Heritage House, also referred to as the "Stopping Place"
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It was then sold to Otto R. Bimm in in August 1898 and in October 1903 to Herman Wentland. In November 1930, it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kohlmeir who lived there until 1949 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reinert. In 1966, Gordon and Doris Bochert purchased it and retained ownership until selling it the Mr. and Mrs. Rhode
Relocating the house to the municipal park on the Opeongo is appropriate historically. The park comprises part of lots 50 and 51, Range C North and part of the road allowance between them. The original owner was the first land agent responsible for the settling of the Opeongo, T.P. French. Up until the mid-1860s all Irish, German, Scottish, Polish and other settlers would have had to stop at land agent French's office. It is therefore fitting that the Stopping Place be located there.
In the Spring of 2004, the Sebastopol Heritage and Historic Society began the task of moving the house to its present location - check out some of the pictorial highlights below:
Heritage House before renovations
Reg Benoit hews replacement logs for bottom row
Tom Kaddits contemplates job at hand
Verner Hass removes old chinking
Reg Benoit, Lornie Foran and Wayne Rodde examine house deed
Departing from Wayne Rodde's site
Dodging wires on route
Easy does it
Come on in
Picnic tables donated by Lornie Foran
The finished job
