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2017 – Road Trip – Moosomin – McNaughton Building

September 23, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Moosomin was the home of a famous Canadian military person – General Andrew McNaughton.

General Andrew McNaughton was born in Moosomin in 1887. In the Second World War, he commanded Canada’s overseas army and then became Minister of Defence.

In the interwar years he was Chairman of the National Research Council and following the Second World War was Chairman of the International Joint Commission which handled questions pertaining to the international waters along the Canada-United States border.

The McNaughton building is part of the family heritage in Moosomin.

One of a handful of pre-1890 commercial buildings in Saskatchewan, it was constructed in 1886 with a major addition in 1890. The oldest part of the building was constructed of field stone in the Second Empire style, signified by the mansard roof with inset dormer windows bordered by intricate woodwork.

The 1890 brick and fieldstone addition was designed in an elaborate rendition of boomtown commercial architecture. The original owners, the McNaughton family, were prominent in Moosomin from the time R.D. McNaughton established his original wholesale and retail store in 1882.

They were the main wholesale supplier for towns across south-eastern Saskatchewan. Although R.D. McNaughton sold the business in 1909, successive owners continued to use the McNaughton name until the closure of the store in 1956.

Designated in 2004, the McNaughton Building is a Municipal Heritage Property.

Posted by Ted’s photos – Returns Early October on 2017-08-01 23:08:39

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2016 – Vancouver – Gastown – Burning it On

September 12, 2020 by 4g3nd4

On sunny days this street artist on Water Street in Gaston uses his magnifying glass and the suns rays to burn in his designs. He was busy "burning" a walking cane on this visit. And on shady days ——

Posted by Ted’s photos – For Me For You on 2016-07-23 13:42:06

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2019 – Road Trip – 164 – Nelson – 2 – Courthouse 1909

August 30, 2020 by 4g3nd4

Nelson’s 1909 built courthouse is one of the most photographed building in town. It stands on the corner of Vernon and Ward Streets – kinda hidden behind the ivy,

The building was designed by F.M. Rattenbury, famous for the British Columbia Parliament Buildings and the Empress Hotel in Victoria.

Rattenbury used a composite of Romanesque and Chateau styles to create a structure of stately beauty combined with an imposing strength appropriate to its judiciary nature.

Contractor W.C. Gillett, who was mayor of Nelson from 1906 to 1907, used Kootenay Marble quarried from his own Kaslo site for the construction.

Gillet employed British Columbia Douglas fir for the interior woodwork and the roof was constructed of slate taken from the west coast.

A building long admired for its fine design, the Nelson Court House stands as a testament to beauty and strength in a community that takes pride in its own living history.

ABOUT NELSON:
With 206 identified heritage sites, the city of Nelson has the highest number of heritage structures of any BC community outside of Vancouver and Victoria.

Nelson was one of the first communities in the pilot project for the Main Street Canada Program, with 70 heritage buildings in the downtown core restored between 1980 and 1985.

69 of the sites are on the Canadian Register of Historic Places – sites with a Statement of Significance that identifies the important heritage elements of the site.

Posted by Ted’s photos – For Me For You on 2019-10-08 13:59:34

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