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.
The Joseph Schneider House 1820. . 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.
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.
Location. 43° 26.693′ N, 80° 29.667′ W. Marker is in Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in Victoria Park. Marker is on Queen Street South, 0.1 kilometers north of Mill
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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.
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 38 times since then. 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.