UrbanWaterloo
12-25-2009, 12:08 AM
Doors Open Waterloo Region - 2008
Yes I know I'm going back in time (probably will for a few threads while starting up WW), but I had a good time in '08 which I'd like to share. Personally I went to:
Downtown Kitchener Walking Tour
Walper Terrace
Sunlife
Bread and Roses Co-Op
First Church of Christ, Scientist
[some of the others, such as The Registry Theatre, I had already visited in prior years]
I took a bunch of photos and as I go through them they'll be posted in this thread. If anyone else has photos/stories to share please do.
Website: http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_7633_1.html
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Berlin Fire Station No. 2/Station 2 Studios
318 Duke Street West, Kitchener
www.station2studios.ca
Architect: William and Henry Dunker, carpenter-contractors; Year Built: 1913
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This former fire station, built in 1913, with its 75-foot-high hose-drying tower, displays classic early-20th-century architecture in the Italian villa style. In the 1920s, horses stabled here pulled equipment within Kitchener’s industrial area. It’s now a live/work building, and the ground-floor studios, art gallery and tower will be open to visitors.
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Black Horse Corners Heritage Outbuildings
1784 Northumberland Street, North Dumfries Township
www.home.golden.net/~shadynook/blackhorsecorner.html
Year Built: 1835-94
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The long-vanished town of Black Horse Corners revolved around the Black Horse Inn (1853-75). Three buildings from that era exist at Shadynook Farms, adjacent to the site. The barn, smokehouse and former 1835 cheese factory (designated and renovated 1991-94), are still used for various purposes on this small farm.
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Bread and Roses Co-op
307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
www.breadandrosescoop.org
Architect: Fryett, Shifflet Associates (1989); Year Built: 1879; renovated 1989
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bread and Roses is a non-profit housing co-operative with 22 of its 66 units in a former button factory built in 1879. With a gable roof, interesting brickwork and stunning windows, this designated heritage building is a landmark in downtown Kitchener. Tour some of the units and common areas.
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The Button Factory/Waterloo Community Arts Centre
25 Regina Street South, Waterloo
www.buttonfactoryarts.ca
Year Built: 1886
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An example of late-19th-century industrial architecture, this former button factory retains many original features. The button manufacturing company established by Richard Roschman – in operation until 1944 – produced buckles, cufflinks and sequins. This designated heritage building has been home to the Waterloo Community Arts Centre since 1993.
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Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
25 Caroline Street North, Waterloo
www.canadianclayandglass.ca
Architect: Patkau Architects, Vancouver; Year Built: 1992-93
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Explore this premier exhibition space dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary clay, glass and enamel artwork. Our education programs offer art classes for children and youth, workshops, tours and lectures, thereby making this gallery a dynamic place for learning and exploring. The Gallery Shop showcases Canadian artists.
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Church of the Good Shepherd (Swedenborgian)
116 Queen Street North, Kitchener
www.churchofthegoodshepherd.ca
Year Built: 1935
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Known simply as “that beautiful church” for its classic English Gothic lines, striking woodwork and magnificent stained glass, this church – also known as "Kitchener’s wedding chapel" – is a designated heritage building. Currently celebrating its 175th anniversary, the church invites you to learn more about its rich and fascinating history.
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Church of the Holy Saviour
33 Allen Street East, Waterloo
www.holy-saviour.on.ca
Year Built: 1898
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Built in 1898, this fine small church is particularly noteworthy for an abundance of unusually rich, carved-oak woodwork, including panelling, choir stalls and pews, a chancel screen, a pulpit and lectern, and a reredos carving of the Last Supper, all by Globe Furniture of Waterloo. Other highlights include decorative murals and windows.
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Detweiler Meetinghouse
3445 Roseville Road, Roseville
www.detweilermeetinghouse.ca
Year Built: 1855
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Detweiler is Ontario’s only surviving stone meetinghouse built by Mennonites. Careful restoration has accurately returned the designated heritage structure to its 19th-century appearance, inside and out. The acoustics of its simple, lovely interior makes it attractive as a live performance venue. The venue is also available for weddings, recitals and reunions.
