C.N. Station at Railway Avenue
Railway Avenue, St. Walburg, Saskatchewan, S0M, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1982/09/14
Autre nom(s)
C.N. Station at Railway Avenue
Canadian National Railway Station
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1922/01/01 à 1922/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/03/27
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The C.N. Station at Railway Avenue is a Municipal Heritage Property comprising a single lot on Railway Avenue in the Town of St. Walburg. The property features a single storey, wood-frame train station constructed in 1922.
Valeur patrimoniale
The C.N. Station at Railway Avenue is valued for its role in the development of the community. The announcement that a branch line would be built through the area caused a village to form around this site in 1919. The railroad linked the community to a trans-national transportation network that made St. Walburg a regional hub. This station was completed 1921 and quickly came to symbolize the railway’s importance to the community. Although the station was closed in 1982, it served the area as a community centre and art gallery and is presently being converted into a chuckwagon interpretive centre. It stands as a landmark in St. Walburg.
The C.N. Station at Railway Avenue is also valued for its architecture, which reflects standard railway station design. Canadian National Railways, like most railway companies, employed a series of standardized plans to reduce startup costs. This standard fourth-class Canadian National Railway station was designed to handle both people and freight in small communities.
Source:
Town of St. Walburg Bylaw No. 6-82 as amended by Bylaw No. 14-88.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the C.N. Railway Station at Railway Avenue lies in the following character-defining elements:
- those elements of the station that reflect its association with the community, such as its location on its original site;
- those elements of the station’s architecture that reflect its use as a CNR station, such as its wood-frame construction, positioning of the window and door openings, the interior room partitions, size, massing, gableroof and CNR company colour scheme.
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
1982/09/14
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Communications et transport
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Site historique ou d'interprétation
Historique
- Transport ferroviaire
- Gare ou autre installation ferroviaire
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Saskatchewan Ministry of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina SK
File: MHP 498
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 498
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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