The Architectural Heritage of Storey and Van Egmond: a Preliminary Assessment
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The Architectural Heritage of Storey and Van Egmond: A Preliminary Assessment Report for Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation, Regina March 31, 2004 Ross Herrington M.A., M.Sc., P.Eng. Front Cover: Albert School, Regina (1908; demolished) was the first building designed by Edgar Storey and W.G. Van Egmond and initiated a very fruitful partnership. (D. Black). 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 4 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 5 BIOGRAPHY.................................................................................................................... 6 EVOLUTION OF THE FIRM ........................................................................................ 9 THE ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY ........................................................................... 13 HERITAGE DESIGNATIONS ..................................................................................... 15 Overview....................................................................................................................... 15 Stylistic Influences ....................................................................................................... 17 OTHER REGINA BUILDINGS.................................................................................... 22 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS................................................................ 26 REFERENCES................................................................................................................ 27 APPENDIX A: Heritage Properties.............................................................................. 31 Abernethy..................................................................................................................... 32 Arcola............................................................................................................................ 34 Battleford...................................................................................................................... 38 Conquest....................................................................................................................... 40 Craik ............................................................................................................................. 42 Dysart............................................................................................................................ 44 Glenside ........................................................................................................................ 46 Gravelbourg ................................................................................................................. 48 Lang .............................................................................................................................. 50 Melfort .......................................................................................................................... 52 Melville ......................................................................................................................... 54 Moose Jaw .................................................................................................................... 58 Pense ............................................................................................................................. 62 Regina ........................................................................................................................... 65 Saskatoon.................................................................................................................... 104 APPENDIX B: Existing Regina Non-Heritage Buildings ......................................... 107 Warehouse and Industrial Buildings ....................................................................... 109 Commercial Buildings............................................................................................... 129 Municipal and Government Buildings .................................................................... 143 Schools ........................................................................................................................ 153 Religious Buildings .................................................................................................... 161 Apartment Buildings and Row Houses.................................................................... 169 Other Buildings.......................................................................................................... 179 APPENDIX C: List of Buildings Sorted by Date....................................................... 185 APPENDIX D: List of Buildings Sorted by Location................................................ 215 APPENDIX E: Architectural Styles............................................................................ 245 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research has been supported under the Saskatchewan-Canada Historic Places Initiative. The advice of several staff members from Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation is greatly appreciated. In particular, the author would like to thank Bruce Dawson, Project Officer, Saskatchewan-Canada Historic Places Initiative; Bernard Flaman, Heritage Architect; and, Frank Korvemaker, Research and Restoration Advisor, Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation. The author also sincerely thanks Don Black of Regina for providing access to his unique collection of early photographs of Regina buildings designed and constructed by Storey and Van Egmond. It is hoped that a wider circulation of these photographs will be possible in the future. 4 INTRODUCTION The Historic Places Initiative is a federal-provincial-territorial partnership, administered in Saskatchewan by Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation, which has been created to help preserve and celebrate Canada’s historic places. Under this initiative, the partners are collaborating in compiling a Canadian Register of Historic Places which will be a national, searchable database of historic places of local, provincial, territorial or national significance. It is expected that this database will be formally launched during 2004. While basic information about each designated heritage property is readily available, information about the architects responsible for the design of these buildings in Saskatchewan is limited. A more thorough investigation of these architects, including their training, proposed and completed projects, location of architectural drawings and other resource materials, and a general interpretation of their work is warranted. This report begins to fulfill this requirement for the Saskatchewan architectural firm of Storey and Van Egmond (referred to as SVE throughout this document) and its immediate successors. In undertaking this research, it quickly became apparent that this was not a trivial task. Over the first half of the last century, SVE was commissioned to design hundreds of buildings, primarily throughout Saskatchewan. Most of these buildings were subsequently constructed and many still exist today. Given the time constraints imposed on this project by the fiscal year, Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation decided that the following objectives would be undertaken: 1. document biographical information about the principals of SVE and the evolution of the firm, including education, architectural training, career progression and post-career activities; 2. develop as complete a listing as possible of all the work proposed and undertaken by SVE; 3. document each SVE building designated as either a Provincial or Municipal Heritage Property (35 properties), including, where possible, information about the construction of the building (date designed and completed, construction materials, and contractors), historical and contemporary photographs, location of any architectural drawings and other resource materials; 4. undertake a basic analysis of architectural styles and trends employed by the firm; and, 5. compile a bibliographic listing of all sources consulted. 5 BIOGRAPHY Edgar M. Storey was born to Peter and Alzma Storey on September 16, 1863 in Cherry Valley, Prince Edward County, Ontario. After completing high school in Sydenham, Ontario in 1880, Edgar moved to Brooklyn, New York and worked in the branch architectural office of R. P. White until about 18931. He then moved to Kingston, Ontario to start his own practice. Edgar married the former Phoebe Laturney of Kingston, Ontario in 1887 and they had four children: Norman, Bessie, Stanley, and Allie. In 19062 he and his youngest son, Stanley, moved to Regina, establishing an architectural practice there3. In 1907 they were joined by the rest of the family. He had a heavy work load in the summer of 1906 and hired William Gysbert Van Egmond as a draftsman. Van Egmond was representing a non-resident architect in Regina at that time4. Edgar became particularly well-respected in the structural and plumbing and heating sides of the profession5. Edgar was a member of the Assiniboia Club, the Regina Boat Club, the Regina Gun Club, and the Saskatoon Club. He died in Regina on August 24, 1913 after a lengthy illness and is buried in the Regina Cemetery. Phoebe Storey passed way in 1947. William Gysbert Van Egmond, the son of William D. and Jessie Van Egmond, was born on September 16, 1883 in Egmondville, Huron County, Ontario6. After completing high school at Seaforth, Ontario,