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