yellow brick; 6/6 segmentally arched windows, belt courses between the first and second as well as second and third floors; a molded cornices and flat roof. The building also features sign banding, that reads "Dominion Electrohorne Industries." The principal resource that contributes to the heritage value of the property isthe 4 storey form erindustfial bu [ding an.d it is recognized for its design, physical and histo 6c values, The 4 storey portion of the building was built in 1887 by Daniel Hibner for a fumiture factory. DanieiHibner was afurnituremanufacturer,MayorofBed in, andaIongtimePark Com missioner. Daniel Hibner sold the furniture factory building ird 1920 to Malcolm and Hill Limited. Arthur B. Pollack founded Pollock Manufacturing Company in 1907. The business was originally located on Victoria Street, later moved to Breithaupt Street and finally estabtished itself at the forrnef Malcolm and Hill Limited furniture Factory on Duke Street near the railway lime. The company was later known as Phonola Company of Canada. Pollock -Welker Limited, and Domlinion-Electrohome Limited. Arthues son, Carl A. Pollock, became President of Electrohome Limited and was also tyre founder of CKCO-TV, a founding father of the University of Waterloo, and the first member of the Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, The subject property is not currently listed on Heritage Register and is not designated under There is a High the Ontario Heritage Act~ but as noted above, the 4 storey portion of the existing building is Probability That the listed on the Heritage Kitchener Inventory of Historic Buildings and is of Cultural heritage Existing Building Will interest Given the cultural heritage interest of the building it would be desirable to retain and Not Be Retained retrofit the existing 4 storey portion of the building as part of a .redevelopment proposal. However, given what we know about the contamination and remediation, there is high probability, that the existing building wilt not be able to be retained. A Heritage Impact A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) will be required to be submitted with any redevelopment A sse ssm ent Wi I I Be proposal.Ifisitdeterminedthatexisting4storey buil dIng cannot bebuiltuponorretained,the Required redevelopment will need to consider the re -use of building materials, archival. display or some other Commemorative measures to recognize the historical significance of the former Photo, Existing buiIding Electrohorne site. I -Fli 1 N"s low 7 .