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REGINA'S MUNICIPAL
ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
DESIGN GUIDELINES
FOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS, ADDITIONS & RESTORATION OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS
April 2007
Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines
Table of Cogtegts
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Ackgowledgernegts
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Intellectual Property
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Sectioq #1 Overview
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Introduction
Purpose
Disclaimer
"How To" Flow Chart
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Sectioq #2 Easy Ways to Case This Publicatioq
Step #1 Familiarize yourself
Step #2 Find Out About the Different Levels
of Protection for a Heritage Property
Step #3 Find Out About the Architectural Style
Step #4 Use the Illustrative Examples
to Avoid Inappropriate Alterations
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Sectioq #3 Prigciples, Basic Terms aqd Cogcepts of
Heritage Property Cogservatioq
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A. Basic Terms Used in Heritage
Property Conservation
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Designated Heritage Property
Listed Heritage Property
Historic Place
Character -Defining Elements
Conservation
Preservation
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Statement of Significance
Standards & Guidelines
Deciding How to Conserve Your Heritage Property
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B. Principles of Heritage Conservation
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Sectioq #4 Clgderstagdiqg The Differegt Types of
Heritage Protectioq iq Regiga
Legislative Tools
Municipally Listed Heritage Property
Municipal Heritage Property
Extent of Heritage Protection
Applying for Municipal Heritage Designation
Municipal Heritage Conservation District
Provincial Heritage Property
National Heritage Property
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Doors, Entrances and Porches
Commercial Building Façades, Signs and Canopies
Landscapes & Streetscapes
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1. Key Heritage Information Contacts
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2. Glossary of Terms - Architectural Definitions
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3. Architectural Heritage Styles Prevalent in Regina
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4. How to Research your Regina Heritage Property
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4.1 Listing of Required Heritage Information
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4.2 Sourcing Key Heritage Information
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5. How to Apply for Municipal Heritage Designation
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5.1 Materials & Documents Required for Significant
Alterations /Additions to a Municipally
Designated Heritage Building
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5.2 Review Process for Designation of Municipal
Heritage Properties
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5.3 Application Form for Municipal Heritage Designation
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5.4 Municipal Heritage Property Designation Evaluation Form 73
6. Applications and Approvals for Financial Assistance
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6.1 Required Project Cost Information for Municipal
Property Tax Exemption Applications
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6.2 Municipal Incentive Policy for Preservation
of Heritage Properties Application Form
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6.3 City of Regina Heritage Buildings Material Policy Outline 78
7. Design Guidelines for the Downtown
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Illustratiogs
"How To" Flow Chart
Elements of a Commercial Façade
Elements of a Residential Façade
Deciding How To Conserve your Heritage Property" Flow Chart
Nationally Provincially & Municipally Designated Heritage Properties
Architectural Heritage Styles in Regina
Places of Worship
Holy Rosary R.C. Cathedral
Educational Facilities
U of R College Avenue Campus
Commercial Buildings
Merchant's Bank of Canada
Canada Life Assurance Building
Dominion Government Building
Regina's Hotel Saskatchewan
Sherwood Department Store
Victoria Park Building
Government Buildings
Regina's Old Post Office
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Illustratiogs (coptipued)
Private Clubs and Fraternal Halls
The Assiniboia Club
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Apartment Buildings and Row Housing
Frontenac Apartments
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Henderson Terrace
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Detached Single Family Homes
Young /Cohen Residence
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Carpenter Residence
Rutley Residence
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Flood Residence
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MacDonald Residence
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Kerr /Bronfman Residence
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Wood Clad Buildings & Buildings
with Extensive Architectural Wood Features
Wood Veranda Replacement
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Preserve & Maintain Wood Cladding, Window & Door Frames 33
Selective Replacement of Wood Materials
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Additions to Wood Buildings
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Masonry Constructed and Masonry Clad Buildings
Maintenance of Ground Floor Masonry & Foundations
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Repair Defects Contributing to Damaged Masonry Cladding
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Incompatible Masonry Additions
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Buildings with Extensive or Significant Architectural Metal Features
Preserve & Maintain Metal Roof Elements
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Preserve & Maintain Metal Balcony Railings
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Repair Deteriorated Metal Cladding & Trim
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Windows, Dormers & Skylights
Retain Real Muntin Bars, Sash Bars & Divided Glass Panes 38
Retain Original Configuration, Proportion and Size
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In Additions Windows Retain Original Proportion & Spacing
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Retain Original Dormer Window Detail Design
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Doors, Entrances & Porches
Salvageable Architectural Elements Saved & Reconstructed
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Reincorporate Architectural Elements into Reconstruction Plan 42
Barrier Free Access Designed as Subordinate Element
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Commercial Building Façades, Signs, Lighting & Canopies
Secure Unstable Architectural Elements for Public Safety
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Façade Design Should Reflect Building's Real History
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Landscapes & Streetscapes
Landscape Front & Side Yards to their Historical Period
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Replacement Fences Consistent with their Historical Period
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Ackqowledgerneqts
In writing and illustrating this book, it is my pleasure to acknowledge the advice and support of the
members of the Cooperative Work Team Initiative, without whom this publication would not have
been possible. This coalition of Regina citizens representing the Regina Chamber of Commerce,
Regina's Old Warehouse District, Heritage Regina, the Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage
Society and the City of Regina supported, promoted and guided the completion of this publication
from its inception in 2001. The initial idea to develop architectural heritage design guidelines for the
City of Regina was first presented to Regina City Council by Councillor Bill Wells in February 2001,
and with the personal support of His Worship, Mayor Pat Fiacco, was adopted into the City
Administration's work plan in September, 2001.
