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Arrand Block

520-524 11th Street E, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1989/04/10

Front elevaton on 11th Street E., 1988.; Government of Saskatchewan, Frank Korvemaker, 1988
Arrand Block
View of enclosed verandas on rear of building, 1988.; Government of Saskatchewan, Frank Korvemaker, 1988
Arrand Block
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Autre nom(s)

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Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1912/01/01 à 1912/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2004/12/06

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Arrand Block is a Municipal Heritage Property comprised of two city lots on 11th Street East in the Broadway district of Saskatoon. The property features a three-storey, Classically-inspired, brick apartment building, which was constructed in 1912, and a non-contributing small garage on the rear of the lot.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of the Arrand Block resides primarily in the building's architecture, which is an excellent example of a luxurious, neo-Classical, mid-rise apartment building constructed for a specific clientele. Built by the prominent James and Walter T. Arrand Contractors' Company during the city's 1910-1912 building boom, the Arrand Block is unique in Saskatoon and its elegance reflects the fact that the Arrand cousins intended to reside in the building themselves. The structure's neo-Classical columns, which support ornate balconies, accentuate the unique design of the building, which was divided into three large, two-storey apartments with three suites on the top floor. The apartments originally had both front and back verandas, and although the back verandas were enclosed in 1926 to make sun rooms, the original form and character of the building have been maintained. The upper-suite skylights, luxurious for their time, remain in place today, as does the circular iron fire escape, which is nestled between the back verandas. The decorative entablature sits prominently atop the concrete columns and highlights the unique design of the building. Retaining much of its original character, the Arrand Block remains one of the few "boomtime" apartment buildings from an era when many commercial and residential structures began to dominate Saskatoon's major streetscapes.

Heritage value also lies in the building's association with the Arrand family and their prominence as contractors and well-known concrete specialists in Saskatoon. As owners of one of Saskatoon's major construction companies, the Arrand cousins were contractors for several prominent structures in the city, including the Broadway Bridge, the University Memorial Gates, the Saskatoon School for the Deaf, and the Capitol Theatre.

Source:

City of Saskatoon Bylaw No. 7029.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of the Arrand Block resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that speak to the building's Classically-inspired design, such as the three-storey, white, concrete-enclosed columns; the decorative entablature (cornice, frieze, architrave); the lintelled windows;
-those elements that reflect the unique layout of the building, such as the ornate balconies, the enclosed back verandas, and the upper suite skylights;
-those elements that are typical of 1910s architecture, such as the brick masonry and the original circular iron fire escape.

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

1989/04/10

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

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Thème - catégorie et type

Économies en développement
Commerce et affaires

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Résidence
Édifice à logements multiples

Historique

Architecte / Concepteur

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Constructeur

James and Walter T. Arrand

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation, Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina File: MHP 1243

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

MHP 1243

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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