Dallas Square Cenotaph
85 Church Street, Nanaimo, Colombie-Britannique, V9R, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/07/10
Autre nom(s)
War Memorial
Dallas Square Cenotaph
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1921/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/11/22
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Dallas Square Cenotaph is a 14-foot high granite monument with plaques commemorating those lost in World Wars I and II and the Korean War. The cenotaph is located in a small public park on a main downtown thoroughfare, overlooking the harbour.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Dallas Square Cenotaph, built in 1921 to commemorate local men who died during World War I, represents deeply felt community sensibilities about memory, war and loss. The cenotaph is still used as a memorial site and bears witness to annual Remembrance Day ceremonies, giving the community an important opportunity to gather and remember together.
The Dallas Square Cenotaph is the focal point of a small municipal park bordered by trees and St. Paul's Anglican Church yard on three sides. Facing a busy downtown street and the harbour, the Dallas Square Cenotaph and adjacent grounds are highly visible and provide a calm and restful green space in the downtown core.
The Dallas Square Cenotaph is a very good example of a simple, graceful monument. Minimally ornamented, the Cenotaph's design, created and executed by local monument works owner C.E.J. Millins, was based on an ancient Egyptian model.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of the Dallas Square Cenotaph include its:
- location in the center of a small municipal park, facing a main street and the harbour
- clean, graceful lines, minimal ornamentation and granite construction
- bronze plaques listing the names of those who died in World Wars I and II and the Korean War
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2002/07/10
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Gouverner le Canada
- L'histoire militaire et la défense
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Communauté
- Monument commémoratif
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
C.E.J. Millins
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRx-10
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o