In particular wish to acknowledge my appreciation to Glenn Gordon of the City of Regina
Community Services Department and Allan Rosseker of the Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage
Society for helping to edit the many drafts of this publication. Also, I wish to thank Bev Robertson
and Bruce Anderson of Regina's Old Warehouse Business Improvement District; Jim Dean and
John Hopkins of the Regina Chamber of Commerce; Bernie Flaman of the Saskatchewan Culture,
Youth and Recreation Department; Ross Herrington of the Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage
Society and Dr. Bill Brennan of Heritage Regina, who at various stages, helped shape this
publication through their sage advice and support.
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My acknowledgement and profoundest thanks are offered to the many people who contributed their
expertise to the collaborative creation of the Parks Canada "Standards and Guidelines for the
Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. "This seminal document has been adopted by provincial
and territorial governments across Canada as the conceptual foundation and working basis for the
conservation of Canada's historic properties. Although modified to meet the local needs, specific
resources, procedures and heritage context of Regina, this publication in many cases incorporates
the content of the Parks Canada publication and is heavily indebted to its publisher, Parks Canada,
for agreeing to allow the adoption and use of its content.
Respectfully,
Bill Henderson
Author and illustrator of "Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines"
December 2006
Intellectual Property
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In so far as the "Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design
Guidelines" publication is based on the text and illustrations of Bill Henderson, all rights to use and
reproduce the same are restricted, subject to the author's expressed written permission. The City
of Regina is expressly authorized to publish future printings of "Regina's Municipal Architectural
Heritage Design Guidelines."
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Sectioq #1
OVERVIEW
Introduction
The conservation of Regina's architectural heritage has advanced considerably in the last 25 years.
Increasing importance has been placed on the restoration and adaptive reuse of heritage
properties. Many of Regina's more significant tourist, recreational and cultural attractions now
feature or incorporate architectural heritage properties as part of their identity and character.
Heritage buildings are increasingly sought after as retail, office, entertainment, hospitality and
residential locations. Heritage precincts, districts and neighbourhoods in Regina have grown in
prominence.
The conservation, promotion and interpretation of architectural heritage resources have become
increasingly popular in Regina's cultural and business development fields. Property developers and
building owners have realized that heritage buildings, properly developed and maintained, can
achieve enhanced profits as character and landmark properties. There is also a growing level of
public expectation for consistent protection of architectural heritage resources.
Purpose
This publication is intended for anyone who wants a basic understanding of how to plan and obtain
approval for their heritage building rehabilitation project, and how the standards and guidelines for
heritage building conservation work in Regina. It is intended to de- mystify and provide a
standardized approach to the "dos and don'ts" of heritage building rehabilitation in Regina.
The publication's focus is on the exterior characteristics of Regina's heritage buildings, because the
City of Regina is primarily interested in and committed to the conservation of the exterior character -
defining elements of Regina's heritage buildings. It explains the City of Regina's standards and
guidelines for the preservation of the heritage character -defining elements and prominent exterior
heritage features of typical heritage buildings in this city.
Disclaimer
This publication provides general guidance only. It is not intended and should not be used as a
substitute for obtaining professional assistance and detailed guidance in the restoration,
rehabilitation or adaptive alteration of a heritage building. You are encouraged to obtain the
professional assistance in planning and completing an architectural heritage project.
For further advice on the appropriate instances for using professional services for your heritage
project please contact the City of Regina Heritage Officer (See Page 49).
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"How To" Flow Chart
This flow chart provides you with a step -by -step explanation of how to undertake design changes
to your heritage property. Please refer to the referenced pages at each step for further information.
Check to see if your property is listed or
designated as a heritage property.
