McBride School

Built 1912 by Twizell, Birds and Twizell, the building is one of the first brick schools built in South Vancouver. McBride school is built in the Classical Revival architectural style with some Modern design elements. The school is named for Sir Richard McBride, the 15th premier of British Columbia (1903-1915). At age 33, Sir Richard McBride was the first of British Columbia’s premiers to be born in the province and the only one to have ever been knighted. McBride School was seismically upgraded in phases with portions being upgraded in 1998 and the rest of the project completed in 2009. Heritage elements of McBride school such as the brick façade, exterior building details and window design were preserved. Please check out the archival photographs in the Gallery section of this page.

Source

Vancouver Street Stories and Dictionary of Architects in Canada website, VSB Planning and Facilities

More information

http://vancouverstreetstories.com/sir-richard-mcbride/