Lumsden Plaza
215 James Street North, Lumsden, Saskatchewan, S0G, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2004/05/25
Autre nom(s)
Lumsden Plaza
Balfour & Bros. General Store
Lumsden Plaza
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1903/01/01 à 1903/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/08/30
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Lumsden Plaza is a Municipal Heritage Property comprising two civic lots on the corner of 2nd Avenue and James Street within the corporate limits of the Town of Lumsden. The site features a two-storey brick building.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of Lumsden Plaza lies in its association with the development of commerce in the district. The Town of Lumsden grew around the railway station constructed in 1890 for the new rail line that linked Regina and Saskatoon. Built in 1903 across the street from that railway station, Lumsden Plaza formed the core of the Lumsden business district having housed a bank, several retailers and professional offices. A particularly notable business was the Balfour and Bros. General Store which occupied most of the ground floor from 1903 until the early 1970s.
The heritage value of Lumsden Plaza resides in the building’s architecture. Made of brick manufactured in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, the functional design features a wooden cornice and brick detailing around the windows and doors. The surviving original window and door frames feature an Edwardian influence. The design demonstrates the builder’s consciousness of the challenges of building in the Qu’Appelle Valley, having proven remarkably resilient to the soil conditions found at valley bottom. The stone and brick foundation tapers upward from its approximately two foot base. Additional support is provided by wooden columns evenly spaced along the centre of the basement.
Source:
Town of Lumsden Bylaw No. 5-2000.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of Lumsden Plaza resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that reflect the building's prominence within Lumsden’s commercial district such as its two-storey design, the two bank vaults, the exterior walls which follow the irregular property line.
-those elements that reflect the building’s architecture such as the use of brick and stone, the foundation, the wooden cornice, the skylight, the wooden support columns and detailing on the original door and window frames.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Saskatchewan
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Sask.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)
Type de reconnaissance
Bien patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2004/05/25
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
- Banque ou bourse
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Bureau ou édifice à bureaux
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Halle ou place de marché
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
File: MHP 2271
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 2271
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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