Edward Reitzel

1892 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Edward Reitzel
  Born	13 Sep 1892	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Historic Building	1925	147 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo, Ontario   [3]
  	Reitzel-Grierson
  	This distinctive "Craftsman Style" home was erected by Edward Reitzel in 1925 on Victoria Street (Avondale Ave.). Mr. Reitzel hired architect C.P. Mueller to design the house and the construction work was done by Reitzel Bros. In 1978 Charles Grierson purchased the home from the Reitzel Estate. The Reitzel family contributed significantly to the development of Waterloo. The Reitzel family ancestors came form the Province of Lorraine in Europe. Later decendents lived in the nearby village of St. Clements. In the early 1900s Clemens Reitzel along with brothers Eugene and Frank began the Reitzel Bros. Construction Company. They built many homes in the old Westmount area during the 1920s and 30s. They also manufactured furniture from 1913-1941 on the site of the Bechtel Brickyard on Allen Street West. The "Craftsman Style" of architecture originated in England as the "Arts and Crafts Style" and was being copied here in Canada in the 1920s. This style was based on structural clarity and structural details such as: exposed rafter ends; walls of cut fieldstone mortared from behind; rooflines with many shingle-faced open gables; verandahs with fieldstone walls and heavy wooden posts and multi-paned windows arranged in groups. The designation includes the four facades of the home and the entire roof line.1a 1aDesignated Properties www. waterloo.ca
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-160675
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I160675	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	John Reitzel,   b. 1 Oct 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1907  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Crescentia Mosburger,   b. 20 Mar 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1927  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F12258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 11. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, (St. Clements) Div. 7 Page 10. [S873] Waterloo City - designated properties list, Bean-Wright House.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Sep 1892 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - Reitzel-Grierson - 1925 - 147 Avondale Ave. S., Waterloo, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth