Terminus Hotel - Vancouver, BC
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bluesnote
N 49° 17.029 W 123° 06.301
10U E 492362 N 5459012
One of many historic buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM193DH
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/18/2023
Views: 3
The plaque says, "The Grand Motel was built in 1889. It was known as the Granville Motel until its expansion in 1904. Designed by Noble Stonestrott Hoffar, one of Vancouver's earliest architects, it is a fine example of the Victorian Italianate style, and one of Castown's oldest hotels. It served the seasonal workers in fishing and logging who returned to the city for short periods.
The Terminus Hotel, designed by architect Emil Guenther, also provided short-term accommodation. Built in 1901, tearing its distinctive bay Windows, it is the third building here of that name reflecting Vancouver as the western end of the CPR. The first was a small wooden saloon destroyed in the 1886 fire followed by a brick building. Much of the hotel was destroyed by fire in 2000; the façade was retained until it was rehabilitated with the Grand Hotel as a single project in 2008."
Type of Structure: Private Building
Other: N/A
Construction Date: 01/01/1901
Fire Date: 01/01/2000
Structure status: Plaque
Cause of Fire:
Unknown
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
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