Overview
Address
432 Richards St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Downtown
type
Commercial
Protection & Recognition
- M: Municipal Protection
Description
This Beaux Arts style structure was designed by John Smith Davidson Taylor and built between 1911-1912 by Ferro-Concrete Co.
The first occupant was the Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation, who opened a branch in Vancouver in 1892. The corporation contributed to the establishment of Victory Square as a primary corporate-commercial district in the early 1900s.
Architectural features:
• carved wood
• granite walls
• bevelled mirrors
• granite facades capped with sculpture of winged beavers (the corporation’s logo)
Source
Canada's Historic Places, Vancouver Heritage Inventory Phase II 1986 Summary Report
More information
http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=6841
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