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Downtown Kitchener Heritage Walking Tour
200 King Street West, Kitchener
www.kitchener.ca
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kitchener’s downtown has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. This tour will identify many valuable structures – including a grand old school, a former factory, impressive commercial buildings and two fine residences. Meet at the Duke Street side of Kitchener City Hall. Tours depart at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Edward Halter Home
1338 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
Year Built: c. 1850
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Edward Halter Home became the official headquarters of the Historical Society of St. Boniface and Maryhill Community in 1979. Two floors have been turned into a resource centre, housing pictures and artifacts from area residents. Early birth, marriage and death records of local families can be accessed for research.
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Ferguson Cottage
37 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge
Year Built: c. 1836
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ferguson Cottage – one of the earliest surviving Scottish stone cottages in Cambridge – was home to William Ferguson, a blacksmith from Scotland. It remained in the Ferguson family for nearly 80 years. The tiny, designated heritage building, built of local stone, is now the home of the Galt Horticultural Society.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
64 Water Street North, Kitchener
www.cschurchesontario.ca/kitchener.html
Architect: Joseph Taft, New York; Year Built: 1899
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Despite roadwork, this site will be open during Doors Open. This rare treasure of Arts and Crafts style, practically unaltered inside and out, features abundant black ash trim throughout, curved benches, leaded and stained glass windows, 1,098-pipe Casavant organ, massive dry-laid stone foundation, triangular footprint and a lovely corner turret.
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Former American Standard Factory
19-20 Guelph Avenue, Cambridge
www.jggroup.ca
Year Built: 1847; 1860 and later additions
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Originally built in 1847, this sprawling principal building offers a stunning façade along the Speed River by the miniature waterfall just east of Guelph Avenue. There are big plans for this former American Standard factory. Stay tuned to what will be another JG Group adaptive re-use success story.
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Galt Collegiate Institute
200 Water Street North, Cambridge
http://gci.wrdsb.on.ca
Year Built: 1852; 1906; 1923 and later additions
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This building is among the oldest continually operating schools in Ontario. Original sections date from 1852, the Scottish baronial stone façade from 1906 and Tassie Hall – a restored 650-seat theatre – from 1923. The 1100-student community is proud to share its many historical artifacts, along with a glimpse inside a modern, vibrant school.
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Globe Studios
141 Whitney Place, Kitchener
www.globestudios.org
Year Built: 1910; renovated, 2000–02
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Globe Studios is located in the former Bonnie Stuart shoe factory. Originally built in 1910, the roomy industrial space now houses studios for 23 artists, three arts organizations, an art supply store and an architect. A piece of manufacturing equipment remaining on site commemorates those who once made children’s shoes in the building.
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Hartman Bridge
Huron Street at the Nith River, New Hamburg
Architect: D.J. Emery (Designer/Engineer); Year Built: 1936; restored 2006
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Hartman Bridge is an attractive centerpiece in New Hamburg. It has been well preserved and only slightly modified by its recent restoration. It is the last remaining steel truss bridge on the regional road system. This designated heritage bridge was nominated to the Ontario Heritage Bridge List in 2005.
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Hespeler Library, Cambridge Libraries
5 Tannery Street, Cambridge
www.cambridgelibraries.ca
Architect: A.H. Cober; Alar Congats; Year Built: 1922; 2007
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Hespeler Carnegie library is wrapped in an elegant, award-winning glass structure that showcases and preserves the community building. Original details are retained inside – windows, the front entrance and cornices. The environmentally responsible building features recycled white oak floors and a ceramic treatment on the glass to reduce sunlight intensity.
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Hespeler Town Centre/Cambridge Fire Department Station #2
11 Tannery Street, Cambridge
Architect: John Evans, Evans & Fulford, Galt; Year Built: 1914-15
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This designated heritage building originally housed offices for the mayor, town clerk, police chief, tax assessor and collector, board of health welfare officer and caretaker. See the former town council chambers, along with Cambridge Fire Department Station #2, which occupies the original Hespeler Fire Hall portion of the building.
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Maryhill Inn
1302 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
www.maryhillinn.com
Year Built: 1853
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Maryhill Inn was originally built as a stagecoach stop. The great room features the original tin ceiling from its days as the St. Boniface Hotel. In 2000, the front of the inn was restored to its 1910 appearance. An intricately decorated, locally hand-carved door from c. 1835 will also be shown.
