5 West Hastings Street
5 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, V6B, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2003/01/14
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/01/24
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The historic place at 5 West Hastings Street is a four-storey red brick Victorian Italianate commercial building located at the southern edge of Vancouver's historic Gastown district.
Valeur patrimoniale
The value of 5 West Hastings Street lies in the historic relationship between this area and the economy of early Vancouver. Built for mixed use, it typifies scores of residential/commercial buildings built in the late nineteenth century, when this area of Vancouver was the centre of commerce and industry. It was primarily populated by single men of working age, most of whom were employed in seasonal resource industries. This type of hotel was in high demand not only to house workers between jobs but also to accommodate travelers and businessmen.
The value also lies in the function and the architecture; the building was built both to provide housing and retail goods to the largely male population of resource industry workers and commercial travelers. Its design and construction are significant, as they reflect the last of the Victorian-era styles before the transition to the more restrained and functional Edwardian style, and to masonry and steel construction.
Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of 5 West Hastings Street include:
- rectangular form and massing, that is of a consistent scale with the neighbouring properties
- its functional relationship with other historic structures on the block and within the Gastown historic district
- built to property line with no setbacks
- external details typical of late Victorian buildings, including ornamental brickwork, four arched, vertically-coupled recessed double-hung windows, rusticated stone stringcourse and sills, front elevation with unique decorative brickwork, including stepped brick dentil below cornice level, semi-circular circular arches over fourth-storey double-hung sash windows, and moulded brickwork under rusticated stone string course
- main floor storefront
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
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Hôtel, motel ou auberge
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Magasin ou commerce de vente au détail
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRs-505
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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