Former Mess Hall 2 and Shed

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

• the regular, five-bay, two-storey massing;
• the traditional Québec construction features, including the rough-coursed stone walls, the double-hung sash windows flush with the façade, the centrally placed, simple paneled door, and the wood-framed hipped roof with two wide stone chimneys;
• the stone foundation based on a trapezoid plan;
• the white-washed façade of the building and the courtyard;
• the evolutionary character of the building illustrated by its trapezoid plan.

The manner in which Former Mess Hall 2 and Shed reinforces the historic, urban character of its residential setting and is a neighbourhood landmark, as evidenced by:

• its simple lines and proportions, and construction materials which harmonize with the adjacent buildings and contribute to the historic character of its streetscape in Old Québec;
• its overall scale and massing, which form part of a complex around a courtyard in the residential neighbourhood;
• its familiarity as part of a historic complex in Old Québec, which makes it a neighbourhood landmark.