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McDougall Cottage
89 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge
www.region.waterloo.on.ca/mcd
Year Built: c. 1858
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
McDougall Cottage, in Cambridge’s historic factory district, is a vernacular cottage of matched grey granite with spectacular hand-painted friezes and ceilings, and a charming wee garden. Built around 1858, it now serves as an interpretive centre for Scottish culture, regularly presenting lectures and workshops, kitchen ceilidhs, "tartan" teas, scotch tastings and more.
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New Hamburg Christian Centre
177 Jacob Street, New Hamburg
www.nhccchurch.ca
Year Built: 1909
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The current congregation bought this former Baptist church building in 1981. Original sanctuary details include a beautiful, unusual barrel-vaulted wooden ceiling, large stained glass windows, an organ with its stencilled, built-in cabinet and much additional woodwork. A later foyer – and an addition currently under construction – have not altered these details.
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Puddicombe House
145 Peel Street, New Hamburg
www.puddicombehouse.com
Architect: William Hamilton; Year Built: c. 1868
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Built by Samuel Merner (businessman, MP and senator), this Italianate house was in the Puddicombe family from 1888 to 1969. Restored in 2006 to accommodate a restaurant, spa, hair salon and bed and breakfast, the richly-decorated house has 12-foot ceilings with plaster cornice mouldings and painted detail. Original blueprints on display.
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Region of Waterloo Emergency Medical Services Headquarters and Fleet Centre
120 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge
www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Architect: McCallum Sather Architects Inc.; Year Built: 2004
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This energy conservation and sustainable construction demonstration project uses green building materials and technologies, including: solar power, recycled or renewable resources, energy-efficient lighting and maintenance-free landscaping. The building was the first to obtain gold level certification from the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
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The Registry Theatre
122 Frederick Street, Kitchener
www.registrytheatre.com
Architect: Ray Hall; Year Built: 1938–39
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art Deco-style motifs and materials accent both the interior and the façade of the Registry Theatre, originally built, in 1938–39, to house the Waterloo County Registry Office. The lobby has recently been repainted in its original colours, and replicas of the original windows and front doors were installed in 2007.
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Riverside Silk Mill/University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge
7 Melville Street South, Cambridge
www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca
Architect: Levitt Goodman Architects, Toronto (2004); Year Built: 1919–38; renovated 2004
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The last industrial loft built on the Grand River in Galt, Riverside Silk Mill had large open spaces flooded with light. The openness and light, the industrial feeling and the spectacular town and river views were preserved and enhanced in the building’s renovation to house the School of Architecture.
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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
73 Queen Street East, Cambridge
www.standrewshespeler.ca
Architect: Taylor & Taylor, Brantford; Year Built: 1908-10
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Andrew’s displays a blend of Gothic and Romanesque styles. With the exception of a later addition in 1988, the exterior of the church has changed little from the day it was built. Within the church is a series of beautiful stained glass windows.
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St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery
1355 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
Architect: Matthew Bell, Guelph; Year Built: 1877
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Built on a hilltop in 1877 of local stone in the Gothic style, this church is notable for its ornate high altar (1896), original stained-glass windows and original Stations of the Cross. The old walled-in cemetery next to the church is well known for the handmade iron crosses on many of its grave markers.
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St. Boniface School
1354 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
Year Built: 1898 and later additions
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
After 110 years, this school is the oldest Roman Catholic school still functioning in the Waterloo Catholic District School Board system. By 1834, New Germany (Maryhill) had a school building that probably doubled as a church. This fourth school retains much of its original character, with additions made in the 1960s.
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St. Clement Roman Catholic Church
3619 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements
Year Built: 1858
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The simple, yet imposing, brick exterior of this 1858 structure belies the visual feast within. Visitors will be treated to a thoroughly detailed interior – stunning stained-glass windows, a profusion of intricate painting, ornately carved and painted altar woodwork, other original woodwork and impressive statuary. The building celebrates 150 years in 2008.
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St. George’s Anglican Church
3 Byron Street, New Hamburg
Architect: Darling, Toronto; Year Built: 1888
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This beautiful example of Canadian Victorian architecture is home to a thriving church community. The interior highlights include traditional church furnishings, historic plaques and stained glass windows – memorials, a roundel and a five-light rainbow window designed in 1894 by Robert McCausland of Toronto.
