View of the front and west sides of the building, 2009.
Photo: Clint Robertson, 2009.
- Built
- 1901
- Recognized
- 2008
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The Commercial Hotel, built in 1901, is a Municipal Heritage Property in the Town of Wapella. The property features a three-storey, buff-coloured brick structure that exhibits subtle Romanesque Revival-style features. The building occupies a prominent corner location on the town’s main street.
Heritage value
The Commercial Hotel is of heritage value as one of Wapella’s oldest commercial structures. The building was constructed in 1901 as the Mundell Hotel, but by 1905, was renamed the Commercial Hotel. The substantial size and materials of the building reflect the prosperity of the community in the first decade of the twentieth century. The use of the then-popular Romanesque Revival style, defined by the long, narrow windows, a corbelled brick cornice and rooftop pinnacles, made the Commericial Hotel the town's establishment of choice during the period.
Source:
Town of Wapella Bylaw No. 05-2008.
Character‑defining elements
The heritage value of the Commercial Hotel resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements of the building that reflect its period of construction, including its brick construction faced with buff-coloured brick, brickwork forming a corbelled, stylized cornice and extended piers to form rooftop pinnacles, its substantial two-and three-storey form with one-storey extensions, flat roof, and fenestration with long, narrow, segmental and semi-circular arched windows.
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Location
329 South Railway, Wapella, Saskatchewan, Canada
50.26181° N, 101.97346° W
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Nearby
All 3 places in Wapella
Old Town Hallwithin 100 m · 1906
St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Hall & Cemetery13 km · Martin RM 122 · 1899
Earlswood Cemetery and Chapel19 km · Martin RM 122 · 1885
Swanson Barn20 km · Willowdale RM 153 · 1947
Old Bank of Montreal22 km · Whitewood · 1914
R.M. of Willowdale No. 153 Municipal Office22 km · Whitewood · 1935
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.