The Grand Trunk Railway relocated their locomotive repair shop from Toronto to Stratford in 1870. In the early 1900s the repair shops were expanded and Charles Heppler moved to Stratford looking for work as a machinist.
In 1905, Charles married Ann Hansuld, a Stratford dressmaker. in Stratford. The couple bought a lot on Water Street and their future home was completed in September of 1907. Within two years the couple was looking for another place to live. They sold their large home to the former owner of the Queen's Inn and moved to another Stratford home.
Architecturally, the home is a good example of the style of home being constructed throughout Ontario at that time.
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