Description of Historic Place

The Old Municipal Office in the Hamlet of Hoey is a Municipal Heritage Property within the Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431. The corner lot property features a modest 1917, one-storey, wood-frame structure.

Heritage Value

The Old Municipal Office at Hoey is of heritage value as the administrative and government office for the Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 from 1917 to 1987. It is also significant as the first permanent office to serve the municipality which was established in 1910. The office held all records of the municipality and was the place of municipal Council meetings.

The heritage value of the Old Municipal Office at Hoey also extends to its architecture, which is significant as one of the oldest structures in Hoey. The building exemplifies period wood-frame construction and features bevelled, lapped siding and modest Craftsman-style influences which are displayed in the hoods over the doorways with their triangular brackets and exposed rafters. Due to the building’s historic architecture, prominent function, and location within Hoey, it is recognized as a landmark in the community.

Source:

Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 Bylaw No. 1-87.

Character-Defining Elements

The heritage value of the Old Municipal Office resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements of the building related to its architecture, such as its wood-frame construction, hip roof with wood-shingles and shed-roof dormer, bevelled and lapped wooden siding, hung-sash wooden windows, and the doorway hoods with exposed rafters and triangular brackets;
-those elements related to the use of the property as a municipal office, such as its prominent location and original situation on Hoey’s main street.