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The '''Joseph Schneider Haus''' is a [[museum]] in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada. It was originally a house built circa 1816 by Joseph Schneider, who was among a large group of [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] immigrants that settled in [[Waterloo County]] in the early 19th century. The house is the oldest extant dwelling in Kitchener. |
The '''Joseph Schneider Haus''' is a [[museum]] in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada. It was originally a house built circa 1816 by Joseph Schneider, who was among a large group of [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] immigrants that settled in [[Waterloo County]] in the early 19th century. The house is the oldest extant dwelling in Kitchener. |
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The Schneider Haus museum is a living recreation of life in Ontario in the 1860s, and has been |
The Schneider Haus museum is a living recreation of life in Ontario in the 1860s, and has been restored to that period. The site includes several out-buildings that recreate life of the time. |
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The house was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=1888&oqeName=Joseph+Schneider+Haus&oqfName=Maison+Joseph-Schneider Joseph Schneider Haus], Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada</ref><ref>[http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=1145&pid=0 Joseph Schneider Haus], National Register of Historic Places</ref> |
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| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | 466 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ON |
| Public transit access | Short walk from Charles St. Terminal (Grand River Transit) |
| Website | Joseph Schneider Haus |
The Joseph Schneider Haus is a museum in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It was originally a house built circa 1816 by Joseph Schneider, who was among a large group of Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants that settled in Waterloo County in the early 19th century. The house is the oldest extant dwelling in Kitchener. The Schneider Haus museum is a living recreation of life in Ontario in the 1860s, and has been restored to that period. The site includes several out-buildings that recreate life of the time.
The house was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1999.[1][2]
References
- ^ Joseph Schneider Haus, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
- ^ Joseph Schneider Haus, National Register of Historic Places
External links
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