Palace Hotel
275 Skinner Street, Nanaimo, Colombie-Britannique, V9R, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/10/07
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1889/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/08/19
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Palace Hotel is a two-storey, brick, Italianate style building located in Nanaimo's downtown core. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Valeur patrimoniale
Built in 1889, the Palace Hotel is a very good example of the Italianate style, one of the most popular nineteenth century styles in North America. The Palace Hotel was one of the earliest of the new type of hotels that was built during this era. It marks the beginning of a transition from the City's early rough, pioneer type architecture to a more refined and elegant style. Although there have been numerous renovations over the years, the building retains much of its original character.
The Palace Hotel represents the economic boom that was generated by the completion of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway and the expansion of the No. 1 Coal Mine in the 1880s. This handsome, ornate brick building speaks to the mood of prosperity and possibility prevalent at the time.
The Palace Hotel represents the social importance of hotels in Nanaimo history. Like most mining communities, early Nanaimo had a large population of single, often transient, men. As affordable housing alternatives, hotels functioned as living quarters and, in the saloons and restaurants typically located on the ground floor, as social centres.
The value of the Palace Hotel lies in its location at the bend of a curvilinear, narrow lane that intersects with the main downtown thoroughfare. The view to the Palace Hotel is framed by landmark historic structures on the main street. The hotel itself partially closes the vista from the main street and acts to create a feeling of intimacy and seclusion.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department, file #6800-20-H01-02/275 Skinner Street
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements of the Palace Hotel include:
-all the elements of Italianate style as expressed in the vertical proportions, simple form and massing, symmetrical facade, brick cladding and detailing, tall, narrow double hung wooden sash windows, molded window hoods, substantial cornice and the painted swag ribbon sign.
-the location of the building at the bend of a narrow, curvilinear street, visible from the main street of the downtown core.
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
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Commerce et affaires
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Hôtel, motel ou auberge
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department, file #6800-20-H01-02/275 Skinner Street
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DgRx-72
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o