Conrad Hett^[1]

1828 - 1910  (82 years)

• Name	Conrad Hett
  Born	27 Apr 1828	, Darmstadt, Germany   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	1198 Fischer-Hallman Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1855	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	turner
  Residence	1858	Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Spining Wheel Maker
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-269791
  Died	5 Sep 1910	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Crispin Cemetery, Brant Twp., Grey Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I269791	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jost John Hett,   b. 21 Dec 1801,   d. 16 Feb 1888, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Marie "Eliza" Groening,   b. 14 Dec 1799, , Germany ,   d. 11 Jan 1885  (Age 85 years)
  Married	4 Sep 1825	Bernsburg, , Hessen, Germany
  Family ID	F18726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Holz,   b. 1833, , Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Aug 1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Catherine Hett,   b. 15 Nov 1856, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1925  (Age 68 years)   2. Hannah Maria Hett,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Anna Maria Hett,   b. 1 Aug 1858, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Caroline Hett,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Wilhelmina Hett,   b. 1882, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F6732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  'You're missing an opportunity': Highrise plan would demolish last historic house in former Kitchener hamlet of Williamsburg Built circa 1855, the home was previously moved to accommodate road widening KITCHENER \emdash A proposal to demolish what's likely the last remaining house from the former hamlet of Williamsburg is a lost opportunity to honour the area's history, the developer heard Tuesday. City staff are reviewing a draft heritage impact assessment for the home at 1198 Fischer-Hallman Rd. as part of a highrise and townhouse development application, and asked members of Heritage Kitchener to offer their thoughts at Tuesday's committee meeting. The one-and-a-half storey stucco-clad house, built circa 1855, is included on the city's inventory of historic buildings, but is not listed or designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. A heritage impact assessment prepared by planning firm MHBC said the home is believed to have been built by settler Conrad Hett, who was later identified as a spinning wheel maker. The report, prepared for developer Activa, concludes the property "has significant cultural heritage value or interest," but recommends the home be demolished "due to the extensive loss of heritage integrity." The building was previously relocated for the widening of Fischer-Hallman Road, and lost its original foundation as a result. A number of alterations have been made to the original exterior, and a small addition was made to the rear of the home. Inside, few if any heritage attributes remain, MHBC's Rachel Redshaw said. The report recommends that "an Interpretation Plan that acknowledges the historical contextual value of the property" be completed. All buildings currently on the property, including the house and a recently built metal outbuilding, would be removed for the new development \emdash although much of the newer building can likely be salvaged. Activa wants to build two 14-storey residential towers and dozens of townhouses on the site, with a central amenity area. "My initial reaction was disappointment that this heritage building is really so quickly dismissed," said Heritage Kitchener member Peter Ciuciura. If the house has been moved once, it could be moved and reused again, he reasoned, and could serve as an anchor for the central amenity space. "You're missing an opportunity to use this building to make the overall development better," Ciuciura said. "It is one of the last in that area, the last essences of the old farm area," noted committee chair Jean Haalboom, who also pointed out the distinctive "rolling hill topography" in the area. One of the only other buildings remaining in the area that can trace its history to the old Williamsburg settlement is the former Williamsburg School on Bleams Road, now a private home \emdash it is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. According to a regional website, sawmills were first constructed on Strasburg Creek at Williamsburg in the 1840s, and the hamlet was named for early settler Anthony Wilhelm, a German immigrant. Although archeological work further south along Fischer-Hallman Road has uncovered thousands of Indigenous artifacts, an archeological assessment at 1198 Fischer-Hallman Rd. "turned up clean," said MHBC's Pierre Chauvin. Heritage Kitchener members requested that city staff evaluate the reuse of the home within the proposed Activa development as they consider the planning application. Brent Davis is a Waterloo Region-based general assignment reporter for The Record. Reach him via email: bdavis@therecord.com "'You'Re Missing An Opportunity': Highrise Plan Would Demolish Last Historic House In Former Kitchener Hamlet Of Williamsburg". 2023. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/02/08/youre-missing-an-opportunity-highrise-plan-would-demolish-last-historic-house-in-former-kitchener-hamlet-of-williamsburg.html.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 001519 -83. Jacob HOLLINGER, 26, Coachmaker, St. Jacob's, Galt, s/o Jacob HOLLINGER and Eva NIERGANT(?), married Wilhelmina HETT, 20, Hanover, Hanover, d/o Conrad HETT and Elizabeth VOLZ, witn: Christian VOLZ & Elizabeth HETT, Sept 25, 1883 [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 5 Page 34. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Conrad Hett, turner of Wellesley, married 30 Aug 1855, Berlin by license to Elisabeth Volg of Wellesley, wit: John Bursch of Waterloo & Joseph Hett Jr. of Wellesley [S100] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Strassburg - Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran. Hett, Anna Maria, Born: Aug 1 1858, Baptised: Aug 27 1858. Parents: & Elizabeth nee Volz, of Williamsburg Wat. Township, Sponsors: Conrad Becker & Anna Maria Arnstein

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Apr 1828 - , Darmstadt, Germany Occupation - turner - 1855 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Aug 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1858 - Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spining Wheel Maker - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Sep 1910 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth