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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 : 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.
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 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 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 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 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 2, page 4 : internal structure of a barn at Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of keying in a barn at Black Creek Pioneer Village. A caption below the image reads: "Typical keying of braces for the outside wall of the galleries running the full length on either side of the bays."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 16 : 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 18 : Fort York, Toronto : military keying on log building.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a building at Fort York, Toronto. Includes a caption pasted below the photograph that reads: "Fort York, Toronto. Typical military type of keying. Note careful workmanship in the keys and the tightness of the joints."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 19 : 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 20 : half barn or minimal log barn.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a half-barn or the minimal log barn from near Coldwater, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 29 : log frame house on the old Red River Road to Selkirk, north of Winnipeg.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a log frame house on the old Red River Road to Selkirk, north of Winnipeg. The image varies from the one used in the second edition.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 31 : 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. There is a caption pasted below the print reading "This is a church in Wallenstein near Elmira. It is a beautifully proportioned building. Note the six-panel door and the classical wave pattern in the cornice."
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 36 : [plane?] from Sharon, and a wall of broad axes [from Fort George?].
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of possibly a plane [?] identified on the verso as from Sharon, and one image of a wall of broad axes, identified on the verso as from "Ft. G", possibly Fort George.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 37 : house in Lefaives Corners and the Dawes Road house.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of a house in Lefaives Corners Ontario, built around 1870, and one image of John Galt's log house on Dawes Road in Toronto, built ca. 1814 (a variation of the image in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 42 : 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. Identified on the print P-377 as the second log house, and as a manse.
Rempel, John I.
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, and one image of a log house from Penetanguishene, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Log 2, page 47 : the second log house on the C. Stong farm, Edgeley, Ont.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the second log house on the C. Stong farm, in Edgeley, Ontario. Identified in the caption as a manse.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 : 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 : 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 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 : miscellaneous : M.4 and M.5.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of polygonal buildings. The M.4 image is of a gazebo in Goderich, Ontario (listed and described but not pictured in the books), and the M.5 image is of the garden house in the grounds of Dundurn Castle (in the books).
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of St. Agnes church, in Greenbank Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the Danforth Technical School.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the doorway of a church in Sharon, Ont.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Three images of three different barns (photographs of the originals), with several unidentified individuals standing in front of them. Two images have identifications written on the original print, one says "Jack Quinlin's Barn in North E. Hope" and the other says "Jack Cardwell's or Jim Green's".
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of an unidentified brick building, identified on the verso as in "Aylmer, Ont.".
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.
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.
King Street opposite market, Toronto.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of some buildings on King Street, Toronto.
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.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
Two images of the Martyr's Shrine church in Midland, Ontario.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of what appears to be a stable, identified on the verso as possibly from Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts.
Rempel, John I.
Part of John Ivan Rempel fonds.
One image of the York County Chambers.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.