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Log 1, page 39 : Dawes Road house near Ellesmere.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of John Galt's log house, ca. 1814, (now demolsihed) that stood on Dawes Road (now Victoria park) and Ellesmere, in Toronto.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 5 : internal structure of a barn at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a main girder in a barn at Black Creek Pioneer Village. A caption below the image reads: "Barn near Edgeley. ca. 1825-1840. One of the two main girders running length-wise showing cross-beams.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 11 : unidentified log cabin near Claremont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin. There is a caption pasted below the photograph: "Near Claremont. Note bricked-up opening for back of fireplace."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 12 : Woodbridge log house : construction detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail of wedge-shaped keying with round logs. The caption pasted below the photograph reads: "Woodbridge. Definite evidence of straw in chinking. Note also the bark left on the logs." This image is slightly different than the one in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 21 : log house turned into a barn, Orillia, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house turned into a barn, near Orillia, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 30 : Samuel Frazer home near Midland.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Samual Frazer home near Midland, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 35 : unidentified log cabin near Hopetown.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin near Hopetown, with 5 unidentified individuals standing in front of it. Includes a caption pasted below the print that reads: "Near Hopetown. Note the projecting roof at the front. See also Plate X."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 41 : 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.
Log 2, page 48 : second log house of Daniel Stong, Edgeley, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the north wall of the log house of Daniel Stong, in Edgeley, Ontario with an unidentified woman standing in the door. The image is different than the one in the books and is identified as a manse.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 52 : keying for an interior log partition.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the keying for an interior log partition on the ruins of a log house possibly in Peterborough (the caption is not clear).
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 62 : Banwell house : horizontal joints and filler pieces between window and door.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the filler pieces and horizontal joints between the window and the door in the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario. The image is more detailed than the one used in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : twelve sided barn : B.11.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a 12 sided barn from near Thessalon, Ontario, built ca. 1910. The image is not in the books, but the barn is listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : D5 : deadhouse in St Michael's cemetery, Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the lantern of the deadhouse in St Michael's cemetery, Toronto. The image is a variation of the one in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.7 and H.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal houses in Picton, Ontario and in Peterborough, Ontario (built ca. 1860-1870 and demolished ca. 1962). Both images are in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : unidentified.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified polygonal house.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.23 and H.24.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house from Picton, Ontario, and one image of a hexagonal house from Port Hope, Ontario. Neither of the images appear in the books, but both are listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : jails : J.2 and J.4.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal jail from Goderich, Ontario, and one image of a half-octagonal jail from Barrie, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : privies : M.8.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a privy at Welcome, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.14.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house in Mount Pleasant belonging to Richard Tennant and built ca. 1842-1848. A variation of this image is in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : floor plans of "Woodchester" [ca. 1882], Bracebridge, H.10.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One photocopy of a drawing of the floor plans for "Woodchester", an octagonal house in Bracebridge built ca. 1882.
Rempel, John I.
The "Birdcage" : Bracebridge : rainwater intake for inside water tank.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified female pointing at the rainwater intake for the inside water tank of a building identified as the "Birdcage" in Bracebridge, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Brougham : probably old school now store.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of what is identified on the verso as "probably" an "old school", from Brougham, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the light fixture and ceiling molding in a house near Dundas, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house, identified on the verso as on Hamilton mountain.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house.
Rempel, John I.
