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Baden Hotel

39, Snyder's Road West, Township of Wilmot, Ontario, N3A, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 2003/01/20

Of note are the cut corner entrance and the symmetrical seven-bay facade.; Martina Braustein, 2007.
North Facade, Baden Hotel, 2007
Featured is the date stone.; Martina Braustein, 2007.
Detailed View, Baden Hotel, 2007
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Autre nom(s)

Baden Hotel
EJ's at Baden
39 Snyder's Road West

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1874/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2008/09/08

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Baden Hotel, located at 39 Snyder's Road West, is situated on a triangular piece of land bounded by Snyder's Road West, Mill Street and the Railway Tracks, in the Village of Baden, now the Township of Wilmot. The property consists of a two-and-a-half-storey buff brick hotel that was constructed in 1874.

The property was designated by the Township of Wilmot in 2002 for its heritage value under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 2003-03).

Valeur patrimoniale

The Baden Hotel is one of the oldest operating taverns in Canada. The land on which the Baden Hotel is located was purchased by Christoph Kraus from Jacob Beck, the village planner and founder, in 1858. Kraus originally built a frame hotel, which was replaced by the current hotel, in 1874.

The centrally-located Baden Hotel is located on the main street, in the Village of Baden, and is adjacent to the Grand Trunk Railway Station. As a result of their close proximity, the Baden Hotel provided the public a place to wait for the arrival and departure of the trains. The commercial life of the community was centred around the Baden Hotel. As train travel decreased the hotel served as the first bus depot in the village.

The Baden Hotel's location on the village's main street also served to make the hotel the centre of social activities. Band practices, community dances, weddings and meetings were frequently held at the hotel. Baden's politicians often ate here after their meetings and also treated voters after successes on Nomination Day.

The Baden Hotel is a unique example of the Georgian style of architecture. It is constructed of buff brick, laid in common bond, with a fieldstone foundation. It is two-and-a-half-storeys in height. Its unique features include a cut corner entrance and walls that are oriented to the angles of the streets. Typical of the Georgian style, it features east and west elevations, with three bays and a gable end, with a lancet window in the peak. The west elevation, which faces the Railway Station, acted as the main entrance during the peak of railway transportation. The north elevation, fronting on to Snyder's Road West, now the front façade, is symmetrical, with seven bays. Most of the windows have 6 over 6 double hung sashes. All of the bay windows have lugsills and are surmounted by radiating brick voussoirs.

Sources: Township of Wilmot By-law 2003-03; Baden Hotel, Historical Sketch, Michael D. Longo, 1985.

Éléments caractéristiques

Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Baden Hotel include its:
- carved date stone which reads “Christoph Kraus, July 22 1874” on the northwest elevation
- proximity to the Railway station
- location on the village's main street
- buff brick, common bond, construction including its wall orientation parallel to the angled streets
- fieldstone foundation
- symmetrical elevations
- 6 over 6 double hung windows
- bay windows including lugsills and radiating brick voussoirs
- gable roofline including lancet windows on the east and west elevations
- balcony on second floor of the west elevation
- boxed corner plain frieze soffit and fascia
- cut corner entrance on the west elevation

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

2003/01/20

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Économies en développement
Commerce et affaires

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Commerce / Services commerciaux
Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons

Historique

Commerce / Services commerciaux
Hôtel, motel ou auberge

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

Christoph Kraus

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Township of Wilmot 60 Snyder's Road West Baden, Ontario N3A1A1

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

HPON07-0090

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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