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St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
4260 Hessen Strasse, Wellesley Township
Year Built: 1873
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Members of the small but thriving congregation, founded in 1852, collected stones from neighbouring fields to build, in 1873, this picturesque church on a hill, overlooking miles of Wellesley Township farmland. The church retains much of its original interior and exterior detail. Services are still held here four times a year.
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St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
56 Duke Street West, Kitchener
www.stmarysrcchurch.com
Year Built: 1900
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Founded in 1857, St. Mary’s is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Kitchener. Beautiful woodwork and stained glass windows grace the interior of this Gothic-style building, which seats over 1,000. In 1948, a Casavant pipe organ was installed to honour parishioners who died in the Second World War.
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The Station House
216 Steinman Street, New Hamburg
Year Built: c. 1890s
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Originally built for the railway stationmaster of New Hamburg. The interior of this historic house retains many original details, including rich woodwork throughout, wall panelling, door transoms, decorative fretwork, carved columns and capitals, a winding staircase, stained glass and an interesting black ash floor in the formal dining room.
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Sun Life Financial
227 King Street South, Waterloo
www.sunlife.ca
Architect: Darling & Pearson; Sharpe & Horner; Year Built: 1912; 1921
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Heritage designations of the 1912 and 1921 façades reflect their importance in Waterloo’s streetscape. The Modern-Renaissance-style interior features inlaid marble, an elegant Great Hall with an ornate plaster ceiling and many other original details. Guided tours of the historic sections.
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Trinity Anglican Church
12 Blair Road, Cambridge
Year Built: 1844
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Trinity Anglican is the oldest church building in Galt, now part of Cambridge. The church has many beautiful stained glass windows and a hammer-beam roof in the nave. The bell used today is the original, from 1845. The porch and the Norman-style tower with its tin ceiling were added in 1885.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
23 Church Street, New Hamburg
www.telc.ca
Year Built: 1910 (sanctuary); 1957; 1983; 1990
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Trinity’s congregation first gathered in 1834. Constructed on a familiar New York plan, the present sanctuary retains much original detail and decoration. Visitors can explore a church that has gracefully and inventively integrated the original facility and its three additions into a building that welcomes and serves the contemporary community.
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Walper Terrace Hotel
1 King Street West, Kitchener
www.walper.com
Year Built: 1893
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Zuber family acquired the Walper Hotel in 1908 and created an internationally renowned hotel, boasting the finest dining and dancing lounge in the region. Prime Ministers Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King dined at the famous Walper. This designated heritage building was totally refurbished in the 1980s.
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Waterloo County Gaol and Governor’s House
77 Queen Street North, Kitchener
Architect: Gaol, Mellish and Russell, Brantford; Governor’s House, D. W. Gingerich, Waterloo; Year Built: Gaol, 1852–53; Governor’s House, 1878
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
These two structures are the oldest Waterloo County buildings in existence. Both exteriors have heritage designations; both interiors are adaptive reuse successes. The massive granite 1852–53 gaol, which served its original purpose until 1978, now houses provincial courtrooms. The stately high-Victorian 1878 Governor’s House accommodates court offices and public meetings. Visits, approximately 1 hour.
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The Working Centre
43, 58 and 66 Queen Street South, Kitchener
www.theworkingcentre.org
Year Built: c. 1905; c. 1919; c. 1898
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Working Centre is a community development organization providing access to tools, housing and projects. Our Queen Street buildings have been rescued from decay and revitalized into mixed-use space, with renovations occurring between 1996 and 2006. Visitors can take tours and see our numerous projects in action.
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YMCA Outdoor Centre
3738 Hessen Strasse, between Herrgott Road and Moser-Young Road, Wellesley Township
www.kwymca.org
Architect: Charles Simon ; Year Built: 1995
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A 2007 recipient of a Canadian Environment Award in Sustainable Living, these state-of-the-art buildings are fascinating examples of architectural design and function. Learn about the living machine – a natural ecosystem that uses living organisms to clean washroom wastewater – straw bale housing construction, photovoltaic and wind power and more.
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Zion United Church
215 Peel Street, New Hamburg
Year Built: 1879; 1919; 2000
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Zion United, originally an Evangelical Brethren church, first began as part of the Waterloo Mission. With humble beginnings in a small, wooden building established in 1843, Zion United is a growing, active congregation of over 200 people, worshipping in a newly renovated, beautiful heritage building.
