1 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — 326 West Pender Street — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: J.S.D. Taylor —

This building is an integral part of the Victory Square area dating back to 1929. The facade was renovated in 1948 by architect W.H. Birmingham. It was given Neo-classical treatments including a decorative cornice installed below the original . . . — — Map (db m54517) HM

2 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — B.C. Electric Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architects: Sharp and Thompson Berwick Pratt —

This landmark building, completed in 1957 as the head office for BC Electric Company, is a significant example of the Internationalist style of modern architecture. Floors are cantilevered from a central load bearing concrete core and supported by . . . — — Map (db m32348) HM

3 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — BC Permanent Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architects: Hooper and Watkins —

This small scale but well-executed example of Beaux-Arts classicism was designed by Thomas Hooper (the architect of Shaughnessy's Hycroft Mansion) and Elwood Watkins. Built in 1907 for Thomas Talton Langlois' BC Permanent Loan Company, after 1935 it . . . — — Map (db m54523) HM

4 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Canadian Bank of Commerce Building — Architects: Darling and Pearson — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

In the early 20th century, bank buildings were designed to recall classical temples and evoke a sense of permanence and dignity. The Neo-Classical design, imposing Ionic columns, decorative stonework, and prominent roof cornice of this building make . . . — — Map (db m33025) HM

5 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Carnegie Library — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: George William Grant —

This eclectic 1903 building was one of 2,507 public libraries paid for by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the richest person in the world when he retired in 1901. Carnegie believed in the "Gospel of Wealth" and gave away 90% of . . . — — Map (db m32318) HM

6 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Chinese Freemasons Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: Samuel Buttrey Birds (1913) —

The Chi Kung Tong, later the Chinese Freemasons, purchased this building in 1907. It included meeting rooms, a male dormitory and a Chinese school - uses common to Chinese Society Buildings. The Chi Kung Tong assisted early immigrants from China who . . . — — Map (db m53798) HM

7 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Deutschesland Café — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: Max B. Downing —

This unusual building is one of the few surviving Art Deco buildings in downtown Vancouver. Its roofline an exuberant crenelated cornice built in cast concrete and designed in a curvilinear waterfall theme. Downing is best known as the architect of . . . — — Map (db m41926) HM

8 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Dominion Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architects: J.S. Helyer & Son —

This ornate Beaux-Arts skyscraper was commissioned by Imperial Trust in 1906 but opened in 1910 as the Dominion Trust Building after this company assumed the debt and completed construction. It was the tallest building in the British Empire at that . . . — — Map (db m54360) HM

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9 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Drill Hall — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: Department of Public Works —

This fortress-like building has served as the drill hall and armoury for the British Columbia Regiment since its opening by HRH the Duke of Cornwall and York in 1901. The solid building with three-foot thick walls, was constructed of Gabriola Island . . . — — Map (db m54225) HM

10 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Flack Block — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: William Blackmore —

Thomas Flack commissioned this landmark commercial building in 1898, following his return from a prosperous venture to the Klondike gold fields. Completed in 1900, it framed one of the city's most prominent intersections, facing the first provincial . . . — — Map (db m53619) HM

11 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Power Block — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architects: N.S. Hoffar, 1888, Townley & Matheson, 1929 —

This rare example of an art deco exterior employing colourful terra cotta with Egyptian overtones was designed by the architects of Vancouver's city hall as part of a 1929 building renovation. The interior structure dates from built in 1888 for . . . — — Map (db m42010) HM

12 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Randall Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: Richard T. Perry —

Built in 1929 for the brokerage firm S.W. Randall Company, this commercial building is a good example of the design of the city's downtown office development at the time of the Great Depression. The brick cladding is enriched by the terra cotta . . . — — Map (db m54834) HM

13 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — St. Regis Hotel — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: W.T. Whiteway —

Of the turn-of-the century hotels built in the downtown area before World War I, this is the last one that has survived as a hotel. Noted architect W.T. Whiteway designed it in 1913. He was the architect of the Sun Tower, the original 1903 Woodard's . . . — — Map (db m41988) HM

14 ► British Columbia, Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Vancouver Rowing Club — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: J.W. Keagey —

The Vancouver Rowing Club was established in 1899 when the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club joined the Vancouver Boating Club. Throughout it's history the Vancouver Rowing Club has played an important part in the athletic and social life of Vancouver. This . . . — — Map (db m31941) HM

15 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Abrams Block — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

This hotel dates back to 1887, part of the rapid development of the city prior to and upon arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The original hotel here, known as Tremont House, was a wood frame building with a second floor balcony spanning the . . . — — Map (db m236472) HM

16 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines Architect: John C. Day This was built in 1926 as the corporate offices for the Royal Financial Trust Co., in Classical and Gothic ornamentation with terra cotta cladding. By 1931 the company was . . . — — Map (db m236785) HM

17 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Canada Pacific Railway Station — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Canada Pacific Railway Station Architects: Barott, Blackader & Webster As the terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railway, this site has been an important landmark since the completion of the railway in 1886. This Neo-Classical . . . — — Map (db m236312) HM

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18 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Ceperley Rounsefell Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Ceperley Rounsefell Building Architects: Sharp and Thompson Built in 1921, this was the headquarters of one of the province's largest insurance and real estate firms with roots going back to the city's incorporation. Henry . . . — — Map (db m236783) HM

19 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Cordage Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Cordage Building Architect: Hugh Braunton This residential hotel built in 1911 replaced an older section of the Granville Hotel which had connected to what is now the Grand Hotel to the west. Its elegant Edwardian and Classical . . . — — Map (db m236411) HM

20 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — George Leslie's Lane Cottage — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

