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Erb-Kumpf House
The Erb-Kumpf House (also known as the Kumpf House and the Abraham Erb House) is a two-storey house located on 172 Waterloo Regional Road 15, King Street South in Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The oldest portion of the house was constructed circa 1812 by Abraham Erb, the founder of Waterloo, likely making it the oldest home or one of the oldest homes in the city. In 1979, the Erb-Kumpf House was designated as a heritage home under the Ontario Heritage Act by the City of Waterloo. the house is occupied by the Oldfield, Greaves, D'Agostino, Billo & Nowak law firm. History Background Abraham Erb, the original architect of the house, came to the settlement that would become Waterloo from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1806, settling on Lots 14 and 15 of the German Company Tract. Erb first built a sawmill on Laurel Creek, Ontario, Laurel Creek (then Beaver Creek) in 1808 and built a gristmill on Laurel Creek in 1816. He also de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterloo Regional Road 15
King Street, or Waterloo Regional Road 15, is the major northwest–southeast arterial road in Kitchener, Ontario, as well as Waterloo, Ontario, where it runs north–south. In Waterloo, King Street divides the city into east and west sides, and in Kitchener, it divides the city into north and south sides. At the Conestoga Parkway, in southern Kitchener, King Street becomes the Highway 8 Expressway. King Street "resumes" about four kilometres to the east, where Weber Street is renamed to King Street and then continues to Cambridge, Ontario. Route description Downtown Kitchener In Kitchener, the main segment of King Street starts at the Highway 8 Freeport Diversion, also known as Highway 8 Expressway, bend in an interchange with the Conestoga Parkway. After the Freeport Diversion passes under the Conestoga overpasses, the Highway 8 designation continues on the Conestoga west of the junction on the loop ramp, but going straight ahead defaults to King Street, which continues nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
