Interventions to Protect
48 Ontario Street North, 1914
Bell Telephone office, 1914-41; Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50, 1941-2001.
“Birthplace of the Blues in Kitchener"; owned by City of Kitchener, unoccupied since 2001, Remembering demolition of nearby Mayfair Hotel, Friends of 48 Ontario Street North, which includes several ACO members, succeeded in getting the building opened to the public for Doors Open 2016.
October 2016, City designated exterior features as well as interior staircase with slate treads and risers, wooden handrails, metal balustrade and newel posts.
2017, Purchased by Voisin Developments for incorporation into a new development that will preserve façade, lobby and grand staircase.
No application has been brought forward and the building stands vacant.
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