The Union Club's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Stained Glass Window Unveiling at Gala - April 28, 2005

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The Union Club's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Stained Glass Window Unveiling at Gala - April 28, 2005. Colour photograph (and text) by unknown photographer

The Union Club's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Stained Glass Window Unveiling at Gala - April 28, 2005. Colour photograph (and text) by unknown photographer

Name/Title

The Union Club's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Stained Glass Window Unveiling at Gala - April 28, 2005

Entry/Object ID

2023.04.04

Scope and Content

Photograph This colour photograph (2005) by an unknown photographer with separate printed text documents The Union Club's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Stained Glass Window Unveiling held at the 125th Anniversary Gala event on April 28, 2005.

Context

The photograph was taken at the Gala on the Main staircase of the Club at the unveiling of the Club's 125th Anniversary Commemorative Stained Glass Window, depicted at the top centre of the photo. Dignitaries included the Honourable Iona Campagnolo CM, OBC, Lieutenant-Governor, B.C. (5th from left) and Alan Hodgson, Architect FRAIC who designed the commemorative window (centre panel of the tripartite window). The window was created and installed by renowned stained glass artists Thomas Mercer and Edward Schaefer of Mercer & Schaefer Glasstudios in Victoria. Also included in the frame is a printed explanatory text providing a brief history and background of the stained glass, originally installed as one window when the Gordon Street Club building was built in 1912. Restoration of the window and its redesign/re-installation, with the addition of a new central panel, was completed in 2005. ____________________________ 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.

Archive Details

Creator

Unknown

Date(s) of Creation

2005

Archive Notes

Note: Duplicate hanging in main stairwell

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Visible photo

Height

34.3 cm

Width

20.3 cm

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

Copyright

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