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REPORT TO: Heritage Kitchener
DATE OF MEETING: March 4, 2025
SUBMITTED BY: Garett Stevenson, Director of Development and Housing Approvals,
519-741-2200 ext. 7070
PREPARED BY: Michelle Drake, Senior Heritage Planner,519-741-2200 ext. 7839
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 5
DATE OF REPORT: January 30, 2025
REPORT NO.: \[Report Number\]
SUBJECT: Notice of Intention to Designate 1434 Trussler Road
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
1434 Trussler Road 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 1434 Trussler Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
An updated Statement of Significance describing the cultural heritage value or interest
of 1434 Trussler Road has been drafted by Heritage Planning staff.
The key finding of this report is that 1434 Trussler Road meets four (4) of nine (9)
criteria for designation under Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 (amended by
Ontario Regulation 569/22) and has been confirmed to be a significant cultural
heritage resource recognized for its design/physical, historic/associative, and
contextual values.
There are no financial implications.
Community engagement included informing residents by posting this report with the
agenda in advance of the Heritage Kitchener Committee meeting, providing written
correspondence to the property owner, and consulting with Heritage Kitchener at their
November 5, 2024 committee meeting. Should Council choose to give Notice of
Intention to Designate, such notice shall be served to the property owner and the
Ontario Heritage Trust and published in a newspaper.
This report supports the delivery of core services.
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BACKGROUND:
1434 Trussler Road is a mid-19th century frame house with an early 20th century addition
built in the Queen Anne architectural style. The building is situated on a 83.52 acre parcel
of land located on the east side of Trussler Road between Bleams Road and Huron Road
in the City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The principal resources that
contribute to the heritage value are the house (original and addition), barns, outbuildings,
silos, tree lined laneway, hedgerows, agricultural fields, and woodlot.
A full assessment of 1434 Trussler Road has been completed, including: field evaluation
and archival research. The findings concluded that the subject property meets four (4) of
nine (9) criteria for designation under Ontario Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 (amended by
Ontario Regulation 569/22). An updated Statement of Significance describing the
or interest was presented to the Heritage Kitchener
Committee on November 4, 2024. The Committee recommended that pursuant to Section
29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, the cultural heritage value or interest of 1434 Trussler
Road should be confirmed by pursuing designation of the subject property under Part IV of
the Ontario Heritage Act. This work was undertaken as part of the CityMunicipal
Heritage Register (MHR) Review, initiated in February of 2023. The MHR Review is the
to amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act introduced in January of 2023
through Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. Bill 200, the Homeowner Protect Act,
2024, extended the time municipalities have to designate properties listed on their
municipal heritage registers until January 1, 2027.The City contacted owners of listed
properties through an initial letter dated May 23, 2023, to inform them of this undertaking.
Owners of properties recommended for designation were contacted via a second letter.
The property owner for 1434 Trussler Road was contacted via second letter sent by mail
dated December 19, 2024. This letter was accompanied by the updated Statement of
Significance and a prepared in June
any comments, questions, or concerns.
Per standard procedure, should Council support the Notice of Intention to Designate
(NOID), the property owner will be contacted a third time through a letter advising of the
is
served on the property owner and the Ontario Heritage Trust, and the newspaper ad is
posted, there will be a 30-day appeal period in which the property owner may object to the
designation.
REPORT:
Identifying and protecting cultural heritage resources within our City 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 conservation
of cultural heritage resources for future generations. Designation recognizes the
importance of a property to t
value or interest; 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
heritage value or interest.
1434 Trussler Road is recognized for its design/physical, historical/associative value and
contextual values. It satisfies four (4) of nine (9) criteria for designation under the Ontario
Heritage Act Regulation 9/06 (amended by Ontario Regulation 569/22). A summary of the
criteria that is or is not met is provided in the table below.
CriteriaCriteria Met
(Yes/No)
1.The property has design value or physical value because it is a Yes
rare, unique, representative or early example of a style, type,
material, or construction method.
2.The property has design value or physical value because it Unknown
displays a high degree of craftsmanship or artistic merit.
3.The property has design or physical value because it Unknown
demonstrates a high degree of technical or scientific
achievement.
4.The property has historical value or associative value because it Yes
has direct associations with a theme, event, belief, person,
activity, organization or institution that is significant to a
community.
5.The property has historical or associative value because it Unknown
yields, or has the potential to yield, information that contributes
to an understanding of a community or culture.
6.The property has historical value or associative value because it Unknown
demonstrates or reflects the work or ideas of an architect, artist,
builder, designer or theorist who is significant to a community.
7.The property has contextual value because it is important in Yes
defining, maintaining or supporting the character of an area.
8.The property has contextual value because it is physically, Yes
functionally, visually, or historically linked to its surroundings.
