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REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: May 2, 2023
SUBMITTED BY: Garett Stevenson, Interim Director of Planning, 519-741-2200 ext.
7070
PREPARED BY: Deeksha Choudhry, Heritage Planner, 519-741-2200 ext. 7291
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 10
DATE OF REPORT: March 28, 2023
REPORT NO.: DSD-2023-154
SUBJECT: Notice of Intention to Designate 181 Frederick Street under Part IV
of the Ontario Heritage Act
RECOMMENDATION:
That pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to
publish a Notice of Intention to Designate the property municipally addressed as 181
Frederick Street as being of cultural heritage value or interest.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to request that Council publish a Notice of Intention to
designate 181 Frederick Street under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The key finding of this report is the 181 Frederick Street meets the criteria for
designation under Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 (now amended to 569/22) and
has been confirmed to be a significant cultural heritage resource.
There are no financial implications.
Community engagements included informing residents by posting this report with the
agenda in advance of the Heritage Kitchener Committee meeting, consulting and
collaborating with the owner regarding the implementation of the recommendations of
the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), and consultation with Heritage Kitchener. In
addition, should Council choose to give notice of its intention to designate, such notice
will be served to the owner and Ontario Heritage Trust, and published in the local
newspaper.
This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
The property municipally addressed as 181 Frederick Street is located on the south side of
Frederick Street near the intersection of Frederick Street and Lancaster Street East (Fig. 1).
The existing house was built circa 1910 in the Craftsman architectural style and is currently
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listed as a non-
Municipal Heritage Register. The subject property is also located within the Central
Frederick Neighborhood Cultural Heritage Landscape. The existing house is being used as
an office by Rome Transportation Inc. .
Figure 1: Location Map of 181 Frederick Street which is highlighted in the red box.
The submission and approval of a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) was made a
requirement of a proposed Site Plan Application that was submitted to the City in 2019. The
HIA, last revised in June 2021, was prepared by Metropolitan Design Ltd. and submitted in
support of this application. It was circulated to the Heritage Kitchener committee via email
with an information memo dated August 6, 2019. The site plan application included the
construction of a 10-storey apartment building with a mechanical penthouse, as well as retail
on the ground level. There would be a total of 97 residential units on level two to level nine,
with a total of 123 parking spaces. As part of the proposed development, the applicant was
proposing to preserve 181 Frederick in-situ but demolish 197 Frederick Street, and 143 and
153 Lancaster Street East. This site plan application initially received conditional approval
on March 12, 2020. A revised site plan was submitted to the City on December 9, 2021, and
another conditional approval letter was issued dated December 21, 2021.
The HIA received approval on April 8, 2022, by the Director of Planning. A Conservation
Plan (CP) was also prepared to ensure the long-term conservation of the existing house and
garage. The CP was approved on September 8, 2022.
REPORT:
Identifying and protecting cultural heritage resources within the City of Kitchener is an
important part of planning for the future, and helping to guide change while conserving the
buildings, structures, and landscapes that give the City of Kitchener its unique identity. The
City plays a critical role in the conservation of cultural heritage resources. The designation
of property under the Ontario Heritage Act is the main tool to provide long-term protection
of cultural heritage resources for future generations. Designation recognizes the importance
encourages good stewardship and conservation; and promotes knowledge and
understanding about the property. Designation not only publicly recognizes and promotes
awareness, but it also provides a process for ensuring that changes to a property are
and interest.
The property municipally addressed as 181 Frederick Street is recognized for its design,
associative, and contextual values. The house is a one-and-a-half storey unique example
of a Craftsman architectural style (Fig 2).
Figure 2: Front Façade of 181 Frederick Street.
Design/Physical Value
The existing house is one of the remaining Craftsman Cottages that were built on Frederick
Street between 1900 and 1910. This would make the existing house on 181 Frederick Street
one of the last of its kind within its immediate vicinity. These houses were meant to be simple
, which reflected the changing social values
of the time. The social movement that inspired this was the rejection of elaborate Victorian
and Edwardian house models and to replace those with simpler, more modest homes that
Associative Values
The associative value of the house is that Elias Weber Bingeman Snider (E.W.B. Snider)
lived in this house from 1919 until 1921. His wife, Ellen Snider (nee Shoemaker) continued
to live in this address until 1950. E.W.B Snider was a prominent businessman in
Kitchener. He was, however, best known for bringing hydroelectricity to the area and
originating the present hydropower system in Ontario.
Contextual Value
The contextual value of the building lies in its original location along Frederick Street as
part of the Craftsman Homes that were originally built on Frederick Street between 1900
and 1910.
The heritage attributes identified include:
All elements related to the Craftsman architectural style of the house, including:
side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation;
wide eave overhang with roof rafters on the front elevation;
Rear second storey, formerly screened, sleeping porch;
full width porch under main roof supported by tapered brick columns with brick guard;
Red brick exterior;
chimney;
windows and window openings, including:
o large picture windows with transoms, stone headers and sills,
o brick and wood projecting bay windows with transoms, stone headers and sills,
o 1/1 windows with and without stone headers and sills,
o small square windows with stone headers and sills on each side of the
chimney;
Natural wood main entry door with vertical leaded glass panels.
rusticated stone foundation with stone detailing;
Tudor-esque board and plaster gable treatment for the main house and the carport
gables;
gable; and
carport.
All elements related to the Craftsman architectural style of the detached garage,
including:
o side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation;
o wide eave overhang;
o red brick; and,
o rusticated stone foundation.
All elements related to the contextual value, including:
o The original location of the existing house and the detached garage and its
contribution to the Frederick Street Landscape; and
o The detached garage that mimics the architectural style of the house and
completes the site.
Figure 3: Front and side elevation of 181 Frederick Street
There are no alterations proposed to the existing house and the building will remain
preserved in-situ, and the HIA has concluded that the existing house and the garage should
be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (Fig. 3). Heritage Planning Staff are
generally in agreement with this conclusion. The Statement of Significance for 181 Frederick
Street has been revised to include the conclusions and findings of the HIA (Attachment A).
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
the Heritage Kitchener committee meeting.
CONSULT and COLLABORATE Heritage Planning staff have consulted and collaborated
with the applicant and owner regarding implementation of the recommendations of the HIA,
including designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. The owner has confirmed their support
for designation subject to consideration by Heritage Kitchener and Council.
Section 29(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act requires Council to consult with the Municipal
Heritage Committee (Heritage Kitchener) before giving notice of its intention to designate a
property. Heritage Kitchener will be consulted via circulation and consideration of this report
(see INFORM above). Members of the community will be informed via circulation of this
report to Heritage Kitchener and via formal consideration by Council. In addition, should
Council choose to give notice of its intention to designate, such notice will be served on the
property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust, and published in the local newspaper (The
Record). Once notice has been served, the owner has the right of appeal to the Ontario
Land Tribunal.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
- Ontario Heritage Act, 2021
REVIEWED BY: Natalie Goss, Manager, Policy & Research
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A Proposed Statement of Significance for 181 Frederick Street
Attachment B HIA for 181 Frederick Street
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
181 FREDERICK STREET
Summary of Significance
Design/Physical Value Social Value
Historical/Associative Value Economic Value
Contextual Value Environmental Value
Municipal Address: 181 Frederick Street
Legal Description: Plan 392 Part Lot 4 & 5
Year Built: c. 1910
Architectural Style: Craftsman
Original Owne r: Unknown
Original Use: Residence
Condition: Good
Description of Cultural Heritage Resource
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181 Frederick Street is a one and a half storey early-20 century brick house built in the
Craftsman architectural style. The house is situated on a 0.22 acre parcel of land located on the
south east corner of Frederick Street and Lancaster Street East in the Central Frederick Planning
Community of the City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The principal resource that
contributes to the heritage value is the house.
Heritage Value
181 Frederick Street is recognized for its design, historical, and contextual values.
Design/Physical Value
The design value relates to the architecture of the house. The house is a unique example of the
Craftsman architectural style. The house is in good condition. The house is one and a half storeys
in height and features:
side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation;
wide eave overhang with roof rafters on the front elevation;
full width porch under main roof supported by tapered brick columns with brick guard;
Exterior red brick and chimney;
windows and window openings, including:
o large picture windows with transoms, stone headers and sills;
o bay windows with transoms, stone headers and sills;
o 1/1 windows with and without stone headers and sills;
o small square windows with stone headers and sills on each side of the chimney;
rusticated stone foundation; and, carport.
