Annex 1 was one of four original prefabricated buildings constructed in 1957 on the campus of Waterloo Lutheran University (now Wilfrid Laurier University). Initially located in the parking lot behind Willison Hall, Annex 1 was built by Geratt Construction Co. and housed temporary classrooms and drafting rooms for the new co-operative engineering program established by Waterloo College and Associate Faculties (now University of Waterloo). Some offices were also located inside the building. The space could not accommodate science labs, which had to be conducted in WLU’s arts building.

Annex 1 was built alongside Annex 2, Annex 3, and Annex 4. Annex 2 also held classrooms and offices as well as the main cafeteria. Annex 1 and Annex 2 were built at a cost of about $50,000.

Annex 3 and Annex 4 were used for building and maintenance purposes. One of these buildings was purported to have been a cement block structure that was formerly used as a sausage factory.

In 1958, construction was finished on the new chemistry and chemical engineering building, which was later named Engineering I and is now known as the Douglas Wright Engineering (DWE) building. Annex 1 and Annex 2 were relocated that year next to DWE to supplement the new permanent building. The relocation was carried out by Cooper Building Movers over a period of six days at a cost of around $6,000.

Annex 1 was relocated again in 1965 to a new location near Laurel Creek, on the road leading to the Residence Village. The relocation was managed by Lackie Bros., using two trucks to transport the building across the Engineering parking lot, the Physics parking area, and behind the Chemistry-Biology building to its new site. The move began on August 30, 1965, and was successfully completed within a span of two weeks, with an estimated cost of approximately $6,000.

After the relocation, Annex 1 was renamed the Federation Building, sometimes referred to as the Student Federation Building. The building then housed the Board of Publications offices, Student Book Store, the Campus Shop, Health Services, and the Federation of Student offices.[1]

Annex 1 was demolished in 1968.[2] Annex 2 was kept until the Food Services Building (now South Campus Hall) was completed in September 1967. Annex 3 and Annex 4 were demolished around 1965.[3]

The Bombshelter Pub, commonly referred to as "the Bomber," opened in January 1975 inside the Campus Centre (now the Student Life Centre) at the University of Waterloo.[1] Initially known as the Campus Centre Pub or C.C. Pub, the establishment briefly underwent a name change to the "Orange Bombshelter" on May 29, 1976, before adopting its contemporary name.[2]

The pub was initially owned and managed by the University of Waterloo. The University's leadership had expressed interest in establishing a campus pub as far back as the 1960s. However, regulations at the time prohibited universities from obtaining permanent liquor licenses, limiting alcohol service to special occasions. In 1969, the University formally petitioned the provincial government to revise these regulations.[3] By 1975, the legislation was amended, and the University was granted a permanent license. This license permitted the serving of alcoholic beverages exclusively to students, faculty, staff, and registered guests. An area inside the Campus Centre was renovated to create space for the pub, which was scheduled to open on January 20, 1975.[4]

Original prices for drinks in 1975 was 50 cents for a bottle of beer, 45 cents for a 12-ounce glass of draft beer, 70 cents for straight bar liquor, 85 cents for bar liquor with mix, and $2.10 for a pitcher of beer.[5]

Ownership of the pub was transferred to the Federation of Students (now the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association, WUSA) sometime between 1976 and 1978. Throughout its years of operation, the pub hosted many musical performances, became well-known for trivia nights, and served as a popular meeting place for members of the University community.[6]

In 2018, WUSA announced that the pub was not financially sustainable, and the business was closed permanently after more than 40 years of service.[7]

The Campus Shop was a store open to all students on the University of Waterloo campus in the 1960s. The shop was run as a service by the Circle K Club and profits from the store were used towards specific projects on campus. The store was located in the Student Federation Building (also known as Annex I) that was located by Laurel Creek. Examples of items sold in the store include jackets, sweatshirts, running shoes, toiletries, candy, pipes, cigarettes, and cards.[1]

By 1969, the Campus Shop had moved and was located in the basement of the Campus Centre.[2]

The Dana Porter Library officially opened on October 23, 1965 as the Arts Library Building. It was designed by Toronto based Shore and Moffatt and Partners and was built between 1964 and 1970. The 10-storey building had floors added over time, with work on the final three beginning in 1969 by Hamilton-based Eaglewood Construction.

The opening of the building in 1965 was marked by a special convocation ceremony during which honorary degrees were presented to Bertha Bassam, Robert Harold Blackburn, and Jack Ernest Brown. Afterwards, the academic procession proceeded directly from Convocation to the main entrance of the Arts Library Building. The Arts Library Building was dedicated to and named after Dana Harris Porter, the first chancellor of the University of Waterloo, on October 27, 1967.

Sonneck, a German word meaning 'sunny corner', was the name of the former home of Louis J. Breithaupt and his family, who moved into the home in November of 1883.

Built in 1874 and located at 108 Queen St. N. in what is today Kitchener, Ontario, the home was a designed using an adapted version of Italianate architectural style.

Between 1963 to 1986 the house was occupied by Jack and Ellen Smith who operated a commercial art gallery on the second floor.

Waldeck was a brick house located at 166 Adam Street in Kitchener, Ontario. Designed by architect D. W. Gingerich, construction began in 1870. Philip Louis and Chatherine Breithaupt moved into the home in 1871, and it was later the home of their son home of Albert Liborius Breithaupt and his family. The building was demolished in 1965.