List of oldest buildings and structures in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has a mixed style of buildings originally located in small towns and farming communities starting from the 19th century. After 1900, commercial and industrial buildings also appeared.

1810s
Joseph Schneider Haus, one of the oldest extant buildings in the area, has been designated as a National Historic Site.
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Erb-Kumpf House1812Waterloo
Joseph Schneider Haus1816Kitchener

1830s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Woolner Farmstead1830[1]Kitchener
Betzner Homesteadc.1830[2]Kitchener
Schoerg Homesteadc.1830[3]Kitchener
Homer Watson House1830sDoon (Kitchener)

1840s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
39 Doon Valley Drivec. 1840[4]Doon (Kitchener)
Shoemaker House1840[5]Bridgeport (Kitchener)
Lancaster Hotel 1840[6] Gottlieb Bitzer[7] Bridgeport (Kitchener)
Bristow's Inn[8]1840sElmira
Rummelhardt School1843Rummelhardt (Waterloo)
Good Shantz Bosch House1846Waterloo
Ruby-Snyder House1847Waterloo
Burkholder - Burkhardt House1849Waterloo
Voelker House1849Waterloo

1850s
The John E. Brubacher House in Waterloo has been preserved as a historic house museum.
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Brubacher House1850[9] or 1851[10]Waterloo
Waterloo County Jail1852[11]Kitchener
1221 Doon Village Roadc.1853Doon (Kitchener)
138 Church Street1855[12]Kitchener
142 Church Street1855–60[12]Kitchener
Huether Hotel1855Waterloo
Kitchener–Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School (KCI)1855Kitchener
Elam Martin Farmstead1856Waterloo
Snyder–Hahn Building1857[13]Jacob BrickerWaterloo
Galt Town Hall1858[14]H. B. Sinclair[14]Galt (Cambridge)
St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church1858[15]St. Clements
Nixon House1859Waterloo
Richber House1859Waterloo

1860s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
House of Industry & Refuge Poor House Hospitalc. 1860[11]Kitchener
Canadian Block (72-78 King Street West)1865[16]Kitchener
MacLauglin House1867Waterloo
Market Hotel1860sWaterloo

1870s
Woodside House as seen in 2006 after its restoration to an 1890s Victorian style.
132 Queen St. N. in Kitchener, formerly the home of newspaper editor John Adam Rittinger.[17]
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Woodside National Historic Site1870sKitchener
Elam Martin Farmstead1870Waterloo
Sonneck House1874[18]Louis BreithauptKitchener
132 Queen Street North1877[19]Kitchener
Castle Kilbride1877Baden (Wilmot Township)
Waterloo County Governor's House1878[11]David W. Gingrick (architect)[11]Kitchener
307 Queen Street South1879[20]Kitchener

1880s
The former Galt post office, which was completed in 1887, has been designated as a National Historic Site as an example of a small urban post office.
Building Year Completed Builder/architect Location
Hillard House1880Waterloo
Kuntz Eckert House1880Waterloo
Seagram-Remax Admin Building1881Waterloo
Central Block1881William Snider and Aaron KraftUptown Waterloo
Bean-Wright House1882Waterloo
Bank of Hamilton–CIBC Building (part of former Germania Block)1885[21]Jakob FellmanKitchener
King Edward Public School1885Kitchener
Button Factory1886Waterloo
D. Hibner Furniture Co. Ltd1887Daniel Hibner, MayorKitchener
Former Galt Post Office1887[22]Thomas Fuller[22]Galt (Cambridge)
Electrohome building (152 Shanley St)1887[23]Kitchener

1890s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Zimmerman House, which changed to the Waterloo Hotel1890Waterloo
The Walper Hotel1893Kitchener
1115 Doon Village Road1894[24]David ColeDoon (Kitchener)
Simpson Block1895[25]Kitchener
Kitchener railway station1897Kitchener
152 Shanley Street 1898[26]Kitchener
Schiel Patterson House1898Waterloo
Galt Canadian Pacific Railway Station1898–99[27]Edward Maxwell[27]Galt (Cambridge)
William Street Pumping Station1899[28]Waterloo

1900s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway Car Barn & Power House (25 Madison Avenue North)1902[11]Kitchener
Haas–Pemberton House1903[29]Waterloo
Snyder Seagram House1903Waterloo
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church1903A. W. Holmes of Toronto - architect, Caspar Braun - masonry, William Forwell - carpentryKitchener
Waterloo Carnegie Library1903–1905Waterloo
Kaufman Shoe Factory1908Kitchener

