Stong house, Edgeley, Ont., before and after restoration.
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Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the D. Stong house, built ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont, now at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Rempel, John I.
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Stong house, Edgeley, Ont., before and after restoration.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the D. Stong house, built ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont, now at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Madill church, built around 1874.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from a log house near Shanty Bay, now demolished.
Rempel, John I.
Log building near Millbrook, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of construction details from a log-butt constructed building near Millbrook, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Peter McArthur log house : Doon Pioneer Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the Peter McArthur log house at Doon Pioneer Village (now Doon Heritage Crossroads) in Kitchener, Ont. Caption on the verso of the image used in the book states "Peter McArthur's log house now in the Pioneer Village, near Doon. Note overhang on both sides which is a very rare type of construction". Also includes a handwritten note regarding the building.
Rempel, John I.
Waterloo County log school house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the first school house in Waterloo, built in 1820. Mis-identified in the book as located in the Pioneer Village at Doon, actually located in Waterloo Park.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
2 images of a log house near Woodbridge, in the process of being demolished.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a frame house located in Brougham, with the fireplace projecting through the end wall.
Rempel, John I.
John Langton's English cottage on Cameron Lake.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of John Langton's English cottage on Cameron Lake, near Peterborough, as it was in 1950 [as it appears in the book], and two images of the cottage from different views.
Rempel, John I.
Dr. John Scott's house near Bond Head : construction detail of stairwell.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a cabinetmaker's joint framing the trimmer into the header of a stairwell in Dr. John Scott's summer home near Bond Head.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the fireplace from a house in Woodbridge, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Pinkney house, Cooksville Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the demolition of the Pinkney house, built ca. 1824 and demolished ca. 1955, which was situated between Cooksville and Dixie in the Toronto area.
Rempel, John I.
Grace Church, Markham : demolition.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Seven images of the demolition of Grace Church, Markham. One of the images is not included in Rempel's book. Six photographs have notes on the verso that say "St. Agnes - demolished" and one photograph has a note on the verso that says "Markham Church in process of demolition".
Rempel, John I.
Pontypool house : detail of porch entablature fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of porch entablature fretwork on a house in Pontypool, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Scarborough house : detail of porch entablature fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a Scarborough house. One image is of the entire house (not used in the book), and the other image is of a detail of the porch entablature fretwork.
Rempel, John I.
Lowville house : detail of porch entablature fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of porch entablature fretwork on a house Lowville, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Paris house : porch and gable fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a the porch and gable fretwork on a house from Paris, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Lynden house : gable fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork of a house in Lynden, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Morrisburg house : drooped gable and overhang fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Morrisburg house with drooped fretwork on the gable and overhang.
Rempel, John I.
Rockwood Academy : coach house and hayloft.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the coach house and hayloft of the Rockwood Academy.
Rempel, John I.
Barn at Cap à l'Aigle, Quebec.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a barn at Cap à l'Aigle, built ca. 1900.
Rempel, John I.
Bricks from Sharon and Sutton.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of four bricks lined up against a ruler. Two of the bricks are from Sharon, and two of them are from near Sutton.
Rempel, John I.
School near West Montrose : Pennsylvania-German rubble work.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a school near West Montrose in Waterloo County, identified on the verso as a "Public school near Preston". Rempel uses it as an example of Pennsylvania -German rubble work.
Rempel, John I.
Summerville house : cut fieldstone.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house near Summerville, built ca. 1850, identified on the verso as "near Summerville Blacksmith's home". Rempel uses it as an example of cut fieldstone.
Rempel, John I.
Front door and wall of a house near Mosport : coursed stonework.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the front door and wall of a house near Mosport [Bowmanville?]. Rempel uses it as an example of coursed stonework.
Rempel, John I.
A miller's house near German Mills : poorly laid rubble foundation.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a poorly laid rubble foundation at a miller's house near German Mills.
Rempel, John I.
McFall house in Bolton : restoration and investigative images.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images of renovation details in the McFall house in Bolton displaying original construction processes.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort McLeod, British Columbia.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of six unidentified men standing outside of a log building identified as Fort McLeod, British Columbia.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : photograph of a sketch of Fort Langley, near Vancouver by E. Mallandaine.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of drawings by E. Mallandaine of buildings at Fort Langley, near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort Nascopie in Labrador.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log building at Fort Nascopie in Labrador, Newfoundland.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : clipping of a sketch of Red River settlement by Lord Selkirk.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One clipping of a sketch of Red River settlement by Lord Selkirk ca. 1817.
Lord Selkirk
French construction : log frame house on the Red River Road to Selkirk, near Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log frame house on the Red River Road to Selkirk, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, with an unidentified man standing at the door.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : the old Anglican church at Fort Simpson.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the old Anglican church at Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : the Dolphis Pitre house in Tecumseh, Ontario.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Dolphis Pitre house in Tecumseh, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Photograph of drawings of rowhouse apartments built in 1753 at Isle Royale, Louisbourg, Cape Breton.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of drawings of plans for rowhouse apartments, built in 1753 at Isle Royale, now Cape Breton Island, and identified on the verso as in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.
