Fryfogel's Tavern
 

Heritage Conservation Workshop
 
July 18, 19 & 20 2003
Stratford, Ontario

Site:

After being built in 1844-45 by Sebastian Fryfogel, the Tavern has stood for over 158 years and is the lone survivor of the Canada Company’s network of inns along Huron Road. Located 14 km. east of Stratford Ontario on Highway 7 & 8 in Perth County, the tavern has long been a significant structure for the surrounding communities. Rich with tradition, the Fryfogel Tavern has previously served as a stagecoach and resting place, family duplex, cheese factory, rented quarters and a restaurant. The building is presently owned by Perth County Historical Foundation, which hopes to see it restored to its original purpose as a wayside stopping place.

Project Background:

In the summer of 2003 the historic Fryfogel Inn will be undergoing restoration work to the exterior envelope of the building. For the Perth County Historical Foundation this work marks a significant milestone in the efforts to maintain and restore the Inn. This would be an excellent opportunity to celebrate the history of the building and to raise further interest in the Inn and our heritage.

Workshop Leader:

Mr Phillip Grover
BA (Hons), British Town Planning Diploma in Architectural Conservation, Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Senior Lecturer and Historic Conservation Course Leader, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK. Involved in all aspects of historic building conservation; current conservation law and practice; conservation design theory and practice; survey, analysis and recording of historic buildings, regeneration of historic areas.
 

Fees

Fees for the workshop are $200 to attend and $250 if the participant wishes to fulfil the requirements for an HRC certificate. Accommodation at the University of Waterloo or a local hotel can be arranged at the participant's own expense.

Who Should Attend

Municipal planners and works department officials, architects, local heritage board (LACAC) and historical society members, private citizens who own heritage properties and any other people who might need to assess historic buildings in preparation for contracting restoration.
 

Registration

To register or for more information contact:

Heritage Resources Centre
Environmental Studies Bldg. 1 Room 356,
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1
Tel: (519) 888-4567, ext. 4555
Fax: 746-2031
E-mail: hrc@fes.waterloo.ca

or

Prof. Robert Shipley
School of Planning
519-888-4567 ext. 5615
E-mail: rshipley@fes.uwaterloo.ca
 

Workshop Content:

The workshop will include:

· Methods for conducting a survey of an historic building – Recording and Documenting

· Determining needs
· Philosophy of conservation, restoration, stabilisation and other concepts
· Adaptive uses and strategies
· Identifying various approaches to conservation and restoration
· The costing of alternative approaches
· Evaluating and selecting the most appropriate interventions
· Understanding the nature of:
- bricks masonry
- mortar
- timber, trim, mouldings, shingles
- glass and other building material
· Understanding what questions to ask tradesmen & how to frame terms of reference for contracting
· Tips on selecting the best people to the job
 

Goals and Benefits

· Raise awareness of the Fryfogel Inn in the local community and beyond to regional and provincial levels
· Expand fund raising base
· Heritage is recognized as providing important economic, social and environmental benefits to communities and society
· Generate a profit for the restoration of the Inn from working fees
· Citizens and decision-makers concerned about heritage and its benefits are therefore finding it necessary to develop new knowledge, skills and attitudes and to work together in increasingly collaborative ways
· Raise awareness of heritage conservation among interested citizens, property owners, heritage groups and professionals



… offered by the Heritage Resources Centre at the University of Waterloo and the Perth County Historical Centre

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