Joseph Schneider Haus

Joseph Schneider Haus is a National Historic Site of Canada in Kitchener, Ontario.

Ontario · 466 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario · location approximate

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JOSEPH SCHNEIDER HAUS Built around 1816, this house is a reminder of the migration of Pennsylvania-German Mennonites to Waterloo County in the early 19th century. The movement was led by Joseph Schneider, the builder of the house, and his brother-in-law Bishop Benjamin Eby, with the goal of creating a new colony in Upper Canada. The city of Kitchener grew up around their properties, becoming the centre of German culture in Ontario. One of the best preserved pioneer dwellings in the region, the house faithfully reflects the distinctive vernacular plan developed by Mennonites in the pre-revolutionary American colonies.

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Cette maison rappelle la principale vague d'immigrants mennonites germanophones partis de Pennsylvanie pour s'établir dans le comté de Waterloo au début du XIXe siècle. Joseph Schneider et son beau-frère, l'évêque Benjamin Eby, dirigèrent ce groupe venu fonder une nouvelle colonie dans le Haut-Canada. Celle-ci donna naissance à la ville de Kitchener, laquelle devint le carrefour culturel allemand en Ontario. Bâtie vers 1816 par Joseph Schneider, cette maison de pionniers, l'une des mieux préservées de la région, présente un plan type tel que conçu par les Mennonites avant la Révolution américaine.

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Joseph Schneider Haus

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