Victoria Park in Kitchener in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Joseph Schneider House 1820

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

1. The Joseph Schneider House 1820 Marker

Inscription. This house, constructed in 1820 by Joseph Schneider (1772-1843), is the oldest surviving dwelling in Kitchener. Built of frame and originally covered with roughcast, it has been little changed externally since 1850. Schneider, a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, purchased this lot in April, 1807 in the German Company tract in Waterloo Township. He arrived here in June of that year, and after clearing his farm and cutting a road along the line of Queen Street, built a sawmill in 1816. Shortly thereafter a small settlement began to form along "Schneider's Road, partly on his land, which became the village of "Berlin" and the nucleus of the city of Kitchener. Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 43° 26.693′ N, 80° 29.667′ W. Marker is in Kitchener,

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Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in Victoria Park. It is on Queen Street South 0.1 kilometers north of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 462 Queen St S, Kitchener ON N2G 1W7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Schneider Haus (here, next to this marker); Centennial of Victoria Park (1896-1996) (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Friedensfest 1871 Denkmal (about 210 meters away); Kitchener Cenotaph (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); St. Mary Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Parish (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Waterloo County (approx. one kilometer

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

2. The Joseph Schneider House 1820 Marker

away); Waterloo County Registry Office (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950 (approx. 1.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kitchener.

The Joseph Schneider Haus image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

3. The Joseph Schneider Haus

The Joseph Schneider House, rear view, showing outbuildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, March 31, 2024

4. The Joseph Schneider House, rear view, showing outbuildings

1853

5. Joseph Schneider’s property, 1853

Map of the Town of Berlin, 1853-4 (Source: University of Waterloo)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 4, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.