Northfield School
2249 Northfield Road, Nanaimo, Colombie-Britannique, V9S, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/10/07
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1920/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/10/05
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Northfield School is a two story, institutional building located on a main thoroughfare in a mixed-use neighbourhood north of the city centre. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Northfield School building is significant as one of few remaining early buildings in an area that, until amalgamation with the City of Nanaimo in 1975, was a distinct community. Originally developed as a coal mining town in the late 19th century, Northfield enjoyed a brief resurgence as such in the late 1930s. In addition to coal mining, small-scale farming, dynamite manufacturing and other businesses were developed. Amalgamation and development between separate coal towns eventually blurred the distinctions among them. Northfield School serves as a physical reminder of the area's original development as a distinct community.
Built around 1920, the Northfield School is a very good example of Department of Public Works school designs of this era. Typical elements of this style include a central front entry, ground level first floor and banks of windows in the upstairs classrooms. Minor alterations over time have not altered the essential form or overall appearance of the building.
The Northfield School's height, mass and location on a main thoroughfare make it an important neighbourhood landmark.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of the Northfield School building include:
- all of the elements of provincial government school design of this era as expressed in the form and notable massing, horizontal lapped twin beveled wooden siding, multi-paned double-hung and wooden-sash casement windows, complex hip roof with parallel front gable extensions, central entry with half-timbering in the gable over the front door, attic vents in the gable ends.
- the building's location on a main thoroughfare.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2002/10/07
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- L'éducation et le bien-être de la société
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Éducation
- Établissement de formation spécialisée ou centre de formation
Historique
- Éducation
- École primaire et secondaire
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRx-93
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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