The Walper Hotel (formerly Walper House and also known as the Walper Terrace Hotel)
is a
hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...
in
Kitchener, Ontario
)
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, Canada. The current hotel building was constructed in 1893 for $75,000 after a previous establishment, known as John Roat's Commercial Hotel, burned down in 1892.
On 14 March 1983, it received heritage designation by the City of Kitchener under Part IV (Municipal Heritage Designation) of the ''
Ontario Heritage Act
The ''Ontario Heritage Act'', (the ''Act'') first enacted on March 5, 1975, allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in the Province of Ontario, Canada, as being of cultural heritage ...
''.
In September 2013, the hotel was bought by the
Zehr Group, the
Perimeter Development Corporation,
David Struke and
CK Atlantis Ltd. for $4.6 million. The Hotel was
renovated
Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving broken, damaged, or outdated structures. Renovations are typically done on either commercial or residential buildings. Additionally, renovation can refer to making something new, ...
in 2016 and reopened in May and June for
wedding
A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vo ...
s and in July for guests. The renovation cost $3.5 million.
See also
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List of historic places in Regional Municipality of Waterloo
This is a list of historic places in Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, containing heritage sites listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP), all of which are designated as historic places either locally, provincially, ter ...
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References
External links
Hotel website*
Hotels in Ontario
Buildings and structures in Kitchener, Ontario
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