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Land Titles Building

76 Fairford Street W, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, S6H, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1997/07/07

Front view of Land Titles Building; Government of Saskatchewan, James Winkel, 2004.
The Land Titles Building
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Autre nom(s)

Land Titles Building
Moose Jaw Land Titles Building
Yvette Moore Fine Art Gallery

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1910/01/01 à 1910/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2005/01/25

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Moose Jaw Land Titles building is a Municipal Heritage Property located at 76 Fairford Street West in Moose Jaw. The designation applies to a one-storey brick building located on five city lots downtown Moose Jaw.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of the Moose Jaw Land Titles Building resides in its association with growth and prosperity in the Moose Jaw region. It played a pivotal role in the transfer of land titles in that region at the turn of the century. The Dominion government's promotion of western settlement after the completion of the trans-continental railway in 1885, and the creation of Saskatchewan in 1905 resulted in a huge influx of prairie settlers. The increasing number of settlers led to the need for a network of Land Titles Offices across the province. As a result this building was constructed by the province in 1910 and expanded in 1922.

The heritage value of the Land Titles Building also lies in its architecture. The building was designed by prominent Regina architects Storey and Van Egmond and built by the Navin Brothers. The building's style evokes Georgian classicism through the fan shaped windows, Doric columns, and prominent cornice. Storey and Van Egmond used this style for several land titles buildings across the province. It also evokes permanency; something the government thought was essential to portray safety and security to those purchasing titles to new agricultural land in the West.

Source:

City of Moose Jaw Bylaw No. 4987 of 1997.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of the Moose Jaw Land Titles Building resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that reflect permanence and security such as the brick and Tyndall stone construction;
-those interior elements that reflect the use of the building as a land titles office such as the interior office partitions, marble floors, high ceiling, and fire-proof design;
-those architectural features that reflect the Georgian classical style such as the arched windows, Greek Doric columns adorning the main entrance and prominent cornice;
-the intermittent use of brick and Tyndall stone.

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

1997/07/07

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

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Thème - catégorie et type

Un territoire à peupler
Les établissements

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Commerce / Services commerciaux
Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons
Commerce / Services commerciaux
Studio ou atelier

Historique

Gouvernement
Bureau ou édifice à bureau

Architecte / Concepteur

Edgar Storey and William Van Egmond

Constructeur

Navin Brothers

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK File: MHP 855

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

MHP 855

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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