Kuntz-Labatt House, 167 King Street South
The Kuntz-Labatt house (also known as the Kuntz-Heasley house), which adjoined the Kuntz family's Spring Brewery, was probably built around the 1880s for Peter Sims, who worked in Waterloo's insurance industry and held positions including Vice-President of Dominion Life, and his wife Mary. The house was subsequently the residence of William and Mary Young, whose son, Roland ("Rowley") Young, was an early professional ice hockey player. The Kuntz family acquired the house in 1912 and it was used as a family residence for a time. It was the residence of Colonel Hugh J. Heasley, manager of Carling's, from 1944 until his death in 1978. In 1973 Carling Breweries, which had acquired the brewery from the Kuntz family in 1929, made extensive renovations to the house in keeping with its original form and character. This is a two-storey buff brick house designed in the Italianate style. It presents an asymmetrical façade, with a central projecting bay capped by a gable with return eaves. Like many Italianate structures, there are paired brackets under the eaves and round-headed windows. The building was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act on September 25, 1978.