9.The property has contextual value because it is a landmark.No
Table 1: Criteria for Designation under Ontario Regulation 9/06 (Amended by
Ontario Regulation 569/22)
Design/Physical Value
The property demonstrates design/physical value as a rare and early example of a mid-
th
19 century one-and-one-half storey frame house constructed with lathe and horsehair
covered with stucco while the circa 1910 two-and-a-half storey Queen Anne house is a
rare example of a construction method that used a machine to cut an exterior wythe of
rock-faced concrete block to clad the wood frame construction beneath (likely used a
machine from Sears). The property further demonstrates design/physical value as a rare
and early example of mixed architectural styles, including the original one-and-a-half-
storey house and the two-and-a-half-storey addition built in the Queen Anne architectural
style. Together, the original house and the c. 1910 addition provide a unique example of a
single house composed of structures of radically different styles and dates in a way that
conserves crucial qualities of each and forms a picturesque whole. The barn has physical
value as an early example of a barn and its solid construction.
The one-and-a-half-storey frame house is constructed with lathe and horsehair, is clad
with stucco, features a four-paned round window on the front (south) and rear (north)
elevation, and a one-storey verandah with posts and spandrels that physically and visually
connects the two houses. The frame house was converted to a summer kitchen and
woodshed when the addition was built. The addition was built in the Queen Anne
architectural style. In 1991, the addition featured: L-shaped plan; high hipped roof with
three projecting gables with return eaves; a single pedimented dormer with foliated scroll
decoration; decorative undulant shingling, bargeboard and pendants in the gables; rock-
faced concrete block cladding; two-storey verandah with frieze, scroll brackets, spun
posts, spandrel, and spindle work; flat headed and semi-circular window openings with
voussoirs and sills; and, double hung sash wood windows and wood frames.
In 1991, the interior featured: panelled doors with black ceramic knobs, moulded trim with
corner blocks, casings with corner rosettes, panelled wainscotting, heavy turned newel
post, turned balusters, beechwood and maple floors, a single staircase, and a 9/6 window
and frame on the rear (north) elevation.
In 1991, the property featured three original red tin roof drive sheds, a colony house, and a
smokehouse that had been converted to a fuel shed. In 2010, the original barn was still
standing and describ
of large split stones laid in courses and joists that are flattened tree trunks. Aerial imagery
from 2023 and Google Earth Lidar and satellite imagery from 2024 reveal several
outbuildings and structures of various sizes and functions including, but not limited to,
barns, drivesheds, and silos. At least one of the barns appears to be a similar era of the
house given the presence of a split stone foundation.
Historical/Associative Value
The historical/associative values relate to its history and association with early pioneer
settlement, architectural and social development, and original, previous, and existing
owners of the property. These values were researched and reported in the
Heritage Background Study: Built Heritage and Cultural Heritage Landscapes: Southwest
prepared by Nancy Z. Tausky dated August 2010. The
original, previous, and existing owners of the property were well documented in the Helena
The subject property is located within the German Company Tract with Lot 136 being
originally owned by a member of the Brubacher family.
The property was purchased by Oliver Clemens (b. 20 April 1830; d. 26 September 1904)
in 1853. Oliver was a direct descendant of George Clemens (b. 17 July 1777; d. 10 August
1863) who was among the first settlers in Waterloo County arriving c. 1800. Oliver along
with Henry McNally, Angus McNally and Moses Eschelman bought a former grist mill and
sawmill and converted it to the Blair Woolen Mills in 1875 and operated until Angus
McNally died in April 1903.
John (also spelled Johann) Philipp Lautenschlager (b. 1808 December 20; d. 1895 August
27) came to Waterloo County in 1831 and was both a cooper and a farmer. In 1834 John
married Barbara Stoltz (b. 1808 December 20; d. 1885 January 5) and together they had
six children: Magdalena, Jacob, Philip Stoltz, Elizabeth, August, and Frederick. Their first
son was Jacob (b. 7 March 1837; d. 25 January 1930) and he purchased the subject
property in 1864 and thereafter his occupation is listed as a farmer. Jacob married
Elizabeth Rosenberger (b. 1841 January 29; d. 1880 February 21) and together they had
seven childr
and Rosetta M.. The property passed to their second son Isaac in 1901. Isaac (b. 1864
June 10; d. 1943 May 8) married Mary Ann Schweitzer (b. 1865 April 2; d. 1951
September 23) in 1886 and together they had three children: Rev. Stanton S., Rev. Roy,
Co-operative Creamery Company Limited (also known as the New Dundee Creamery),
which operated between 1908 and 1998. Other founding members and directors included:
Daniel D. Snyder, Roseville; and, Jacob C. Hallman, William Goettling and Edwin B.
