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Steveston Courthouse

12011 3rd Avenue, Richmond, British Columbia, V7E, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1984/09/24

Exterior view of the Steveston Courthouse, 2001; Denise Cook Design 2004
front and south side elevation
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Other Name(s)

Steveston Courthouse
Old Steveston Courthouse
Red Cross Hall
Steveston Community Hall

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Construction Date(s)

1927/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2005/03/01

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Steveston Courthouse is a modest, one story, rectangular building situated on one of the main streets of the Steveston area of Richmond. The historic place is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

Located on land sold to the Township of Richmond by the Manoah Steves family and the original site of a police station and firehall, the Steveston Courthouse has heritage value in its early use as Steveston's judicial and community facility. Court sessions were held here in the 1920s and 1930s, while during World War II, the building was known as the Red Cross Hall, housing that organization for the duration of the war. It later became the Steveston Community Hall providing a meeting place for a number of community groups.

With its simple rectangular shape and small gabled inset porch with two access doors, the Courthouse is a fine example of an early institutional building, with the Craftsman influences reflecting this style popular in Richmond between the two wars.

Source: City of Richmond Clerk's Department File #4200-02

Character-Defining Elements

Character defining elements of the Steveston Courthouse include:
- Its location in Steveston's downtown core
- The utilitarian structure of the building, consisting of a simple rectangular plan, gable roof and inset front entry porch
- The building's relationship to the site, with access directly off the street
- Exterior details which include lapped wood and shingle siding, multi-paned wooden sash windows, decorative eave brackets and exposed rafter ends
- The two front access doors in the right and left hand walls of the recessed front entry

Recognition

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (BC)

Recognition Statute

Local Government Act, s.967

Recognition Type

Heritage Designation

Recognition Date

1984/09/24

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Governing Canada
Security and Law

Function - Category and Type

Current

Commerce / Commercial Services
Office or Office Building

Historic

Government
Courthouse and/or Registry Office

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

n/a

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Richmond Clerk's Department File #4200-02. See also: City of Richmond Archives.

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

DgRt-24

Status

Published

Related Places

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