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North Battleford Public Library

1091 100th Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1985/06/17

Close-up View of Front Façade, 2004.; Government of Saskatchewan, Jennifer Bisson, 2004.
Front Façade
View from West showing building and grounds, 2004.; Government of Saskatchewan, Jennifer Bisson, 2004
Front Elevation
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Autre nom(s)

North Battleford Public Library
Allen Sapp Gallery
Allen Sapp Gallery
Carnegie Library

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1916/01/01 à 1916/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2004/12/08

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The North Battleford Public Library is a Municipal Heritage Property prominently located on a .5-hectare corner lot in central North Battleford. The property features a raised one-storey, brick-clad building constructed in a Georgian Classical style, which was built in 1916.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of the North Battleford Public Library resides in the building's status as the only remaining Carnegie library in Saskatchewan. Built entirely from a $15,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation of New York, the Carnegie library helped identify North Battleford as a modern prairie city. Not only was its association with American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie significant, as he is well-known for funding the construction of over 2000 libraries throughout North America, but the arrival of a public library also signaled that North Battleford was embracing its new status as an incorporated city and beginning to provide civic services.


Heritage value also lies in the building's architecture, whose size and style reflect the importance that the community placed on this facility. Designed by Saskatoon architect W. H. Evans, the building, with its symmetrical lines, decorative cornice, unadorned roofline and portico, exhibits elements of the Georgian Classical style. Additionally, the building's rectangular shape, raised main floor, and high ceilings reflect the style of library architecture preferred by Carnegie himself.


Only 13 Carnegie libraries were built west of Ontario, of which only nine exist today. The North Battleford Public Library now houses the Allen Sapp Gallery, an internationally known Indigenous art collection, and serves as a reminder of North Battleford's commitment to education.


Source:


City of North Battleford Bylaw No. 1363.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of the North Battleford Public Library resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those features that reflect the Georgian Classical style of architecture, such as the brick and stone façade, the pressed metal cornice, the fan-shaped, symmetrical windows, and rusticated columns;
-those features that reflect the Carnegie library style of architecture, such as the raised first floor and the vaulted ceilings;
-those remaining original features, such as the interior glass, ceiling fixtures, and elaborate door frames and doorways.

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Saskatchewan

Autorité de reconnaissance

Administrations locales (Sask.)

Loi habilitante

Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)

Type de reconnaissance

Bien patrimonial municipal

Date de reconnaissance

1985/06/17

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
L'éducation et le bien-être de la société

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Loisirs
Musée

Historique

Loisirs
Bibliothèque

Architecte / Concepteur

William H. Evans

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Heritage Conservation Branch Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport 3211 Albert Street Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 5W6

Réfère à une collection

Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

MHP 670

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

s/o

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