The detached garage features:
o side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation;
o wide eave overhang;
o Exterior red brick; and
o rusticated stone foundation.
In addition, the architectural significance of the Snider House at 181 Frederick Street is that it is
one of the remaining of a number of Craftsman Cottages that were built along Frederick Street
between 1900 and 1910. This would make 181 Frederick Street one of the last of its kind in this
immediate area. These simple, detached, storey and a half homes reflected the changing social
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intersection area from a 19 Century
mix of commercial and residential uses into a family community served by the Suddaby School.
Historical/Associative Value
The associative significance of the Snider House is that Elias Weber Bingeman Snider (E.W.B.
Snider) lived in the house from 1919 until 1921. His wife, Ellen Snider (nee Shoemaker)
continued to live at this address until 1950. E.W.B. Snider was a prominent Berlin (now
Kitchener) businessman and entrepreneur in the Kitchener area who is remembered for his
many achievements. These included his role in introducing the major technical advances in the
milling industry which included the introduction and transformation of the first porcelain rolling
press which replaced the stone grinding method. This technology transformed the flour
industry in Canada, United States and abroad. He is however best known for bringing
hydroelectricity to the area and originating the present hydropower system in Ontario.
Contextual Value
The contextual value of the building lies in its original location along Frederick Street as part of
the Craftsman Homes that were originally built on Frederick Street between 1900 and 1910.
Other Values
Social Value
The storey and a half, brick, American Craftsman Cottage-inspired house, built before World
War I is characterized by its modest size, the deep porch, framed and supported by stout brick
columns and the shallow pitched roof with deep bracketed overhangs and the inset dormer.
The social movement that inspired this rejection of the Victorian and Edwardian house models
of the past was inspired by the desire for a simpler, healthier lifestyle that celebrated North
American values. One of the best known and eloquent proponents of these values that were
translated into architectural form was Gustave Stickley
Stickley describes the Craftsman Idea that is the foundation on which the design of these
direction, we remain firm in the conviction that the root of all reform lies in the individual and
that the life of the individual is shaped mainly by home surroundings and influences and by the
kind of education that goes to make real men and women instead of grist for the commercial
mill
conditions we try to plan and build houses which will simplify the work of home life and add to
significant impact and influence on the appetite for and the growth of 20th century North
American suburbia. These small, storey and a half homes came to be seen as a model housing
solution to the crowded and unhealthy cities with their row houses, tenements and slums. This
model contributed to the evolution of the post-World War II, car-dependent suburbs of
detached housing that encircle most North American cities today.
and a generous front porch that served to mediate between private and public life. Ample
windows were provided for fresh air and natural light and simple building materials were
aft. All of
of which is protected and secure under the characteristic, large, gently sloping roof with deep
overhangs. 181 Frederick Street is part of the narrative of this old residential neighborhood. Its
design is similar to 145 Lancaster, which is slated for demolition. This would make 181 Frederick
Street one of the last of its kind in its Craftsman architectural design in this immediate area.
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 181 Frederick Street resides in the following heritage attributes:
All elements related to the Craftsman architectural style of the house, including:
side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation;
wide eave overhang with roof rafters on the front elevation;
Rear second storey, formerly screened, sleeping porch;
full width porch under main roof supported by tapered brick columns with brick guard;
Red brick exterior;
chimney;
windows and window openings, including:
o large picture windows with transoms, stone headers and sills,
o brick and wood projecting bay windows with transoms, stone headers and sills,
o 1/1 windows with and without stone headers and sills,
o small square windows with stone headers and sills on each side of the chimney;
Natural wood main entry door with vertical leaded glass panels.
rusticated stone foundation with stone detailing;
Tudor-esque board and plaster gable treatment for the main house and the carport
gables;
gable, and,
carport.
All elements related to the Craftsman architectural style of the detached garage, including:
o side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation;
o wide eave overhang;
o red brick; and,
o rusticated stone foundation.
All elements related to the contextual value, including:
o The original location of the existing house and the detached garage and its
contribution to the Frederick Street Landscape; and
o The detached garage that mimics the architectural style of the house and
completes the site.
References
Loucks, D. ( June 2021)Snider House- 181 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario Cultural Heritage Impact
Assessment, ,Metropolitan Design Ltd.
Photos
181 Frederick Street
181 Frederick Street
City of Kitchener - Cultural Heritage Resource Evaluation Form
Address: 181 Frederick Street Period: c. 1910 Field Team Initials: LB/ML/CM
Description: Date: April 18, 2013
EVALUATION
FIELD TEAM
SUBCOMMITTEE
DESIGN OR PHYSICAL VALUE
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
Style Is this a notable, rare or unique
example of a particular
architectural style or type?
Construction Is this a notable, rare, unique or
early example of a particular
material or method of
construction?
Design Is this a particularly attractive or
unique structure because of the
merits of its design, composition,
craftsmanship or details?
Does this structure demonstrate a
high degree of technical or
scientific achievement?
Interior Is the interior arrangement, finish,
craftsmanship and/or detail
noteworthy?
Notes Field Team: craftsman influenced; carport noteworthy
EVALUATION
FIELD TEAM
SUBCOMMITTEE
CONTEXTUAL VALUE
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
Continuity Does this structure contribute to
the community or character of the
street, neighbourhood or area?
Setting Is the setting or orientation of the
structure or landscaping
noteworthy?
Does it provide a physical,
historical, functional or visual link
to its surroundings?
LandmarkIs this a particularly important
visual landmark within the region
, city or neighbourhood ?
Completeness Does this structure have other
original outbuildings, notable
landscaping or external features
that complete the site?
Notes Field Team: garage mimics building style
EVALUATION
FIELD TEAM
SUBCOMMITTEE
INTEGRITY
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
Site Does the structure occupy its
original site?
Alterations Does this building retain most of
its original materials and design
features?
Is this a notable structure due to
sympathetic alterations that have
taken place over time?
Condition Is this building in good condition?
Notes
EVALUATION
FIELD TEAM
SUBCOMMITTEE
HISTORICAL OR ASSOCIATIVE VALUE &
SIGNIFICANCE
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
Does this property or structure have strong
associations with and/or contribute to the
understanding of a belief, person, activity,
organization or institution that is significant or unique
within the City?
Is the original, previous or existing use significant?
Does this property meet the definition of a significant
built heritage resource or cultural heritage
landscape, as identified in the Provincial Policy
Statement under the Ontario Planning Act?
A property or structure valued for the important
contribution it makes to an understanding of the
history of a place, an event or a people?
Notes Field Team: directories show ownership by Mrs. E. Snider (widow E.W.B. Snider) from 1924 till
1946
SNIDER HOUSE
181 Frederick Street
Kitchener, Ontario
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Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
June 2021
PREPARED FOR: PREPARED BY:
Erik Olsen Donald Loucks
Rome Transportation Inc. Metropolitan Design Ltd.
100 Campbell Ave #2 45 Willow Avenue
Kitchener, ON N2H 4X8 Toronto, ON M4E 3K1
(519) 572-0980 (416) 579-7026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Site Location
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1.2 Description of Site
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1.3 Current Context of Site
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1.4 Heritage Recognition
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1.5 Present Owner
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1.6 Contact Person
2. BACKGROUND RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS 7
2.1 Historic Research and Development of Kitchener - Identification 7
and Evaluation of Significant Heritage Attributes.
2.2 Site Context and History 10
3. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 15
3.1 Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest (CHVI) 24
4. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ALTERATION OF THE SITE 28
5. IMPACTS 28
6. CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES AND APPLICABLE LEGISLATION 39
7. IMPACT MITIGATION 39
8. SUMMARY STATEMENT AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS 40
9. APPENDICES
9.1 Maps 41
9.2 Images 50
9.3 Site Photographs 54
9.4 Statement of Significance Evaluation Form, City of Kitchener 60
9.5 Conservation Principles and Applicable Legislation Additional 62
Information from the OHA
9.6 Architectural Drawings 64
9.7 Qualifications of Authors Completing the CHIA 68
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Site Location
Figure 2: Property Data Map showing 181 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
Figure 3: Satellite View of 181 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
Figure 4: Entire Development site (approximate, in red) and 181
Frederick Street in context (circled in red).
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1.2 Description of Site
The property at 181 Frederick Street is located within a triangular lot, near the intersection of
Frederick and Lancaster Street East in This property is located within the Central Frederick
Neighbourhood Cultural Heritage Landscape (CHL) as identified in the 2014 Cultural Heritage
Landscape Study.
streets once intersected here. It evolved into a busy commercial centre of historic Berlin
(Kitchener), with businesses such as the Ahrens Five Point Grocery, Five Point Meat Market, the
Five Point Drugstore, and a series of service stations surrounding the
intersection (See Appendix: Images No. 1-5).
