HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY The Project: (PHASE 3: 2014-2015) Historic Resources Inventory (20 sites) Consultants Donald Luxton & Associates Working closely with HRC & City Staff Cost-share funding provided by the Alberta Lottery Fund, the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, and City of Medicine Hat Total Heritage Inventory sites added for all three phases 52 sites
Community driven process HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY PROCESS Extensive research & consultation involving: 3 meetings with HRC Site visits and archival research of 20 sites 1 Public Open House (February 11, 2015) Final Report September 2015
HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY PROCESS Heritage 101 Course (35 attendees) October 2014 Radio Interview (CJCY FM) How to identify the style of your house
HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY INCENTIVES Eligible for Municipal Historic Resource status (Designation) - access to provincial funding through the Alberta Lottery Fund and the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation MHR sites eligible for up to $50,000 cost share per year for restoration (committee selection)
THEMATIC FRAMEWORK First Nations in Medicine Hat Oasis in the Prairies: Settling Medicine Hat Managing Growth in Medicine Hat Ranching and Farming in Medicine Hat Made in Medicine Hat City Development in Medicine Hat Centre for Defence, Science & Technology Transportation and Communication Crossroads Outpost on the Prairies: Law & Protection in Medicine Hat Spiritual Life Education in Medicine Hat Medicine Hat Health and Well-Being Clubs, Community Groups and Commemoration Rocks, Parks, Pucks, and Bucks All the World is a Stage Built in Medicine Hat Spirit of Medicine
HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY Heritage Inventory: 20 sites for Phase 3: 2014-2015
HISTORIC RESOURCES EVALUATION Evaluation Score based on summation of final scores from each section (History, Architecture, Urban Context)
Riverside School 201-2 nd Street NW Built: 1916-1917 Architect: Walter Hargreaves Bourne Theme: Education in Medicine Hat
Crescent Heights Safeway 97-8 th Street NW Built: 1960 Architect: Abugov & Sunderland Theme: City Development in Medicine Hat
Finlay Bridge (Re-evaluation) 2 nd Avenue NE connecting 2 nd Street NE and 1 st Street SE Built: 1908 Engineer: Joseph A. Carbert. Theme: Transportation and Communication Crossroads
Tabor Candy Co. Ltd. 921 Smelter Avenue SE Built: 1914 Architect: Walter Hargreaves Theme: Made in Medicine Hat
Montreal Street School (Re-evaluation) 861 4 th Street SE Built: 1905 Architect: George G. Kerr Theme: Education in Medicine Hat
CPR Station 402 North Railway Street Built: 1906, addition to south - 1911 Architect: CPR Design Theme: Transportation and Communication Crossroad
Cecil Hotel 733 4 th Street SE Built: 1912-13 Architect: C.W. Thomas Theme: City Development in Medicine Hat
Levinson s Music 218-220 South Railway Street SE Built: 1920 Architect: Unknown Theme: City Development in Medicine Hat
Hargrave Sissons Block and Annex (Re-evaluation) 667, 669, 675 2 nd Street SE Built: 1901, Annex - 1909 Architect: George G. Kerr; AE. Forester (Annex) Theme: Managing Growth in Medicine Hat
Merchants Bank of Canada (Re-evaluation) 657-659 2 nd Street SE Built: 1899 Architect: John A. Trimble Theme: City Development in Medicine Hat
St. John s Presbyterian Church (Re-evaluation) 504 2 nd Street SE Built: 1902, Christian Education Wing - 1954 Architect: George Lang Theme: Spiritual Life in Medicine Hat
Hull Block (Re-evaluation) 579 3 rd Street SE Built: 1912-1913 Architect: Francis James Lawson Theme: Managing Growth in Medicine Hat
F.W. Woolworth Store 602-612 3 rd Street SE Built: 1941 Architect: Principal Investment Company Theme: City Development in Medicine Hat
Beveridge Block (Re-evaluation) 620 2 nd Street SE Built: 1911 Architect: William T. Williams Theme: City Development in Medicine Hat
News Block 601-607 2 nd Street SE Built: 1903 Architect: Charles Roche Theme: Transportation and Communication Crossroads
Monarch Theatre (Re-evaluation) 609-613 2 nd Street SE Built: 1911 Architect: William T. Williams (1911); 1935 and 1940-51 (Unknown) Theme: All the World is a Stage
Ready Knowles Residence 554 Cambridge Street Built: 1911 Architect: J. Peard Theme: Built in Medicine Hat
Flat Iron Building 415 Dundee Street SE Built: 1912 Architect: F.J. Marshall Theme: Managing Growth in Medicine Hat
Crawford Dietrich Residence (Re-evaluation) 9-1 st Street SW Built: 1901 Architect: George M. Lang Theme: Oasis in the Prairies: Settling Medicine Hat
Ranchmen Motel Sign 533 16 th Street SW Built: 1964 Architect: Doug Winton from Neon Products Theme: Transportation and Communication Crossroads
FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS Explore funding opportunities with AHRF and others for: Tourism opportunities - network for regional tourism Community education and awareness Heritage 101 Courses Training locals and heritage professionals in industrial and heritage trades (e.g. Medalta, I-XL brick) Continue partnering with Province to further develop heritage program Explore developing Heritage Management Plan
MEASURES OF SUCCESS Increased preservation of historic buildings in city; Decrease in renovations to historic buildings that alter the integrity; Increased awareness and community pride with history and historic buildings/landscapes; A public that is engaged in heritage including increased participation in heritage events and volunteer positions; Historic tours that engage locals and visitors in heritage-based tourism; Engaged community and private partners for investing in heritage sites; Improved partnerships with senior government to preserve local historic resources; Heritage integrated into local planning documents; Engaged and educated owners aware of the benefits of preserving their heritage buildings; Active and growing Heritage Register; and Employment generated for heritage trades and other heritage consultants in city.
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