George Leslie's Lane Cottage Builder: George Leslie This circa 1901 Yaletown home was relocated to Mole Hill in 2002 and restored by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation. It was originally situated on the lane at [t]he rear of . . . — — Map (db m236746) HM

21 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Greenshields Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Greenshields Building Builder: J.J. McLuckie This former Warehouse was constructed in 1901-02 as two separate buildings designed to appear as one. Greenshields, Son & Company was a prominent Montreal-based dry goods firm which . . . — — Map (db m236396) HM

22 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Hotel Georgia —

This distinguished hovel designed in the Georgian Revival style was opened in 1927 by Edward Prince of Vale, who later became King Edward VII. Though the 1920s prominent buildings such as this were quickly replacing the area's early houses and . . . — — Map (db m236323) HM

23 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Hotel Vancouver — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Architects: John S. Archibald & John Schofield In 1887, the first Hotel Vancouver opened at Georgia and Granville Streets. It was replaced in 1916 by more lavish building at the same location. In 1928, construction began on the third and . . . — — Map (db m236318) HM

24 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Orpheum Theatre —

Orpheum Theatre Architects: B. Marcus Priteca & Frederick J. Peters The Orpheum, built and financed by local entrepreneur Joseph F. Langer, was part of the Chicago-based Orpheum Circuit theaters. It opened in 1927 as the largest . . . — — Map (db m236733) HM

25 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Robinson Block / Rene Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

The Robinson Block was built in 1889 Zebulon Franks, a Jewish immigrant from Russia who arrived in 1887, relocated his general supply store here from Carrall Street in the early 1890s. It catered to resource industry workers - loggers, fishers, . . . — — Map (db m236403) HM

26 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Roedde House — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Roedde House Attributed to Francis Mawson Rattenbury This Queen Anne style home of Vancouver's first bookbinder was built by Gustav and Matilda Roedde in 1893. Efforts to restore the house and establish a unique heritage park . . . — — Map (db m236348) HM

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27 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — St. Paul's Anglican Episcopal Church — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

St. Paul's Anglican Episcopal Church Architect: W.H. Archer This attractive wooden Gothic Revival church, built in 1905, was modelled after a typical English Parish church. Regional influences in the building can be seen in . . . — — Map (db m236749) HM

28 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Taylor Building — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Taylor Building Architects: Grant & Henderson Walter Taylor and Edward Clarence Taylor commissioned this commercial building in 1911. Walter Taylor was the founder and managing director of the Empress Manufacturing Company, . . . — — Map (db m236398) HM

29 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — The Grand Hotel / The Terminus Hotel — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

The Grand Motel was built in 1889. It was known as the Granville Motel until its expansion in 1904. Designed by Noble Stonestrott Hoffar, one of Vancouver's earliest architects, it is a fine example of the Victorian Italianate style, and one of . . . — — Map (db m236409) HM

30 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Central Vancouver — Thomas Fee House — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Thomas Fee House Architects: Parr and Fee This early West End home was designed and built in 1904 as the private home of Thomas Fee, a partner in the well-known architectural firm of Parr and Fee. The firm was responsible for the . . . — — Map (db m236747) HM

31 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — 144 West 10th Avenue —

Grocer Fred Welsh was the first owner of this home which was built in 1894 during the early development of the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. This Queen Anne style cottage has elaborate wooden decoration including delicate brackets, shingles and . . . — — Map (db m236645) HM

32 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — 148 West 10th Avenue —

This 1908 house is a good example of the Edwardian Builder style which was popular during the city's building boom in the early years of the 20th century. These wooden frame buildings were often two and a half stories with a full front porch simple . . . — — Map (db m236641) HM

33 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — 150 West 10th Avenue —

Like its neighbour at 118 West 10th Avenue, this house is characteristic of Edwardian design which was popular in the early 20th century. The upper storey balcony with its arched opening and balustrade is a particular attractive feature. This house . . . — — Map (db m236639) HM

34 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — Grauer Residence —

JC. Turnbull built and briefly lived in this 1909 Queen-Anne-styled home. It was later acquired by Jacob Grauer, a postmaster at Eburne, whose sons became public figures. The front facade features outstanding ornamentation, coloured glass windows, . . . — — Map (db m236647) HM

35 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — Nye's Gas Station — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Nye’s Gas Station Architects: Townley and Matheson The firm of Townley and Matheson, best known for designing Vancouver's City Hall further up Cambie Street, designed this early brick gas station in 1922 for Captain Percival Nye . . . — — Map (db m236701) HM

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36 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, East Vancouver — Vancouver City Hall — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Vancouver City Hall Architects: Townley and Matheson Built in 1935-36 as a symbol of Vancouver's growth, City Hall is a prime example of Moderne design. Its geometric silhouette, stylized bands of ornamentation, elegant light . . . — — Map (db m236651) HM

37 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Fairview — Model School — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Model School Architect: E.E. Blackmore Built in 1905 as an elementary school for teacher-training, this was the first institutional building in the area. This richly textured sandstone building with deeply set windows, a formal . . . — — Map (db m236687) HM

38 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Fairview — Normal School — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

Normal School Architects: Pearce & Hope Gothic Revival details such as the arched entranceway, rough granite and sandstone walls, and stained glass windows contribute to this building's image of permanence. School teachers from . . . — — Map (db m236689) HM

39 ► British Columbia, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, Fairview — Shaw House — City of Vancouver Heritage Building —

This rare surviving 1894 Victorian home was one of the first homes built in Fairview Slopes. Within a decade houses covered the entire neighbourhood. Shaw House draws from the Italianate style with elements of the Eastlake style, such as elaborate . . . — — Map (db m236698) HM