Seepages: 10, 11 & 17
Check out the benefits and restrictions of
If your property is not designated, decide if
heritage property designation.
you want to apply for heritage protection
Seepages: 11 to 16, 20 &
Appendix page: 74
and financial benefits.
See pages: 15, 20 &
Appendix pages: 74 & 76
If your property is designated, ensure that
the "Statement of Significance and
"Character-Defining Elements are
completed.
If you want heritage designation
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follow the application procedure.
See page 16 &
Seepages: 11, 20 to 22 &
Appendix page: 70
Appendix page: 65
ÍDetermine the architectural style(s), age
characteristics of your heritage property.
See pages: 8, 24 &
Appendix page: 65
Assess the various levels of "preservation,"
"restoration" and "rehabilitation" required to
"conserve" your heritage property.
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FFamiliarize yourself with the "Principles" and
"Standards" for heritage conservation.
( See pages: 13, 19 & 22
Confirm with City's Planning Division if
Apply the relevant heritage conservation
development & building permits are required
design guidelines to your proposed project.
for your proposed project.
See pages: 8,19 & 30
See Appendix page: 49
Submit site plan, relevant architectural
Submit development plans and building
drawings, materials description, costs and
permit application drawings to the City's
work schedules to City's Community &
Protective Services Division
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See Appendix pages: 68 & 70
Building & Planning Divisions.
See Appendix pages: 68 & 70
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Sectioq #2
Easy Ways to (Ise Ibis Publicatioq
Step #1 Familiarize yourself with some of the basic terms and concepts used in heritage
building conservation in Regina
The "what:" You will need to understand some of the basic terms and concepts used in the
conservation of heritage buildings. This publication provides a short simple explanation of the most
essential terms and concepts used in heritage building conservation (see Section #3, page 10).
The "how:" Regina's approach to heritage conservation is parallel to conservation standards and
guidelines of the federal and provincial governments and is largely derived from them. Thus, a short
explanation is provided of the heritage standards and guidelines used by the federal, provincial and
municipal governments and how they work (see page 14).
The "why:" Understanding the basic principles of heritage conservation for heritage properties is
important if you want to effectively use the illustrative examples of how to conserve various
architectural heritage elements of a building. Section #5, page 19 on basic concepts of heritage
conservation explains why the heritage standards and guidelines have been adopted by the City of
Regina.
Step #2 Find out about the different levels of protection for a heritage property and which
level applies to your property
To develop a successful approach to undertaking a heritage building project of any kind in Regina,
you are advised to familiarize yourself with the different levels of protection applied to heritage
buildings in Regina.
This publication summarizes the various types of legislated heritage protection you are likely to find
in Regina (see page 14). It also shows how to determine a building's heritage status and the level
of protection involved.
Step #3 Find out about the architectural style of a building and how to conserve its
heritage character
Regina has a number of prominent architectural heritage styles. You are encouraged to familiarize
yourself with the architectural style pertaining to your building (see page 23). For the more curious
reader, this publication also provides additional background on a variety of architectural heritage
styles and architectural terms employed in heritage conservation (see page 50).
Step #4 Use the illustrative examples to avoid inappropriate alterations to important
exterior architectural elements of a heritage building
Looking at basic illustrative examples is an easy way to develop a practical and appropriate
approach to altering or adding to a heritage building while still preserving its heritage character. This
publication illustrates important "dos and don'ts" when altering exterior architectural elements of a
building (see Section #6). Reviewing these can help to avoid unacceptable design alterations and
additions.
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Sectioq #3
Prigciples, Basic Terms aqd Cogcepts of Heritage Property Cogservatioq
The designation of heritage properties protects the important character -defining elements of a
heritage property, while still permitting the owner to modify it or add to the building. Improvements
in building safety, health, energy efficiency and accessibility standards eventually require building
and site upgrades and alterations. Even partial demolitions, additions and reconstruction of certain
building elements are needed from time to time in order to ensure a longer life for a heritage
property.
Such alterations, if sensitively carried out, increase the longevity of the designated heritage building.
The key concern is to ensure that any renovations, adaptations, alterations or additions do not
jeopardize, diminish or conflict with the selective character -defining elements of the building and its
site. These character -defining elements of a heritage building may be comprehensive or may be
very limited and selective. They may protect no more than the front façade of a building and allow
most exterior portions and even the entire building interior to be altered with minimal or no
restrictions.
A. Basic Terms Used in Heritage Property Conservation
Some of the most important heritage conservation terms to be familiar with are:
DESIGNATED heritage property
A designated heritage property is a heritage property that is legally protected under municipal, or
provincial heritage legislation. The property has part or all of its land and building(s) legislatively
protected against alteration or demolition, subject to prior government approval.
