Born: 1824, Died: ?
Married: -
Conrad Gonder was one of the early settlers in Waterloo. Even before the Hoffman Survey had been completed in 1855, Gonder had constructed a two storey brick and frame building at the corner of what later became King Sts. and John St. Here he operated a small cooper’s shop. However, in c1854 he decided to remodel part of the building and then opened an inn which he called the Waterloo Exchange. Gonder’s stay as hotel keeper was short-lived because in 1855 he sold the place to Christian Reichard, who, in turn, sold it to George Doerbecker in 1856. Gonder moved up to Erb St. W. and Queen (Regina) St. where he operated a livery stable, probably the one that was part of the Bowman Hotel.
Sources:
Sutherland Gazeteer, 1864.
Ellis Little, Early Waterloo Hotels, Unpublished.
Conrad Gonder Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Conrad Gonder from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date of Publication
- 1824
- Date Of Event
- 1824-?
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Gonder, Conrad ; Doerbecker, George ; Leechard, Christian
- Corporate Name(s)
- Waterloo Exchange Hotel ; Bowman House
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.65 and ELP 63.43.21
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
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