Hallman, New Dundee. Together, these men obtained permission to manufacture butter,
cheese and other dairy products with their brand being well-known until the late 1940s.
The New Dundee Creamery produced the largest volume of butter annually in Ontario and
won prizes at the Royal Winter Fair, the Canadian National Exhibition, and the Royal Dairy
Show.
Isaac
June 23), was born on the family farm. He attended Rosebank public school, Huntington
College and the University of Michigan. He was a member of the Mannheim church, the
United Brethren church, and later the American Presbyterian church. He became a
Presbyterian missionary in China between 1922 and 1951 and was a political prisoner in a
Shanghai camp (1942-1943) during the Sino-Japenese war. During this time, he wrote a
poem about
the design of the 1910 addition. The poem reads:
On the Old Town Line
Remove from roaring motor-ways
Amongst hills secluded too,
Broad hills were verdant green
Barns bulged with grain and scented hay
None better have we seen.
Blessed childhood, youth and prime
With song on my lips I ruffled the soil
And gathered in harvest time;
Kept stables and fences renewed
In this rural habitude.
Though the Ls eschewed its worth
A hearth forsaken but never forgot
This lap of nourishing earth;
Learned the toil with spirit free
Where the web of life was patterned true
(In honor of Father and Mother,
Shanghai 1942)
R. S. L.
Institute, 1981)
Gottleib Goettling (b. 1827 April 11; d. 1909 April 7) and his wife Johanna Katharina
Krauss (b. 1834 April 22; d. 1918 December 31) wanted their children to escape
inscription with the German army chose to send them overseas to meet with family and
friends. Gottleib and his family took up residence in the top storey of his friend, Fritz
youngest son, Albert Goettling (b. 27 August 1877; d. 24 May 1976), married Anna
Magdalena Myers (b. June 1907; d. 19 May 1940) and together they had four children:
Violet Marceline, Earl Clare, Gertrude Elizabeth, and Sangster Albert.
Albert purchased the 92-acre Isaac Lautenslager farm for $8300 in 1916. Albert was a
member of the Wilmot Centre United Brethren Church and later the Roseville Church, he
taught Sunday School, and was a member of the Roseville Church Board. His
appreciation for music lead him to donate, the Hallman organ, that was still in use at the
Roseville Church in 1967. Albert was instrumental in starting the New Dundee Creamery
before it became a co-op. He wanted New Dundee farmers to acquire dividends and
profits and spent hours talking and hanging posters promoting the creation of the New
Dundee Creamery. As noted -operative Creamery
Company Limited operated between 1908 and 1998. The founding members and directors
included: Isaac Lautenschlager; Daniel D. Snyder, Roseville; and, Jacob C. Hallman,
William Goettling and Edwin B. Hallman, New Dundee. Together, these men obtained
permission to manufacture butter, cheese and other dairy products with their brand being
well-known until the late 1940s. The New Dundee Creamery produced the largest volume
of butter annually in Ontario and won prizes at the Royal Winter Fair, the Canadian
National Exhibition, and the Royal Dairy Show. Albert was an active member of the
Rosebank farm forum and director of the Waterloo Township Plowing Match for 25 years.
Sangster Albert Goettling (b. 1920 January 23; d. 2007 November 20) was born at this
property. By 1946 Sangster had gradually started to take over the farm from his father.
Sangster married Helen Marie Eckstein (b. 1925 April 19; d. 2005 June 23) on November
29, 1947, and together they had three children: Ronald W., Robert Carl, and Karen.
Sangster farmed his entire life on the farm where he was born and was a longtime
Kitchener and Waterloo City Directory, the property remains in the Goettling family.
Contextual Value
The contextual value relates to the rural character of the property and area. Specific
elements that maintain the rural character include: the layout of buildings, the long tree
lined laneway terminating at the farm complex with the house on one side and the barn on
the other, the south facing house oriented towards the lane, the location of the house
within a grove of trees, undulating topography, agricultural fields, hedgerows, and forests.
The contextual value also relates to how the heritage attributes are physically, visually,
functionally, and historically linked to the rural character of the property and area.
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 1434 Trussler Road resides in the following heritage attributes:
All elements related to the construction, materials and architectural styles of the house,
including:
o 1 ½ storey frame house:
lathe and horsehair construction;
stucco cladding;
four-paned round window on the front (south) and rear (north) elevation;
9/6 wood window and wood frame on the rear (north) elevation; and,
1storey verandah with posts and spandrels.
o 2 ½ storey addition:
L-shaped plan;
high hipped roof with three projecting gables with return eaves;
a single pedimented dormer with foliated scroll decoration;
decorative undulant shingling, bargeboard, and pendants in the gables;
rock-faced concrete block cladding;
two-storey verandah with frieze, scroll brackets, spun posts, spandrel,
and spindle work;
flat headed and semi-circular window openings with voussoirs and sills;
and,
double hung sash wood windows and wood frames.
o Interior:
original panelled doors with black ceramic knobs;
moulded trim with corner blocks;
panelled wainscot;
beechwood and maple floors; and,
staircase (Ryan, 1991).
