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Unusual styling at designated house By Karia Wheeler * For Ken and Liz McLaughlin it was love at first sight eight years ago when the reatâ€"estate agent showed them the 115â€"yearâ€"old wooden house at 20 Menno St. in Waterloo. Since then the house, an unusual example of construction in this since it was built with wooden. planks, has taken on a new meaning not only for the McLaughlins but also for the city and the provâ€" ince. _~ The exterior of the house was recently designated architecturally and historically sigâ€" nificant by the city‘s Local Architectural Construction â€"Advisory Committee (LACAC) under the Ontario Heritage Act. This means the house exterior will be preserved under a city byâ€"law as an example of Ontario‘s heritage. It is one of ten sites in the city which have been designated. Others include buildings such as the Brubacher House on the University of Waterloo (UW) campus, the Kump{ House on King St. and the head office of Mutual Life. _ The McLaughlins‘® house was built in 1857 by Conrad Fenner, a carpenter and joiner (similar to today‘s woodworker), who used 2" thick, 18â€"24"" wide pine planks to construct a oneâ€"storey cottage. Then in 1886, the wood craftsman altered his house making it into the full twoâ€"storey Georgian style home it is today. With the alterations, Fenner added distinctive classic Georgian features, such as a triangular pediment over the front door and a roof cornice and fishing board along basement level giving the house the appearance of being perfectly framed. Building a house out of wood at a time when brick was fashionable must have been a labour of love for Fenner, according to Ken McLaughâ€" lin, a history professor at UW‘s St. Jerome‘s College. "He chose to build in the material he loved." , And although it probably never occurred to Fenner, he built a house which today reinforces Canada‘s ties with Britain, since the style is derived from the neoâ€"classical architecture of the British Georgian period (late 18th, early 19th century). "It only took one look," says Liz, and she and Ken knew they wanted to buy it. *Modern houses we were looking at had no character." They were both immediately attracted by the interesting exterior, big old trees, large garden and spacious interior. A spokesman with the local branch of the Canadian Cancer Society says money has been pourâ€" ing in since the death of Terry Fox, even though there‘s a mail strike Jim Hunter, viceâ€"president of the north Waterloo unit of the cancer society said $3,000 has been donatâ€" ed by, local residents so far in honour of Canada‘s fallen hero. The north Waterloo unit has made arrangements with Canada Trust branches to handle donaâ€" tions, and people have begun to respond, dropping off cash and cheques. While public response has been good, Hunter said contributions should snowball over the next few day. "I think you‘ll see a lot more money contributed in this area and "I‘, amazed at the amount of money coming in," said Hunter. "We haven‘t had this kind of response since last summer when Terry‘s run was stopped." Donations keep pouring in across the country because Terry meant so much to Canadians." Since last July, over $24 million has been donated from across Canada to the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Fund, and $300,000 of this has come from the north Waterioo unit. Those wishing to honour Terry can either contribute directly to the Marathon of Hope Fund, or make a memorium donation in Terry Fox‘s name. According to Hunter, meâ€" moruim donations are added to the Marathon of Hope Fund, but the cancer society also supplies a card for contributors to send to the Fox family in Port Coquitlam, B.C. With the mail strike on, the north Waterloo unit has made arrangeâ€" ments with Schneider Meats in Kitchener to deliver dozens of letters and memorium cards by truck to the cancer society in Vancouver, which will pass them on to Terry‘s parents. When they moved in, the house was in such good condition that all they had to do outside was paint, weed and plant grass. And it‘s been economical to live in ever since. The house is "very well insulated," Ken notes, so their heating bills have been extremely low. Also, they haven‘t had to make any costly interior repairs which are frequently necessary in older homes. In addition to the house‘s tangible benefits, the McLaughlins enjoy several intangible advanâ€" tages. In particular, they like the atmosphere, which Ken describes as ‘"much more pleasant than in a modern house.