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Royal Oak Community Hall

4516 West Saanich Road, Saanich, Colombie-Britannique, V8Z, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1979/09/17

Exterior view of the Royal Oak Community Hall.; Derek  Trachsel, District of Saanich, 2004.
Front elevation.
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Autre nom(s)

Royal Oak Community Hall
Women's Institute

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1911/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2004/10/29

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Royal Oak Community Hall is a two-storey wood-frame vernacular Edwardian era building, located in a commercial area, in the Royal Oak area of Saanich.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Royal Oak Community Hall is valued for its part in the development of the Saanich community, and in particular its association with the Women's Institute since 1930. Built by men of the community, with local donations, in 1911 under the direction of contractor Robert Hetherington, the Hall stands as a reminder of early social values in Saanich, and illustrates a cohesive sense of community. Together with the old Municipal Hall, the Community Hall represents the early development of Saanich's municipal government and social institutions.

The historic social function of the Hall is an ongoing part of the Saanich community. This Hall provided the Women's Institute with the ideal location to fulfill their mandate of looking after the welfare of the district through charitable acts such as dances, work bees, and sporting events. This building contributed to the unity of a widely dispersed rural population by creating a central meeting place for the community.

The Royal Oak Community Hall is also significant for its associations with the growth and development of its neighbourhood context. Royal Oak is located in the Colquitz River watershed, almost in the centre of Saanich. Royal Oak citizens led the move to incorporation of the District of Saanich in 1906 and it was the seat of municipal government until 1965. Royal Oak was farmed from the 1860s, and major suburban subdivisions, including Broadmead, did not occur until later in the twentieth century.

Source: Heritage Planning Files, District of Saanich

Éléments caractéristiques

Key elements that define the heritage character of Royal Oak Community Hall include its:
- form, scale and massing, including a fine sense of proportion
- low pitched hip roof
- symmetrical facade, with two hipped roof pavilions, flanking the central entrance
- facade details such as a contrasting string course with signboard
- cladding, the lower two-thirds has drop siding and, above a wide string course, the top third is cedar shingled
- four opaque coloured glass windows, the upper ones with Tudor-arched headers
- continuous series of decorative brackets under the eaves

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Colombie-Britannique

Autorité de reconnaissance

Administrations locales (C.-B.)

Loi habilitante

Local Government Act, art.967

Type de reconnaissance

Désignation patrimoniale

Date de reconnaissance

1979/09/17

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
L'organisation communautaire

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Historique

Loisirs
Auditorium, cinéma ou boîte de nuit

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Heritage Planning Files, District of Saanich

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

DcRu-777

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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