Zimmermann House Hotel, Waterloo, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Prints
- Description
- Drawing of the exterior of the Zimmermann House hotel, Henry Zimmermann Proprieter.
- Notes
- Bowman House built in 1840 by Henry Bowman on the north east corner of King and Erb Streets and was initially known as the Farmer's Hotel. In 1867 directory it is listed as the Bowman Hotel and is owned by William L. Bowman. In 1882 it was bought by Henry Zimmerman and eventually the name was changed to Zimmerman House. A fire in 1889 destroyed a major part of the front facing King Street. It was rebuilt and a third floor added. In 1889 the Canadian Bank of Commerce opened an office on the main floor.
In 1904 it was bought by Mark Lewis and was renamed the Lewis Hotel. In 1935 it was opened as the Hotel Waterloo by Stanley Chadder.
Spelled Zimmermann in some directories.
- Date of Original
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Date Of Event
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Dimensions
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Width: 8 cm
Height: 5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 8cm
Image Height: 5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- P6
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.465278 Longitude: -80.522624
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
