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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY STATION, STRATHCONA

8101 - 103 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T6E, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 2004/10/12

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Strathcona Provincial Historic Resource (September 2004); Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Historic Resources Management Branch, 2004
Gateway Boulevard view, looking southeast
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Strathcona Provincial Historic Resource (September 2004); Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Historic Resources Management Branch, 2004
Track side elevation, looking northwest
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Autre nom(s)

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY STATION, STRATHCONA
Edmonton Southside CPR Station
Edmonton Strathcona CPR Station (1907)
South Edmonton (Strathcona) Canadian Pacific Railway Station
Old C and E Station (Strathcona)
Strathcona Train Station
Edmonton South CP Rail Station

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1907/01/01 à 1908/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2006/03/22

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) Station, Strathcona consists of primarily a two-storey brick and stone building with an asymmetrically located octagonal tower. The station is located east of 103rd Street and south of 82nd (Whyte) Avenue in the historic district of Old Strathcona, south of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of the Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) Station lies chiefly in that it reflects the importance of the railway to the basic patterns of rural and urban development in Alberta. It is also architecturally significant as a fine example of C.P.R. station design, and is related to at least three other major Alberta C.P.R. station designs.

Completed in 1908, the station in Strathcona replaced the original depot at the northern terminus of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C and ER) and represents the C.P.R.'s ongoing commitment to developing Strathcona as the dominant terminal point in northern Alberta. The station was built at a time of substantial local growth and optimism and served as one of only four dispatching points for the C.P.R. in the province. Subsequent commitments by the Canadian Northern Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway to build terminal facilities in Edmonton, across the North Saskatchewan River, led to the eventual amalgamation of Strathcona with its larger rival, however, the Strathcona Station still serves as a visible reminder of the patterns of local development.

Architecturally, the station is a substantial and well-executed example of early twentieth century principles in railway station design. Similar stations were built by the C.P.R. at Lethbridge (1906), Medicine Hat (1906) and Red Deer (1910). It is notable for its broad hip roofs, deep bracketed eaves, prominent octagonal tower, and high quality stone, brick, and timber detailing.

Source: Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Historic Resources Management Branch (File: Des. 255)

Éléments caractéristiques

The character-defining elements of the Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) Station include such features as:
- strong massing and form expressed in the roof structure and octagonal tower;
- sandstone/brick two-storey tower with octagonal roof;
- bell cast roof style and strong structural expression through brackets;
- horizantal emphasis expressed in roofline and horizantal window muntin bars;
- use of brick and sandstone;
- linear plan expressing function;
- fenestration / doors.

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Alberta

Autorité de reconnaissance

Province de l'Alberta

Loi habilitante

Historical Resources Act

Type de reconnaissance

Ressource historique provinciale

Date de reconnaissance

2004/10/12

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Économies en développement
Communications et transport

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Commerce / Services commerciaux
Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons

Historique

Transport ferroviaire
Gare ou autre installation ferroviaire

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, Historic Resources Management Branch, Old St. Stephen's College, 8820 - 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P8 (File: Des. 255)

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

4665-0844

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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