McConnell Block

Built in 1890, this three-storey triangular block was built as a contiguous structure with the adjacent Jones Building.

After the arrival of the transcontinental railway, office spaces were required for businesses related to the commercial activities of the area, and in 1890, G.S. McConnell commissioned this building to fill this need. McConnell was a prominent local citizen, and later served a two-year term as city alderman.

The McConnell Block is also significant as an early design by architect Noble Stonestreet Hoffar (1843-1907). One of Vancouver’s first architects, Hoffar made a considerable contribution to the evolution of the city in the period between 1886 and the mid-1890s with his design and construction of many of the city’s largest and most substantial Victorian Italianate structures. The McConnell Block is a modest example of his work.

Source

Canada's Historic Places

More information

http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2556