1910s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
150 Water Street South1910[30]Kitchener
Waterloo railway station1910Waterloo
Weber Blockc.1910[31]I. S. K. WeberKitchener
Victoria Public School1911[32]Kitchener
Berlin Isolation Hospital (69 Highland Road East)1911–12[11]Charles Edward Cowan (architect)[11]Kitchener
Berlin Isolation Hospital Smallpox Pavilion (77 Highland Road East)1911–12[11]Charles Edward Cowan (architect)[11]Kitchener
Greenbrook Pumping Station Reservoirs 1 and 21912Kitchener
Mutual Life Insurance Company of Canada1912Frank Darling
Waterloo Post Office1911–1913[11]D. Eward (Chief Architect for Canada), L. B. Lachance of Ottawa (contractor)[11]Waterloo
Berlin Isolation Hospital Caretaker's Residence (79 Highland Road East)1913[11]Unknown architect[11]Kitchener
19 Regina Street North1913[33]Waterloo
Rumpel Felt Company1913[34]Kitchener
Molson's Bank1914Langley and HowardWaterloo
Doon Heritage Village1914Doon (Kitchener)
Waterloo Isolation Hospital (172 Lincoln Road)c. 1917[11]Architect unknown[11]Waterloo
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church1918Kitchener

1920s
The Pioneer Memorial Tower is recognized as a historic cultural site which represents the area's German pioneer heritage.
Building Year Completed Builder/architect Location
Duke Street Hydro‐Electric Sub Station (296 Duke Street)c.1920[11]Kitchener
Grand River Hospital Nurses' Residence1921[11]Kitchener
Galt Public Utilities Commission Building1922[35]F. C. Bodley[35]Galt (Cambridge)
Strange Street Pumping Station1922–23[11]Kitchener
Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower1923Kitchener
Bahnsen-Bierstick-Marsland House1923Waterloo
old City Hall's clock tower1924Kitchener
St. Mary's Hospital1924[11]Kitchener
Reitzel-Grierson House1925Waterloo
Schmaltz Apartments (96 Young Street)c.1925[36]Kitchener
Freeport Bridge1926[37]Freeport (Kitchener)
Freeport Sanatorium Nurses' Residence1926–27[11]Arthur C. Torry (architect)[11]Freeport (Kitchener)
Kaufman Shoe Factory1927Kitchener
Greenbrook Pumping Station Pump House, K1 and K2 Well Houses1929Kitchener

1930s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Freeport Sanatorium Main Treatment Building1929–30[11]B. A. Jones (architect) and Dunker Company (contractors)[11]Kitchener
Elizabeth Ziegler Public School1930Waterloo
Woodside Municipal Pool1931[11]Kitchener
Kitchener Public Utilities Commission Building1931–32[38]Kitchener
Freeport Sanatorium Pump House, Power House and Shed1932[11]Kitchener
Hydro Electric Power Commission (HEPC) Building (325 Breithaupt Street)1933[11]Bernal Ambrose Jones (architect), Dunker Construction (contractor)[11]Kitchener
Rockway Golf Course Clubhouse1935[11]Stanley Thompson (architect)[11]Kitchener
Freeport Sanatorium Men's Residence1935–36[11]Kitchener
Greenbrook Pumping Station Reservoir 31936Dunker Construction Company[11]Kitchener
Federal Building (Duke St)1938[39]C. D. Sutherland (architect)[11]Kitchener
Freeport Sanatorium Medical Superintendent's Residence1938–39[11]B. A. Jones (architect) and Dunker Company (contractors)[11]Kitchener
Waterloo County Registry Office (Registry Theatre)1939[40]Ray Hall (architect), Dunker Construction (contractor)[11]Kitchener

1950s
Building Year Completed Builder Location
Kitchener Trolley Bus Transit Terminal (Rockway Centre)1950[11]Kitchener
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium1950–52[11]Jenkins & Wright (architects)[11]Kitchener
Grand River Hospital main building1952[11]Kitchener
Eastwood Collegiate Institute1956Kitchener
Government of Canada Building1956–57[41]Jenkins and Wright (architectural firm)[11]Kitchener

Dates unknown
Building Year Completed Builder Location
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church1889Kitchener

See also

References
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  2. Betzner Farmstead. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. Schoerg Homestead. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. 39 Doon Valley Drive. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. Shoemaker House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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  14. Galt Town Hall. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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  30. 150 Water Street South. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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  32. Victoria Public School. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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