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All elements related to the 19 century and early 20 century outbuildings (e.g., barns,
drivesheds, silos, etc.), including:
o location and orientation;
o height and massing; and,
o design, materials and colours.
All elements related to the contextual value of the property, including:
o the layout of buildings;
o the long tree lined laneway terminating at the farm complex with the house on
one side and the barn on the other;
o the south facing house oriented towards the laneway;
o the location of the house within a grove of trees;
o undulating topography;
o agricultural fields;
o hedgerows; and,
o forests.
STRATEGIC 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
of the Heritage Kitchener committee meeting.
CONSULT Heritage Planning staff have consulted with the Heritage Kitchener committee
regarding designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Property owners were invited to
consult via two separate letters dated May 23, 2023 and December 19, 2024.
Section 29(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act requires Council to consult with the Municipal
Heritage Committee (Heritage Kitchener) before giving Notice of Intention to Designate
(NOID) 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.
Should Council choose to proceed with a NOID, such notice will be served on the property
owner, the Ontario Heritage Trust, and published in the local newspaper (The Record).
Once notice has been served, the property owner has the right object to the designation.
Should Council decide not to proceed with a NOID then the building will remain on the
7, after which it will be
removed in accordance with the legislative changes enacted by Bill 200. Once removed
from the MHR, it cannot be re-listed on the MHR for five (5) years (i.e., January 1, 2032).
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
Ontario Heritage Act, 2022
Ontario Regulation 9/06 (Amended by Ontario Regulation 569/22)
Bill 23 Municipal Heritage Register Review (DSD-2023-225)
Municipal Heritage Register Review August 2023 Update (DSD-2023-309)
Municipal Heritage Register Review January 2024 Update (DSD-2024-022)
Municipal Heritage Register Review February 2024 Update (DSD-2024-056)
Municipal Heritage Register Review March 2024 Update (DSD-2024-093)
Municipal Heritage Register Review April 2024 Update (DSD-2024-131
Municipal Heritage Register Review May 2024 Update (DSD-2024-194)
Bill 200, Homeowners Protection Act, 2024
Municipal Heritage Register Review June 2024 Update (DSD-2024-250)
Municipal Heritage Register Review August 2024 Update (DSD-2024-333)
Municipal Heritage Register Review September 2024 Update (DSD-2024-361)
Municipal Heritage Register Review October 2024 Update (DSD-2024-413)
Municipal Heritage Register Review November 2024 Update (DSD-2024-444)
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services Department
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A Statement of Significance for 1434 Trussler Road
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
1434 Trussler Road
Summary of Significance
Design/Physical ValueSocial Value
Historical/AssociativeValueEconomic Value
Contextual Value
Environmental Value
Municipal Address:1434 Trussler Road
Legal Description:GCT Part Lot 136
Year Built:c. 1841 (1 ½ storey frame house) & circa 1910 (2 storey Queen Anne house)
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Original Owner: Brubacher
Original Use:Farm
Condition:Good
Description of Cultural Heritage Resource
The property municipally addressed as 1434 Trussler Road features a mid-19th century frame house
with an early 20th century addition built in the Queen Anne architectural style. The building is situated
on a 83.52 acre parcel of land located on the east side of Trussler Road between Bleams Road and
Huron Road in the City of Kitchener within the Region of Waterloo. The principal resources that
contribute to the heritage value are the house (original and addition),barns, outbuildings, silos, tree
lined laneway, hedgerows, agricultural fields, and woodlot.
Heritage Value
1434 Trussler Road is recognized for its design/physical,historical/associative, and contextual values.
Design/Physical Value
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The property demonstrates design/physical value as a rare and early example of a mid-19 century
one-and-one-half storey frame house constructed with lathe and horsehair covered with stucco while
the circa 1910 two-and-a-half storey Queen Anne house is a rare example of a construction method
that used a machine to cut an exterior wythe of rock-faced concrete block to clad the wood frame
construction beneath (likely used a machine from Sears). The property further demonstrates
design/physical value as a rare and early example of mixed architectural styles, including the original
one-and-a-half-storey house and the two-and-a-half-storey addition built in the Queen Anne
architectural style.Together, the original house and the c. 1910 addition provide a unique example of
a single house composed of structures of radically different styles and dates in a way that conserves
crucial qualities of each and forms a picturesque whole. The barn has physical value as an early
example of a barn and its solid construction.