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Yes I know I'm going back in time (probably will for a few threads while starting up WW), but I had a good time in '08 which I'd like to share. Personally I went to:
Downtown Kitchener Walking Tour
Walper Terrace
Sunlife
Bread and Roses Co-Op
First Church of Christ, Scientist
[some of the others, such as The Registry Theatre, I had already visited in prior years]
I took a bunch of photos and as I go through them they'll be posted in this thread. If anyone else has photos/stories to share please do.
Website: http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_7633_1.html
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Berlin Fire Station No. 2/Station 2 Studios
318 Duke Street West, Kitchener
www.station2studios.ca
Architect: William and Henry Dunker, carpenter-contractors; Year Built: 1913
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This former fire station, built in 1913, with its 75-foot-high hose-drying tower, displays classic early-20th-century architecture in the Italian villa style. In the 1920s, horses stabled here pulled equipment within Kitchener’s industrial area. It’s now a live/work building, and the ground-floor studios, art gallery and tower will be open to visitors.
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Black Horse Corners Heritage Outbuildings
1784 Northumberland Street, North Dumfries Township
www.home.golden.net/~shadynook/blackhorsecorner.html
Year Built: 1835-94
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The long-vanished town of Black Horse Corners revolved around the Black Horse Inn (1853-75). Three buildings from that era exist at Shadynook Farms, adjacent to the site. The barn, smokehouse and former 1835 cheese factory (designated and renovated 1991-94), are still used for various purposes on this small farm.
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Bread and Roses Co-op
307 Queen Street South, Kitchener
www.breadandrosescoop.org
Architect: Fryett, Shifflet Associates (1989); Year Built: 1879; renovated 1989
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bread and Roses is a non-profit housing co-operative with 22 of its 66 units in a former button factory built in 1879. With a gable roof, interesting brickwork and stunning windows, this designated heritage building is a landmark in downtown Kitchener. Tour some of the units and common areas.
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The Button Factory/Waterloo Community Arts Centre
25 Regina Street South, Waterloo
www.buttonfactoryarts.ca
Year Built: 1886
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An example of late-19th-century industrial architecture, this former button factory retains many original features. The button manufacturing company established by Richard Roschman – in operation until 1944 – produced buckles, cufflinks and sequins. This designated heritage building has been home to the Waterloo Community Arts Centre since 1993.
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Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
25 Caroline Street North, Waterloo
www.canadianclayandglass.ca
Architect: Patkau Architects, Vancouver; Year Built: 1992-93
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Explore this premier exhibition space dedicated to exhibiting, interpreting and collecting contemporary clay, glass and enamel artwork. Our education programs offer art classes for children and youth, workshops, tours and lectures, thereby making this gallery a dynamic place for learning and exploring. The Gallery Shop showcases Canadian artists.
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Church of the Good Shepherd (Swedenborgian)
116 Queen Street North, Kitchener
www.churchofthegoodshepherd.ca
Year Built: 1935
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Known simply as “that beautiful church” for its classic English Gothic lines, striking woodwork and magnificent stained glass, this church – also known as "Kitchener’s wedding chapel" – is a designated heritage building. Currently celebrating its 175th anniversary, the church invites you to learn more about its rich and fascinating history.
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Church of the Holy Saviour
33 Allen Street East, Waterloo
www.holy-saviour.on.ca
Year Built: 1898
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Built in 1898, this fine small church is particularly noteworthy for an abundance of unusually rich, carved-oak woodwork, including panelling, choir stalls and pews, a chancel screen, a pulpit and lectern, and a reredos carving of the Last Supper, all by Globe Furniture of Waterloo. Other highlights include decorative murals and windows.
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Detweiler Meetinghouse
3445 Roseville Road, Roseville
www.detweilermeetinghouse.ca
Year Built: 1855
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Detweiler is Ontario’s only surviving stone meetinghouse built by Mennonites. Careful restoration has accurately returned the designated heritage structure to its 19th-century appearance, inside and out. The acoustics of its simple, lovely interior makes it attractive as a live performance venue. The venue is also available for weddings, recitals and reunions.
