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PAGE 8 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1980 HAROLD PAISLEY, D.C. 130 Weber Street North Waterloo, Ontario announces the opening of his CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE BY APPOINTMENT 886â€"3 191 Carry passengers to and from work, and you can all save $8§ and gas. J) It is hard not to notice the Voelker House at 36 Young Street with its smart white and green exterior. It was built in 1849 on a 310 acre parcel of land by Barnabus Deâ€" vitt. Elias Schneider bought the house in 1851 By 1940 when Philip and Vera Voelker bought it, it was little more than an old rundown farm house. With the help of Mr Voelker‘s brother, it was restored to its oriâ€" Voelker house described ginal beauty and in 1978 the entire exterior and interior of the house was designated by the Local Architectural Conservaâ€" tion Advisory Commitâ€" tee for its historical and architectural significanâ€" Changes have been made to the interior to accommodate modern conveniences, but the original wooden stair rail and massive upstair doors remain. The exterior facades on Fountain Street and the rear have been alâ€" tered while the Young and Albert Street sides remain largely unâ€" changed . The house is buff brick painted white. Renovaâ€" tions in 1940 included work on the fireplaces and chimney, the remoâ€" FOR OVER 31 YEARS Be an Energy Saver and SAVE as much as 25~â€"30"* on YOUR ENERGY BILLS! a y o_ wso10 @9\9«\“6 Residential â€" Commercial â€" Industrial â€" Agriculture Quality Workmanship â€" Quality Products e Urethane Sprayedâ€"inâ€"Place Foam Insulation e Rapco UFI Cavity Wall Foam Insulation e Foamcrete II Fire Barrier for over Foam Insulation _ Pmb n Call Collect 885â€"6380 Morgan‘sr. HOMES BUILT BEFORE 1961 QUALIFY STRA: R FOR UP TO $500.00 CHIP GRANT Kâ€"13 Sprayâ€"on Acoustic and Thermal Applications val of the original ginâ€" gerbread trim and a gable which was reâ€" placed by a square door to the porch, on the Fountain Street side. A garage was also added at this time. The house combines several architectural styles from the midâ€" nineteenth century. This combination of georâ€" gian, classical and gothâ€" ic influences is referred to as Vernacular Archiâ€" tecture. This mix of arâ€" chitectural traditions can be seen on the Young Street facade The front door comâ€" bines â€" circles _ and squares of the georgian tradition while the raised panels that create light and shade and the eliptical moulding on the top of the door are exâ€" The upstairs windows on the Albert Street side are examples of Georâ€" gian architecture. They are double hung with twelve lights. Other geprgian influences inâ€" cluded the centre hall plan of the house as well as the balanced windows and use of circles, squares and _ cubes throughout the house. amples of neoâ€"classical design. The downstairs front windows project out in oriel fashion (like a shalâ€" low bay window). The front right side door was later added as an office entrance The front porch co lumns are original and in the classical tradiâ€" tron. The shutters are also originals but have been made unfunctional by layers of paint. STRASSBURGER God wouldn‘t have given us feet if he didn‘t mean for us to use them Walk naancmacnan Watk a bMock Tod <&J Lodas