Photo: City of Nanaimo, 2009
- Construction
- 1948
- Reconnaissance
- 2002
- Par
- Administrations locales (C.-B.)
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Description
The York Residence is a two-storey Streamline Moderne-style building located in historic Chinatown, adjacent to one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Valeur patrimoniale
Built in 1948, the York Residence is a very good example of a vernacular Streamline Moderne-style building. The York Residence's sleek, streamlined appearance, its horizontal orientation, smooth surfaces, curved corners and balcony are hallmarks of this modernistic style.
The York Residence is a rare remaining building located on the site of Nanaimo’s historic Chinatown. Other remaining buildings are from a much earlier era. The York Residence, with its modern styling and landscaped yard, provides evidence that Nanaimo's Chinatown was more than the collection of haphazardly-arranged, boomtown-style buildings that popular local histories often suggest.
SourceCity of Nanaimo Planning Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of the York Residence include:
-all of the elements of the Streamline Moderne-style building, as expressed in the asymmetrical form, horizontal orientation, minimal ornamentation, flat roof, rounded corners and second-floor balcony, smooth stucco walls, metal balcony railings, corner windows, simple door and window trim, and entry door sidelights with reeded glass
- the building's location in historic Chinatown
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Emplacement
49.15756° N, 123.93973° 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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