Coronation Block
105 Esplanade Avenue West, North Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, V7M, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1996/06/24
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1911/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/03/07
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Coronation Block is a two-storey plus basement brick-clad commercial structure with apartments on the second floor, located in the Lower Lonsdale area of North Vancouver.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Coronation Block is associated with its location in Lower Lonsdale, the commercial core of North Vancouver, and the earliest, most historic area of commercial buildings on the North Shore of Burrard Inlet. Lower Lonsdale grew explosively from the turn of the twentieth century until the general financial depression in 1913 halted the ambitious construction of the previous years. The streetcar, ferry to Vancouver and the Pacific Great Eastern railway converged at the south foot of Lonsdale Avenue, the major transportation hub on the North Shore. The area represents a formative period in B.C.'s economy, driven at the time by major industries including logging and shipbuilding.
The Coronation Block is of value for its association with the North Vancouver Land and Improvement Company Ltd. and the Mahon brothers, who played a major role in developing the City. The building was commissioned by the Company, which, by the mid-1890s, owned over half the lots available for settlement in North Vancouver. The Company was founded in 1891 by John Mahon, who recognized the potential for development on the North Shore and began to pre-empt land. His brother, Edward, was the company president for forty-five years and a member of the committee instrumental in incorporating the City of North Vancouver in 1907. Mahon Street and Mahon Park have been named in his honour.
This building is also significant as a surviving design by architect William Frederick Gardiner (1884-1951), a prominent Vancouver architect known for his commercial and institutional work.
Source: Heritage Planning Files, City of North Vancouver
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Coronation Block include its:
- cubic form, horizontal scale and symmetrical massing
- location at the streetline, with no setback
- flat roof with raised parapets
- tan brick cladding, with common red brick cladding on other facades
- brick quoins on second floor front facade
- tall ground floor retail frontage with metal cornice above
- brick pilasters on first storey topped by decorative capitals
- symmetrically placed projecting bay windows on the street facade, with cornice above
- symmetrical fenestration with four window openings on the front facade between the bay windows
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.966
Type de reconnaissance
Accord de revitalisaton du patrimoine
Date de reconnaissance
1996/06/24
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Commerce et affaires
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Bureau ou édifice à bureaux
Historique
- Résidence
- Édifice à logements multiples
Architecte / Concepteur
Wiliam Frederick Gardiner
Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Planning Files, City of North Vancouver
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRs-422
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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