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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.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of historic buildings in Saugus, Massachusetts.
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.
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.
Privy at Welcome, Ont. : polygonal.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a polygonal privy at Welcome, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Helliwell house, Toronto : mud brick house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Helliwell mud brick house in Toronto.
Rempel, John I.
Dry rot : portion of the wall plate in the Sharon study.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log with dry rot, from a portion of the wall plate of a house in Sharon, built c. 1828.
Rempel, John I.
Keying and window frame details of a log house near Woodbridge.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of keying and window frame details of a log house near Woodbridge. Similar to the images in the books, but different views of the structure.
Rempel, John I.
Drawing of the residence of Orson S. Fowler, Fishkill, New York.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One photocopy of a drawing of the residence of Orson S. Fowler, Fishkill, New York [also called "Fowler's Folly].
Rempel, John I.
Plank constructed house from the Pickering Museum.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a plank constructed house located at the Pickering Museum. Information at the Pickering Museum website identifies the house as the Collins house, from Reach Township and built ca. 1845 (http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/lifestyle/museum/sitemap.html).
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Five images of the Walker barn, near Coldwater. Two images are from the book, and three images are not from the book.
Rempel, John I.
Details from two barns at Upper Canada Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of details from two barns at Upper Canada Village (from the book), 5 images of variations of the two images that are in the book, and 12 images that appear to be from the same two barns.
Rempel, John I.
Brougham museum, Pickering : log wall detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a detail of a log wall and door frame, identified on the verso as from the "Brougham museum, Pickering" [Pickering Museum?].
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of handsplit lath, identified on the verso as from "Sharon" [Ontario], ca. 1828.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Banwell house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario.
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.
Log 1, page 2 : exterior wall treatment near Baysville.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an imitated "wooden" brick wall on a house near Baysville.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 9 : Banwell house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 11 : log barn on Lake Couchiching.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log barn on Lake Couchiching near the Rama Indian Reserve.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 14 : Smith house, Edgeley, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Smith house, built ca.1808 in Edgeley, Ont., on Jane Street near Steeles around [196-?].
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 15 : log house near Argyle.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house from near Argyle, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 17 : semi-octagonal house in Brampton : H.33.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a semi-octagonal house in Brampton on Main Street North ca. [196-?]. The image is not pictured in the books, but is listed and described.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 25 : 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 1, page 27 : 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 1, page 30 : frame house in Brougham.
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.
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 a building from Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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.
Perkinsville Roman Catholic church.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the bell tower of the Perkinsville [Vermont?] Roman Catholic church.
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.
Hudson's Bay Post Rupert House, James Bay, Québec, 1884.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of several unidentified individuals raking hay in a field in front of the Hudson Bay Post Rupert House, in James Bay (now called Waskaganish), Québec, 1884. The caption also reads: "From a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada."
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.
Rancher's log house near Calgary, Alberta.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a rancher's log house near Calgary, Alberta, with two unidentified individuals standing with some horses in front of the house.
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.
Trenton house : front wall view.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the front wall of a brick house in Trenton, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Richmond Hill vault : polygonal.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
4 images of the vault at Richmond Hill. One image is of the inside ceiling structure of the lantern (in the book), one image is of an exterior view of the lantern (in the book), one image is of an exterior view of the lantern (not in the book), and one image is of the back view of the entire vault (not in the book). Includes a note on the verso of some of the photographs that says "Thornhill".
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.