Royal Bank of Canada Building
104 Main Street, Wawota, Saskatchewan, S0G, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2005/01/19
Autre nom(s)
Royal Bank of Canada Building
The Union Bank of Canada
RM of Walpole and RM of Wawken Office
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1919/01/01 à 1948/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/08/10
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Royal Bank of Canada Building is a Municipal Heritage Property located within the Town of Wawota occupying two town lots at 104 Main Street. The property features a two-storey, brick building constructed in 1919.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Royal Bank of Canada Building lies in its status as a former bank. Constructed by the Union Bank of Canada in 1919 on a prominent location on Main Street near the railway tracks, the bank was the only financial institution in the town until after World War Two. As such, the bank, occupied a central role in the financial lives of the people in the area. The Union Bank merged with the Royal Bank in 1925 and the building remained a Royal Bank branch until a new building was constructed in 1972. The bank’s façade, constructed out of brick and stone, projected an image of permanence and wealth, while minimizing the threat of fire to financial documents. Reflecting the post-World War One trend toward less ostentations architecture, the building features an extremely subdued façade, highlighted only by the stone sills and lintels and the brick entablature, which tops the slightly recessed bay on the second floor. The structure contains two of the bank vaults including the original safe in the basement and a second safe added to the rear of the building in 1948.
Source:
Town of Wawota Bylaw 2/2005.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Royal Bank of Canada Building resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that reflect the building’s former use as a bank, including the brick exterior, subdued brick-and-stone detailing and bank vaults;
-the building’s small rectangular form and limited massing;
-the building’s location on its original position.
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
2005/01/19
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1919/01/01 à 1972/12/31
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Commerce et affaires
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Magasin ou commerce de vente au détail
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Banque ou bourse
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
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 2288
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 2288
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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