Old church converted to barn : Newburgh, near Napanee.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a barn from Newburgh, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Spalled brickwork : Fort Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the spalled brickwork at Fort Mississauga near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Woodstock Town Hall.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 46: log house at Jane and Steele, 1800-1820.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house identified on the verso as log (although it appears to be a frame structure), as situated on Jane and Steele streeets, and as built between 1800 and 1820.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 65 : African Episcopal Church Oro.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the African Episcopal Church in Oro, Ontario. It is identified in the caption as a supposedly log building.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 66 : log church near Wallenstein.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log church of the Evangelical United Brethern, near Wallenstein and Elmira, built ca. 1842 and closed ca. 1935.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : churches : C.1 and C.2.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal churches at Dalhousie Mills, Ontario, and Stroud, Ontario. The image "C.1" is in the books, but the image "C.2" is only listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : churches : C.5 and C.6.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal churches, one in Fullarton, Ontario, and the other in Speedside, Ontario. Neither image is in the books, but both are listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : deadhouses : D.2 and D.3.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of deadhouses from Aurora, Ontario, and King City, Ontario. The D.2 image is in the books, but the D.3 image is not in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : unidentified interiors.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the interior of unidentified polygonal buildings.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.18 and H.20.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses. The H.18 image is of a house from Kingsville, Ontario, and was built ca. 1856 (this image is in the books), and the H.20 image is of a house from near Bolton, Ontario (this property is only listed and described in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.21 and H.22.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal houses. The image H.21 (the caption says near Brampton, the book says Malton) is not pictured in the books, but is listed and described in the books. The image H.22 (Hawkesbury) is both pictured and listed in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.25 and H.29.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagonal houses. The H.25 image is from Port Hope, Ontario (see P-265 as well), and the H.29 image is from Millbrook, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.27.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a polygonal house from Oshawa, Ontario, built ca. 1870. The image is only listed and described in the books, not pictured.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.1 and M.2.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of miscellaneous octagonal buildings. The building "M.1" is an office building in Calabogie, built ca. 1875-1890, and the building M.2 is the front of a series of stalls in the Carp Agricultural Society Fair Grounds, built before 1900 (only listed and described in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.6 and M.7.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a duodecagonal building in Toronto, Ontario, used as a cyclorama (M.6), and one image of a round privy in Sharon, Ontario (M.7).
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : privies : M.11.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal privy at Penryhn House, Port Hope, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : miscellaneous : M.12.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a cattle judging building at the University of Guelph, built ca. 1890. This image is not pictured in the books, only listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Frontenac County Court House, Kingston.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Frontenac County Court House, Kingston, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Blacksmith at work : Upper Canada Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images from Upper Canada Village. One image is of an unidentified blacksmith at work, and the other image is of a wall of tools.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a stone blacksmith shop near Guelph, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a brick house near Newcastle, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Church near Shakespeare or Rockton [?].
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a church identified as "near Rockton ?" on the verso of one print, and as "near Shakespeare" on the verso of the other.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentfied frame house, identified on the verso as located in "Blair".
Rempel, John I.
Gate [of] Dr. J. Scott : Bond Head.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a gate, identified on the verso as belonging to Dr. J. Scott of Bond Head.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hotel in Brougham, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
House in Woodbridge : timber support for masonry.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the timber support for masonry at a house in Woodbridge.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house identified on the verso as "near Elmira".
Rempel, John I.
Log house : Jane and Steele, 1800-1820.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house identified on the verso as log (although it appears to be a frame structure), as situated on Jane and Steele streeets, and as built between 1800 and 1820.
Rempel, John I.
Miller Hotel : demolished, near Ringwood [?].
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hotel identified as the Miller Hotel. The hotel could have been either near Ballantrae or Stouffville if it was owned by Jacob Miller (see: http://www.historyoftoronto.ca/history/bios/whitchtwpIP.html).
Rempel, John I.
Modern Machine Works : Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a building with the sign "Modern Machine Works" hanging from it, with the caption "Toronto" on the verso.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the roof and rafters of a building identified as from Black Creek Village.
Rempel, John I.
Dismantling of a barn near Stratford.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the dismantling of a barn near Stratford, Ontario. One image has the caption "Oist Sat 4ish w-story" written on the verso. Both images have The Beacon Herald of Stratford copyright stamp on the verso.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Smith house, built ca.1808 in Edgeley, Ont., on Jane Street near Steeles ca. [196-?].
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house near Shanty Bay, now demolished.
Rempel, John I.
John Langton's home : dining room panelling.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the panelling in John Langton's dining room of his log house on Cameron Lake near Peterborough.
Rempel, John I.
Vintage House, Jordan : rafters detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail of the rafters at Vintage House, Jordan [in Niagara], early 1800s.
Rempel, John I.
Stong house, Edgeley, Ont. : rafters of first house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the rafters, and the pins (or trunnels) holding them together, of the first D. Stong house, ca. 1800, in Edgeley, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Carmichael house (a variation of the image that is in the book), built in 1880, which stood on the corner of Markham Road and Lawrence Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log house turned into a barn, Orillia, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house turned into a barn, near Orillia, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Bond Head near Bradford : gabled window fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of gable window fretwork on a house at Bond Head.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a brick house located in Bellville, with a large two story porch with decorative fretwork.
Rempel, John I.
