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Royal Bank of Canada Building

104 Main Street, Wawota, Saskatchewan, S0G, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2005/01/19

Front elevation of Bank, 2005; Government of Saskatchewan, Brett Quiring, 2005.
Royal Bank Building of Canada Building
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Other Name(s)

Royal Bank of Canada Building
The Union Bank of Canada
RM of Walpole and RM of Wawken Office

Links and documents

Construction Date(s)

1919/01/01 to 1948/12/31

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2005/08/10

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

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.

Heritage Value

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.

Character-Defining Elements

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.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Saskatchewan

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (SK)

Recognition Statute

Heritage Property Act, s. 11(1)(a)

Recognition Type

Municipal Heritage Property

Recognition Date

2005/01/19

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

1919/01/01 to 1972/12/31

Theme - Category and Type

Developing Economies
Trade and Commerce

Function - Category and Type

Current

Commerce / Commercial Services
Shop or Wholesale Establishment

Historic

Commerce / Commercial Services
Bank or Stock Exchange
Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK File: MHP 2288

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

MHP 2288

Status

Published

Related Places

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