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The History of Kitchener Waterloo Homes
- Kitchener Waterloo real estate encompasses a diversified inventory of homes including many heritage homes.
- Some Kitchener Waterloo homes feature magnificent views of the Grand River, a Canadian heritage river that offers amazing recreational opportunities for canoeists, kayakers, hikers and birders.
- Elegant Kitchener Waterloo homes of a by-gone era grace areas such as Old Westmount. If you're seeking architectural elegance, you will find it in the Kitchener Waterloo homes that border the 160-acre Westmount Golf and Country Club.
- If horticulture is your passion, you may want to purchase a Kitchener home close to Rockway Gardens, Kitchener's showplace community garden that hosts bulb sales, garden tours and horticultural therapy programs throughout the growing season.
- One of the most spectacular Kitchener homes is La Hacienda Sarria, a renovated factory which is now used as a reception venue for weddings and fundraisers.
- Over the years, numerous celebrities and notable people have purchased Kitchener Waterloo homes , including Lennox Lewis, the retired boxer.
- Numerous other celebrities, who have made their homes in Kitchener , include actress, Jill Hennessy, of “Crossing Jordan” fame. Actor, Jeremy Ratchford, of “Cold Case” used to call Kitchener home .
- Scott Stevens, of the New Jersey Devils, also maintains a home in Kitchener . Kitchener homes of the rich and famous also include Todd Bertuzzi of NHL fame.
- While Paul Coffey, of Edmonton Oilers fame, may not call Kitchener home now, he owns and operates “Paul Coffey Nissan in Kitchener”. Dave Sim, the famous comic book creator, has made his home in Kitchener since he was two years old.
- If you'd like to learn a bit more about the history of homes in Kitchener Waterloo , read on!
- The age of Kitchener Waterloo homes ranges from 1816 to present day. Indeed, the oldest Kitchener home is the Schneider House, a restored museum located in the heart of Kitchener. As Kitchener homes go, this Kitchener homestead dates back to 1820.
- John Metz (J.M.) Schneider, of Schneider's fame, made his home in Kitchener back in the mid-1800's and originally sold pork sausage from his Kitchener home . Of note, Looey's father, Pete Tremblay bought a 3-storey building on Queen Street South in Kitchener which once belonged to J.M. Schneider and his father-in-law, Charles Andrew Ahrens. The building, built in 1885, originally housed Charles Ahrens' shoe factory. Charles Ahrens made his home in Kitchener until 1903 when he passed away.
- In the early 1850's, 700 residents called Kitchener home although Kitchener was then known as Berlin.
- The community grew and the number of Kitchener Waterloo homes burgeoned from January 1854 (when Kitchener became a village), through to May 1870 when Kitchener became a town. By 1880, 4,000 residents called Kitchener home .
- Historic Kitchener homes include Woodside, the restored boyhood home of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Another historic Kitchener home is that of Homer Watson, the famous Canadian landscape painter.
- Historic Waterloo homes include the Elam Martin Farmstead in RIM Park, which represents an exceptional example of Mennonite Georgian style. Another historic Waterloo home is the Brubacher House, which was painstakingly restored by a master Mennonite craftsman and many Mennonite farmers after the original 1850 building was destroyed by fire in 1967, sparked from a lawn mower engine.
- Waterloo homes were first built in the 19th century, when Waterloo was a mill town. Mennonite builders have withstood the test of time and are still in great demand today when building homes in Kitchener Waterloo , as they are renowned for their exceptional skills and craftsmanship.
- The face of Kitchener Waterloo real estate changed forever in 1912 when Kitchener became a city. For those who call Waterloo home , it wasn't until 1948 that it became a city.
- Today, the two municipalities are referred to as the “Twin Cities”. So linked are the twin cities that, sometimes homes in Kitchener are actually homes in Waterloo as the boundary that divides the two cities cuts right through some homes, businesses, parks and a cemetery!
- Every city should pay homage to it architectural heroes and Kitchener is no different. The famous architect who designed Kitchener's City Hall in 1919 and who called Kitchener home was W.H.E. Schmalz, known as the “Twin Cities' dean of architects”.
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