‘" Liz says, ‘"it has a feeling of being real. Everything is so solid." This atmosphere is what Ken calls "the ambience," and he notes it‘s a difficult thing to express in words. However, it‘s not as difficult to experience. Anyone who walks into their house can feel it. Perhaps it‘s caused by the smell of all the real wood, or the forestâ€"like view from the drawing room window, or the sight of the floors made of large planks of pine. Since they‘ve lived there, Ken and Liz have been learning more and more about the history and architecture of the house. When they realized how unique it was, they wrote to the city‘s advisory committee, outlining what they knew about the site. A few months later, their house was officially designated. Although some homeowners might resent the restrictions placed upon their property by the disignation, Ken and Liz don‘t mind at all. They both mention that ‘"it‘s crucial"‘ that the original style and charter of the exterior be pregerved, so they would never consider making any ‘"out of character" changes to the outside. In general, people who live in historial sites "feel they are holding it in trust for future generations,"" Ken explains, so he and Liz don‘t feel restricted. * _ And since interiors are never designated, they still have full freedom when it comes to alterations or decor inside their house. _ _ The McLauglin home is comfortable and welcoming inside. Although they have quite a few antiques, Ken says, "we don‘t ever want to live in a museum," so they have not attempted to fill the house with period pieces. ‘"Comfort is what we‘re after," he adds. And it seems comfort is what they have, along with that hardâ€"toâ€"describe ambience and charâ€" acter that exudes from both the interior and exterior of their home. Request denied Kitchener Mayor Morley Rosenberg blasted the city of Waâ€" terloo yesterday for reâ€" fusing to help pay for the busing service proâ€" vided at the recent C.P.G.A. golf tournaâ€" ment at Westmount Golf Club. At Monday‘s Council meeting, Waterloo alâ€" dermen voted unaniâ€" mously against a reâ€" quest by the city of Kitchener for money to help meet transportaâ€" tion costs. The deciâ€" sion left Kitchener, who . volunteered free bus service to and from the golf course during the sevenâ€"day tounaâ€" ment, left holding the entire bil} of $5,169. "It‘s just another exâ€" ample of the lack of coâ€"operation between the twin cities," said Rosenberg. _ Waterloo Council refused a reâ€" Kitchener to pay bill quest to pay between one quarter and on third of the cost, with a motion which stated ‘‘*Waterloo doesn‘t generally consider money requests after the fact." Ken and Liz McLaughlin pose in front of their 11 5â€"yearâ€"old home with daughter, Janet. The house, located at 20 Menno St., was recently designated historically significant by the city of Waterloo. The Georgian style house was built with large planks of pine, an unusual form of construction in the area. Rosenberg called this response "just an excuse. Every city has money set aside for money â€" requests that come up. All we asked is they pay part of the costs in proportion with the size populations:" But Mayor Marjorie Carroll told the Chronâ€" idle yesterday Mayor Rosenberg ""never even bothered to call to see if we wanted to take part in the (busâ€" ing) project." Carroll said she was "very surprised"‘ to receive a letter from the city of Kitchener asking for money after the tourâ€" nament was already over. _ ‘"‘We‘re johnnyâ€" wA TERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 comeâ€"latelies again," she said. "If they‘d asked us earlier we might have been prepared to pay,"‘ said Carroll. ‘"‘We‘ve always participated in Twinâ€"City events in the past, including Skate Canada two years ago and the World Junior Men‘s Curling Tournaâ€" ment last year." Before Kitchener voâ€" lunteered their buses, which ran between the University of Waterioo parking lot and the Westmount Golf Club, Charterways Transâ€" portation Limited subâ€" mitted a tender to proâ€" vide the one week serâ€" vice at a cost of $1,300 or less than one third of what Kitchener ended up paying. Brian Strain, managâ€" er of Charterways in Kitchener brought this to the attention of Carâ€" roll before council met Monday. Strain says he contacted Carroll ‘"because it seemed the way Kitchener spent their money (for the buses), that the whole tax process was going down the chute for no particular reason."‘ "It would seem that after they discovered the busing cost was two or three times what they expected they asked us to particiâ€" pate," said Carroll. Rosenberg said he has never heard of an offer by Charterways to provide busing for the tournament. *‘*We were just asked (by tournament organâ€" izers) to supply buses and we did."" When told by the Chronicle of Charterway‘s $1,300 offer Rosenberg comâ€" mented "I doubt very much they would proâ€" vide the same service for that cost." 1981 â€" PAGE 3