Bostwick Officers' Club
203-205 Germain Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L, Canada
Formally Recognized:
1982/03/18
Other Name(s)
n/a
Links and documents
Construction Date(s)
1882/01/01 to 1884/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2007/06/08
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
Bostwick Officers’ Club is a one-storey brick industrial building with Italianate influences. It is located on Germain Street within the Trinity Royal Preservation Area of the City of Saint John.
Heritage Value
Bostwick Officers’ Club is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture and its association with Charles Merritt Bostwick and the 62nd Saint John Fusilliers Infantary.
Many of the buildings in the residential district of Germain street were constructed in the latter part of the 19th Century or early 20th Century as all the older buildings were destroyed in the Great Saint John Fire of 1877. Built between 1882 and 1884, Bostwick Officers’ Club is an example of a one-storey brick industrial building with Italianate influences from the city’s reconstruction period after the fire.
Bostwick Officers’ Club is also recognized due to its association with Charles Merritt Bostwick and the 62nd Saint John Fusilliers Infantry. Charles Merritt Bostwick Jr. took over ownership of the building in 1891. Although the offices remained vacant for several years at a time, the space was made use of by the 62nd Saint John Fusilliers Infantry as an Officers Club at various points in the building’s history. This included the years leading up to the First World War. Directly following the War, an influx of soldiers returning to the City initiated the need for specialized social programs. The Soldiers Comfort Association was organized at this location as a result. In 1920, George McArthur purchased the building and made it into a series of apartments alongside the neighbouring McArthur Apartments.
Source: Planning and Development Department - City of Saint John
Character-Defining Elements
The character defining elements that describe Bostwick Officers Club include:
- height and width proportions of the 2-story rectangular massing;
- window placement and proportions;
- vertical sliding, two over two, wood windows with sandstone sills;
- cornice.
Recognition
Jurisdiction
New Brunswick
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (NB)
Recognition Statute
Municipal Heritage Preservation Act, s.5(1)
Recognition Type
Municipal Heritage Preservation Act
Recognition Date
1982/03/18
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
1891/01/01 to 1920/01/01
Theme - Category and Type
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Architecture and Design
- Building Social and Community Life
- Community Organizations
- Governing Canada
- Military and Defence
Function - Category and Type
Current
- Residence
- Multiple Dwelling
Historic
- Defence
- Military Office
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
n/a
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
Planning and Development- City of Saint John
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
527
Status
Published
Related Places
n/a