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Downtown Kitchener Heritage Walking Tour
200 King Street West, Kitchener
www.kitchener.ca
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kitchener’s downtown has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. This tour will identify many valuable structures – including a grand old school, a former factory, impressive commercial buildings and two fine residences. Meet at the Duke Street side of Kitchener City Hall. Tours depart at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Edward Halter Home
1338 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
Year Built: c. 1850
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Edward Halter Home became the official headquarters of the Historical Society of St. Boniface and Maryhill Community in 1979. Two floors have been turned into a resource centre, housing pictures and artifacts from area residents. Early birth, marriage and death records of local families can be accessed for research.
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Ferguson Cottage
37 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge
Year Built: c. 1836
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ferguson Cottage – one of the earliest surviving Scottish stone cottages in Cambridge – was home to William Ferguson, a blacksmith from Scotland. It remained in the Ferguson family for nearly 80 years. The tiny, designated heritage building, built of local stone, is now the home of the Galt Horticultural Society.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
64 Water Street North, Kitchener
www.cschurchesontario.ca/kitchener.html
Architect: Joseph Taft, New York; Year Built: 1899
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Despite roadwork, this site will be open during Doors Open. This rare treasure of Arts and Crafts style, practically unaltered inside and out, features abundant black ash trim throughout, curved benches, leaded and stained glass windows, 1,098-pipe Casavant organ, massive dry-laid stone foundation, triangular footprint and a lovely corner turret.
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Former American Standard Factory
19-20 Guelph Avenue, Cambridge
www.jggroup.ca
Year Built: 1847; 1860 and later additions
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Originally built in 1847, this sprawling principal building offers a stunning façade along the Speed River by the miniature waterfall just east of Guelph Avenue. There are big plans for this former American Standard factory. Stay tuned to what will be another JG Group adaptive re-use success story.
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Galt Collegiate Institute
200 Water Street North, Cambridge
http://gci.wrdsb.on.ca
Year Built: 1852; 1906; 1923 and later additions
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This building is among the oldest continually operating schools in Ontario. Original sections date from 1852, the Scottish baronial stone façade from 1906 and Tassie Hall – a restored 650-seat theatre – from 1923. The 1100-student community is proud to share its many historical artifacts, along with a glimpse inside a modern, vibrant school.
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Globe Studios
141 Whitney Place, Kitchener
www.globestudios.org
Year Built: 1910; renovated, 2000–02
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Globe Studios is located in the former Bonnie Stuart shoe factory. Originally built in 1910, the roomy industrial space now houses studios for 23 artists, three arts organizations, an art supply store and an architect. A piece of manufacturing equipment remaining on site commemorates those who once made children’s shoes in the building.
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Hartman Bridge
Huron Street at the Nith River, New Hamburg
Architect: D.J. Emery (Designer/Engineer); Year Built: 1936; restored 2006
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Hartman Bridge is an attractive centerpiece in New Hamburg. It has been well preserved and only slightly modified by its recent restoration. It is the last remaining steel truss bridge on the regional road system. This designated heritage bridge was nominated to the Ontario Heritage Bridge List in 2005.
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Hespeler Library, Cambridge Libraries
5 Tannery Street, Cambridge
www.cambridgelibraries.ca
Architect: A.H. Cober; Alar Congats; Year Built: 1922; 2007
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Hespeler Carnegie library is wrapped in an elegant, award-winning glass structure that showcases and preserves the community building. Original details are retained inside – windows, the front entrance and cornices. The environmentally responsible building features recycled white oak floors and a ceramic treatment on the glass to reduce sunlight intensity.
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Hespeler Town Centre/Cambridge Fire Department Station #2
11 Tannery Street, Cambridge
Architect: John Evans, Evans & Fulford, Galt; Year Built: 1914-15
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This designated heritage building originally housed offices for the mayor, town clerk, police chief, tax assessor and collector, board of health welfare officer and caretaker. See the former town council chambers, along with Cambridge Fire Department Station #2, which occupies the original Hespeler Fire Hall portion of the building.
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Maryhill Inn
1302 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
www.maryhillinn.com
Year Built: 1853
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Maryhill Inn was originally built as a stagecoach stop. The great room features the original tin ceiling from its days as the St. Boniface Hotel. In 2000, the front of the inn was restored to its 1910 appearance. An intricately decorated, locally hand-carved door from c. 1835 will also be shown.
