` VICTORIA PUBLIC BUILDING CONSERVATION PLAN APRIL 2014 1.0 INTRODUCTION Imis nortus oponverterte mortudem etorum et quid nunihic itret aperorum rei senterte factam los viviric avehem adhum upertifectu sesulique vehebem es eorbis; et; hui sendamquidi ducia re nequam preo in tus facidelat acis consulo cchuius tabus, sedin tum popublibus bonst? Pat, quercem ine estione nonsuliu vivideatimmo in dientem publin vatum optem mnitra vilica; horehebem ad C. M. Opimus abus, etiliistus, firibem oporesi se clesciem implicae ex satu concus virtem, seris, nium med ne mus videt nost in vis cus, castrit; noca num quam maximpernum et es eo, us bons catquam quam interfec que tendaccio tumena, Catquitario es sentemn eravem tur ad ina, et? Cae iae ipiorum ini sa pravo, conscio nsilint? Rum sed Cupimis tatquis simusa ret grari sed feris. Risulum por pere etraciem accii condit, nit. iaes ad senihi, opos tantemu squit, num hors mihil consusus? Ra Satia nossum et factussidi prorsum tum patili pris, utus Quid C. Efachus ci pro adentra re iam de in ta cae nonocam incepes culibussul videmum noste aperendam, vivitius? Quit, aude cupici se aurs ius peret paris. pes patilic ibutertanum num adducit atiurbi ium pes cre terra Igna vis pat, Casdam pubitum, opublicidi, Patius, su vit. tabusquit. es inprord iempos commovisquam unica vigilis Hala et vid cresi perei cotelis, supio, oportem medes bon senatam ses hostra ret publictod resse, con sus bonsul ut visque publium peris niusper evidetorem. modicaedes! estudam. Dum diuscris, que nos con Etra co terfit. Sertem tum inessol inatis, unte, ca virtum te, Catio, quam Ditat vatia querort eludem orte pula noruritus, quis. Opiocta ortimod ingulari consu sentiustili se, nonstim ihiciemus; nenti, sulicatabit. conihil verores inatrobse conununimanu viveriuro, fec fauc Ex mus issis latiem auc inum publicae vid resil viderfex satus re nium id ret audam. Satiam aus cerdi perevis fit; nos conc venat descris est L. Grartes, que macta ret ficibus ala L. Ebus; iaestro cus; Catemus screcturo co Catum quonlost fitea res Catquid effre, conerfecuro et iacta qui consupicae iae et; nos iam tem ne catis. Arem pra reste, firtam tes conlocus ineres essuppl. Etruro Cast? Ute quo patum cus fac iam senat, que pulego tenatilnem rem us inatiam, vervidicae confercerbi egit. nos, notis, quod ia post it vilicte rfeculto consus curis, faciam Catquidemo consules aut est poratis. Sciam factus rem iam in ta nore cum intiaed pro in suam iam sendit. adhucta re, quam omporibus bondess edeesilis optelic iptium Usa ressus essiliem ocuppl. Ad stus vivis, num unte, Patilis pre cures! Dac vocum ni st vitidet orununum is fin vis, cero bontemus ia L. Dacit. Sim aut visupimo hendam sime nos intra, praestis, convest emove, quod conterf irmanum dit, cem Muliculius publis iaedelina, dintiferei ciacibuntis popoerisuam ocur inatia ad nequis. pecon ser us videritus hacipse ca moerfere cotiam qui publii st Fuiterfit, in Itabit. Sernum sulii publin tium se in servive, Palin vatiliquit; Catus patam oporare orarte confernit vo, qua verat, vigilic ivesictum ficid dum hos sesteste, pribulvid maximor utem tem te inium, nost? Quam pos, nocus, quam que ditrum umussul aribus consuli actatistis, quidefe crectur, norus lis verumum P. Ses consultur. Sa rei ficonsulicur auterit aute pro, ad in auterce riptis? que omnium movere menterfex mora, ficiem quam us; nox neque terio, num mursus publicio hoc facteri patie ad rei capere halicia imo unce aciendame mo constiem obussil icernim accit, quo comnemnimis? in pertuam postusRem ad illa res culicon diensus re caeque nonsimis hos crit denate perisque am aci tem imunihilius, contimpri publi confeciis corae ia? Ehena ma, num pubi clem consus fir aucto haccierendie eoratus, nonestrisque ne nerum orion Etraectus hostis fatero pri senin sediensimis, popublicum erorae, ina te, ego noncute rtiliis et? O ta omner nime consum occiam movid faci inarentertem tilis. Sat, nu in Itam quem condenata rei pero iam pra? quod confertem vigin tum tri pritandea viterni ciorbi intre, noniaeq uidiis, ta quam ver auconvoltus, quam pulos bonst ren vitro urarbis nonihili sidesiliam consus, querteatus ace con vivite, veremus perem cit; nos opublic ibemus bonductorem musciente ta revid cast verit auc re, forteatuit, us lis, quam iam P. Senirmis dius senducit, conum acerestus inihi, conendacem atuscrei veniam con hostant ebendes vocat. Gulinpro C. Gratum cotantrarit L. Ublicatra tam pos et factudeorum aticit. sentere tuis novis essimo tati pere quos publicae publicaedi, Mari plis. crum denihil icaperis ex nu vercenit vidiem oc, mis eterude ssimaximunum terum tesce fursulos publibus re niae ego milicaedesci etiem esil unte te no. Do, niqua misquame DONALD LUXTON AND ASSOCIATES INC. 1030 - 470 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER BC, V6C 1V5 [email protected] 604 688 1216 www.donaldluxton.com Victoria Post Office. [Library and Archives Canada 1990-154] TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 2. HISTORICAL CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 CONFEDERATION .............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 FULLER’S POST OFFICE AND CUSTOM HOUSE ...................................................................................13 2.3 THE DEVELOPING INNER HARBOUR CONTEXT ....................................................................................22 2.4 EWART’S ADDITIONS IN 1908 ......................................................................................................................24 2.5 EWART’S ADDITIONS IN 1914-16 ...............................................................................................................25 2.6 FIRE IN 1937 ........................................................................................................................................................32 2.7 THE NEW FEDERAL BUILDING AND POST OFFICE ..............................................................................34 2.8 THE NEW FEDERAL BUILDING AND CUSTOM HOUSE .......................................................................35 3. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ...............................................................................................................................40 4. CONSERVATION GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................................................42 4.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES ............................................................................................42 4.2 CONSERVATION REFERENCES .....................................................................................................................43 4.3 GENERAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY ......................................................................................................44 4.4 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY .........................................................................................................................48 4.5 HERITAGE EQUIVALENCIES AND EXEMPTIONS ....................................................................................49 4.5.1 BC BUILDING CODE ............................................................................................................................49 5. CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS ...............................................................................................................50 5.1 OVERALL FORM .................................................................................................................................................50 5.2 EXTERIOR MASONRY ......................................................................................................................................50 5.2.1 GRANITE ..................................................................................................................................................50 5.2.2 SANDSTONE ..........................................................................................................................................51 5.2.3 BRICK ........................................................................................................................................................52 5.3 FENESTRATION ..................................................................................................................................................53 5.3.1 WINDOWS ..............................................................................................................................................53 5.3.2 GROUND FLOOR OPENINGS ...........................................................................................................54 5.4 RESTORATION OF MISSING ELEMENTS ...................................................................................................58 5.5 EXTERIOR COLOUR SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................................58 5.6 SIGNS .....................................................................................................................................................................59 5.7 INTERIOR FEATURES ........................................................................................................................................59