Simon Leiser Building
524 Yates Street, Victoria, Colombie-Britannique, V8W, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1979/11/09
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1896/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/08/17
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Simon Leiser Building is a three-storey brick Victorian commercial building on the corner of Yates Street and Waddington Alley.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Simon Leiser Building is a testament to late nineteenth century entrepreneurship in British Columbia. It is significant as a product of financial prosperity associated with the supply business during the Klondike gold rush era. Built in 1896 for Simon Leiser, owner of the largest grocery concern in the province at that time, this state-of-the-art building's conservative high-quality High Victorian exterior and functionalist interior elements are a reflection on the commercial success of its original owner.
A notable reminder of Victoria's late nineteenth century business district, the Simon Leiser Building contributes significantly to the streetscape on lower Yates Street, and marks the southern entrance of Waddington Alley.
Source: City of Victoria Planning and Development Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of the Simon Leiser Building include:
- the location of the building on the corner of Yates Street and Waddington Alley;
- the distinctive High Victorian design elements of the facade, such as the bilateral symmetry, Richardsonian arched entrance, double cornice and central pediment, turrets, pilasters with finials which accentuate the building's verticality, and the large street front wood windows and simple fenestration pattern of the upper storeys;
- the distinctive structural elements and building materials, such as the post-and-beam framing, and brick and stone cladding;
- major interior elements attributable to the time of ownership of Simon Leiser, such as spatial configurations, and post-and-beam construction;
- the formal treatment and continuation of street front architectural and decorative elements on the Waddington Alley facade.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.967
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation patrimoniale
Date de reconnaissance
1979/11/09
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
- Bureau ou édifice à bureaux
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Entrepôt
Architecte / Concepteur
A.C. Ewart
Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Victoria Planning and Development Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DcRu-762
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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