Shantz Country Cupboard
1828, Notre Dame Road, Townhship of Wilmot, Ontario, N0B, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1990/02/19
Autre nom(s)
Shantz Country Cupboard
Old St. Agatha Catholic School
1828 Notre Dame Road
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1854/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/07/13
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Shantz Country Cupboard is located at 1828 Notre Dame Road, on the southwest corner of Erbs Road and Notre Dame Road, in the Village of St. Agatha, now the Township of Wilmot. The two-storey fieldstone building was constructed in 1854.
The property was designated, by the Township of Wilmot, in 1990, for its historical and architectural value and interest, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 90-14).
Valeur patrimoniale
The Shantz Country Cupboard building was originally constructed as the St. Agatha Catholic School, which was the first Roman Catholic school in Wilmot Township. It helped to establish St. Agatha as the centre of Catholicism in Waterloo County. The stone building, constructed in 1854, under the direction of Reverend Father Rupert Ebner, replaced an earlier wooden school building on the same property. It served as a school until 1875, when a new school was erected in conjunction with the orphanage. It continued to be used by the church for meetings, for some time.
The Shantz Country Cupboard is a fine example of the Georgian style of architecture. It's fieldstone construction features a symmetrical three-bay façade and two-bay side elevations. Characteristic of this style are the central entranceway and gable roof. The windows on the first-storey have stone voussoirs and the attic windows on the side elevation are square with plain surrounds.
A wide stone wall, attached to the building, separates the adjoining graveyard. It extends along the entire south boundary of the lot, for a distance of 178 feet.
Source: Township of Wilmot, By-law 90-14.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Shantz Country Cupboard include its:
- fieldstone construction
- symmetrical three-bay façade, including central entranceway, and two-bay side elevations
- gabled roof
- symmetrically placed windows on the façade including stone voussoirs on the first-storey windows
- square attic windows including plain surrounds
- chimney on the west elevation
- stone wall on the south boundary of the lot
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Ontario
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Ont.)
Loi habilitante
Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)
Date de reconnaissance
1990/02/19
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
- Éducation
- École primaire ou secondaire
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Township of Wilmot
60 Snyder's Road West
Baden, Ontario
N3A 1A1
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
HPON07-0342
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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