21 East Hastings Street
21 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, V6A, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2003/01/14
Autre nom(s)
21 East Hastings Street
Potter's Place Mission
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1914/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/11/23
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The historic place at 21 East Hastings Street is a two-storey Edwardian commercial structure on the north side of East Hastings Street, on the southern fringe of the historic Gastown district in Vancouver.
Valeur patrimoniale
The value of 21 East Hastings Street lies in the historic relationship between this area and the economy of early Vancouver. It is associated with Gastown's history in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century as a mixed-use district and the centre for Vancouver's trade and manufacturing. When the City of Vancouver became the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the eastern terminus of the trans-Pacific shipment of goods in 1887, the hub of this intercontinental and international commercial activity was Gastown.
Built in 1914 by Gray Brothers for Mrs. Cole Dawson to house Henry D. Rae's clothing store, this is an example of the type of structures that were constructed to house the many firms that serviced the growing population of the area. Display windows on the main floor diplayed the latest in quality town wear or work clothes offered for sale to the constantly changing population of loggers and other resource industry workers. By 1916, the building was a retail shoe store; by 1935, it was the site of a shoe manufacturing business - a use which continued until the late twentieth century.
Its value also lies in the modest architecture; the building was built for a specific retail purpose and was not intended as a masterpiece of architectural design. The Edwardian design speaks to the change in public taste from the extensive ornamentation of the Victorian era to a more restrained form in the early years of the twentieth century.
Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of 21 East Hastings Street include:
- the relationship between this building and its neighbours within the historic Gastown district
- external characteristics of the Edwardian style, including symmetrical design, brick construction, stone trim, heavy sheet metal cornice, and pattern of fenestration
- built to the property line with no setback
- ornamental brick work over the second storey window bays
- main floor storefronts
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Ville de Vancouver
Loi habilitante
Vancouver Charter, art.593
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation patrimoniale
Date de reconnaissance
2003/01/14
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
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Historique
- Industrie
- Centre de production de textile ou de cuir
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Magasin ou commerce de vente au détail
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
Gray Brothers
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRs-484
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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