Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire

Promontory Flats Elementary School

Chilliwack, Colombie Britannique

Reconnaissance
2024
Par
Administrations locales (C.-B.)

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Description

The Promontory Flats Elementary School is a one-room school located in the Promontory neighbourhood of Chilliwack, British Columbia. The historic place includes the school.

Valeur patrimoniale

This site holds social and cultural value as the typical one-room school house once served rural areas of the Fraser Valley. After being built on land donated by Ed Thornton, classes from Grades 1 to 8 were held under supervision of one teacher until 1942. Since then it has served as community hall, church, Women's Institute facility and is now serving as a preschool.

Éléments caractéristiques

The Character-Defining Elements of this historic place include its:

  • Vernacular features such as the
  • front-gable form
  • five-window setting on side
  • enclosed entry porch on front
  • single-set double-hung windows on either side of entry that are original
  • drop siding and cornerboards

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Emplacement

49.10350° N, 121.92982° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

L’inscription au répertoire ne rend pas un lieu accessible au public. Beaucoup sont des résidences ou des commerces privés; admirez-les depuis la rue.

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