Rempel, John I.
Barn raising : Martin barn near St. Jacobs, Ontario.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Eleven images from the revised edition of the book (pages 218-222) of a barn raising at the Martin farm near St. Jacobs, and twenty-seven images not contained in the book, of the same barn raising.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a round barn from Hawkesbury, Ontario, built by Thomas Tweed Higginson, ca. 1893-1894.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 5 : back of house near Baysville.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the back of a house near Baysville, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 16 : Woodbridge : fireplace.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the fireplace from a house in Woodbridge, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 19 : octagonal houses : Lowville (H.31) and Huntsville.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Lowville, Ontario (H.31), listed and described in the books but not pictured, and one image of an octagonal bandstand converted into a house from Huntsville, Ontario (not listed or pictured in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 22 : log construction : keying detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from an unidentified structure near Orillia, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 26 : house in Lefaives Corners.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house in Lefaives Corners Ontario, built around 1870.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 32 : military log construction detail : blockhouse at Jones' Falls near Kingston.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of lap-keying with half-dovetail log construction at a blockhouse built ca. 1840 to guard the locks at Jones' Falls, near Kingston Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 33 : log house : "Beehive" near Fenelon Falls.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house described in the book as a "Beehive" near Fenelon Falls, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 50 : Fort Albany : the old council house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the old council house at Fort Albany, Ontario. This is a different view of the building than the one used in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 3 : Johannes Schmidt Pennsylvania Dutch banked barn.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Pennsylvania Dutch banked barn that belonged to Johannes Schmidt ca. 1809 and is now owned by Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 7 : John Langton's English cottage on Cameron Lake.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of John Langton's English cottage on Cameron Lake, near Peterborough, as it was in 1950.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 9 : unidentified log house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house. A caption pasted below the photograph reads: "Near Beaverton. Better spacing of ceiling joists. Note also the V-notch to hold the ceiling joists in place. See also Pl. II."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 10 : Penetanguishene log house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house from Penetanguishene. There is a caption pasted below the photograph that reads: "Penetanguishene. Door about 3' 6" x 5' 8". Note similarity of window sash with No. 1."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 13 : frame houses : Pinkney house in Toronto, and a house near Trenton.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of frame houses. One image is of the Pinkney house on Dundas Road near Dixie in Toronto, and the other image is of a frame house on Highway 2 near Trenton.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 14 : frame house at Woodbridge.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a frame house at Woodbridge, located on Yonge Street just north of Richmond Hill, built ca. 1825, and demolished after 1954.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 22 : log barn near Argyle on a stone foundation.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log barn near Argyle on a stone foundation.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 24 : log-butt construction : honey house near Antrim.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a honey house near Antrim, built with log-butt construction. Includes a caption pasted below the photograph that reads: "Modern form of log construction near Antrim. c. 1950. "Honey" house of a beekeeper."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 25 : pin from the Starr home in [Bogartown?] and pin from Stong home in Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of different pins (or treenails) from the Stong home (1840) in Toronto, and the Starr home (1820) in [Bogarttown?].
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the dismantling of the Grace Church in Markham (a variation of the images in the text), and one image of the interior of a house on Markham Road and Lawrence (presumeably the Carmichael house).
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 50 : Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : chicken house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a chicken house on the D. Stong farm, ca. 1816. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "This was the original log house on the farm. It contained two rooms with a trap door to the cellar. It was later moved to its present location and converted into a chicken house. See Plate XI."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 51 : Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : pig house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a pig house on the D. Stong farm, ca. 1825. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "The piggery on the Stong farm. See also Plate XI. It consisted of two long compartments separated by an interior log partition. In order to give the pigs some exercise during the cold winter a gallery ran the full length of the west side. This gallery was cantilevered out from the main building. AD. 1825."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 55 : log house near Oxford Mills.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Near Oxford Mills. The combination of one window and a door is not typical."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 64 : Mennonite meeting house near Edgeley.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Mennonite meeting house near Edgeley, Ontario. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Mennonite Meeting House near Edgley [sic]. 1820. Referred to by Simcoe as Mennonists. Men and women sit separately and have separate entrances. Originally of log construction, now covered with siding."
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : round barn, Osgoode.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a round barn, identified on the verso as from "south of Osgoode Sta. Built by James Dillon about 1900 on the farm of Charles C. Sheppherd".
