W.D. Euler, a proud Canadian, lived his adult lifetime at 111 Queen Street North, which is now the site of the Centre in the Square. Born in 1875 in Conestoga, Ontario of German heritage, he grew up, became a teacher at Suddaby Public School, founded the Euler Business College and married Virginia Howd. He was […]
Local History & Heritage Resources
Thank you to our speaker Sandra Parks for her talk From Arches to Turrets: architectural styles in Olde Berlin Town She has graciously shared some resources with us for those looking to do more research. They are: Heritage Kitchener’s “Civic Centre Historical Walking Tour” with details on 23 properties of note For those looking for […]
A Neighbourhood in Transition
From the time of settlement in the early 1800s, the area that came to be called Berlin and later Kitchener grew quickly thanks to the enterprising founders of what later became the city’s signature businesses such as woodworking, textiles, tanning, rubber, and foundry. By the late 1920s Kitchener was known as an early adopter […]
76 Queen St N
Currently the site of Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, the former home of George C. H. Lang (of Lang Tannery fame). The only remaining structures from the Lang Estate are the red stone posts. An imposing Queen Anne Revival mansion built by G. V. Oberholtzer in the early 1880’s. The house was a basic […]
History & Heritage in the Civic Centre
The Civic Centre Heritage Conservation District has nearly the same boundaries as our Olde Berlin Town neighbourhood. It houses a significant number of the designated heritage homes and historical character in the City of Kitchener, a city that was first established in the province in the 1800s. This section of the website was created for […]
