Exterior view of Mitchell's Market
Photo: City of Nanaimo, Christine Meutzner, 2005
- Built
- 1922
- Recognized
- 2002
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The Mitchell's Market building is a simple, one-storey structure located on the main commercial street of one of Nanaimo's oldest neighbourhoods. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Heritage value
Built in 1922, the Mitchell's Market building exemplifies the type of simple, functional commercial structure commonly built in Nanaimo during the interwar period. Both the large front windows, designed to showcase merchandise, and the rear loading bays emphasize the building's functionality. Later renovations significantly modified the building's original appearance but its essential form is still intact.
The Mitchell's Market building is part of a substantial grouping of heritage buildings in this area.
SourceCity of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements of the Mitchell's Market building include:
-all of the elements of a vernacular commercial building as expressed in the simple form and massing, rear loading bays, large front windows, central recessed entry, flat roof and original tan brick facade.
-the building's location on the main commercial street of this neighbourhood within a grouping of historic buildings.
End of the register’s text
Location
411 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R, Canada
49.16510° N, 123.94180° W
Get directions (opens in a new tab)Being on the register doesn’t make a place open to visitors. Many are private homes or businesses; please view them from the street.
Loading map…
Similar places
Places whose register descriptions are closest to this one.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.