Description of Historic Place

Salvation Army Citadel is located on Church Street in Moncton. It consists of a 2-story red brick Art Deco/Moderne commercial structure on a high basement in an H-plan layout.

Heritage Value

The Salvation Army Citadel is designated a Local Historic Place for its design elements and its architectural style. It is also recognized for its association with the Salvation Army.

This Art Deco/Art Moderne structure maintains many traditional Salvation Army Citadel details used throughout the world, including the use of parapets and brick. Instead of completely concealing the Colonial Revival style of an existing Salvation Army Barracks building, much of the original detail can still be discerned.

In 1898, the school buildings on the grounds of Central School were being sold at an auction. Mr. L. W. McAnn purchased one of the smaller school buildings, built in circa 1880’s, for $31.00 and moved it from the St. George Street/Alma Street area to its current location on Church Street. During the move, McAnn sold the building to the Salvation Army for use as a barracks. When the organization grew, the barracks and an additional structure were deemed inadequate. In 1926, a building committee consisting of A. C. Chapman, W. H. Lungsdin, Hanford Price, J. F. Edgett, L. H. Price and Roy Mills raised the funds and commissioned the Parsons-Ed Company as builders.

The Salvation Army Citadel is also designated for its association with the Salvation Army in Moncton. Having been established in Moncton since 1885, the Salvation Army’s contributions to Moncton’s social welfare, community life, spirituality and sense of charity date back nearly as far as the city itself. In 1996, the Salvation Army Citadel was designated a Heritage Property through the City of Moncton Heritage Preservation By-Law #Z-1102.

Source: Moncton Museum, Moncton, New Brunswick - second floor files – “16 Church St. – Salvation Army”.

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements relating to location and context include:
- located on site of original 1898 wooden Salvation Army Barracks and Central School building.

The character-defining elements relating to the exterior elements of the structure include:
- common overall Salvation army design elements;
- H-plan layout;
- common bond red brick walls;
- incorporated Colonial Revival former Central School building;
- concrete foundation;
- speed tile walls;
- symmetrical detailing;
- stepped and crenellated parapets with sandstone caps;
- rectangular brick patterns with stone boxed corners;
- 1 over 1, 3 over 2, 4 over 4 windows in single, double and triple groupings;
- stone lintels and lug sills;
- stone stringcourse between bays on façade;
- central entrance flanked by side entrances in façade bays;
- brick pilasters;
- voussoir segmented arch window openings with 6-light rectangular transoms;
- concrete steps to main entrance;

The character-defining elements relating to the old Central School building include:
- gabled parapet on north façade of former Central School building;
- exposed gambrel roof;
- flat dormers with dentilated cornices;
- engaged brick chimney through cornice.

The character-defining elements relating to the interior elements of the structure include:
- artistically exposed stone foundation wall of Central School building.