Moncton in Westmorland County, New Brunswick — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
The Transcript Building
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2019
1. The Transcript Building Marker
Publisher and Editor of The Transcript
Revitalized in 1990 by the Law Firm of
Ellsworth Johnson & Partners
Registered as a Historic Place on
September 9, 1996
This commemorative plaque was erected by
Ellsworth Johnson & Partners
on October 20, 2016, in celebration
of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Firm.
Erected 2016 by Ellsworth Johnson & Partners.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 46° 5.286′ N, 64° 46.712′ W. Marker is in Moncton, New Brunswick, in Westmorland County. Marker is on Westmorland Street just south of Main Street (New Brunswick Route 106), on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the east-side entrance on Westmorland Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 828 Main Street, Moncton NB E1C 1G2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Capitol Theatre / Théâtre Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Methodism in Moncton (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); First Moncton United Baptist Church (about 180 meters away); Masonic Temple / Temple de l’Ordre maçonnique
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Regarding The Transcript Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places #4907. In 1996, the Transcript was designated a Heritage Property through the City of Moncton Heritage Preservation Law.
In a time when newspapers were unabashedly partisan, a group of Liberal businessmen bought a weekly paper in Sackville called The Transcript in 1882 and moved it to Moncton, immediately establishing it as a daily to compete with the Tory Moncton Times. The Moncton Transcript failed to really compete until 1887, when the firebrand John T. Hawke was brought in from Ottawa to take over as publisher, a political move said to have been engineered by Sir Wilfred Laurier himself. Stevens and Hawke soon were warring daily in their newspapers' editorials, to the delight of a growing base of readers.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2019
2. The Transcript Building Marker
Also see . . . Transcript Building. Canada's Historic Places website entry:
The Transcript Building is designated as a Local Historic Place because it is an expression of the Italianate architecture and for its level of preservation. In 1897, John T. Hawke purchased the land and built on the same site the former wooden Transcript building. In 1900, he built a brick structure with a prominent three-story capped tower. (Submitted on June 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2019
3. Transcript Building Heritage Marker
Édifice du Transcript
1900
Designated Heritage Property 1996
Désigné lieu patrimoniale en 1996
(located at front entrance on Main Street)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 28, 2019
4. The Transcript Building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