The one-and-a-half-storey frame house is constructed with lathe and horsehair, is clad with stucco,
features a four-paned round window on the front (south) and rear (north) elevation, and aone-storey
verandah with posts and spandrels that physically and visually connects the two houses (Ryan, 1991;
Tausky, 2010). The frame house was converted to a summer kitchen and woodshed when the
addition was built. The addition was built in the Queen Anne architectural style. In 1991, the addition
featured: L-shaped plan; high hipped roof with three projecting gables with return eaves; a single
pedimented dormer with foliated scroll decoration; decorative undulant shingling, bargeboard and
pendants in the gables; rock-faced concrete block cladding; two-storey verandah with frieze, scroll
brackets, spun posts, spandrel, and spindle work;flat headed and semi-circular window openings with
voussoirs and sills; and, double hung sash wood windows and wood frames (Ryan, 1991; Tausky,
2010).
In 1991, the interior featured: panelled doors with black ceramic knobs, moulded trim with corner
blocks, casings with corner rosettes, panelled wainscotting,heavy turned newel post, turned
balusters, beechwood and maple floors, a single staircase, and a 9/6 window and frame on the rear
(north) elevation (Ryan, 1991; Tausky, 2010).
In 1991, the property featured three original red tin roof drive sheds, a colony house, and a
smokehouse that had been converted to a fuel shed (Ryan, 1991). In 2010, the original barn was still
stones laid in courses and joists that are flattened tree trunks (Tausky, 2010). Aerial imagery from
2023 and Google Earth Lidar and satellite imagery from 2024 reveal several outbuildings and
structures of various sizes and functions including, but not limited to, barns, drivesheds, and silos. At
least one of the barns appears to be a similar era of the house given the presence of a split stone
foundation.
Historical/Associative Value
The historical/associative values relate to its history and association with early pioneer settlement,
architectural and social development, and original, previous, and existing owners of the property.
These values were researched and reported in the Background Study: Built
prepared by
Nancy Z. Tausky dated August 2010. The original, previous, and existing owners of the property were
well documented in the Helena Feasby W
The subject property is located within the German Company Tract with Lot 136 being originally owned
by a member of the Brubacher family ().
The property was purchased by Oliver Clemens (b. 20 April 1830; d. 26 September 1904) in 1853
(Bonk, 2024a). Oliver was a direct descendant of George Clemens (b. 17 July 1777; d. 10 August
1863) who was among the first settlers in Waterloo County arriving c. 1800 (Bonk, 2024a; Panabaker,
1921). Oliver along with Henry McNally, Angus McNally and Moses Eschelman bought a former grist
mill and sawmill and converted it to the Blair Woolen Mills in 1875 (Johannes, 1941) and operated
until Angus McNally died in April 1903 (Kinzie, 1954).
John (also spelled Johann) Philipp Lautenschlager (b. 1808 December 20; d. 1895 August 27) came
to Waterloo County in 1831 and was both a cooper and a farmer (Bonk, 2024b).In 1834 John married
Barbara Stoltz (b. 1808 December 20; d. 1885 January 5) and together they had six children:
Magdalena, Jacob, Philip Stoltz, Elizabeth, August, and Frederick (Bonk, 2024b).Their first son was
Jacob (b. 7March 1837; d. 25January 1930) and he purchased the subject property in 1864 and
thereafter his occupation is listed as a farmer (Bonk, 2024c). Jacob married Elizabeth Rosenberger
(b. 1841 January 29; d. 1880 February 21) and together they had seven children: William A., Melinda,
(Bonk, 2024c). The property
passed to their second son Isaac in 1901.Isaac (b. 1864 June 10; d. 1943 May 8) married Mary Ann
Schweitzer (b. 1865 April 2; d. 1951 September 23) in 1886 and together they had three children:
Rev. Stanton S., Rev. Roy, and Rev. Earl Schweitzer (Bonk, 2024d). Isaac was a founding member
and a directo-operative Creamery Company Limited (also known as the New
Dundee Creamery), which operated between 1908 and 1998 (
1981; Romahn et al, 1997). Other founding members and directors included: Daniel D. Snyder,
Roseville; and, Jacob C. Hallman, William Goettling and Edwin B. Hallman, New Dundee (Romahn et
al, 1997). Together, these men obtained permission to manufacture butter, cheese and other dairy
products with their brand being well-known until the late 1940s (Romahn et al, 1997). The New
Dundee Creamery produced the largest volume of butter annually in Ontario and won prizes at the
Royal Winter Fair, the Canadian National Exhibition, and the Royal Dairy Show (Romahn et al, 1997).
