150 West Hastings Street
150 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, V6B, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1994/11/21
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1903/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/01/29
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
150 West Hastings Street is a three-storey Edwardian commercial building on West Hastings Street in Vancouver, half a block from Victory Square.
Valeur patrimoniale
The value of 150 West Hastings Street lies in its location near Vancouver's centre of commerce in the early twentieth century. From about 1907 on, construction of prestige office and bank buildings of a new scale and design occurred at an unprecedented pace in Vancouver. Despite outward appearances of earlier design, they were among the most advanced buildings of their time, using steel girders and concrete in their structural systems.
Built in 1903 as a bicycle repair and tailor shop, it is typical of the small commercial buildings which rose by the scores in the early years of the twentieth century. The building's simple design demonstrates the change in public taste from the highly decorated facades of the Victorian era to the more sedate facades of the Edwardian age. By 1906, it had become a retail outlet with diverse tenants, such as contractors, gasoline engine manufacturers, real estate agents and a billiard parlour. By 1910, it housed several of the investment companies which sprung up in Vancouver in the early years of the twentieth century, when the city was experiencing unprecedented growth. Changes in tenants mirror the economic conditions of the surrounding area - fully occupied by a variety of businesses during the good times and vacant during the downturns.
Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of 150 West Hastings Street include:
- its simple form, modest scale and rectangular massing
- its relationship with other buildings within the Hastings Street strip and adjoining neighbourhoods
- built right to the lot line with no setbacks
- continued use of the ground floor for retail shops
- characteristics of Edwardian commercial architecture, including the pattern of fenestration, projecting cornice with dentils, symmetry of the facade, and ground floor storefronts
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Ville de Vancouver
Loi habilitante
Vancouver Charter, art.582
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
1994/11/21
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
- 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-514
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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