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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 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 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 8 : Banwell house : haunched tenon in the tie-beams.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the haunched tenon in the tie-beams at the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 6 : churches : C.3 and C.4.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an engraving of the Grimsby Temple, built ca. 1888 (C.3), and one image of the New Holy Blossom synagogue in Toronto, built ca. 1897 (C.4). The image "C.4" is not pictured in the books, only listed and described.
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 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 41 : Woodbridge home.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house near Woodbridge, in the process of being demolished.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 40 : Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : pig house detail.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from the D. Stong farm pig house, ca.1832 in Edgeley, Ont.
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 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 1, page 38 : 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 1, page 36 : log house on Dawes Road and Ellesmere, Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of John Galt's log house, ca. 1814 (now demolished) that stood on Dawes Road (now Victoria Park) and Ellesmere in Toronto.
Rempel, John I.
Log 1, page 35 : 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
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 29 : log house of Daniel Stong, Edgeley, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the log house of Daniel Stong, in Edgeley, Ontario.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 20 : octagonal house : Mount Pleasant (H.14).
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an octagonal house in Mount Pleasant (H.14) belonging to Richard Tennant and built ca. 1842-1848.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 12 : Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont. : pig house detail before restoration.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a construction detail from the D. Stong farm pig house, ca. 1832 in Edgeley, Ont.
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 10 : log jail on Silver Islet near Port Arthur.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log jail on Silver Islet near Port Arthur.
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.
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.
King Street opposite market, Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of some buildings on King Street, Toronto.
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.
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.
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.
Johannes Schmidt Pennsylvania Dutch banked barn.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Six images of a Pennsylvania Dutch banked barn that belonged to Johannes Schmidt ca. 1809 and is now owned by Black Creek Pioneer Village. One image appeared in the first edition of Rempel's book, three appeared in the second edition of his book, and two did not appear in either edition.
Rempel, John I.
James Butler house at Niagara-on-the-Lake : plank construction details.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of plank construction details from the James Butler house, built ca. 1810-1815, at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Jack Brown house : Avonton, Ont. : north side.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the north side of the Jack Brown house in Avonton, 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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an interior, identified on the verso as from Port Hope, Ont.
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.
Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Good Hope, Mackenzie River.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of buildings at the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Good Hope, on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, with an unidentified individual at the door of one of the buildings.
Rempel, John I.
Hudson's Bay Company building west of Grand Rapids, Manitoba, on the Grand Rapids Tramway, 1890.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a Hudson's Bay Company building on the Grand Rapids Tramway, west of Grand Rapids, Manitoba.
Rempel, John I.
Hudson's Bay Company : Rupert House, James Bay, Québec, 1884.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of six unidentified individuals standing in front of the Hudson's Bay Company Rupert House in James Bay, Québec (now Waskaganish).
Rempel, John I.
Hudson Bay Post, Lake Mistassini, Québec, 1884.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified individual standing in front of Lake Mistassini at the Hudson Bay Post in Québec.
Rempel, John I.
House (rear) converted to bank : Lefroy.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the rear of a house in Lefroy, Ontario. Identified on the verso as having been converted into a bank.
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 a frame house on highway 2, near Trenton, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
House near Rosemont on Highway 89.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house with brickwork covering the logs, near Rosemont on Highway 89.
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.
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.
House near Palermo with porch.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the decorative fretwork on the front porch of a house near Palermo, Ontario.
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 Mosport : gable fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the gable fretwork on a house near Mosport, Ontario.
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.
House near Elmvale : log-butt construction.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log-butt constructed house near Elmvale, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house identified on the verso as "near Elmira".
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.
Three images of a house being moved in Oshawa.
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 in Lefaives Corners Ontario, built around 1870.
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.
House and grounds of Angus McKay, Indian Agent at Berens River, Manitoba, 1890.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the house and grounds of Angus McKay, who was an Indian Agent at Berens River, Manitoba, in 1890. Part of the caption reads "from a Geological Survey of Canada photograph in the Public Archives of Canada".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a hotel in Brougham, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Homesteader's house, Love, Saskatchewan.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a homesteader's house in Love, Saskatchewan.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of handsplit lath, identified on the verso as from "Sharon" [Ontario], ca. 1828.
Rempel, John I.
Hamilton building : cornice fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the cornice fretowork on a building in Hamilton, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Half barn or minimal log barn.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a half-barn or the minimal log barn [near Coldwater, Ontario].
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.
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.
Frontenac County Court House, Kingston.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of Frontenac County Court House, Kingston, Ont.
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.
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 watercolour of the first Church of England on the Red River, Winnipeg.
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 : 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 : Heartman's trading store, Manitoba.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of Heartman's trading store, near Fort Garry, Manitoba. One image is the same as the one from the book, and the other image is a panoramic image that is identified as the same location on the verso, but does not appear in the book.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort William on the Ottawa River.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of a French constructed barn at Fort William on the Ottawa River.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : Fort St. James, British Columbia.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log building at the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort St. James, with horses and unidentified individuals in front of the building.
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 : 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 Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log house constructed in the French grooved post and fill method, located at Fort Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador.
Rempel, John I.
French construction : clipping of a timber built house in Cahokia, Illinois.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One clipping of an image of a French timber constructed house from Cahokia, Illinois, built ca. 1737 and restored ca. 1939.
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 : Banwell house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Banwell house, in Sandwich East Township near Windsor, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Frame house near Sharon : detail of gable and overhang fretwork.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of gable and overhang fretwork on a gothic style frame house near Sharon, Ontario.
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.