Isaac and Mary Ann second son, Roy Launtenschlager (b. 1889 December 20; d. 1978 June 23),
was born on the family farm (Bonk, 2024d; ). He attended
Rosebank public school, Huntington College and the University of Michigan (Helena Feasby
Institute, 1981). He was a member of the Mannheim church, the United Brethren church, and later the
American Presbyterian church (). He became a Presbyterian
missionary in China between 1922 and 1951 and became was a political prisoner in a Shanghai camp
(1942-1943) during the Sino-Japenese war (). During this
time,
with the design of the 1910 addition (). The poem reads:
On the Old Town Line
Remove from roaring motor-ways
Amongst hills secluded too,
Where earth gave richly
Broad hills were verdant green
Barns bulged with grain and scented hay
None better have we seen.
Blessed childhood, youth and prime
With song on my lips I ruffled the soil
And gathered in harvest time;
Kept stables and fences renewed
In this rural habitude.
Though the Ls eschewed its worth
A hearth forsaken but never forgot
This lap of nourishing earth;
Learned the toil with spirit free
Where the web of life was patterned true
In honest, homespun sanctity.
(In honor of Father and Mother, Shanghai 1942)
R. S. L. (Helena Feasby )
Gottleib Goettling (b. 1827 April 11; d. 1909 April 7) and his wife Johanna Katharina Krauss (b. 1834
April 22; d. 1918 December 31) wanted their children to escape inscription with the German army
chose to send them overseas to meet with family and friends (Bonk, 2024e;
Institute, 1981). Gottleib and his family took up residence in the top storey of his friend, Fritz Kaiser,
blacksmith shop in Roseville (now the Township of North Dumfries) (Helena Feasby W
Institute, 1981).Albert Goettling (b. 27 August 1877; d. 24 May 1976),
married Anna Magdalena Myers (b. June 1907; d. 19 May 1940) and together they had four children:
Violet Marceline, Earl Clare, Gertrude Elizabeth, and Sangster Albert (Bonk, 2024e).
Albert purchased the 92-acre Isaac Lautenslager farm for $8300 in 1916 (Bonk, 2024e).Albert was a
member of the Wilmot Centre United Brethren Church and later the Roseville Church, he taught
Sunday School, and was a member of the Roseville Church Board (Bonk, 2024e). His appreciation for
music lead him to donate, the Hallman organ, that was still in use at the Roseville Church in 1967
(Helena Fea). Albert was instrumental in starting the New Dundee
Creamery before it became a co-op (). He wanted New
Dundee farmers to acquire dividends and profits and spent hours talking and hanging posters
promoting the creation of the New Dundee Creamery (). As
-operative Creamery Company Limited operated between
1908 and 1998. The founding members and directors included: Isaac Lautenschlager; Daniel D.
Snyder, Roseville; and, Jacob C. Hallman, William Goettling and Edwin B. Hallman, New Dundee
(Romahn et al, 1997). Together, these men obtained permission to manufacture butter, cheese and
other dairy products with their brand being well-known until the late 1940s. The New Dundee
Creamery produced the largest volume of butter annually in Ontario and won prizes at the Royal
Winter Fair, the Canadian National Exhibition, and the Royal Dairy Show. Albert was an active
member of the Rosebank farm forum and director of the Waterloo Township Plowing Match for 25
years.
Sangster Albert Goettling (b. 1920 January 23; d. 2007 November 20) was born at this property
(Bonk, 2024f). By 1946 Sangster had gradually started to take over the farm from his father (Helena
).Sangster married Helen Marie Eckstein (b. 1925 April 19; d. 2005
June 23) on November 29, 1947, and together they had three children: Ronald W., Robert Carl, and
Karen (Bonk, 2024f). Sangster farmed his entire life on the farm where he was born and was a
longtime member of the Wilmot Centre Missionary Church ().
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Goettling family.
Contextual Value
The contextual value relates to the rural character of the property and area. Specific elements that
maintain the rural character include: the layout of buildings, the long tree lined laneway terminating at
the farm complex with the house on one side and the barn on the other, the south facing house
oriented towards the lane, the location of the house within a grove of trees, undulating topography,
agricultural fields, hedgerows, and forests. The contextual value also relates to how the heritage
attributes are physically, visually, functionally, and historically linked to the rural character of the
property and area.
Heritage Attributes
The heritage value of 1434 Trussler Road resides in the following heritage attributes:
All elements related to the construction, materials and architectural styles of the house, including:
o 1 ½ storey frame house:
lathe and horsehair construction;
stucco cladding;
four-paned round window on the front (south) and rear (north) elevation;
9/6 wood window and wood frame on the rear (north) elevation; and,
1storey verandah with posts and spandrels.
o 2 ½ storey addition:
L-shaped plan;
high hipped roof with three projecting gables with return eaves;
a single pedimented dormer with foliated scroll decoration;
decorative undulant shingling, bargeboard, and pendants in the gables;
rock-faced concrete block cladding;
two-storey verandah with frieze, scroll brackets, spun posts, spandrel, and spindle
work;
flat headed and semi-circular window openings with voussoirs and sills; and,
double hung sash wood windows and wood frames.
o Interior:
original panelled doors with black ceramic knobs;
moulded trim with corner blocks;
panelled wainscot;
beechwood and maple floors; and,
staircase (Ryan, 1991).
