Building B-39

Its role as an illustration of the expansion, modernization and diversification of the Canadian military in peacetime as reflected in:

• its exemplary role for new standards of military accommodation of its period.

Its standard design completed in a modernistic style combining Prairie-style and neoclassicism using good quality materials and craftsmanship as evidenced by:

• the building’s symmetrical and horizontally emphasis;
• the articulated corner accents, the emphasized and elaborated principal entrance with projecting portico and the recessed entrance of classical derivation;
• the wrap-around continuity of the belt courses;
• the concrete construction with white painted stucco cladding;
• the regular, horizontal window openings.

The manner in which Building B-39 reinforces the McNaughton Barracks setting within CFB Kingston and is a familiar local landmark, as evidenced by:

• its large scale, concrete and stucco materials and formal symmetry that harmonizes with the other buildings facing the parade square;
• the formal symmetry of its location and orientation addressing the principal open space of the McNaughton Barrracks;
• its visibility and familiarity given its prominent freestanding location and ongoing use as a barracks that makes it a well-known building in the area.