Figure 5
intersection (circled in red).
181 Frederick Street is adjacent to Suddaby Public School at 171 Frederick, a designated building
of heritage significance circa 1857. Currently the owner and developer Rome Transportation Inc.
wishes to continue to use 181 Frederick Street (a listed building) as their office and wishes to
demolish 143 and 145 Lancaster Street East to construct a
condominium building on this triangular piece of land. This proposed building is planned to be ten
storeys plus a mechanical penthouse with retail on the ground level with 97 residential units on
levels two to nine and with a total of 123 parking spaces, 112 below grade and 11 at grade.
Figure 6: Bird's Eye View of triangular property at Frederick and Lancaster Streets,
circled properties are to be demolished (181 Frederick Street is in red).
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1.3 Current Context of Site
Figure 7: Looking northeast on Frederick Street toward 181 Frederick, Suddaby Public
School is in the foreground.
Figure 8: Looking southwest on Frederick Street towards 181 Frederick.
Figure 9: Looking southeast on Otto Street towards Suddaby Public School, 181
Frederick is on the left.
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Figure 10: "Five Points" Intersection, present context (arrow pointing to 181 Frederick). The
building, left of centre, was where the Five Points Grocery once stood (now demolished).
Figure 11: Development site context. Suddaby School (171 Frederick) is marked with green
arrow on left, 181 Frederick is marked with green arrow on right. Circled properties in red are
proposed to be demolished (Tim Horton's and two properties on Lancaster).
Figure 12: Development site context. From left, 197 Lancaster Street (red arrow, slated for demolition), 143 and
145 Lancaster Street (red arrows, slated for demolition), 181 Frederick (green arrow) and Suddaby School at 171
Frederick (green arrow).
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1.4 Heritage Recognition
As of October 24, 2017, the City of Kitchener's Municipal Heritage Register lists the following:
181 Frederick Street is a listed, non-designated property of heritage value or interest.
171 Frederick Street (Suddaby Public School) is a Part IV designated property.
1.5 Present Owner
Rome Transportation
100 Campbell Avenue, Unit #2
Kitchener, ON N2H 4X8
1.6 Contact Person
Mr. Erik Olsen
P: (519) 572-0980
eolsen@romesales.com
2. BACKGROUND RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
2.1 Historic Research and Development of Kitchener - Identification and
Evaluation of Significant Heritage Attributes.
Prior to 1784, the Mississauga claimed a large land area that included the Grand River Valley on
which Kitchener is located. In 1784, the British government purchased this land and granted it to
the Six Nations as a gift for their allegiance and to compensate them for their losses during the
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American Revolution. During the period from 1796-1798, the Six Nations, represented by Joseph
Brant, sold a portion of this land to prominent land speculator Colonel Richard Beasley.
This remote land was highly desirable to German Mennonite farming families from Pennsylvania
who discovered a new-found freedom from persecution in Canada in the wake of the American
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Revolution. In 1800, two Pennsylvanian Mennonites from Lancaster County named Joseph
Schoerg and Samuel Betzner Jr. (brothers-in-Law) purchased land from Richard Beasley and
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established the nucleus of what would become a large German-speaking settlement. The first
buildings were erected by 1802.
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The German Company Tract was created in 1803 by a group of interrelated Mennonite families,
represented by two prominent Mennonites, Daniel Erb and Samuel Bricker. The Tract sold blocks
of land to Pennsylvanian pioneers arriving in the early 1800s; it would begin the wave of
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/enduring-spirit-the-rejuvenation-of-berlin-ontario/article31576065/
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo
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http://www.mhso.org/sites/default/files/publications/Ontmennohistory15-2.pdf
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immigration from Pennsylvanian Mennonites to this region. The early pioneers became leading
local landowners notably the Erbs, the Ebys, the Bechtels, the Brubachers, the Cressmans, the
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Shoemakers, the Webers and the Schneiders (Snyder/Snider).
Over the next decade several Pennsylvanian families made the difficult trip north. By 1807 many of
the founding families had arrived and were becoming established in the area. When the
Mennonite migrations ended, flights of European German-Speaking immigrants began between
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the 1820s and 1850s, attracted to Canada in turn to escape post-war upheavals and uncertainties
in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The new wave of immigrants were skilled tradesmen,
artisans, craftsmen, farmers and agricultural labourers, drawn to the good land and markets. Their
indu and an entrepreneurial spirit of the
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community strengthened its growth and a cohesive community developed. By 1816, the
Government of Upper Canada designated the settlement the Township of Waterloo.
In 1833, the developing
Joseph Schneider. Soon a smithy and a tavern joined the gristmill, meeting hall and schoolhouse.
The late 1830s would see the establishment of a village market, where calves, sheep, butter, eggs,
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Over the
next 20 years, the area was bustling with activity. Land-clearing and building bees saw each family
have a log cabin (See Appendix: Map 1).
In surveying the land, Mennonites employed a different method than other settlements in Canada,
they made no allotment for roads; roads were built only as needed. Compared to rectangular lots
of nearby townships, the large lots were of odd shapes. Farms were settled according to nearness
to family compacts, water sources or terrain, not by proximity to roads. The European Germans
would in turn emulate street patterns from their homeland, adopting more curves, twists and
spiral patterns than the traditional British grid system. The arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway
after 1856 would see its political and economic influence grow exponentially. The subsequent
establishment of Steam-powered factories and industries such as furniture, felt, machinery,
trunks, bicycles, footwear, pianos and organs and food products, established along the route
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would further create a discordant street pattern in developing Berlin.
Where other Canadian communities clung to Loyalist-based social hierarchies as large numbers of
diverse immigrants arrived, Berlin retained its German identity while being a Canadian community.
In 1871, 73 per cent of Berliners were German by ethnic origin. German was the language of
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http://ebybook.region.waterloo.on.ca/ebyintro.php.
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http://www.mhso.org/sites/default/files/publications/Ontmennohistory15-2.pdf
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo/
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Staebler, Edna. The Story of Kitchener. Kitchener: Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 1962.
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo/
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education, newspapers and worship, and German fashions and imported goods stocked shop
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shelves.
In 1910, Berlin was the first inland city to have access to power from Niagara Falls spear-headed by
Elias Weber Bingeman Snider, the great nephew of Joseph Schneider, a founder of Berlin, Ontario,
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further elevating its industrial prominence in the area. E. W. B. Snider had put Berlin on the map
through his creation of the roller system which transformed the way flour was processed, the first
of its kind in Canada, North America and internationally. The technology became an international
success and a revolutionary, sought-after system in the flour industry at large.
Berlin achieved city-status in 1912, with the bare minimum of population requirement, and
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withdrew from the county. This new status helped buoyed Berliners confidence, as they
continued to distinguish themselves from other centres. This city would soon be
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German character, thrift, and enterprise.
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On September 1, 1916, the Ontario community of Berlin ceased to be. During the First World
War, to help combat any perception of disloyalty due to its sizable German-speaking population,
residents voted narrowly to change the name to
The prevalent German language and culture of Kitchener at the turn of the century continued to
make the city unique in Ontario. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Kitchener and its
citizens led the nation in welcoming new German refugees who fled or were expelled from eastern
Europe (Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland and the Soviet Union). It has since retained its place as one
of the centres in Canada most likely to receive refugees, aided by its vibrant local economy.
During post-war reconstruction and a population explosion in the 1950s, Kitchener faced an acute
housing shortage. The building of the 401 in 1960 had a major impact for its industrial growth and
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industrial parks, which expanded heavily into existing farmlands.
The original economic development of Kitchener and Waterloo was built around the business and
artisanal skills of its German population. The communities became strongly identified with the
automotive parts industry with companies supplying components to all of the major automobile
manufacturing companies. Furniture and leather companies flourished in the early part of the
century, but have since declined significantly, leaving only Krug Furniture with a national presence.
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http://ryeandginger.ca/berlin-ontario-until-1916/
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo/
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo/
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http://ryeandginger.ca/berlin-ontario-until-1916/
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In the 1980s, a general recession hit Kitchener hard. Since then, many of the companies that
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formed the backbone of the local economy have left or ceased operations. At the close of the
20th century, many long-standing industries ceased operations, including the Seagram distillery
(1857) and Labatt's brewery (1870s).
