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A primer on the construction and preservation of early buildings : the origin and development of buildings in Upper and Lower Canada outlined for beginners.

Unlabelled binder: containing "master copy" of John Rempel's A Primer on the Construction and Preservation of Early Buildings . Consists of a typed document (ca. 225 leaves, photocopies and some originals), extensively annotated and corrected. Includes correspondence & additional papers relating to publication of this work, intended as a companion volume to Building with wood. Possibly not published. Content may have been used to produce the revised edition of Building with wood in 1980.

Rempel, John I.

Activities

Series is comprised of materials created and accumulated by John Rempel relating to his professional and personal activities. Includes materials relating to LACAC and historic preservation and restoration as well as teaching materials created by Rempel while at Danforth Technical School.

Rempel, John I.

Barn raising of Abram Weber's barn, near Heidelberg, Ontario.

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.

Barns.

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.

Barns from Stratford, Ontario.

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.

Benjamin Fish Mill, Markham.

Ten images of the Benjamin Fish Mill. Six are images that were included in Rempel's first edition of his book, two appear only in the second edition of the book, and two are images that were not included in either editions of the book.

Rempel, John I.

Bolton Mill.

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.

Bowmanville house : gable fretwork detail.

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.

"Building with wood", 1967 (file 1 of 2).

Material relating to the publication of John I. Rempel's book, Building with wood. Includes correspondence to and from John Rempel, the University of Toronto Press and others, memorandum of agreement. Also includes a typescript (original, ca. 340 leaves in various paginations) with extensive annotations and corrections.

Rempel, John I.

"Building with wood", 1967 (file 2 of 2).

Material relating to the publication of John I. Rempel's book, Building with wood. Includes correspondence to and from John Rempel, the University of Toronto Press and others, memorandum of agreement. Also includes a typescript (original, ca. 340 leaves in various paginations) with extensive annotations and corrections.

Rempel, John I.

Cambridge [?] house : rubble work.

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.

Carmichael house.

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.

Decorative woodwork.

One image of the clock and decorative woodwork on an unidentified building with an "Andrews Jeweller" sign on it, and the decorative woodwork on another unidentified building.

Rempel, John I.

Dismantling of a barn near Stratford.

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.

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