Ranger's Shoes Building
310 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, Colombie-Britannique, V9R, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2006/07/10
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/11/22
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Ranger's Shoes Building is a one-storey, wooden, false-front structure located on the major thoroughfare of one of Nanaimo's oldest neighbourhoods, adjacent to the city centre. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Valeur patrimoniale
Built about 1920, the Ranger's Shoes Building is an excellent example of a small, very simple, vernacular Boomtown or False-Front style commercial structure. The false front facade increased the apparent size of the building and provided ample space for a large painted sign while the windows at the ground level provided a showcase for goods display. Over the years changes have been made to the building roofs, storefronts, and windows. Although the front facade has been stuccoed, the building's rear and side are fundamentally unchanged and it continues to be used for commercial purposes.
The building is also significant for its contemporary function as an outdoor art gallery. Lined with framed paintings, the exterior east wall of the building, adjacent to a narrow alley, has been used to showcase local art since the mid-1990s.
The building forms part of the Fitzwilliam Street commercial building grouping and is a prominent part of the historic Fitzwilliam Street streetscape.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of Ranger's Shoes Building include:
-all of the elements of a small-scale, Boomtown commercial building, as expressed in the simple form and mass, storefront windows, boomtown false front, and the original wood siding on the side and rear walls.
-the building's location on the neighbourhood's main commercial street within a large grouping of similarly scaled historic buildings.
-the ongoing use of the eastern exterior wall as exhibition space.
-the building's continued use for commercial purposes.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2006/07/10
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
- Magasin ou commerce de vente au détail
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DgRx-117
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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