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All elements related to the 19 century and early 20 century outbuildings (e.g., barns, drivesheds,
silos, etc.), including:
o location and orientation;
o height and massing; and,
o design, materials and colours.
All elements related to the contextual value of the property, including:
o the layout of buildings;
o the long tree lined laneway terminating at the farm complex with the house on one side
and the barn on the other;
o the south facing house oriented towards the laneway;
o the location of the house within a grove of trees;
o undulating topography;
o agricultural fields;
o hedgerows; and,
o forests.
References
Google Earth (10.49.0.0 Multi-threaded) (2024). 1434 Trussler Road. \[online\]. Available from:
https://earth.google.com/web/search/1434+Trussler+Road,+Kitchener,+ON/@43.38722122,-
80.52063306,377.55179775a,32.74626266d,35y,-
26.78886604h,54.72832268t,360r/data=CpABGmISXAolMHg4ODJjMGE2ZDVhZDY5MWYxOjB4Mjd
hN2EzNGQzOTgzOWJkMBnqIK8Hk7FFQCF18tiFVSFUwCohMTQzNCBUcnVzc2xlciBSb2FkLCBLa
XRjaGVuZXIsIE9OGAIgASImCiQJqQYGVIq1RUAR7DFektW0RUAZgCGL13UaVMAh3b2CsfMaVMB
CAggB \[Accessed 2024, September 16).
Tweedsmuir history, Helena Feasby Institute, North
Waterloo. Kitchener Public Library: Kitchener, Ontario.
Johannes, J. (1941). History of Blair. Waterloo Historical Society 29 (162-164): Kitchener, Ontario.
Kinzie, H.S. (1954). History of Blair. Waterloo Historical Society 42 (7-10): Kitchener, Ontario.
Panabaker, D. N. (1921). Historical Sketch of the Clemens Family. Waterloo Historical Society 9 (161-
170): Kitchener, Ontario.
Romahn, M., M. Sararus, and A. Parker (1997). The New Dundee Creamery 1908-1998. Waterloo
Historical Society (85) 69-76: Kitchener, Ontario.
Ryan, D. (1991). 1434 City of Kitchener: Kitchener, ON.
Tausky, N.Z. (2010).
Landscapes: Southwest Kitchener Urban Area Study
Goettling Sangster 1434 Trussler Rd N2R 1S4.
Bonk, D. (2024a). Oliver Clemens. \[online\]. Available from:
https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I16938&tree=generations
(Accessed 2024, September 30).
Bonk,
https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I35055&tree=generations
(Accessed 2024, October 10).
Bonk, D. (2024c).Jacob Lautenschlager. \[online\]. Available from:
https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I17427&tree=generations
(Accessed 2024, September 30).
Bonk, D. (2024d). Isaac Samuel Lautenschlager. \[online\]. Available from:
https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I9394&tree=generations (Accessed
on 2024, October 10).
Bonk, D. (2024e). Albert Goettling. \[online\]. Available from:
https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I202445&tree=generations
(Accessed 2024, September 30).
Bonk, D. (2024f). Sangster Albert Goettling. \[online\]. Available from:
https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I381523&tree=generations
(Accessed 2024, September 30).
Photographs
Historic Front Elevation (South Façade)
Institute, 1981)
Front Elevation (South Façade) 1434 Trussler Road(Source: Tausky, 2010)
Complex of Farm Buildings Looking North West1434Trussler Road(Source: Google Earth,
2024)
Aerial Photograph 1434 Trussler Road (Source: City of Kitchener, 2023)
CULTURAL HERITAGE EVALUATION FORM
1434Trussler Road
Michelle Drake
Address: Recorder:
th
Mid-19 century, 1.5 storey; & c.1910 2.5 storey add
January 16, 2024
Description: Date:
(date of construction, architectural style, etc)
Photographs Attached:
Front Facade Left Façade Setting
Right Façade Rear Facade Details
Recorder Heritage Kitchener Heritage Planning Staff
Designation Criteria
Committee
1.This property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
design value or
Yes Yes
physical value
because it is a rare,
unique,
representative or
early example of a
style, type,
expression, material
or construction
method.
2.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
design value or
Yes
Yes
physical value
because it displays a
high degree of
craftsmanship or
artistic merit.
