Correspondence : forthcoming book.
- SCA203-GA181-9-471
- File
- 1982
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One letter to John Rempel re final layout of his book.
Rempel, John I.
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Correspondence : forthcoming book.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One letter to John Rempel re final layout of his book.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Material relating to the Borough of East York Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee. J. Rempel was appointed a member of this committee in 1981 and resigned in 1983. Contains correspondence, agendas and minutes, typed documents (photocopies) of historic tours, and a list (photocopy) of historic buildings in East York, descriptions and images of historic buildings (photocopies) as well as a map of East York.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Material relating to the Borough of East York Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee. J. Rempel was appointed a member of this committee in 1981 and resigned in 1983. Contains correspondence, agendas and minutes, typed documents (photocopies) of historic tours, and a list (photocopy) of historic buildings in East York, descriptions and images of historic buildings (photocopies) as well as a map of East York.
Rempel, John I.
Ontario Association of Architects : Historical Documents Preservation Committee,.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Material relating to the work of the Historical Documents Preservation Committee, Ontario Association of Architects. Includes reference material such as lists and reports of published and unpublished sources relating to Ontario architecture and architects, proposals for collecting archives, correspondence, clippings, agendas and minutes. Also includes a c.v. of John Rempel.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Correspondence, photocopied article and photograph about steam boxes, used to bend planks for shipbuilding.
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.
Stone barn on the Laberge farm at L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a stone barn on the Laberge farm at L'Ange-Gardien in Quebec.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Unlabelled binder: containing "master copy" of John Rempel's A Primer on the Construction and Preservation of Early Buildings . Consists of a typed document (ca. 225 leaves, photocopies and some originals), extensively annotated and corrected. Includes correspondence & additional papers relating to publication of this work, intended as a companion volume to Building with wood. Possibly not published. Content may have been used to produce the revised edition of Building with wood in 1980.
Rempel, John I.
National Heritage Ltd. : correspondence.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Correspondence, handwritten list of photographic reproductions requested from the Geological Survey of Canada Photolibrary.
Rempel, John I.
Historic restoration and preservation.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Untitled duo-tang relating to a business named "National Heritage Ltd.," president William Pigott, divided in sections: Historical societies; Historic restorations; Museums, Religious denominations; Suppliers; Key persons; Private industry interested. Some sections empty.
Rempel, John I.
Fort York : officers' quarters, kitchen and brick oven baking.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of Ruth Keene baking bread in the officers' quarters kitchen at Fort York. Includes identification pasted on the verso of the photographs, one of the sheets of paper has come unglued.
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.
"Building with wood", 1967 (file 2 of 2).
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Material relating to the publication of John I. Rempel's book, Building with wood. Includes correspondence to and from John Rempel, the University of Toronto Press and others, memorandum of agreement. Also includes a typescript (original, ca. 340 leaves in various paginations) with extensive annotations and corrections.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Correspondence relating to plane makers (woodworking).
Rempel, John I.
"Building with wood", 1967 (file 1 of 2).
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Material relating to the publication of John I. Rempel's book, Building with wood. Includes correspondence to and from John Rempel, the University of Toronto Press and others, memorandum of agreement. Also includes a typescript (original, ca. 340 leaves in various paginations) with extensive annotations and corrections.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : Niagara Falls.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house, identified on the verso as from Niagara Falls ca. 1905. This image is not in the books.
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.
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 : churches : C.7.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a church from London, Ontario, built ca. 1861 and demolished in 1964. The image is of the church partly demolished, and is not in the books, although the church is listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : deadhouse [?] : unidentified.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of what appears to be a deadhouse with graves in front of it. It could also be a privy.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One Black Creek Pioneer Village brochure and one clipping from "Ontario Hydro News".
Rempel, John I.
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.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.34.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of an octagonal house that matches the description in the book of H.34, "Killiecrankie" in Port Sandfield, Ontario, built ca. 1886.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 58 : modern log reconstruction : Mrs Philip's at Markham.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of modern log reconstruction at Mrs Philip's at Markham.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Contains one ground floor plan of Fowler's "Folly" octagonal building in Fishkill, New York, U.S.A.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 17 : Fort Pelly, Saskatchewan : French log construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Pelly, Saskatchewan, built in 1824, rebuilt in 1842-1843, moved in 1856-1857 and included in the book to demonstrate French log construction. This image is a variation of the image that is in the book, but contains the same two unidentified individuals.
Rempel, John I.
Fort Pelly, Saskatchewan : French log construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Fort Pelly, Saskatchewan, built in 1824, rebuilt in 1842-1843, moved in 1856-1857 and included in the book to demonstrate French log construction. Includes two unidentified individuals in the the photograph.
Rempel, John I.
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.
One image of a frame house located in Brougham, with the fireplace projecting through the end wall.
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 two pins from the Fisher home, 1836.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the fireplace from a house in Woodbridge, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of various types of nails, with numbers beside them.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of three types of drills.
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.
Brick veneer on an unidentified frame house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified frame house with a brick veneer on it.
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 : 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 : 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.
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 21 : octagonal houses : floor plans.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One photocopy of a page of floor plans of octagonal houses from the book.
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 2 : roof and rafters of unidentified building.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the roof and rafters of an unidentified building.
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 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 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 40 : size of logs in log construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of two unidentified men noting the large size of the logs used in an unidentified log 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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log fence at an unidentified location.
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 : 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 : 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 a barn, identified on the verso as from Cooperstown, New York.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Brew House in Guelph.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified church.
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.
Decorative woodwork : unidentified houses.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the decorative woodwork and fretwork on three unidentified houses.
Rempel, John I.