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McDougall Cottage
89 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge
www.region.waterloo.on.ca/mcd
Year Built: c. 1858
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
McDougall Cottage, in Cambridge’s historic factory district, is a vernacular cottage of matched grey granite with spectacular hand-painted friezes and ceilings, and a charming wee garden. Built around 1858, it now serves as an interpretive centre for Scottish culture, regularly presenting lectures and workshops, kitchen ceilidhs, "tartan" teas, scotch tastings and more.
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New Hamburg Christian Centre
177 Jacob Street, New Hamburg
www.nhccchurch.ca
Year Built: 1909
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The current congregation bought this former Baptist church building in 1981. Original sanctuary details include a beautiful, unusual barrel-vaulted wooden ceiling, large stained glass windows, an organ with its stencilled, built-in cabinet and much additional woodwork. A later foyer – and an addition currently under construction – have not altered these details.
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Puddicombe House
145 Peel Street, New Hamburg
www.puddicombehouse.com
Architect: William Hamilton; Year Built: c. 1868
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Built by Samuel Merner (businessman, MP and senator), this Italianate house was in the Puddicombe family from 1888 to 1969. Restored in 2006 to accommodate a restaurant, spa, hair salon and bed and breakfast, the richly-decorated house has 12-foot ceilings with plaster cornice mouldings and painted detail. Original blueprints on display.
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Region of Waterloo Emergency Medical Services Headquarters and Fleet Centre
120 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge
www.region.waterloo.on.ca
Architect: McCallum Sather Architects Inc.; Year Built: 2004
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This energy conservation and sustainable construction demonstration project uses green building materials and technologies, including: solar power, recycled or renewable resources, energy-efficient lighting and maintenance-free landscaping. The building was the first to obtain gold level certification from the Canada Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
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The Registry Theatre
122 Frederick Street, Kitchener
www.registrytheatre.com
Architect: Ray Hall; Year Built: 1938–39
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art Deco-style motifs and materials accent both the interior and the façade of the Registry Theatre, originally built, in 1938–39, to house the Waterloo County Registry Office. The lobby has recently been repainted in its original colours, and replicas of the original windows and front doors were installed in 2007.
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Riverside Silk Mill/University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge
7 Melville Street South, Cambridge
www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca
Architect: Levitt Goodman Architects, Toronto (2004); Year Built: 1919–38; renovated 2004
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The last industrial loft built on the Grand River in Galt, Riverside Silk Mill had large open spaces flooded with light. The openness and light, the industrial feeling and the spectacular town and river views were preserved and enhanced in the building’s renovation to house the School of Architecture.
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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
73 Queen Street East, Cambridge
www.standrewshespeler.ca
Architect: Taylor & Taylor, Brantford; Year Built: 1908-10
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Andrew’s displays a blend of Gothic and Romanesque styles. With the exception of a later addition in 1988, the exterior of the church has changed little from the day it was built. Within the church is a series of beautiful stained glass windows.
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St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery
1355 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
Architect: Matthew Bell, Guelph; Year Built: 1877
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Built on a hilltop in 1877 of local stone in the Gothic style, this church is notable for its ornate high altar (1896), original stained-glass windows and original Stations of the Cross. The old walled-in cemetery next to the church is well known for the handmade iron crosses on many of its grave markers.
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St. Boniface School
1354 Maryhill Road, Maryhill
Year Built: 1898 and later additions
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
After 110 years, this school is the oldest Roman Catholic school still functioning in the Waterloo Catholic District School Board system. By 1834, New Germany (Maryhill) had a school building that probably doubled as a church. This fourth school retains much of its original character, with additions made in the 1960s.
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St. Clement Roman Catholic Church
3619 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements
Year Built: 1858
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The simple, yet imposing, brick exterior of this 1858 structure belies the visual feast within. Visitors will be treated to a thoroughly detailed interior – stunning stained-glass windows, a profusion of intricate painting, ornately carved and painted altar woodwork, other original woodwork and impressive statuary. The building celebrates 150 years in 2008.
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St. George’s Anglican Church
3 Byron Street, New Hamburg
Architect: Darling, Toronto; Year Built: 1888
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This beautiful example of Canadian Victorian architecture is home to a thriving church community. The interior highlights include traditional church furnishings, historic plaques and stained glass windows – memorials, a roundel and a five-light rainbow window designed in 1894 by Robert McCausland of Toronto.
