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Hespeler Town Hall

11, Tannery Street E., City of Cambridge, Ontario, N3C, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 2001/01/13

Featured is the façade with pilasters and pediments.; Martina Braunstein, 2007.
Façade of Hespeler Town Hall, 2007
Of note are the paired windows and penetrating brick quoining.; Martina Braunstein, 2007.
Rear Elevation of Hespeler Town Hall, 2007
Of note is the tower on the east side of the building.; Martina Braunstein, 2007.
East Elevation of Hespeler Town Hall, 2007

Autre nom(s)

Hespeler Town Hall
11 Tannery Street East

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1914/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2009/03/11

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Hespeler Town Hall is located at 11 Tannery Street East, south of Queen Street East and north of Adam Street South, in the former Village of Hespeler, now the City of Cambridge. The two-storey brown-brick building was constructed in 1914.

This property was designated, for its historic and architectural value, by the City of Cambridge, in 2001, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 194-01).

Valeur patrimoniale

The Hespeler Town Hall is a prominent feature on Tannery Street East. Along with the adjacent library and other surrounding buildings they form an impressive streetscape.

The Hespeler Town Hall is representative of the social, cultural, political and economic history of the Village of Hespeler, now the City of Cambridge. It was built in 1914 and used for a number of municipal purposes, including the offices of the Mayor and Clerk, the police department and jail, assessment and taxation offices, the office for the board of health and welfare, and the town council chambers.

The Hespeler Town Hall was built in the Beaux Arts style by John Evans of the architectural firm, Evans and Fulford, of the Town of Galt and built by the Grill Brothers. This grandiose building style was popular for public and commercial buildings at the turn of the 20th century, featuring columns, pilasters and pediments.

Sources: City of Cambridge, By-law 194-01; Hespeler Town Hall Information, supplied by L. Brown, a LACAC member.

Éléments caractéristiques

Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Hespeler Town Hall include its:
- prominent position on Tannery Street East
- flat roof
- tower
- large columns, grouped in pairs
- 8 over 8 windows
- pilasters and pediments surrounding doors
- decorative dentils below the cornice
- penetrating brick quoins

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Ontario

Autorité de reconnaissance

Administrations locales (Ont.)

Loi habilitante

Loi sur le patrimoine de l'Ontario

Type de reconnaissance

Désignation du patrimoine municipal (partie IV)

Date de reconnaissance

2001/01/13

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Gouverner le Canada
Les institutions gouvernementales

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Gouvernement
Caserne de pompier

Historique

Gouvernement
Hôtel de ville

Architecte / Concepteur

John Evans

Constructeur

Grill Brothers

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

City of Cambridge Planning Services 73 Water Street North Cambridge, Ontario N1R 5W8

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

HPON07-0224

Statut

Édité

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