WEY, Ignatius (1850-1921), an architect who lived and worked in Berlin (now called Kitchener), Ontario from 1890 until after 1910. Born in St. Agatha, Waterloo Region on 12 September 1850, he learned the building trades and was recorded as a carpenter in 1881. However, after this date, he moved to East Saginaw, Michigan, USA where he was listed as Altar Builder & Architect (R. Polk & Co., East Saginaw City Directory, 1889, 427). After 1895 he returned to Kitchener and began to style himself as an architect until after 1910, and he advertised his services throughout 1908 (Daily Telegraph (Berlin), March to May 1908). Wey died in Kitchener on 7 March 1921 (obituary Daily Record [Kitchener], 7 March 1921, 11).
(works in Kitchener and Waterloo Region)
NEW GERMANY, ONT., a public school, 1898 (C.R., 16 Feb. 1898, 2, t.c.; News-Record (Berlin), 23 Feb. 1898, 2)
KITCHENER, ONT. residence for John Boegel, located opposite to the Berlin-Waterloo Hospital, 1905 (Daily Telegraph [Berlin], 13 Jan. 1905, 1; C.R., xv, 25 Jan. 1905, 2)
KITCHENER, ONT., residence for Joseph Brick, Weber Street, 1905 (Daily Telegraph [Berlin], 13 Jan. 1905, 1; C.R., xv, 25 Jan. 1905, 2)
KITCHENER, ONT., residence for Conrad Euler, Waterloo Street, 1905 (Daily Telegraph [Berlin], 13 Jan. 1905, 1; C.R., xv, 25 Jan. 1905, 2)
KITCHENER, ONT., Public Market Building, 1907 (Berlin News Record, 11 Feb. 1907 1). This project was initially awarded to Ignatius Wey, but the Town Council later reversed this decision and gave the commission to Charles E. Cowan.