Former Rex Cafe Site
50 Main Street, Carberry, Manitoba, R0K, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2007/06/12
Other Name(s)
Former Rex Cafe Site
125th Commemorative Park
125ème Parc Commémoratif
Links and documents
Construction Date(s)
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2008/10/22
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Former Rex Cafe Site is located in Historic Downtown Carberry, a designated heritage district consisting of two linear blocks of the historic commercial core of the Town of Carberry, with buildings mostly dating from the period of the community's initial growth from 1882 to 1903. The Former Rex Cafe Site is also called the 125th Commemorative Park, inaugurated in 2007 to replace the Rex Cafe, built ca. 1900. The municipal designation applies to the approximately 100-square-metre parcel of land.
Heritage Value
The Former Rex Cafe Site is valued for its historic contribution to the character of Historic Downtown Carberry, significant historically and architecturally as a rare remaining Manitoba example, mostly intact, of the kind of streetscape that defined small-town commercial cores from the turn of the 20th century. As part of the south half of the district, the Former Rex Cafe Site still defines important qualities and characteristics that define the whole district, including the basic site plan of the original building. Now used as the 125th Commemorative Park, honouring the community's 125 years of existence, the site is a prized local site for public gatherings.
Source: Town of Carberry By-law No. 5/2006, June 12, 2007
Character-Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Former Rex Cafe Site include:
- the opening onto Main Street and clear retention of the original site plan of the Rex Café;
- the presence on the Former Rex Cafe Site (now functioning as a commemorative park) of plaques, benches, a trellis, etc. to commemorate and celebrate Carberry's 125 years of existence.
Recognition
Jurisdiction
Manitoba
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (MB)
Recognition Statute
Manitoba Historic Resources Act
Recognition Type
Municipal Heritage Site
Recognition Date
2007/06/12
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
1900/01/01 to 1900/12/31
Theme - Category and Type
- Developing Economies
- Trade and Commerce
- Developing Economies
- Communications and Transportation
Function - Category and Type
Current
- Community
- Civic Space
Historic
- Commerce / Commercial Services
- Eating or Drinking Establishment
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
n/a
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
Town of Carberry 316-4th Avenue Box 130 Carberry MB R0K 0H0
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
M0302
Status
Published
Related Places
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