Town Office
100 4th Street, Star City, Saskatchewan, S0E, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1982/06/14
Autre nom(s)
Town Office
Town Office
Bank of Commerce
Star City Post Office
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1919/01/01 à 1920/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/10/12
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Town Office is a Municipal Heritage Property located at 100-4th Street, one of the main thoroughfares in Star City. The designation applies to two municipal lots featuring a two-storey, brick-clad building constructed in 1919-1920.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Town Office lies in its architecture. The brick building is similar to others constructed by the Canadian Bank of Commerce after World War I. The Canadian Bank of Commerce established itself in Star City with the construction of this building in 1919-1920. The building's brick and pressed-metal detailing, symmetry, modestly-adorned main entrance, and simple design symbolize a sense of permanency, stability and security. Many commercial banks in rural Saskatchewan attempted to evoke secure qualities to satisfy the needs of their growing clientele.
Heritage value also lies in the building's association with its status as a prominent public building in Star City. Originally built as a bank it is located on the town's main street. After the bank closed in 1935, the building's location remained a prominent site for public offices. The building housed the post office from 1935 until 1963 and the Town Office and the Star City Regional Library in the years after 1963.
Source: Town of Star City Bylaw No. 299/82.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Town Office resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that reflect the modest yet permanent status of rural banking institutions built during this era, including the red brick façade, the pressed metal cornice and surround of the main entrance, symmetrical window openings and segregated windows;
-those elements that speak to the prominence and stability of the building in the community, such as its location.
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
1982/06/14
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1937/01/01 à 1963/12/31
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Commerce et affaires
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Gouvernement
- Hôtel de ville
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Banque ou bourse
- Gouvernement
- Bureau de poste
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 508
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 508
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o