VICTORIA SANDSTONE SCHOOL
411 - 11 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta, T2G, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2004/11/15
Autre nom(s)
VICTORIA SANDSTONE SCHOOL
Victoria Park Sandstone School
Victoria School
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1912/01/01 à 1913/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/01/10
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Victoria Sandstone School is a pre-World War One, two-storey sandstone school building situated on a large parcel of land comprising forty city lots in a warehouse district in the Victoria Park community immediately south of downtown Calgary. A large addition constructed in 1961 is not included in the designation.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Victoria Sandstone School lies in its representation of the dynamic growth of Calgary shortly before World War One, when the demands of the time warranted the construction of facilities to educate the school population in new, rapidly growing communities such as East Ward (now Victoria Park).
Constructed of Paskapoo Sandstone, a local material unique to the Calgary area, in a simply detailed Edwardian Classical style, the school was built in 1912 as an addition to an earlier sandstone school building that was later demolished. At the time of its construction, sandstone was commonly used as a building material for large public and commercial buildings and Calgary was known as "Sandstone City". From 1914 to 1930, it housed the Victoria Provisional School and was one of four school buildings used as an emergency hospital during an influenza epidemic that occurred in 1918.
The Victoria Sandstone School is a conspicuous local landmark that establishes a direct historical link with Calgary's pre-World War One boom years. A substantial structure within Victoria Park, it maintains the dominant character of the area.
Source: Calgary Heritage Authority Inventory (File: 02-112)
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of the Victoria Sandstone School include key elements of the simplified Edwardian Classical Style such as:
- the square form and mass;
- pyramidal pitched roof with central cupola;
- exterior walls of rock-faced Paskapoo sandstone with carved details;
- symmetrical fenestration pattern reflecting the symmetrical placement of interior classrooms around a central corridor;
- pressed metal entablature with central pediment; carved sandstone entranceway with entablature on three pilasters;
- original building identification “VICTORIA SCHOOL” carved in entablature above doors;
- flagpole;
- metals railings;
- interior slate stair treads and brass handrails with arched openings.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Alberta
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Alb.)
Loi habilitante
Historical Resources Act
Type de reconnaissance
Ressource historique municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2004/11/15
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1914/01/01 à 1930/01/01
1918/01/01 à 1918/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- L'éducation et le bien-être de la société
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Éducation
- École primaire et secondaire
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Calgary, Planning Development and Assessment, PO Box 2100, Station M, #8117, Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 (File: #02-112)
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4664-0128
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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