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The 21 Century has brought an economic shift to Kitchener. Real estate development is causing a
boom in the downtown core as upscale condos and business developments soars. There is a
renewed interest in the heritage and conservation in both
roots with a resurgence in the Berlin namesake for many businesses. And much like its pioneer
roots, Kitchener-Waterloo continues to be at the leading edge for world-class technology,
innovation and education.
2.2 Site Context and History
Prior to 1784, this site was in the possession of the Mississauga. Following the American
Revolution, the British government granted this land to the Six Nations for their allegiance and
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losses during the American Revolution. From 1796-1798, Mohawk and political leader Joseph
Brant, representing the Six Nations, sold this land to prominent land speculators. One such land
speculator was Colonel Richard Beasley.
In 1800, two Pennsylvanian-German Mennonite brothers-in-law named Joseph Scherg and Samuel
to fellow Mennonite farming families who saw freedom and opportunity in Canada. The much-
persecuted Christian group saw Canada as a safe-haven which offered religious tolerance in the
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wake of the American Revolution. By 1802, the first buildings were constructed in the area
which would become Berlin (eventually Kitchener).
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In 1803, The German Company Tract was created by Pennsylvania Mennonites David Erb and
Samuel Bricker and a pioneer wave of interrelated Mennonite families would begin. Lancaster
County families were the first to purchase blocks of land from the Tract and would become leading
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local landowners and founding members of a large German-speaking settlement. By 1807, these
established family compounds included the Bechtels, the Brucachers, the Erbs, the Ebys, the
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Webers, the Cressmans, the Shoemakers and the Schneiders (Snyders/Sniders). Their block
purchase and role as founding pioneers ensured the survival of a substantial enclave of German-
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speaking settlers in a distinctive society and culture.
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http://www.mhso.org/sites/default/files/publications/Ontmennohistory15-2.pdf
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kitchener-waterloo
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http://ebybook.region.waterloo.on.ca/ebyintro.php
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http://www.mhso.org/sites/default/files/publications/Ontmennohistory15-2.pdf / Waterloo Township Through Two Centuries
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By the late 1810s the Mennonite migrations had slowed and ended. Between the 1820s-1850s, in
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the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, flights of European German-Speaking immigrants began,
attracted in turn to Canada for its good land and markets and o escape post-war upheavals and
uncertainties in the aftermath of war. The new wave of immigrants were skilled tradesmen,
artisans, craftsmen, farmers and agricultural labourers; their industrialism complemented their
An entrepreneurial spirit of the community strengthened its growth
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and a cohesive community developed.
By 1816, the Government of Upper Canada designated the settlement the Township of Waterloo.
In 1833, the growing settlement within the township was
pioneers, Bishop Eby and Joseph Schneider. Soon a smithy and a tavern joined the gristmill,
meeting hall and schoolhouse. The late 1830s would see the establishment of a village market,
where calves, sheep, butter, eggs, and cattle could be bought and sold and by 1
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lager brewery was founded. Over the next 20 years, the area was bustling with activity by a
medley of pioneers. Land-clearing and building bees saw each family have a log cabin (See
Appendix: Map 1).
Although school was voluntary prior to 1842, education was important to the first settlers of the
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Township of Waterloo, as schools were established very soon after the area was colonized.
Schools were formed in private houses, Meeting Houses (churches), abandoned buildings, unused
settlers in Waterloo Township were:
1. Built 1802 - Carlisle School Near Blair (now Cambridge) - the first teacher was a Pennsylvanian
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German named Rittenhaus. It was the first school in the county.
2. Built 1808 Likely established by David Strohm, one and a half miles northeast of Preston (now
Cambridge).
3. Built 1808 - A school established in Berlin (now Kitchener) at the corner of Mill Street and
Shoemaker Avenue.
4. Built circa 1810 - A log house school in Doon (now Kitchener), established by Tobias Wanner.
5. Built circa 1811 - In Centreville (now Kitchener)
Schools were kept open only during the winter months as the warmer seasons were devoted to
tending the land. The teachers were mostly itinerants ex-soldiers or tradesmen who engaged in
other occupations for the rest of the year. Their scholarship was unknown, examinations and
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certificates were unheard of.
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Staebler, Edna. The Story of Kitchener. Kitchener: Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 1962.
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In 1842 the Common School Act passed which authorized the election of trustees, the formation
of school districts, the building of schoolhouses, and the examination and licensing of teachers.
The first four teachers were granted licenses to teach in the Township of Waterloo. Soon after the
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length of time that schools stayed open gradually increased to six then nine months of the year.
In 1853 the County Council purchased 3 ½ acres of land between Frederick and Lancaster Streets
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for the joint use of a Grammar School and Common School, they paid £160 ($640). In 1856-1857
the Berlin Central School was opened at 171 Frederick Street. It appears to be the first building on
the site, occupying the entire block (See Appendix: Map 7). It was designed with Neo-Classical
influences by architect Philip Roth, who had designed other Berlin buildings such as the Franklin
Hotel in 1856.
By 1871 the population had grown steadily; the Village of Berlin became the Town of Berlin. A
burgeoning population, as well as school attendance now deemed mandatory in Ontario, led to an
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addition in 1874 to create four new classrooms at a cost of $5,000. Grammar Schools became
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High Schools and Common Schools became Public Schools.
In 1877 the Berlin Central School was selected by the Minister of Education
for the training of third grade teachers. At that time the first principal, Alex
Young, stepped down and Jeremiah Suddaby received the appointment to Berlin Central School,
thus becoming the first principal of the Model School.
In 1882, the first Kindergarten in Canada opened at the school, with Miss Janet Metcalfe as the
first kindergarten teacher in the country. By 1886 the swelling population made the school once
again inadequate. The Board found another site on Agnes Street to accommodate the overflow of
students. The school would continue to expand in 1922, 1954, 1957, 1959 and 1967, while
retaining the original structure within.
The concept of Model Schools came to an end in 1908.
Upon Jeremiah Suddaby's death in 1910, after being the principal of the school for 34 years, the
school board renamed the school in his honour. Suddaby was considered a great teacher and
advocate for education not only in the province but also throughout Waterloo County at the time.
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The school and longest
serving Prime Minister who was born in Berlin, Ontario. In addition, William Daum Euler, a former
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member of Parliament, taught at Suddaby Public School and later became a Canadian Senator.
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The building is a local landmark due to its dominating architecture and landscape design that
contribute to the streetscape of Frederick Street.
The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1957. At that time, the school's original bell was
donated to Doon Heritage Crossroads.
On November 17, 1980, the school building was designated as a heritage property by Kitchener's
city council under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. The designation noted the facade,
the archway between the main foyer, the archway between the main foyer and the original
kindergarten, and the oil painting of Jeremiah Suddaby that was painted in 1912 by A. Y. Jackson,
one of the original members of the Group of Seven.
Around 1907, the lot surrounding Suddaby Public School was subdivided, and ten houses were
built on the triangular lot surrounded by Frederick and Lancaster Streets. These new houses that
were built were 181, 185, 189, 193 Frederick Street and 143, 147, 151, 155, 159 and 163 Lancaster
Street East (See Appendix: Map 6-8). They were a mix of Victorian, Edwardian and Craftsman
style.
181 Frederick Street, built circa 1907, was built adjacent to Suddaby Public School. Its first
occupant was a man named Isaac Rathwell who worked at the local Planing Mill, followed by Louis
A. Zeigler who was a clerk at Dunke Brothers. In 1919 Elias Weber Bingeman Snider (E. W. B.
Snider) moved into 181 Frederick Street with his second wife Ellen Snider (née Shoemaker) (See
Appendix: Image 12).
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particularly prominent place. The son of Reverend Elias Snider, an ordained member of the
Mennonite church and Hannah Bingeman, E. W. B. was born June 19, 1842. From the age of 12 he
left public school to work on the family farm near Waterloo. He shared a keen interest in milling
with his father, and at 17 began a two-
German Mills. He would be manager by the age of 20. The Snider family expanded their
operations to include a small mill in Berlin, but by 1871 E.W.B. Snider had decided to set out on his
own and bought a flour mill in St. Jacobs. That same year he married Nancy Weber, with whom he
would have 11 children. It was at this mill that he installed the first roller process milling machine
in Canada, dramatically improving the quality of traditionally milled flour. It would be ground-
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breaking to the industry in Canada, United States and abroad. This flour proved of such good
quality and so superior to the old stone process that an extraordinary demand was created, not
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only in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces, but also in the New England States, and abroad.
