Land Registry Office - Nelson, BC
Posted by: T0SHEA
N 49° 29.548 W 117° 17.759
11U E 478565 N 5482245
At 403 Vernon Street, this building is on the opposite end of the block from the much photographed Court House.
Waymark Code: WMH8TB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/07/2013
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Built in 1900, the Land Registry Office has the look and feel of a government building. Solid brick construction, small windows, arched, recessed door - they all bespeak government. And fittingly, it is still occupied by an arm of the government, Emergency Management BC.
From a Walking Tour of
Nelson’s Heritage Buildings, number 4.
This High Victorian building used fire–retardant materials retractable heavy metal shutters and a metal fire door to protect the main entrance. It was commissioned by J. Fred Hume, a Nelson hotelier,
member of the B.C. Legislature and Minister of Mines.