Community Heritage Register

Former Chilliwack City Hall

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Also known as Chilliwack Museum, Chilliwack City Hall

Built
1910–1912
Recognized
2024
By
Local government

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Description

The Former Chilliwack City Hall is a two-storey building located in downtown Chilliwack, British Columbia. The historic place includes the building.

Heritage value

The Former Chilliwack City Hall has historic value for its use as a provincial court house for meetings from 1910 until April 1912 and for its use as a City Hall before being converted to the Chilliwack Museum and Archives. The historic place also has aesthetic value as an example of Neoclassical Revival style of architecture.

Character‑defining elements

The key elements that define the character of the Former Chilliwack City Hall include:

  • Neoclassical revival features such as cast-in-place reinforced concrete, curving staircases, colonnaded entrance porch with gabled pediment and tympanum, regular rows of round-arched windows.

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Location

45820 Spadina Ave, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

49.16890° N, 121.95673° W

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