In 1884 E.W.B. Snider purchased Jaco
the Waterloo Manufacturing Company, an organization which would become famous for
agricultural implements; he held the position of president. He was also president of the Anthes
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Foundry Company in Toronto, president of the Snider Lumber Company in Gravenhurst, Vice-
President of the Ontario Sugar Company in Kitchener and a director of the Niagara Peninsula
Power and Gas Company of St. Catharines.
role in originating our present
hydropower system.
in bringing power generated at Niagara Falls to businesses and homes in the province. On May 14,
1956, Hydro's 50th anniversary, a monument to him was unveiled in St. Jacobs (See Appendix:
Image 10).
Snider was instrumental in obtaining a railway through St. Jacobs and was made its provisional
president. From 1881-94 he was the provincial liberal member for Waterloo North. He
concentrated on expanding municipal powers through his work on municipal assessment and a
municipal fire insurance act.
Three years after the death of his first wife he married Ellen Shoemaker of Kitchener and moved
into 181 Frederick Street until his death in 1921
death. A member of the Evangelical Association, he was laid to rest in the St Jacobs cemetery. He
had enjoyed great success in his life by embracing new technology, a new method of milling flour,
new machinery for agriculture, and a new system for delivering electricity. While he embraced
technology and innovation, he also embraced history; E. W. B. Snider was a founding member of
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the Waterloo Historical Society.
Sat 181 Frederick Street until she died in 1950.
-known in Berlin, then
Kitchener. Situated at a crossroads where five roads met, it was co
there was a grocery store known as Ahrens Five Point Grocery. A small addition housed a meat
market. The Ahrens store had a mélange of cereal, cigars, stuffed olives, candy apples, soaps,
breads and much more. In the late 1920s there was a Five Point Drugstore. In 1933, the store was
rented by John Izma, a fruit merchant. The Izmas eventually purchased the site and became so
commercial hub of the neighbouring community. It closed in 1969.
Beside 181 Frederick, on the corner lot where Tim Hortons now sits at 197 Frederick, a series of
service stations occupied the busy intersection. The first service station was constructed in 1933,
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Neighbourhood Service Station, and by 1945 the Supertest Petroleum Service Station. It
continued to change hands every few years until 1965 when it became the Five Points Supertest
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Service Station. It became a Petro Canada in 1985 and finally a Tim Hortons in 2004.
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3. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 181 Frederick Street, Kitchener
Prepared by the City of Kitchener, October 28, 2013
Figure 13: 181 Frederick Street
Municipal Address: 181 Frederick Street, Kitchener.
Legal Description: Plan 392 Part Lot 4 & 5
Year Built: c. 1910
Architectural Style: Craftsman
Original Use: Residential
Original Owner: Unknown
Historic Owner: Elias Weber Bingeman Snider, Ellen Snider (née Shoemaker)
Description of Historic Place
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181 Frederick Street is a one and a half storey early-20 century brick house built in the Craftsman
architectural style. The house is situated on a 0.22-acre parcel of land located on the south east
corner of Frederick Street and Lancaster Street East in the Central Frederick Planning Community of
the City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The principal resource that contributes to the
heritage value is the house.
Heritage Value
181 Frederick Street is recognized for its design and contextual values. The design value relates to
the architecture of the house. The house is a unique example of the Craftsman architectural style.
The house is in good condition.
The house is one and a half storeys in height and contains the following design features: side gable
roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation; wide eave overhang with roof rafters on the
front elevation; full width porch under main roof supported by tapered brick columns with brick
guard; red brick; chimney; windows and window openings. The window openings include: large
picture windows with transoms, stone headers and sills, bay windows with transoms, stone
headers and sills, 1/1 windows with and without stone headers and sills, small square windows
with stone headers and sills on each side of the chimney.
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In addition, the house features a rusticated stone foundation and carport.
The detached garage features: side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation; wide
eave overhang; red brick; and rusticated stone foundation.
The contextual values relate to the detached garage that mimics the architectural style of the
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house and completes the site.
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 181 Frederick Street resides in the following heritage attributes:
All elements related to the Craftsman architectural style of the house, including:
o Side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation
o Wide eave overhang with roof rafters on the front elevation
o Full width porch under main roof supported by tapered brick columns with brick
guard
o Red brick
o Chimney
o Windows and window openings, including:
Large picture windows with transoms, stone headers and sills
Bay windows with transoms, stone headers and sills
1/1 windows with and without stone headers and sills
Small square windows with stone headers and sills on each side of the chimney
o Rusticated stone foundation
o Carport
All elements related to the Craftsman architectural style of the detached garage, including:
o Side gable roof with centre hip roof dormer on front elevation
o Wide eave overhang with roof rafters on the front elevation
o Full width porch under main roof supported by taper brick columns with brick guard
o Red brick
o Rusticated stone foundation.
o Carport
All elements related to the contextual value, including:
o The detached garage that mimics the architectural style of the house and completes
the site.
(Please See Appendix 10.4 for Statement of Significance, Evaluation Form, City of Kitchener)
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City of Kitchener, Statement of Significance, 181 Frederick Street.
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MDL Assessment of Heritage Value
Social/Cultural Contextual Value
The storey and a half, brick, American Craftsman Cottage-inspired house, built before WWI is
characterized by its modest size, the deep porch, framed and supported by stout brick columns
and the shallow pitched roof with deep bracketed overhangs and the inset dormer. The social
movement that inspired this rejection of the Victorian and Edwardian house models of the past
was inspired by the desire for a simpler, healthier lifestyle that celebrated North American values.
One of the best known and eloquent proponents of these values that were translated into
Stickley describes
the Craftsman Idea that is the foundation on which the design of these homes is built: ut while
we take the greatest interest in all efforts towards reform in any direction, we remain firm in the
conviction that the root of all reform lies in the individual and that the life of the individual is
shaped mainly by home surroundings and influences and by the kind of education that goes to
the design of the home will improve the quality of life he goes on to sayherefore we regard it
as a step in the direction of bringing about better conditions we try to plan and build houses which
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significant impact and influence on the appetite for and the growth of 20 century North
American suburbia. These small, storey and a half homes came to be seen as a model housing
solution to the crowded and unhealthy cities with their row houses, tenements and slums. This
model contributed to the evolution of the post-WW2, car-dependent suburbs of detached housing
that encircle most North American cities today.
The Snider House is a Kitchener example of the beginning of this evolution of the everyman
hoits own lot with room for a garden, with a garage or carport, and
a generous front porch that served to mediate between private and public life. Ample windows
were provided for fresh air and natural light and simple building materials were featured that
protected and secure under the characteristic, large, gently sloping roof with deep overhangs. 181
Frederick Street is part of the narrative of this old residential neighbourhood. Its design is similar
to 145 Lancaster, which is slated for demolition. This would make 181 Frederick Street one of the
last of its kind in its Craftsman architectural design in this immediate area.
Architectural Value
The architectural and contextual significance of the Snider House at 181 Frederick Street is that it
is one of the remaining of a number of Craftsman Cottages that were built along Frederick Street
between 1900 and 1910. This would make 181 Frederick Street one of the last of its kind in this
immediate area. These simple, detached, storey and a half homes reflected the changing social
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residential uses into a family community served by the Suddaby School.
Associative Value
The associative significance of the Snider house is that Elias Weber Bingeman Snider (E.W.B.
Snider) lived in the house from 1919 until 1921. His wife, Ellen Snider (née Shoemaker) continued
to live at this address until 1950. E.W.B. Snider was a prominent Berlin businessman and
entrepreneur in the Kitchener area who is remembered for his many achievements. These
included his role in introducing the major technical advances in the milling industry which included
the introduction and transformation of the first porcelain rolling press which replaced the stone
grinding method. This technology transformed the flour industry in Canada, United States and
abroad. He is however best known for bringing hydroelectricity to the area and originating our
present hydropower system in Ontario.
Character-Defining Craftsman Architectural and Associative Elements/Attributes
The following Craftsman elements or attributes contribute to the heritage value of 181 Frederick:
Character-Defining Elements 1: Low
sloped main hip roof with bell-cast,
deep, bracketed eaves with roof dormer
centered on front elevation.
Character-Defining Elements 2: Deep,
full-width front porch, supported by
tapered brick columns.
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Character-Defining Elements 3:
Rear second storey, formerly
screened, sleeping porch.
Character-Defining Elements 4: Brick exterior with rusticated stone foundation and stone detailing, door
and window headers and sills, stone chimney stepped shoulders, porch railing cap.
