Armoury

Its good aesthetic and functional design and good craftsmanship and materials, for example:

• the two-storey cube-like massing of the hipped-roof structure with dormers and a four-storey clock tower;
• the well-scaled façades and regular arrangement of windows grouped in a variety of ways, including singly, paired, and in threes;
• the façades executed in red brick with crisp accents of white stone either rough faced or smooth and decoratively carved;
• the painted metal used for the ribbed roofing, finely detailed fascias, and flashings of the masonry;
• the generously scaled wood sash windows, and the wood entrance doors with their panelling, glazing, and hardware;
• the interior plan which maintains the principal access points to the building, as well as the internal circulation system;
• the interior surviving significant finishes.

The manner in which the Armoury reinforces the historic character of its urban streetscape setting in Matane and is a well-known building in the region, as evidenced by:

-its overall scale, design and materials, which harmonize with its streetscape surroundings and adjacent building such as the Palais de Justice;

-its visibility owing to its prominent location on a corner site in the core of the city’s business district;

-its role within the community as a former post-office and as an armoury for the local militia, making it a community landmark.