Brubacher House, Waterloo, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Exterior of house built by John E. Brubacher in 1850 off Columbia Street.
- Notes
- The house was built in 1850 in a style typical of Pennsylvania German architecture. The property was purchased by the University of Waterloo in 1965. Unfortunately before restoration could take place, the house was gutted by fire. Plans for restoration continued with involvement and planning by the University of Waterloo and the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, Conrad Grebel University College and the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation. Under the direction of Simeon Martin, a master Mennonite craftsman, and with the assistance of many Mennonite farmers, the house interior was rebuilt to reflect a Pennsylvania German Mennonite home of the 1850-1890 period. The furnishings are an authentic reflection of the time period, many of them having been collected from area Mennonite families. The house operates as an education centre for the Pennsylvania Mennonite way of life.
See also Q-1-6; P 138 - Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- Local History Slide Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.475579 Longitude: -80.54899
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- Copyright Statement
- Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
