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Lutheran Seminary, we will be destroying _ "a __ m the very seeds of our city and our culture,’ "' * . said Haldenby. ‘These buildings are not yet , I c ;- old, but they will never get old if we destroy L - , " , ' ' ‘ , ‘ N: ’ ‘ them now." "a. flr‘l '\ " He said the age of the buildings â€"â€" the . ' A ~M~=~- ~ _ Z » seminary was built in l963 and WCl was "' ._ . ~ â€"-e. 2:33:33;Zb‘zll’l‘tcglguexluggnfeesagg: 73mm renderfiiewi the proposed $9 million redesign of the Waterioo Lutheran Seminal? on the campus of when Lauder University. Local but be said their architectural design is a rtecmre pro Eric Haidenby expressed concern about the fate of this budding as well as Waterloo Collegiate institute. m m . reflective of the midfitury modern era and are worthy ofprot on. to teach for nearly four months. school board trustees, said that feasibility The city's heritage planner says the “They really are, certainly from a design The seminary is in the final planning study is just now wrapping up and directed municipal heritage committee has an inter- perspective. two of the high points of the stages of a $9 million refurbishment, and further questions to Matthew Gerard, super- est in the conservation of both buildings, architecture of the period,” Haldenby said. Haldenby was concerned about the out- lntendent of business services and board and those interests have been communi- Even though both are privately owned he come of that redesign, which includes: addi- treasurer. cated to both property owners. said the city has some responsibility to tional classrooms and faculty space, more in a statement from Nick Manning, chief “Through discussions with the proper- advocate for their protection under the common areas, new architectural glazing communications officer with the WRDSB, ty owners, the committee has learned of Ontario Heritage Act. and new electrical and mechanical systems he told the Chronicle the feasibility study some of the property owners' potential Ionâ€" The Chronicle featured Haldenby in a In an email to the Chronicle, Rev, Mark is expected to be presented to trustees ger term ideas for the buildings, but these story last year that highlighted his concern Harris, principal dean of the seminary, said on Sept H and will consider the fate of haven't been made public." said Michelle for mid-century modern buildings in this the chapel portion will remained untouched both WC! and the former Northdale Public Lee, region, and that our concept of 'heritage' except for the removal of asbestos, and that School. The heritage committee is preparing a hasn't kept pace with the passage of time, he had a chance to talk with Haldenby after “No decision has been made regarding report with recommendations for council. It's much easier to designate century-old his presentation to council and show the future plans for the development of Water- lt‘s expected this fall, Victorian»style buildings because they look architecture profthe plans for the redesign. loo Collegiate institute at this time,” said the According to the city's heritage registry. like they're from another era. “1 am now very optimistic about the ren- statement from Manning. three schools are included on the designat» "We're looking at buildings that are, by ovation of the Lutheran Seminary,“ Hal- “Working together with the City of ed property list (the Rummelhardt School. definition, modern. but they're more than denby told the Chronicle after that meeting. Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, built in 1843, Elizabeth Ziegler School. built half a century old, and by destroying them WC], located at 300 Hazel St., came Waterloo Region District School Board will in 1931, and the log school house in Water, we're only guaranteeing they won't become under the scrutiny of the Waterloo District present a feasibility study to trustees later loo Park. built in l820). acentury old." lialdenby told councillors School Board in 201) as a consultant was in September that will consider a range There are two more former schools The professor chose to speak to mun brought in to consider the possible future of potential uses for board-owned land in included on the nonrdesignated list of cillors last week due to some concern of the school board properties within the Northdale that will include concepts for buildings with heritage value or interest (35 about the fate of the two structures. and Northdale neighbourhood. the future development of schools in the Alexandra Ave, built in 1910. and the for- because we was preparing to leave for Italy Kathleen Woodcock, chairperson of the district.“ met St. Louis Catholic School, built in 1905) /.\(@s\<‘é Your award w’ ' ' A c . ~ - mnmg com II I newspaper will» ' ,..â€"- _~ «on (lGlIllEl‘Ell to 32 000 homes every Thursday .,. _, fi , «a H ‘ “5 .~ . _ ,eâ€"(\. .â€" , a“ we . r '. ..e ;, W.“ _ .-,.. e K“ " lo 7 5/2 916“ . was“ .