3.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
design value or
Yes Yes
physical value
because it
demonstrates a high
degree of technical or
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scientific
achievement.
* E.g. - constructed with a
unique material
combination or use,
incorporates challenging
geometric designs etc.
4.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
historical value or
Yes Yes
associative value
because it has direct
associations with a
theme, event, belief,
person, activity,
organization or
institution that is
significant to a
community.
* Additional archival work
may be required.
5.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
historical or
Yes
Yes
associative value
because it yields, or
has the potential to
yield, information
that contributes to an
understanding of a
community or
culture.
* E.g - A commercial
building may provide an
understanding of how the
economic development of
the City occured.
Additional archival work
may be required.
6.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
historical value or
Yes Yes
associative value
because it
demonstrates or
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reflects the work or
ideas of an architect,
artist, builder,
designer or theorist
who is significant to a
community.
* Additional archival work
may be required.
7.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
contextual value
Yes Yes
because it is
important in defining,
maintaining or
supporting the
character of an area.
* E.g. - It helps to define
an entrance point to a
neighbourhood or helps
establish the (historic)
rural character of an area.
8.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
contextual value
Yes Yes
because it is
physically,
functionally, visually
or historically linked
to its surroundings.
* Additional archival work
may be required.
9.The property has
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No
contextual value
Yes Yes
because it is a
landmark.
*within the region, city or
neighborhood.
Notes
M. Drake: see -1434 written by Don Ryan on May 16, 1991; see
written by Nancy Z. Tausky in August 2010
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Additional Recorder Heritage Kitchener Committee
Criteria
Interior: Is the
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No Yes
interior
Yes
arrangement,
finish,
craftsmanship
and/or detail
noteworthy?
Completeness:
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No Yes
Does this
Yes
structure have
other original
outbuildings,
notable
landscaping or
external
features that
complete the
site?
Site Integrity:
N/A Unknown No
N/A Unknown No Yes
Does the
Yes
structure
occupy its
original site?
* If relocated, is it
relocated on its
original site,
moved from
another site, etc.
Alterations:
N/A Unknown No
N/A Unknown No Yes
Does this
Yes
building retain
most of its
original
materials and
design
features?
Please refer to
the list of
heritage
attributes
within the
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Statement of
Significance
and indicate
which
elements are
still existing
and which
ones have
been
removed.
Alterations:
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No Yes
Are there
Yes
additional
elements or
features that
should be
added to the
heritage
attribute list?
Condition: Is
N/A Unknown No N/A Unknown No Yes
the building in
Yes
good
condition?
*E.g. - Could be a
good candidate
for adaptive re-
use if possible and
contribute
towards equity-
building and
climate change
action.
Indigenous
History: Could
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
this site be of
Additional Research Required Additional Research Required
importance to
Indigenous
heritage and
history?
*E.g. - Site within
300m of water
sources, near
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
distinct
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topographical
Additional Research Required Additional Research Required
land, or near
cemeteries might
have
archaeological
potential and
indigenous
heritage
potential.
Could there be
any urban
Indigenous
history
associated
with the
property?
* Additional
archival work may
be required.
Function:
Unknown Residential Unknown Residential Commercial
What is the
Commercial Office Other Farm
present
Office Other -
function of the
________________
subject
property?
* Other may
include vacant,
social,
institutional, etc.
and important for
the community
from an equity
building
perspective.
Diversity and
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
Inclusion:
Additional Research Required Additional Research Required
Does the
subject
property
contribute to
N/A Unknown No Yes N/A Unknown No Yes
the cultural
Additional Research Required Additional Research Required
heritage of a
community of
people?
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Does the
subject
property have
intangible
value to a
specific
community of
people?
* E.g.- Waterloo
Masjid (Muslim
Society of
Waterloo &
Wellington
Counties) was the
first established
Islamic Center
and Masjid in the
Region and
contributes to the
history of the
Muslim
community in the
area.
Notes about Additional Criteria Examined
M. Drake: see -1434 written by Don Ryan on May 16, 1991; see
Kitchener Urban Area Stud written by Nancy Z. Tausky in August 2010
Recommendation
Does this property meet the definition of a significant built heritage resource, and should it
be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act? (Does it meet two or more of the
designation criteria?)
N/A Unknown No Yes
If not, please select the appropriate action for follow-up
Remove from the Municipal Heritage Register
Additional Research Required
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Other:
General / Additional Notes
see -1434 written by Don Ryan on May 16, 1991; see
Heritage Background Study: Built Heritage and Cultural Heritage Landscapes: Southwest Kitchener Urban
written by Nancy Z. Tausky in August 2010
TO BE FILLED BY HERITAGE PLANNING STAFF:
Date of Property Owner Notification:
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