Queenston Rd. 0849 Cambridge

• Name	Queenston Rd. 0849 Cambridge
  Born	contructed 1839	849 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Gender	Unknown
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I2201	Properties
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2013

  
  

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  Fire damages historic Cambridge building that was Ontario's first free public school CAMBRIDGE \emdash  Firefighters estimate damage at $100,000 to a house that was Ontario's first free public school. Firefighters bashed in the front door of 849 Queenston Rd., looking for someone thought to be inside. It turned out nobody was, but a dog was rescued as they searched the smoke-filled, buildinng..... The original part of the building was built in 1839, as the first school house in the Town of Preston. Prominent Preston citizen Otto Klotz was a member of the school board, formed in 1838. He lobbied to create a "free" public school, because it was a benefit to all citizens, says information from the City of Cambridge archives..1a 1aWaterloo Region Record 4 Mar 2013

  
  

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  Born - contructed 1839 - 849 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth