Autre nom(s)
Court House
Gravelbourg Court House
Gravelbourg Town Office
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1926/01/01 à 1927/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/06/05
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Court House is a Municipal Heritage Property situated on Main Street in the Town of Gravelbourg. The property features a two storey court house clad in brick.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Court House resides in its architecture. Constructed in 1926-27, the building is one of a series of court houses designed by the office of the provincial architect. Architect and engineer Maurice Sharon designed ten provincial court houses during his tenure as provincial architect from 1916 to 1930. Several towns and cities were designated as judicial centres where court houses would be built. Larger centres, like Yorkton, Kerrobert, Prince Albert, Weyburn and Estevan, received buildings of substantial size. For smaller communities, a prototypical design was developed and realized first in Gravelbourg and later in Shaunavon, Wynyard, Melfort and Assiniboia. The Yorkton Court House, Sharon’s first design, exhibits an elaborate Beaux-Arts style common to other provincial buildings constructed before his appointment. He embraced a Colonial Revival style for the remaining nine buildings, including Gravelbourg’s court house. These buildings featured pitched roofs, rain gutters integrated with projecting metal cornices, central cupolas with attic ventilation, and brick cladding trimmed with stone. The incorporation of these design elements reduced construction costs and improved roof drainage while retaining the appropriate sense of grandeur for a judicial building.
The Court House is also valued as one of several substantial and significant buildings constructed in Gravelbourg prior to 1930. Gravelbourg is notable as a small community that is home to several monumental buildings, including the Cathedral, the Convent and the Bishop’s Residence. Related through the use of Claybank Brick and elaborate architecture, these monumental buildings have become important landmarks in the community.
Source:
Town of Gravelbourg Bylaw No. 868/89.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Court House resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that illustrate Maurice Sharon's interpretation of Colonial Revival architecture, such as the symmetrical façades, a central cupola, sloped roof, brick walls, main entrances adorned with transoms, and entrance portico flanked with columns;
-those elements reflecting its status as a landmark in the community, such as the use of brick manufactured at the Claybank Brick Plant and the building’s orientation on its original lot.
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
1989/01/26
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Gouverner le Canada
- La sécurité et la loi
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Gouvernement
- Hôtel de ville
Historique
- Gouvernement
- Palais de justice et/ou bureaux d'enregistrement
Architecte / Concepteur
Sharon, Maurice W.
Constructeur
Smith Brothers and Wilson
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
File: MHP 1249
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 1249
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o