Dominion Building

Dominion Building (HM10RY)

Location: Vancouver, BC 14303 Greater Vancouver
Country: Canada
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N 49° 16.966', W 123° 6.586'

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City of Vancouver Heritage Building

— Architects: J.S. Helyer & Son —

This ornate Beaux-Arts skyscraper was commissioned by Imperial Trust in 1906 but opened in 1910 as the Dominion Trust Building after this company assumed the debt and completed construction. It was the tallest building in the British Empire at that time, topped out at 18 storeys. The striking red and yellow terracotta exterior is capped by a three-storey Mansard roof reminiscent of late 19th Century Parisian townhouses. It was the finest building of the architects' careers and a major city landmark for decades. With the other Edwardian-era buildings rimming 'Government Square,' it formed Vancouver's commercial centre before World War I. The building was to be remodeled in the 1940s to accommodate the Army & Navy store: the plan never materialized, and its interior features of marble wainscoting, terrazzo flooring, oak woodwork and a decorative ten-storey spiral staircase remain intact.
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HM NumberHM10RY
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Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 12:35pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10U E 492016 N 5458896
Decimal Degrees49.28276667, -123.10976667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 49° 16.966', W 123° 6.586'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds49° 16' 57.96" N, 123° 6' 35.16" W
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Area Code(s)716
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1800 Buffalo Ave, Vancouver BC 14303, CA
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