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : B.5 and B.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal barns, one from Lefaives Corners, Ontario, and the other from Dufferin Street in Toronto, now in the Agricultural Museum, Milton. The "B.8" image is in both of the books, while the "B.5" image is only listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : deadhouses : D.1.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images from the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bolton, Ontario. One image is of a deadhouse, and the other is of a list of rules for visitors to the cemetery. Both images are in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : deadhouses : D.7.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a Richmond Hill vault. One image is a variation of an image in the books of the lantern.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.1 and H.2.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses from Bowmanville Ontario, and near Cobden, Ontario. Neither image is in the books, but they are listed and described in both books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.3 and H.4.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses in Granton, Ontario and near Norval, Ontario. The image H.3 (Granton) is in the books, but the image H.4 (near Norval) is only listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.9 and H.10.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal houses. One image is of a house from Ameliasburg, Ontario, built by Owen Roblin ca. 1860. The other image is of a house from Bracebridge, Ontario, built for Henry James Bird ca. 1882. Both images are in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.16.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house called Mountain View in Ameliasburgh, Ontario. The image is not in the books, but the property is listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.15.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a polygonal house from Simcoe, Ontario. The image is not in the book, but the property is listed and briefly described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.9.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal "crystal palace" building in London, Ontario, built ca. 1861 as part of the Provincial Fair. This image is not pictured in the book, but the building is listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.32.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Ingersoll, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : schools : S.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Cherry Valley School, built ca. 1863. The picture is a copy of one that was taken ca. 1908 and the caption on the verso reads: "School was built in 1863. Lot 5, Concession 9. Township of Townsend County of Norfolk Ont. Picture taken 1908." The image is not pictured in the books, but it is listed and described in the revised edition.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : drawing of the Octagon Castle, 1896, St. John's Newfoundland.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One pen and ink drawing of the Octagon Castle, built ca. 1896, in St. John's Newfoundland.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Brew House in Guelph.
Rempel, John I.
Decorative woodwork : house at Thornbury, 1880.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a house with decorative woodwork on the gables and porch, identified as from "Thornburry [sic], ca. 1880".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified frame building. Identified on the verso as "near Malton".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an interior, identified on the verso as from Port Hope, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin.
Rempel, John I.
Mill house on German Mills Creek, Region of York, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Seven images of the mill house on German Mills Creek, in the Region of York, Ont. (at Langstaff side road on highway #7). Includes captions on the verso of all of the photographs.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a mill in Rockwood, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal building : Bracebridge.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the interior of the Bracebridge Octagon, also called Woodchester Villa [see: http://www.octagonalhouse.com/Woodchester_Villa/woodchester_villa.htm].
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified church. Identified on the verso as from Paris, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Sheaves Tower near Doon : early attempt at hydro-electric power.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hydro tower near Doon [also known as the Sheaves Tower near Blair, Ontario. See: http://www.cambridgetourism.com/sub/HistoryBlair.asp and "Blair Mill used same water twice" Waterloo Historical Society 1961. 49: 14-15.].
Rempel, John I.
St. Andrews : Grimsby, 1820 AD.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the St. Andrews church in Grimsby, Ont., built ca. 1820.
Rempel, John I.
Wooden clockwork : old Peterborough town clock.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of details of wooden clockwork. Identified on the verso as from the "old Peterborough town clock".
Rempel, John I.
Wooden ship ruins : Penetang, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the remnants of a wooden ship, identified on the verso as from Penetang, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Woodstock Jail.
Rempel, John I.
Fort Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador, 1896.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Chimo, as seen from accross the water of Ungava Bay in Labrador, Newfoundland.
Rempel, John I.
Fort Providence Mackenzie River 1901.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of log buildings and sleeping dogs at Fort Providence on the Mackenzie River (in the Northwest Territories), 1901.
Rempel, John I.
Fort Saskatchewan from North side of Saskatchewan River, 1886.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Saskatchewan from the north side of the Saskatchewan River. Caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Mcdonald's house and stable burnt by settler's fire, Copeau, Saskatchewan.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house and stable destroyed by fire, and an unidientified individual standing beside them.
Rempel, John I.
Well and ruins of old house on arid flat at Salt Springs, Manitoba, 1889.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the well and ruins of an old house on an arid flat at Salt Springs, Manitoba. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Evan McIlraith house, near Hopetown, Lanark County, north of Brockville.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Evan McIlraith house, built ca. 1820-1840 near Hopetown, Lanark County, north of Brockville.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house in Lefaives Corners Ontario, built around 1870.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a frame house on highway 2, near Trenton, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log barn on a stone foundation.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log barn [near Argyle, Ont.] on a stone foundation.
Rempel, John I.
Abram Weber barn near Heidelberg.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Abram Weber's barn, built in 1966 near Heidelberg, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the West Montrose covered bridge.
Rempel, John I.
Bowmanville house : gable fretwork detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of a Bowmanville, Ontario house. Includes one image of the front of the house (in the book), one image of a detail of the gable fretwork (in the book), and one image of the entire house from a further distance (not in the book).
Rempel, John I.
House near Mosport : gable fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork on a house near Mosport, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Scarborough house : gable and overhang fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the gable fretwork on a Scarborough house.
Rempel, John I.