Character-Defining Elements 5: Tudor-esque board and plaster gable treatment,
main house and carport gables.
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Character-Defining Elements 6: The
flat arch supporting gable.
Character-Defining Elements 7: Brick and wood projecting bay windows, other
large windows with stained glass transoms.
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Character-Defining Elements 8:
Natural wood main entry door
with vertical leaded glass panels.
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Photographs in this section by David Galbraith
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Exterior Details
Exterior Details 3: Stone and Brick Detailing
Exterior Details 1: Stone and Brick
Detailing
Exterior Details 2: Bay
Window
Exterior Details 4: Front Door with
Exterior Details 5: Front Porch Stone
Leaded Glass Panels
Weeping Spout
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Interior Details
Interior Details 1: Brick Fireplace
Interior Details 2: Terracotta 'ovum'
molding
Interior Details 3: Stained
Interior Details 4: Leaded glass
hardwood trim and
cupboard doors
leaded glass window
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Interior Details 5: Stained hardwood, lead Interior Details 6: One of a pair of square
glass doors, built in dining room wall columns and cupboards with glass doors
cupboard,. that separated the dining room from the
living room. A wall currently fills the
former opening.
Interior Details 7: Sunroom above the rear porch.
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3.1 Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest (CHVI).
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ONTARIO REGULATION 9/06 RESPONSE RATIONALE
CRITERION (YES/NO)
1. The property has design or physical value because:
i. it is a rare, unique, representative or YES -181 Frederick Street is connected to the
social movement that inspired the
early example of a style, type, expression,
rejection of Victorian and Edwardian
material or construction method.
house models and reflected the desire for
a simpler, healthier lifestyle that
celebrated North American values.
-architect Gustave Stickley was associated
with this architectural expression.
-The values that were attributed to the
Craftsman home design had a significant
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impact on the growth of 20 century
North American suburbia.
-This style of home came to be seen as a
model housing solution, contributed to
evolution of post-WW2, car-dependent
suburbs of detached housing that encircle
North American cities today.
-The Snider House is a Kitchener example
of the beginning of this evolution of the
-181 Frederick is part of the narrative of
this old residential neighbourhood, it is
one of the last of its kind in its Craftsman
architectural design in this area.
ii. it displays a high degree of YES - The Snider House is a Kitchener example
of the beginning of this evolution of the
craftsmanship or artistic merit.
-its generous front porch served to
mediate between private and public life.
-Characteristic, large, gently sloping roof
with deep overhangs.
-Ample windows were provided for fresh
air and natural light
-Simple building materials that celebrated
ceramic, masonry craft.
-All of these attributes together created
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iii. it demonstrates a high degree of NO
technical or scientific achievement.
2. The property has historical value or associative value because:
i. it has direct associations with a theme, YES -181 Frederick Street is associated with
Elias Weber Bingeman Snider (E.W.B.
event, belief, person, activity, organization
Snider) who lived in the house from 1919-
or institution that is significant to a
1921; his wife, Ellen Snider (née
community.
Shoemaker) continued to live here until
1950.
-E.W.B. Snider was a prominent
Berlin/Kitchener businessman and
entrepreneur in the Kitchener area who is
remembered for his many achievements
such as introducing major technical
advances in the milling industry which
transformed the flour industry in Canada,
United States and abroad.
-Snider is best known for bringing
hydroelectricity to the area and
originating present hydropower
system.
ii. yields, or has the potential to yield, YES -181 Frederick Street is connected to the
social movement that inspired the
information that contributes to an
rejection of Victorian and Edwardian
understanding of a community or culture.
house models and reflected the desire for
a simpler, healthier lifestyle that
celebrated North American values.
-architect Gustave Stickley was associated
with this architectural expression.
-The values that were attributed to the
Craftsman home design had a significant
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impact on the growth of 20 century
North American suburbia.
-This style of home came to be seen as a
model housing solution, contributed to
evolution of post-WW2, car-dependent
suburbs of detached housing that encircle
North American cities today.
-The Snider House is a Kitchener example
of the beginning of this evolution of the
-181 Frederick is part of the narrative of
this old residential neighbourhood, it is
one of the last of its kind in its Craftsman
architectural design in this area.
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iii. demonstrates or reflects the work or YES -architect Gustave Stickley was associated
with this architectural expression.
ideas of an architect, artist, builder,
-The values that were attributed to the
designer or theorist who is significant to a
Craftsman home design had a significant
community.
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impact on the growth of 20 century
North American suburbia.
-This style of home came to be seen as a
model housing solution, contributed to
evolution of post-WW2, car-dependent
suburbs of detached housing that encircle
North American cities today.
-The Snider House is a Kitchener example
of the beginning of this evolution of the
-181 Frederick is part of the narrative of
this old residential neighbourhood, it is
one of the last of its kind in its Craftsman
architectural design in this area.
3. The property has contextual value because:
i. is important in defining, maintaining or YES -181 Frederick Street is connected to the
social movement that inspired the
supporting the character of an area.
rejection of Victorian and Edwardian
house models and reflected the desire for
a simpler, healthier lifestyle that
celebrated North American values.
-architect Gustave Stickley was associated
with this architectural expression.
-The values that were attributed to the
Craftsman home design had a significant
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impact on the growth of 20 century
North American suburbia.
-This style of home came to be seen as a
model housing solution, contributed to
evolution of post-WW2, car-dependent
suburbs of detached housing that encircle
North American cities today.
-The Snider House is a Kitchener example
of the beginning of this evolution of the
-181 Frederick is part of the narrative of
this old residential neighbourhood, it is
one of the last of its kind in its Craftsman
architectural design in this area.
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ii. is physically, functionally, visually or YES -181 Frederick Street is connected to the
social movement that inspired the
historically linked to its surroundings.
rejection of Victorian and Edwardian
house models and reflected the desire for
a simpler, healthier lifestyle that
celebrated North American values.
-architect Gustave Stickley was associated
with this architectural expression.
-The values that were attributed to the
Craftsman home design had a significant
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impact on the growth of 20 century
North American suburbia.
-This style of home came to be seen as a
model housing solution, contributed to
evolution of post-WW2, car-dependent
suburbs of detached housing that encircle
North American cities today.
-The Snider House is a Kitchener example
of the beginning of this evolution of the
-181 Frederick is part of the narrative of
this old residential neighbourhood, it is
one of the last of its kind in its Craftsman
architectural design in this area.
iii. is a landmark. NO 181 Frederick Street is adjacent to
Suddaby Public School at 171 Frederick
Street, which is arguably a landmark in the
community along Frederick Street.
Based on the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria; 1. Description of Property, 2. Statement of Cultural
Heritage Value or Interest, 3. Description of Heritage Attributes, as set out in the Cultural Heritage
or Value Interest Matrix 3.1, above, we recommend that this property at 181 Frederick Street be
designated based on the OHA criteria.
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4. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ALTERATION OF THE SITE
The property at 181 Frederick Street is located within a triangular lot, near the intersection of
Frederick and Lancaster Street East in downtown Kitchener. Currently the developer, Rome
Street (See Appendix: Site Photographs) to construct a condominium building on this triangular
piece of land which is proposed to be ten storeys with retail on the ground level and two levels of
parking below ground (See Appendix: Architectural Drawings). Rome Transportation wishes to
continue to use 181 Frederick Street as their office and it will therefore not be demolished. In
constructing the condominium on this corner lot, consideration must be made to the adjacent
properties at 181 Frederick Street (a listed heritage property) and Suddaby Public School at 171
Frederick Street (a designated heritage property).
The mitigation of impacts to these two adjacent properties are considered and proposed in the
following, section, 5. Impacts.
5. IMPACTS
Identification and Evaluation of the Potential Impacts on the Identified Heritage
Resources.
In the section above, Social/Cultural Contextual Value, we discussed how the Craftsman Style of
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housing reflected new values at the turn of the 19 to the 20 century. This movement rejected
not only the superficially decorated Victorian and Edwardian housing of the wealthy, it provided
design solutions to rid the cities of the squalid, over-crowded tenements and slums. The Craftsman
houses provided a model for a healthy home environment for the middle- and working-class
families.
181 Frederick Street is an important part of the story of the evolving community of Kitchener. The
architectural form and detailing of the house are both a narrative of the changing social values at
the turn of the last century as well as being the last home of an important Kitchener Region
entrepreneur and public leader.