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St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
4260 Hessen Strasse, Wellesley Township
Year Built: 1873
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Members of the small but thriving congregation, founded in 1852, collected stones from neighbouring fields to build, in 1873, this picturesque church on a hill, overlooking miles of Wellesley Township farmland. The church retains much of its original interior and exterior detail. Services are still held here four times a year.
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St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church
56 Duke Street West, Kitchener
www.stmarysrcchurch.com
Year Built: 1900
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Founded in 1857, St. Mary’s is the oldest Roman Catholic parish in Kitchener. Beautiful woodwork and stained glass windows grace the interior of this Gothic-style building, which seats over 1,000. In 1948, a Casavant pipe organ was installed to honour parishioners who died in the Second World War.
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The Station House
216 Steinman Street, New Hamburg
Year Built: c. 1890s
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Originally built for the railway stationmaster of New Hamburg. The interior of this historic house retains many original details, including rich woodwork throughout, wall panelling, door transoms, decorative fretwork, carved columns and capitals, a winding staircase, stained glass and an interesting black ash floor in the formal dining room.
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Sun Life Financial
227 King Street South, Waterloo
www.sunlife.ca
Architect: Darling & Pearson; Sharpe & Horner; Year Built: 1912; 1921
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Heritage designations of the 1912 and 1921 façades reflect their importance in Waterloo’s streetscape. The Modern-Renaissance-style interior features inlaid marble, an elegant Great Hall with an ornate plaster ceiling and many other original details. Guided tours of the historic sections.
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Trinity Anglican Church
12 Blair Road, Cambridge
Year Built: 1844
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Trinity Anglican is the oldest church building in Galt, now part of Cambridge. The church has many beautiful stained glass windows and a hammer-beam roof in the nave. The bell used today is the original, from 1845. The porch and the Norman-style tower with its tin ceiling were added in 1885.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
23 Church Street, New Hamburg
www.telc.ca
Year Built: 1910 (sanctuary); 1957; 1983; 1990
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Trinity’s congregation first gathered in 1834. Constructed on a familiar New York plan, the present sanctuary retains much original detail and decoration. Visitors can explore a church that has gracefully and inventively integrated the original facility and its three additions into a building that welcomes and serves the contemporary community.
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Walper Terrace Hotel
1 King Street West, Kitchener
www.walper.com
Year Built: 1893
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Zuber family acquired the Walper Hotel in 1908 and created an internationally renowned hotel, boasting the finest dining and dancing lounge in the region. Prime Ministers Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King dined at the famous Walper. This designated heritage building was totally refurbished in the 1980s.
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Waterloo County Gaol and Governor’s House
77 Queen Street North, Kitchener
Architect: Gaol, Mellish and Russell, Brantford; Governor’s House, D. W. Gingerich, Waterloo; Year Built: Gaol, 1852–53; Governor’s House, 1878
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
These two structures are the oldest Waterloo County buildings in existence. Both exteriors have heritage designations; both interiors are adaptive reuse successes. The massive granite 1852–53 gaol, which served its original purpose until 1978, now houses provincial courtrooms. The stately high-Victorian 1878 Governor’s House accommodates court offices and public meetings. Visits, approximately 1 hour.
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The Working Centre
43, 58 and 66 Queen Street South, Kitchener
www.theworkingcentre.org
Year Built: c. 1905; c. 1919; c. 1898
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Working Centre is a community development organization providing access to tools, housing and projects. Our Queen Street buildings have been rescued from decay and revitalized into mixed-use space, with renovations occurring between 1996 and 2006. Visitors can take tours and see our numerous projects in action.
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YMCA Outdoor Centre
3738 Hessen Strasse, between Herrgott Road and Moser-Young Road, Wellesley Township
www.kwymca.org
Architect: Charles Simon ; Year Built: 1995
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A 2007 recipient of a Canadian Environment Award in Sustainable Living, these state-of-the-art buildings are fascinating examples of architectural design and function. Learn about the living machine – a natural ecosystem that uses living organisms to clean washroom wastewater – straw bale housing construction, photovoltaic and wind power and more.
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Zion United Church
215 Peel Street, New Hamburg
Year Built: 1879; 1919; 2000
Dates/Hours Open:
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Zion United, originally an Evangelical Brethren church, first began as part of the Waterloo Mission. With humble beginnings in a small, wooden building established in 1843, Zion United is a growing, active congregation of over 200 people, worshipping in a newly renovated, beautiful heritage building.
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