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Land Titles Building – Victoria Armoury

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29: 167:, and was used by three Edmonton regiments. It is "likely the oldest existing Land Titles Office in Alberta, one of the oldest extant buildings in the province, and certainly the first purpose-built registry office". 290: 433: 389: 215: 438: 208: 174:, the building was constructed as a larger replacement to the much smaller first Dominion Lands Office in Edmonton (which is now represented at 428: 266:
The building has been a Provincial Historic Resource since 1977. Since 1995, the building has the home of the Edmonton chapter of the
207:, Chief Architect of the Dominion, but is similar to the design of a typical Hudson's Bay Company warehouse. The original design is a 448: 327: 453: 256: 458: 294: 331: 443: 228:
At one point federal government attempted to move its offices across the river to the rival settlement of
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was a federal government office built in Edmonton in 1893. It later became the
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In 1912 the Land Titles office moved out of the building and it became an
338:. Edmonton, AB: Heritage Management Resources Information System (HeRMIS) 191: 179: 244: 225:. Two additions have been made to the building over its lifetime. 219: 270:, a women's charity, which moved there from former offices in the 222: 203:
The design of the building is based on a basic plan drawn up by
190:". This was the place that settlers registered their claims ( 356: 243:. It was then home to several different Edmonton 247:, in succession, over the next half-century: the 420: 332:"LAND TITLES BUILDING - VICTORIA ARMOURIES" 129:-storey building of brick covered in stucco 434:Provincial Historic Resources in Edmonton 330:, Historic Resources Management Branch. 322: 320: 318: 316: 314: 312: 103:Provincial Historic Resource since 1977 22:Land Titles Building – Victoria Armoury 439:Government buildings completed in 1893 421: 429:Canadian federal government buildings 309: 182:, Timber and Registry Office for the 328:Alberta Culture and Community Spirit 306:Canada's Register of Historic Places 291:"HistoricPlaces.ca - Search Results" 153:Canada's Register of Historic Places 336:Alberta Register of Historic Places 13: 350: 257:19th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment 14: 470: 145:, Chief Architect of the Dominion 27: 283: 1: 277: 170:Located at what is now 10523 449:Alberta government buildings 7: 385:List of Armouries in Canada 379: 10: 475: 454:Office buildings in Canada 214:pattern, which includes a 194:) to free lands under the 234:North-West Mounted Police 149: 138: 133: 112: 107: 99: 91: 79: 67: 55: 44: 39: 35: 26: 21: 83:Edmonton chapter of the 459:Thomas Fuller buildings 134:Design and construction 188:North-West Territories 358:Elizabeth Fry Society 268:Elizabeth Fry Society 249:19th Alberta Dragoons 85:Elizabeth Fry Society 405:53.5386°N 113.5024°W 261:Department of Health 161:Land Titles Building 16:Building in Edmonton 444:Armouries in Canada 401: /  255:(1940–46), and the 184:District of Alberta 178:). It housed the " 40:General information 410:53.5386; -113.5024 253:Edmonton Fusiliers 197:Dominion Lands Act 176:Fort Edmonton Park 157: 156: 150:Awards and prizes 113:Structural system 108:Technical details 61:Edmonton, Alberta 466: 416: 415: 413: 412: 411: 406: 402: 399: 398: 397: 394: 374: 373: 371: 369: 354: 348: 347: 345: 343: 324: 307: 305: 303: 302: 293:. Archived from 287: 216:jerkinshead roof 165:Victoria Armoury 128: 127: 123: 120: 31: 19: 18: 474: 473: 469: 468: 467: 465: 464: 463: 419: 418: 409: 407: 403: 400: 395: 392: 390: 388: 387: 382: 377: 367: 365: 355: 351: 341: 339: 325: 310: 300: 298: 289: 288: 284: 280: 272:McLeod Building 125: 121: 118: 116: 80:Current tenants 17: 12: 11: 5: 472: 462: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 381: 378: 376: 375: 364:. Edmonton, AB 349: 308: 281: 279: 276: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 140: 136: 135: 131: 130: 114: 110: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 89: 88: 81: 77: 76: 69: 65: 64: 59:two city lots 57: 53: 52: 46: 42: 41: 37: 36: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 471: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 426: 424: 417: 414: 386: 363: 360:of Edmonton. 359: 353: 337: 333: 329: 323: 321: 319: 317: 315: 313: 297:on 2016-03-05 296: 292: 286: 282: 275: 273: 269: 264: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 237: 235: 231: 226: 224: 221: 218:with narrow, 217: 213: 210: 209:bisymmetrical 206: 205:Thomas Fuller 201: 199: 198: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 168: 166: 162: 152: 148: 144: 143:Thomas Fuller 141: 137: 132: 115: 111: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 51: 48:Drill Hall / 47: 43: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 383: 366:. Retrieved 352: 340:. Retrieved 335: 299:. Retrieved 295:the original 285: 265: 238: 227: 212:fenestration 202: 195: 169: 164: 160: 158: 139:Architect(s) 408: / 396:113°30′09″W 368:December 9, 342:December 9, 251:(1915–39), 92:Inaugurated 423:Categories 393:53°32′19″N 301:2016-06-16 278:References 230:Strathcona 192:land title 180:Crown Land 172:100 Avenue 73:100 Avenue 362:"History" 245:regiments 380:See also 63:, Canada 56:Location 241:armoury 223:dormers 186:in the 124:⁄ 68:Address 50:armoury 220:hipped 71:10523 100:Owner 370:2009 344:2009 159:The 95:1893 45:Type 425:: 334:. 311:^ 274:. 263:. 236:. 200:. 372:. 346:. 304:. 126:2 122:1 119:+ 117:1 87:, 75:,

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armoury
Edmonton, Alberta
100 Avenue
Elizabeth Fry Society
Thomas Fuller
100 Avenue
Fort Edmonton Park
Crown Land
District of Alberta
North-West Territories
land title
Dominion Lands Act
Thomas Fuller
bisymmetrical
fenestration
jerkinshead roof
hipped
dormers
Strathcona
North-West Mounted Police
armoury
regiments
19th Alberta Dragoons
Edmonton Fusiliers
19th Alberta Armoured Car Regiment
Department of Health
Elizabeth Fry Society
McLeod Building
"HistoricPlaces.ca - Search Results"

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