St. Paul's Anglican Church
100 Chapel Street, Nanaimo, Colombie-Britannique, V9R, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/10/07
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1931/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/07/30
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
St. Paul's Anglican Church is a modest Gothic Revival style building located in Nanaimo's downtown core. The historic place comprises the church, attached hall and grounds.
Valeur patrimoniale
St. Paul's Anglican Church is significant as one of the oldest, continuously functioning parishes in British Columbia, linked to both the ecclesiastic history of the province and the earliest social and spiritual development of Nanaimo. Built on land given by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1859, the current building is the third church on the site. Other than the Bastion, built from 1853-55, no other building remains to represent this earliest period of Nanaimo's European history.
Built in 1931, St. Paul's Anglican Church is an excellent and the only identified local example of Gothic Revival architecture, a popular style for churches in this period. The building's modest proportions and minimal ornamentation reflect its construction during the Depression. St. Paul's Anglican Church was designed by architect J.C.M. Keith, best known for Victoria's landmark Christ Church Cathedral.
The landscaped grounds in front of the church, combined with the adjacent Dallas Square Cenotaph plaza, form a significant park area at a busy downtown intersection. The front garden, with a winding path that leads to the main entry, creates a barrier from the street and a secluded, peaceful ambience appropriate to a church building.
St. Paul's Anglican Church is part of a cluster of heritage buildings located at a major downtown intersection.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department, file #6800-20-H01-02/100 Chapel Street
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements of St. Paul's Anglican Church include:
-all the elements of Gothic Revival architecture as expressed in the building's exterior including the massing, masonry construction, vertical proportions, window quoins, tall arched stained glass windows, and decorative pre-cast concrete trim.
-the spatial configuration of the church and gardens.
-the location of the building within a grouping of historic buildings and adjacent to the Dallas Square Cenotaph.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2002/10/07
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1859/01/01 à 1859/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
J.C.M. Keith
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department, file #6800-20-H01-02/100 Chapel Street.
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRx-81
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o