Autre nom(s)
Wynyard Court House
Wynyard Court House
Wynyard Court House
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1927/01/01 à 1927/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/01/03
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Wynyard Court House is a Municipal Heritage Property situated on 1.45 ha of grounds on the corner of 4th Street and Avenue C E in Wynyard. The property features a two-storey, brick building constructed in 1928.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Wynyard Court House lies in its architecture. The building is one of a series of court houses designed by the office of the provincial architect, a government department responsible for the design and/or supervision of all public buildings from 1905 until the office was discontinued in the early 1930s amidst the depression. Architect and engineer Maurice Sharon held the position between 1916 and 1930 and is credited with the design of ten Provincial court houses. Several towns and cities were identified as judicial centres with those at Yorkton, Kerrobert, Prince Albert, Weyburn and Estevan receiving buildings of substantial size, while those at Gravelbourg, Shaunavon, Wynyard, Melfort and Assiniboia received more modest buildings that share an identical prototypical design. While Sharon’s first courthouse at Yorkton exhibited an elaborate Beaux-Arts style, similar to other government buildings constructed to that time, he embraced a Colonial Revival style for the remaining nine buildings. These buildings featured pitched roofs, rain gutters integrated with projecting metal cornices, central cupola with attic ventilation, and brick cladding trimmed with stone. The incorporation of these design elements enabled the government to reduce construction costs and solve technical problems of roof drainage while retaining the appropriate sense of grandeur and presence symbolic of a judicial building.
The heritage value of the Wynyard Court House also lies in its prominence in the community. Situated on large, landscaped grounds on a prominent corner in Wynyard, the building is a local landmark due to its size, brick cladding, and location.
Source:
Town of Wynyard Bylaw No. 54/02.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Wynyard Court House resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those architectural elements that reflect the Colonial Revival style of architecture, such as the building's symmetry, sloped roof, portico, and entrance trim;
-those architectural elements specific to Saskatchewan court houses designed by Maurice Sharon that speak to the Wynyard Court House's design as part of a series of prototypical buildings, such as the hip roof, central cupola, and metal cornice with integral rain gutters;
-those elements associated with the building's prominence in the community, including its size, brick cladding, the sign on the front exterior, interior doorknobs with a map of Saskatchewan, and its location on a large maintained lot at the corner of 4th Street and Avenue C E.
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
2002/02/14
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Gouverner le Canada
- La sécurité et la loi
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Gouvernement
- Palais de justice et/ou bureaux d'enregistrement
Architecte / Concepteur
Sharon, Maurice W.
Constructeur
Smith Brothers and Wilson
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
MHP 2189
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 2189
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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