Description du lieu patrimonial

The heritage site consists of the City Hall Building, the adjoining old Brick Garage, and the city lots they sit on, located at 40 10th Avenue South, Cranbrook, B.C.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Cranbrook City Hall is recognized for its historic value as the first purpose-built City Hall building in Cranbrook, B.C. The heritage site was originally planned in 1910 and was completed in 1912. The design specified brick material to prevent fire and to integrate with the brick and stone-built financial institutions that were being built in Cranbrook in that era.

The historic site has aesthetic value for the style of the building which represented Cranbrook's forward thinking planning for the Municipal Government and its faith in future growth.The City Hall was built by local contractors George Leask and Vince Liddicoat, with some 125,000 locally-fired bricks, at cost of approximately $15,000.

Éléments caractéristiques

The character-defining elements of this building and lot include the following:

- Original brick exterior
- Original multi-angled roof features
- Ornamental brick corners
- Old Police Station doorway and entry steps
- The interior old jail cell area
- The opening to the original roof structures above the Council Chamber
- The adjacent small brick garage which served as a City work space for many years
- Prime location on corner of 10th Avenue and 1st Street South
- Location, and style, visually compliment the St. Mary's Church, The Old Fire Hall and Rotary Park
- Copper-coloured metal roof replicating original roof covering