GOODRIDGE BLOCK
9648 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1993/09/14
Autre nom(s)
W.W. Arcade Building
WW Arcade Building
Goodridge Building
GOODRIDGE BLOCK
W.W. Sales
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1911/01/01 à 1912/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/08/23
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Goodridge Block is a rectangular, three-storey brick Edwardian style commercial building. Located on a corner lot at the intersection of 97 Street and Jasper Avenue, it anchors the historic East Jasper district in the City of Edmonton.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Goodridge Block is historically significant as a mixed-use retail and office block developed by Leonard Goodridge in the heart of Edmonton's business district at the height of the pre-World War One economic boom. The Goodridge Block has a strong historical association with the hardware business beginning with the opening of W.W. Sales in 1930 under the direction of S.P. Wilson. The business name W.W. Arcade, which has sentimental associations for generations of Edmontonians, was adopted in 1942 when the Ainslie Brothers took over the business, and was continued by the Imperial Lumber Company, from 1980 until its closure in 1989.
The Goodridge Block, constructed between 1911 and 1912, is architecturally significant as a representative example of classical tradition in commercial architecture. Well-known Edmonton architect Robert Percy Barnes (1859-1926), generally credited with founding the Alberta Association of Architects in 1906, designed the Goodridge Block.
Source: City of Edmonton (Bylaw: 10469)
Éléments caractéristiques
- Form and massing that characterize the building's principle brick facades on a prominent corner lot;
- patterns of fenestration and rhythm of the structural openings;
- rusticated pilasters that emphasize the recessed end bays featuring a single window;
- brick and cast stone detailing, including the belt course above third storey windows, quoins, segmental window arches, voussoirs, keystones;
- metal cornice and parapet with date plaque;
- mosaic tiling and corner support pillar at the street corner entrance.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Alberta
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Alb.)
Loi habilitante
Historical Resources Act
Type de reconnaissance
Ressource historique municipal
Date de reconnaissance
1993/09/14
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
- Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons
- Résidence
- Édifice à logements multiples
Historique
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Bureau ou édifice à bureaux
Architecte / Concepteur
Robert Percy Barnes
Constructeur
Nesbitt and Miller
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Edmonton, Planning and Development Department, 10250 - 101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 3P4 (File: HC-2450)
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4664-0015
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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