Suddaby Public School at 171 Frederick Street is also an important part of the story of the evolving
community of Kitchener. Its original design in 1856 (by architect Philip Roth) followed by
subsequent additions in 1874, 1922, 1954, 1957, 1959 and 1967 represent a growing population
and evolving demographic of this neighbourhood and Kitchener at large. It holds a prominent
space on Frederick Street and is an important landmark in the community and continues to be
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The Scale Difference: The scale difference between The Snider House which is a one and one half storey
1910 bungalow and the adjacent proposed ten storey plus mechanical penthouse, contemporary
residential building, will have a significant impact on The Snider House especially when viewed from
Frederick Street. The proximity of the much taller and larger building to The Snider House will tend to
visually overpower and possibly diminish the smaller building. Any opportunity to mediate the difference
in height between the new 30m high residential building and the adjacent 8m high bungalow can occur in
the + - een the two structures. Mitigation measures such as the installation of a
line of columnar trees (Quercus Fastigiata) and a decorative, vine-covered fence or wall could be installed
along the east side of the house from the Frederick Street property line south to the surface parking. This
would tend to buffer and separate the two buildings and reduce the visual impact of the higher proposed
building and the car and truck traffic.
Vehicular Traffic Noise Impact: The concentration of all vehicular traffic onto the site; residents cars,
visitors, deliveries, moving vans and garbage trucks, along the drive adjacent to 181 Frederick Street,
between the two buildings, will have a significant noise impact on the uses proposed for the re-purposed
Snider House. The measures proposed to mitigate the visual impact of the new building on the Snider
House, a line of columnar trees (Quercus Fastigiata) and a vine-covered fence or wall would act as a buffer
between the driveway and the bungalow would also contribute to the noise and headlight mitigation.
Construction Impact: The absence of bedrock and the sandy soil composition is such that the excavation
adjacent to 181 Frederick will likely not result in vibration being transmitted below grade to the heritage
house.
Suddaby School: The impact of the scale difference between the proposed 10-storey building and
the adjacent existing Suddaby Public School will be minimal. The school building is located to the
west and south of the proposed building and there may be some shadow impact in the morning
during the winter months. With the access to the underground parking and service areas located
on the west side of the new building, there may be some intermittent vehicular and truck noise
impact. The Snider House and the generously treed schoolyard will assist in the mitigation of
noise impact on the school.
Shadowing Impact: The orientation of the ten storey residential building to the east of 181 Frederick
Street will mean that most shadowing will occur during the first half of the day both summer and winter.
Detailed shadow mapping should be undertaken to determine the exact extent and pattern of this
shadowing. The impact significance of the shadowing should be taken into consideration for 181
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6. CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES AND APPLICABLE LEGISLATION
6.1 Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
1. Conserve the heritage value of a historic place. The 1910 Craftsman bungalow will
continue to be preserved, unaltered in its current, good condition which will conserve
the heritage value.
2. Conserve heritage value by adopting an approach calling for minimal intervention. The
owner will continue to intervene minimally.
3. Recognize each historic place as a physical record of its time, place and use. The
continued preservation, maintenance and minimal intervention of the exterior and
interior of the 1910 Craftsman bungalow will continue to recognize the physical record
of this historic place.
6.2 Ontario Heritage Act, Part IV
1.
structures on the real property, the attributes of the property, buildings and structures
2. (1.2) In addition to the property listed in the register under subsection (1.1), the register
may include property that has not been designated under this Part but that the council
of the municipality believes to be of cultural heritage value or interest and shall contain,
with respect to such property, a description of the property that is sufficient to readily
ascertain the property. 2005, c. 6, s. 15.
6.3 It is apparent that when the Statement of Significance was prepared by the City of Kitchener,
it was listed based on its architectural heritage attributes. In the preparation of this CHIA,
our research established that 181 Frederick Street also possesses associative heritage value
as well as contextual/cultural heritage value. Based on this, our conclusion is that this
heritage resource should be Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act Part IV.
Please see Appendix 10.5: Conservation Principles and Applicable Legislation OHA Excerpts - for
additional information.
7. IMPACT MITIGATION
The most effective impact mitigation and the MDL preferred approach, which the owners agree
with, is to retain the 181 Frederick Street house in place, stabilize and restore the architectural
attributes and continue to have the building occupied by the owner Rome Transportation. An
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8. SUMMARY STATEMENT AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS
181 Frederick Street is a significant and valuable Kitchener heritage resource for the following
reasons;
1. The associative heritage value of 181 Frederick Street is based on E. W. B. Snider having
lived there for the last three years of his life and his widow, Emma Snider (née Shoemaker)
having lived there for 29 years following his death. Mr. Snider bridges the worlds of Berlin
and Kitchener and is a recognized entrepreneur who made substantial contributions to the
community and region and helped put both Berlin, and Kitchener, on the map. Of note is
that E. W. B. Snider was also a founding member of the Waterloo Historical Society.
2. The architectural heritage value is embodied in both the tangible quality of the Craftsman
design and construction of the house as well as possessing an intangible value that
represents an important aspect of the evolving social/cultural values of the community at
the turn of the 20th century.
3. The contextual heritage value of the Snider House is based on it being a Kitchener example
a 19th Centurymix of commercial and residential uses into a family community. 181
Frederick Street sits adjacent to Suddaby School, another prominent piece of Berlin and
itchener-Waterloo has
continued to this day as an epicenter for education in the province.
It is understood, that urban centres are very complex entities characterized, among other things,
by competing objectives among landowners, developers and city requirements (City Planning and
Heritage and Transportation and Traffic requirements). But given the architectural, contextual and
associative heritage value of the Snider House Metropolitan Design
commitment to the preservation, restoration, maintenance and continued adaptive reuse of the
resource. The commercial use of 181 Frederick St. will compliment the commercial uses in the new
building that are proposed for the ground floor facing Frederick Street.
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9. APPENDICES
9.1 Maps
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Map 1: By 1833, pioneer families from Pennsylvania accounted for 70 percent of Waterloo Townships population and owned 87
percent of the assessed land area.
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Compiled from PIONEER database, http://www.mhso.org/sites/default/files/publications/Ontmennohistory15-2.pdf
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Map 2: Map of part of the town of Berlin, 1853-1854
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Map 2a:Map of part of the town of Berlin, 1853-54.
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Surveyed for George John Grange, Esq, by M.C. Schofield, PLS. 1853-54, Association of Canadian Map Libraries,
University of Waterloo.
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Surveyed for George John Grange, Esq, by M.C. Schofield, PLS. 1853-54, Association of Canadian Map Libraries,
University of Waterloo.
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Map 3: Map of Waterloo County 1883
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_County,_Ontario
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Map 4: New Topographical Atlas of the Province of Ontario, Canada, 1879, Berlin & Town of Galt, 1879.
Map 4a: In 1879, Central Public School (the former Suddaby Public School) was the only building on the triangular block.
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New Topographical Atlas of the Province of Ontario, Canada, 1879, Berlin & Town of Galt, 1879.
http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/G_1145_M54_1879/Map_28.JPG
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Map 5: Map circa 1913 showing construction of houses on triangular lot at intersection of Lancaster and Frederick Street.
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collection. http://ebybook.region.waterloo.on.ca/getArtifact.php?AID=10701
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Map 5a: Map circa 1913 showing construction of houses on triangular lot at intersection of Lancaster and Frederick Street. 181
Frederick is indicated with a green arrow.
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Map 6: Kitchener Insurance Map, created by 1908, Revised March 1925.
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Kitchener Insurance Map, created by 1908, Revised March 1925, showing houses built on Lancaster Street around 1908.
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Map 6a: Kitchener Insurance Map, created 1908, Revised March 1925, 181 Frederick is circled in black, 143 and 145 (formerly 147)
Lancaster Street East are circled in red. 143 and 145 Lancaster East are slated for demolition.
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Map 7: Kitchener Insurance Map, created 1908, Revised March 1925, showing the former density of houses built on Frederick Street
around 1908. 181 Frederick Street is marked with a red arrow.
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Kitchener Insurance Map, created 1908, Revised March 1925, showing houses built on Frederick Street around 1908.
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9.2 Images
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Image 1: Ahrens Five Point Grocery Store, under
construction in 1903.
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Image 2: Ahrens Five Point Grocery Store, circa 1905,
located at Frederick and Lancaster Streets. It was owned
by Henry Jacob Ahrens, second eldest son of Charles A.
Ahrens, the noted Berlin shoe manufacturer. He opened
the Five Point Grocery in late 1903 or early 1904. An
addition was later added for the Five Point Meat Market.
