Old Town Office
102 Maple Avenue S, Eastend, Saskatchewan, S0N, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1987/02/11
Autre nom(s)
Old Town Office
Eastend Union Bank
Red Coat Booksellers
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1920/01/01 à 1920/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/11/25
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Eastend's Old Town Office is a Municipal Heritage Property located at 102 Maple Avenue South in Eastend. The designation applies to a two-storey brick building on Eastend's main street.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Old Town Office resides in its important role in community life, originally as a bank and subsequently for public offices. Settlers and land speculators began to move to the region with the completion of the railway and Eastend's incorporation in 1914. It was during this period of rapid settlement that chartered banks began to establish branches in strategic locations throughout western Canada. Constructed by the Union Bank in 1920, this red brick building eventually became the Royal Bank when the Union and Royal banks amalgamated on September 1, 1925. Competition among the banks led to the Royal Bank closing its doors in Eastend on April 20, 1932. After ceasing operations as a bank, the property continued to serve as a public building, housing a post office until 1962 and, later, the administrative office for the Town of Eastend and the Rural Municipality of White Valley No. 49.
The heritage value of the Old Town Office also resides in its architecture. The bank's red brick exterior, white cornice, and symmetrical facades are indicative of the Georgian Revival architectural style. The style worked well for two-storey office buildings giving the building a dignified presence at a reasonable cost.
Source:
Town of Eastend Bylaw No. 304/87.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Old Town Office resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those architectural elements that reflect the building's original use as a bank including the walk-in safe and the red brick exterior, white cornice, and symmetrical façade that evoke a sense of permanency and security;
-those elements that speak to its prominence in the community such as the building's location on Eastend's main street.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Saskatchewan
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Sask.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)
Type de reconnaissance
Bien patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
1987/02/11
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1932/01/01 à 1932/12/31
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Commerce et affaires
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Bureau ou édifice à bureaux
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Banque ou bourse
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
MHP 1078
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 1078
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o