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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.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 : 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.
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 : 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.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 : 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.25.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Barrett octagonal house from Port Hope, Ontario.
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 : 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.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.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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : deadhouses : D.5 and D.6.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of a deadhouse at St Michael's cemetery in Toronto, Ontario (two of the images are in the books, the other is a view of the lantern). Two images of a deadhouse in Queensville, Ontario (one image is in the books, the other is a different view of the same deadhouse).
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 : 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 : 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.
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : B.3 and B.4.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of octagagonal barns, one from Erin, Ontario, and the other from Fullarton, Ontario. The "B.3" image is from the books, but the "B.4" image is only listed and described in the books.
Rempel, John I.
Octagonal construction in Ontario : houses : H.5 and H.6.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a polygonal house from Maple, Ontario, built ca. 1840-1842, and one image of a polygonal house from Duclos Point, Ontario built ca. 1888. One of the H.5 (Maple) images is in the books, while the other Maple image is a variation. The H.6 image (Duclos Point) is not pictured, but only listed and described in the books.
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.
Octagonal barn at St. Michel, County Bellechasse.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal barn at St. Michel, County Bellechasse, Québec.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal barn at Erin, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
North end of old Fort Island[s], Cedar Lake, Manitoba, 1890.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified man sitting on a rocky beach at the north end of old Fort Island[s], with Cedar Lake behind him, Manitoba. Caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
North end of old Fort Island[s], Cedar Lake, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of three unidentified men in a boat on the shore of the north end of old Fort Island[s], Cedar Lake, Manitoba. Caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
Rempel, John I.
Needle case : 1 1/2 x normal size.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a needle case at one and a half times its normal size.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a set of 8 nails that came from the Fisher house, built in 1836.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of two treenails, and two regular nails.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of various types of nails, with numbers beside them.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the mud brick church at Shanty Bay.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Four images of unidentified mud brick house details.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Mr. Blinkinsop (Indian Agent), Mrs. Hunt, and her children and grandchildren in front of a building at Fort Rupert, Vancouver Island. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
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.
Morrisburg house : cornice fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the cornice fretwork on a house in Morrisburg.
Rempel, John I.
Monteith house, Paris Ont. : cobblestone facing.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the cobblestone facing on the Monteith house front wall, built by Charles Mitchell.
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.
Modern Finnish log barn from Northern Ontario.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a modern Finnish log barn from Northern Ontario.
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.
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.
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.
McDermot's store near Fort Garry, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of McDermot's store near Fort Garry in Manitoba, with a canoe in front of the log store building.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the Martyr's Shrine church in Midland, Ontario.
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.
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.
Lumberman's church, Port Severn.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Lumberman's church in Port Severn, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Lowville house : gable fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork on a house in Lowville.
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.
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.
Log-butt construction, Hull, Quebec.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log-butt constructed building in Hull, Quebec.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of an unidentified log building.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from a log house near Shanty Bay, now demolished.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house near Shanty Bay, now demolished.
Rempel, John I.
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.
Log house in Prince Edward County.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house in Prince Edward County, date unknown.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log house showing the "T" form of log construction.
Rempel, John I.
Log farm building, British Columbia.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log farm buiding with two unidentified men standing in front of it.
Rempel, John I.
Log construction : keying details.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of construction details of an unidentified log building.
Rempel, John I.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified log cabin.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a doorway of an unidentified log building.
Rempel, John I.
Log barns on Eric Salter's farm near Franktown.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of log barns on Eric Salter's farm near Franktown.
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.
Log barn near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a log barn near Lake Couchiching on the Rama Indian Reserve. One image is in the first edition of the book, and the other image is in the second edition of the book.
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 8 : 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, a different view than the one in the books. A caption pasted below the photograph reads: "Fenelon Falls. J. Langton House. End wall of collapsed kitchen wing. Present garage door was originally the opening for a fireplace."
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 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.
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 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.
Log 2, page 63 : beam in an unidentified plank building.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a beam in an unidentified plank building.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log fence at an unidentified location.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 60 : unidentified nails and treenails.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of two treenails, and two regular nails.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 6 : doorway of unidentified log building.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a doorway of an unidentified log building. There is a caption pasted below the image that reads: "In order to keep the logs from shifting at openings two methods were used: either "trunnels" as mentioned previously, or "toggles". These were short lengths of heavy studding notched into the logs at right angles."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 59 : decorative door in an unidentified log house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the doorway in an unidentified log cabin. Includes a caption pasted below the photograph that reads: "Well proportioned door in a log house. Perhaps doorway of later date?"
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.
Log 2, page 57 : Mrs. Simcoe's sketch of John Scadding's dwelling.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Mrs. Simcoe's sketch of John Scadding's dwelling. The drawing is from the Metro Toronto Archives, and the caption under the drawing states: "[Toronto], John Scadding's Dwelling. Mrs. Simcoe's Sketches, Vol II, p. 74. Accession No. 1280."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 56 : house near Woodbridge : corner post and window frame.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of brick nogging between the corner post and the window frame on a log house near Woodbridge. Similar to the print in the book, but obviously from a different part of the structure.
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 54 : scadding cabin in Canadian National Exhibition Grounds, ca. 1794.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a scadding cabin in the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds, built ca. 1794. The identification is from a caption that is pasted below the print.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 53 : chinking example, Pioneer Village, Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an example of a particular kind of plaster chinking, identified as from the Pioneer Village, Toronto.
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 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 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 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 49 : Rosebank United Church.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a the Rosebank United Church (a log building). Includes a caption glued below the photograph that reads: "Rosebank United Church. 1846. Still in use."
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.