Dominion Hotel - Edmonton, Alberta
N 53° 31.096 W 113° 29.757
12U E 334523 N 5932825
The Dominion Hotel was built in 1903 by Robert McKernan, whose son, John W. McKernan, built the architecturally unique Princess Theatre across the street in 1914.
Waymark Code: WMTATN
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 10/24/2016
Views: 3
The Dominion Hotel was built in 1903 by Robert McKernan, whose son, John W. McKernan, built the architecturally unique Princess Theatre across the street in 1914.
At the time of the Hotel's construction, it was the most ornate of the buildings on Whyte Avenue. The architecture consists of a relatively simple rectangular three-storey brick structure. The façade, however, consists of elaborately decorated wooden balconies topped by an ornate central cupola giving the structure a distinctive Victorian Appearance.
The building originally functioned as a hotel with the ground floor containing the lobby, dining facilities and a beer parlour. The hotel function ended with prohibition, when the upper floors were converted to apartments and sleeping rooms. The ground floor has been occupied by a variety of retail outlets. The building was almost entirely reconstructed in the early 1980s. Today, the ground floor is the home of Ninja Club a Japanese restaurant.
Type of Marker: Cultural
Sign Age: New Alberta Tourism Marker Style
Parking: on street parking on Whyte Avenue
Placement agency: Province of Alberta
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