House near Nobleton : detail of gable and overhang fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of the gable and overhang fretwork of a house near Nobleton, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
House near Rednersville : gable fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork on a house near Rednersville.
Rempel, John I.
Markham house : gable and overhang fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of gable, window and overhang fretwork on a Markham house.
Rempel, John I.
Morrisburg house : cornice fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the cornice fretwork on a house in Morrisburg.
Rempel, John I.
House near Ridgeville : cornice fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the cornice fretwork on a house near Ridgeville.
Rempel, John I.
Aurora house : exterior decorative woodwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the exterior decorative woodwork on a house in Aurora.
Rempel, John I.
Twelve-sided barn near Thessalon.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a twelve-sided barn near Thessalon, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal Toronto barn with a gambrel roof.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal Toronto barn with a gambrel roof.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the mud brick church at Shanty Bay.
Rempel, John I.
Cottage near Baysville : wooden brick wall.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a cottage near Baysville with imitation brickwork carved into the planks of the front wall.
Rempel, John I.
Barns from Stratford, Ontario.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of barns from the Stratford area. One image is of the loft of a barn, while the other two images are of the raising of two different barns. Includes one piece of correspondence from The Stratford Beacon Herald regarding the prints. One of the images is titled "Alec Mackenzie's Barn".
Rempel, John I.
Barn raising of Abram Weber's barn, near Heidelberg, Ontario.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the barn raising of Abram Weber's barn, near Heidelberg, Ontario. The image is the same as the one in the first edition, but is different from those used in the second edtion of Rempel's book. A caption on the verso of the print reads: "Erected July 1966. Abram Weber's farm, near Heidelberg."
Rempel, John I.
Longford Mills house : log-butt construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log-butt constructed house at Longford Mills, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Internal structure of two barns at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of joints in two barns at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Rempel, John I.
The Fisher slit barn, near Kitchener.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of the Fischer slit barn, near Kitchener. One image is in the book, one image is a variation of the one in the book, and one looks like an image of the same barn taken at a later date.
Rempel, John I.
Clarke home in Prescott : coach house and stable.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the coach house and stable, belonging to the Clarke home in Prescott, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Later buildings at "Burnside" in Brockville, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images (only one of which is in the book) of the later buildings at "Burnside" in Brockville, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the Bolton Mill. Three images are from the book, and the other two images are variations that are not in the book.
Rempel, John I.
St. Andrew’s Church, Scarborough : detail of Flemish bond brickwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Flemish bond brickwork at St. Andrew’s Church, Scarborough, ca. 1848.
Rempel, John I.
Brickwork on a house near Carrying Place, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of brickwork on a house near Carrying Place, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
House near Kleinburg : brickwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a brick house near Kleinburg with what Rempel calls "excellent brickwork".
Rempel, John I.
"Castle Grange" near Belfountain.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of "Castle Grange", built ca. 1860-1866, near Belfountain and identified on the verso as "near Erindale" as well.
Rempel, John I.
"Thistle Ha'" : Miller home in Pickering Township.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the "Thistle Ha'" Miller house, in Pickering Township (Claremont), built ca. 1855. Remple uses it as an example of broken coursed fieldstone masonry.
Rempel, John I.
Cambridge [?] house : rubble work.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Cambridge house, identified on the verso as "Guelph". Rempel uses it as an example of rubble work disguised by artifically rased bead joints.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a twelve-sided barn from near Thessalon, built ca. 1928.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 4 : loose photographs : H.8 and D.1.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the deadhouse at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bolton (D.1), and one image of an octagonal house from Peterborough, Ont. (H.8).
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 13 : Stong house, Edgeley, Ont., before restoration.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the D. Stong house, built ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont, now at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 18 : octagonal buildings : barn (B.7) and house (H.18).
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal barn (B.7) from Woodstock, Ontario (not pictured in the books, but listed and described), and one image of an octagonal house (H.18) from Kingsville, Ontario (both pictured and described in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 23 : D. Stong log home : dovetail keying.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the dovetail keying on the D. Stong home from Toronto, built ca. 1816.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 24 : 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.
Log 1, page 28 : John Langton's home : dining room panelling.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the panelling in John Langton's dining room of his log house on Cameron Lake near Peterborough.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 31 : Waterloo school house construction detail : Pennsylvania keying.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail of Pennsylvania keying on the Waterloo school house.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 34 : log house near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve.
Rempel, John I.