The Walper Hotel Explained
The Walper Hotel (formerly Walper House and also known as the Walper Terrace Hotel)[1] is a hotel in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The current hotel building was constructed in 1893 for $75,000 after a previous establishment, known as John Roat's Commercial Hotel, burned down in 1892.[2] On 14 March 1983, it received heritage designation by the City of Kitchener under Part IV (Municipal Heritage Designation) of the Ontario Heritage Act.
In September 2013, the hotel was bought by the Zehr Group, the Perimeter Development Corporation, David Struke and CK Atlantis Ltd. for $4.6 million.[3] The Hotel was renovated in 2016 and reopened in May and June for weddings and in July for guests.[4] The renovation cost $3.5 million.[5]
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- Book: A History of Kitchener, Ontario. Uttley. W. V. (Ben). Uttley. William Velores. 1975. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. 9780889200241. en.
- Web site: The Walper Terrace Hotel. https://web.archive.org/web/20061113141955/http://www.walper.com/history.php. dead. 2006-11-13. 2006-11-13. 2018-06-29.
- News: September 5, 2013. Iconic Walper Hotel sold for $4.6 million. en-US. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. live. May 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160518001310/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/iconic-walper-hotel-sold-for-4-6-million-1.1375430. May 18, 2016.
- News: Grant. Amanda. May 30, 2016. Inside the reno: take a tour of the upgraded Walper Hotel. en-US. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. live. May 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414105716/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/walper-hotel-renovations-kitchener-1.3601512. April 14, 2019.
- News: Howitt. Chuck. September 5, 2013. New owners plan $3.5M Walper upgrade. en-CA. TheRecord. live. May 25, 2018. https://archive.today/20201228221021/https://www.therecord.com//business/2013/09/05/new-owners-plan-3-5m-walper-upgrade.html. December 28, 2020.
