Victoria Real Estate Board 25th Annual Commercial Building Award for Heritage Restoration of Union Club of B.C.

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Victoria Real Estate Board 25th Annual Commercial Building Award for Heritage Restoration of Union Club of B.C., 2016: Note: Image to be replaced
Victoria Real Estate Board 25th Annual Commercial Building Award for Heritage Restoration of Union Club of B.C., 2016

Note: Image to be replaced

Name/Title

Victoria Real Estate Board 25th Annual Commercial Building Award for Heritage Restoration of Union Club of B.C.

Entry/Object ID

2022.04.06

Scope and Content

Award This multi-part award of excellence is from The Victoria Real Estate Board for Heritage Restoration of The Union Club of British Columbia, 2016.

Context

VREB Commercial Division 25th Annual Commercial Building Awards 2016 Victoria, B.C. For excellence Presented by the Commercial Division of the Victoria Real Estate Board Heritage Restoration, Union Club of British Columbia 805 Gordon Street Sponsored by REMAX of Western Canada ______________________ Founded in 1879, the Union Club is a landmark institution in the heart of downtown Victoria., B.C., whose members represent a legacy of leadership and who have been at the heart of the business, social and cultural life of Victoria and beyond from its early beginnings. The current Union Club building (third venue) was recognized as nationally significant in 1995 by the joint federal, provincial and territorial administered registry, Canada’s Historic Places. And in 2017, The Union Club of British Columbia was declared a National Historic Site by the Government of Canada. The Union Club, completed in 1913, earned the prestigious status for its important early history and outstanding architecture of Beaux-Arts Italian Renaissance Revival Style. The Union Club building, has stood solidly since its completion in 1913. However, as a result of age and water damage the outside of the building had started to deteriorate. An extensive multi-year Building Remediation Project Plan was developed for the interior and exterior of the Club, and then implemented, 2012-2017. This remediation and restoration work on the Union Club received a number of awards.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Visible

Height

20.3 cm

Width

26.7 cm

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Award

Date

2016

Web Links and URLs

The Union Club of British Columbia, Parks Canada National Historic Site of Canada - Union Club of British Columbia, Canada's Historic Places Register - Union Club of British Columbia

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