Majestic Theatre Municipal Heritage Building
St. John's, Terre-Neuve et Labrador, A1C, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1989/07/21
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1918/01/01 à 1919/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/06/19
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Majestic Theatre is a four storey domed building located at the corners of Duckworth and New Gower Street, St. John's, NL. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Valeur patrimoniale
This building has been designated for its aesthetic and historical values.
The Majestic Theatre, 390 Duckworth Street, has aesthetic value because it is a rare example of a flat iron shaped building in the city. The Majestic Theatre is constructed in a vernacular architectural style with a Romansque Revival end tower. It is built on two city streets, meeting at a central domed tower, where the main entrance is located. This building is plainly adorned, with simple corner boards and moulded eaves. The tower has three visible sides with single hung windows located in each, and the rounded dome reflects this window fenestration with smaller windows in it.
The Majestic Theatre has historic value because it was the birthplace of the famous political riot of April 1932, in which two thousand people gathered there to march to the Colonial Building. The Colonial Building was damaged in the riot and Prime Minister Sir Richard Squires barely escaped lynching. The Majestic Theatre was also the site for Responsible Government rallies and the headquarters of the Confederate Party during the Confederation debate in 1948-49.
Source: City of St. John's Municipal Designation Files - 390 Duckworth Street, St. John's.
Éléments caractéristiques
All those elements of vernacular commercial architecture, including:
-flat iron shaped footprint;
-domed tower with windows;
-plainly adorned facade;
-single hung windows;
-corner boards;
-moulded eaves;
-general massing and height;
-location on two city streets; and
-orientation, dimensions.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Autorité de reconnaissance
Ville de St. John's
Loi habilitante
Newfoundland and Labrador Urban and Rural Planning Act
Type de reconnaissance
City of St. John's Heritage Building
Date de reconnaissance
1989/07/21
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- L'architecture et l'aménagement
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of St. John's Archives, 3rd Floor Railway Coastal Museum, 495 Water Street, P.O. Box 908, St. John's, NL A1C 5M2
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
NL-2161
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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