Ahrens owned the site until 1933, at which time it was
taken over by John Izma and operated as Izma's Five Point
Fruit Store. The Izma family operated the business until the
late 1960's. The building has since been demolished.
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http://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/1638389/data
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http://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/1638388/data
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Image 3: Ahrens Five Point Grocery Store, circa 1905,
located at the corner of Frederick and Lancaster streets in
Berlin, Ontario.
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Image 4
late 1940s-view of the intersection, Five Points Fruit
Market (former Ahrens Five Point Grocery Store) and
service station, which became the Tim Hortons.
Image 5: Undated Postcard of "Five Points" Berlin
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http://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/1638968/data
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https://books.google.ca/books?id=hFJkzRgJylgC&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=izma%27s+five+points&source=bl&ots=iMQT0VDVWo&s
ig=ueBrHuUCoF_sI3rq8tqLD_VyOUo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWxY2ytqndAhUs1oMKHYQ3CAsQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage
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Image 6
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Image 7: In 1855, a lot was bought at Frederick and
Lancaster, in 1857 the Berlin Central School was opened.
Two main floor rooms served as both a grammar school
and library. In 1876 four classrooms were added to the
original structure. Jeremiah Suddaby became principal in
1877, and in the same year Berlin Central School became a
Model School, offering training to future teachers. The first
Kindergarten in Canada opened at the school in 1882.
renamed the school in his honour.
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Image 8: Elias W. B. Snider's home, adjacent to the mill in
downtown St. Jacobs, Ontario.
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From
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http://images.ourontario.ca/waterloo/30599/data
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Image 9: Commemorative plaque to E. W. B Snider, a prominent miller, Member of Provincial Parliament and a founder of
Ontario Hydro who lived in St. Jacobs, Ontario. This plaque and monument celebrate Snider, located in downtown St. Jacobs.
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Image 10: The 11 children of Rev. Elias Snider and Hannah
(Bingeman) Snider. Top row, left, is E.W.B. (Elias) Snider.
Middle row (left to right): Hannah (Snider) Shantz, Bishop
Jonas B. Snider, Mary (Snider) Kraft. The other siblings:
Israel, Isaac, William, John, Tilman, Jacob, and Amos.
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Image 11: E. W. B. Snider
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https://archives.mhsc.ca/34-3
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https://archives.mhsc.ca/33-45
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https://archives.mhsc.ca/children-of-elias-and-hannah-snider
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Image 12: Pioneer Roller Flouring Mills where EWB Snider
made groundbreaking advances in flour production.
9.3 Site Photographs
Site Photograph 1: 181 Frederick Street.
Site Photograph 2: 181 Frederick Street.
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Site Photograph 3: 181 Frederick Street, north elevation.
Site Photograph 4: 181 Frederick Street.
Site Photograph 5: 181 Frederick Street, west elevation.
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Site Photograph 6: 181 Frederick Street, porch.
Site Photograph 7: 181 Frederick Street, portico.
Site Photograph 8: 181 Frederick Street, East elevation.
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Site Photograph 9: Rear of 181 Frederick Street, South
elevation and
Site Photograph 10: Garage belonging
to 181 Frederick Street.
Site Photograph 11: 145 Lancaster
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Site Photograph 12: 143 Lancaster
Street, slated for demolition.
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Site Photograph 13: 143 and 145 Lancaster Street and 197 Frederick Street (Tim Hortons), slated for demolition.
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Site Photograph 14: 197 Lancaster Street, slated for demolition.
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Site Photograph 15: 197 Lancaster Street, slated for demolition.
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Site Photograph 16: 171 Frederick Street, Suddaby Public School.
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9.4 Statement of Significance Evaluation Form, City of Kitchener
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9.5 Conservation Principles and Applicable Legislation Additional Information from
the OHA.
Designated Properties
The accepted definition of a Designated Heritage Property is, under the Ontario Heritage Act, that
municipalities can pass by-laws to designate properties of cultural heritage value or interest.
Designation of heritage properties is a way of publicly
community. At the same time, designation helps to ensure the conservation of these important
Cultural Heritage Value
Identifying properties of cultural heritage value is an essential part of municipal heritage
conservation.
What is the Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Properties?
Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act requires the clerk of every local municipality to keep a
current, publicly accessible register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest situated in
the municipality.
The municipal register is the official list or record of cultural heritage properties that have been
identified as being important to the community.
The register must include all properties in the municipality that are designated under Part IV
(individual designation) and Part V (district designation) of the Ontario Heritage Act. For
properties designated under Part IV, the register must include:
a. legal description of the property;
b. the name and address of the owner; and
c. a statement explaining the cultural heritage value or interest of the property and a
description of its heritage attributes.
For districts designated under Part V, the register must include a map or description of the area of
each district.
Listed Heritage Property
The accepted definition of a Listed Heritage Property: Listing is a means to formally identify
properties that may have cultural heritage value or interest to the community. It is an important
tool in planning for their conservation and now provides a measure of interim protection. This
allows time for the municipality to decide whether to begin the designation process to give long
term protection to the property. As of 2005, the Ontario Heritage Act also allows municipalities to
include on the municipal register properties of cultural heritage value that have not been
designated. This is commonly known as "listing." See subsection 27 (1.2) of the Ontario Heritage
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Why List Property on the Register?
While the legislation does not require municipalities to list properties on the register, listing is
strongly recommended. A comprehensive register of cultural heritage properties, including both
designated and listed properties, has the following benefits:
1. The register recognizes properties of cultural heritage value in the community.
2. The register promotes knowledge and enhances an understanding of the community's
cultural heritage.
3. The register is a planning document that should be consulted by municipal decision
makers when reviewing development proposals or permit applications. The register
provides easily accessible information about cultural heritage properties for land-use
planners, property owners, developers, the tourism industry, educators and the general
public.
4. The register provides interim protection for listed property (see below).
Interim Protection for Listed Properties
Changes to Ontario's Building Code Act, which took effect January 1, 2006, brought new,
accelerated building permit review timeframes. These include, for example, 10 days for a house
and 20 days for a large building.
Building permit review timeframes allow municipalities and municipal heritage committees little
time to assess properties facing demolition or alteration that are potentially of cultural heritage
value to the community.
Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act made in June 2006 address this issue. These changes
now provide interim protection for listed properties (see subsections 27 (3)-(5) of the Ontario
Heritage Act). Owners of listed properties must give the council of the municipality at least 60 days
notice of their intention to demolish or remove a building or structure on the property.
This allows time for the municipality to decide whether to begin the designation process to give
long term protection to the property.
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9.7 QUALIFICATIONS OF AUTHORS COMPLETING
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Don Loucks - Architect, Writer, OAA, RAIC, CAHP, LEED AP
As the Managing Principal of Metropolitan Design Ltd. since 2014 and as Architect, Urban
Designer and Heritage Planner, Don brings over 45 years of consulting experience to his public
and private sector clients. Don is committed to social/cultural, environmental, and economic
sustainability, aging-in-place planning, and an innovative and creative approach to design
challenges, characterized by a collaboration and inclusion. Don recently completed a Graduate
Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management from the University of Victoria and continues to be
a Heritage Planner and past board member of Heritage Toronto and VP of the Canadian
Association of Heritage Professionals, Don is committed to validating our past by embedding it
in our future. He is currently working on the relocation and restoration of an 1890s farmhouse
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in Brampton, an 1820s stone commercial building in Kingston, a CHIA for a complex of 19
century streetcar barns in Windsor. Don and Leslie Valpy are co-authors of a book about
Leslie Valpy - Research Project Manager, Writer, Hons. BA, CRM
Leslie is a conservation practitioner with a passion for built heritage, history, architecture, and
conservation. Working with both intangible and tangible heritage, she has participated in a
range of projects in Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, St. Catharines, Richmond Hill and throughout
portfolio of projects includes both residential and commercial and is experienced at the
intersection of development and protection. Her recent work with Metropolitan Design Ltd.
includes farmhouse preservation amidst housing developments, heritage LCBO outlets across
Public School, and in Kingston the Carnovsky Bakery and the Capitol Theatre Development.
Working with Metropolitan Design Ltd. and Taylor Hazell Architects, Leslie has explored the
focusing on bridges, subw
Separation Project. Leslie also holds an Honours B.A in English and Film, and a diploma from
the Vancouver Film School in Film Production and has worked throughout Canada and overseas
in the media field. Her interests include heritage architecture, social history, places of worship,
industrial development, railway history and local history. Leslie and Don Loucks are co-authors
e published by Dundurn
Press.