LISTED heritage property
A listed heritage property is not a designated heritage property, but it has the potential of becoming
one. A listed heritage property has been listed on Regina's Municipal Heritage Holding Bylaw as a
significant heritage property. If major alterations or demolition are proposed, it can be protected by
the City of Regina by designating it as a Municipal Heritage Property. The property can also
become a designated heritage property at the owner's request in order to qualify for rehabilitation
financial assistance and enable its future conservation.
HISTORIC PLACE
Like a heritage property, a historic place can include both lands, buildings and other structures, but
it is broader in meaning. A historic place can be a structure, building, group of buildings, district,
landscape, archaeological site or any place in Canada that has been formally recognized for its
heritage value. This formal recognition need not be as a designated heritage property. It may be a
listed heritage property or one identified as a recognized heritage property by any level of
government.
CHARACTER -DEFINING ELEMENTS of a heritage property
Usually character -defining elements are selective, particularly important physical features or
elements of a property. These may consist of particular materials, forms, architectural elements,
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special building designs or configurations and cultural associations, such as significant events,
social movements or people that contribute to the heritage value of a historic place. They evoke or
symbolize the heritage value of a historic place. Character -defining elements need not be from one
distinct historic period or event. They may encompass different events or periods of history in a
heritage property's past.
CONSERVATION of a heritage property
This is the broadest term used to describe all actions or processes used to safeguard or protect the
heritage value and character -defining elements of a heritage property. Conservation actively
extends the physical life of a heritage building, as opposed to protection, which is passive and
denotes simply avoiding doing anything that would destroy or hurt the heritage value and
character -defining elements of a heritage property. Within the broad term of conservation, the
action of conserving a heritage property may include preservation, rehabilitation and/or restoration.
PRESERVATION of a heritage property
Preservation of a heritage property is one means of conservation of a heritage property. It is the
action or process of maintaining or stabilizing existing materials, design and integrity of a historic
place and its character -defining elements. Thus, preservation actively ensures the conservation of
heritage value by extending the life of existing heritage materials and artifacts and the integrity of
their heritage design.
RESTORATION of a heritage property
Restoration of a heritage property is another means of conservation of a heritage property. It is the
action or process of accurately revealing, recovering or representing the state of a historic place or
an individual component of its character -defining elements. Thus, restoration is more intrusive than
preservation. Invariably, restoration also strives to be historically precise by its exact use of historic
materials and methods of construction and design in revealing, recovering or representing a
particular period in the heritage property's history.
REHABILITATION of a heritage property
Rehabilitation of a heritage property is the most general means of conservation of a heritage
property. It is the action or process of repairing, altering or adding to a historic place while still
protecting its heritage value and its character -defining elements. Rehabilitation involves work that
enhances the heritage character in a manner truthful to its history and makes possible the continued
and compatible use of the heritage property.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The statement of significance is a short written description of the basic physical characteristics of
the historic property and the heritage value of the historic place. It typically describes what makes
the historic place significant in terms of its heritage or history and gives the reader the essence of
what its character -defining elements might be. Its significance may be of local, provincial, national,
or world heritage importance. A statement of significance must be completed when applying for
municipal heritage designation. It is entered, along with the property description, into the Canadian
Register of Historic Places when the designated historic property is placed on the Registry.
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STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
In Saskatchewan, both the provincial and federal levels of government have adopted one common
set of conservation standards and guidelines. These are also known under their full title as
"Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada." They are a set of
nationally accepted norms and practical guidance statements for the conservation of historic places.
They are presented in a format of recommended and non -recommended actions when conserving,
altering, adding to or removing any part of a historic place. "Regina's Municipal Architectural
Heritage Design Guidelines" is supplementary and concurrent with the nationally adopted standards
and guidelines. "Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines" provides additional
assistance to heritage property owners and local citizens interested in preserving Regina's
architectural heritage properties.
It is also useful to refer to the following flow chart, "Deciding How To Conserve Your Heritage
Property" It illustrates the basic steps in determining the appropriate primary treatment in
preserving, rehabilitating or restoring a heritage property. This flow chart is derived from the Parks
Canada "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places" (2003 edition, ISBN 0-
662- 34897 -4). Before using the guidelines described in this publication, it is important to determine
whether intervention to conserve a heritage property requires a preservation, rehabilitation or
restoration approach, or a combination of them. (Also see "Standards for the Conservation of
Historic Places in Canada," page 22.)
DECIDING HOW TO CONSERVE YOUR HERITAGE PROPERTY
Identify
heritage
value and
chartacterdefining
elements
Determine
primary
treatment
Review
principles
and
Preservation
Rehabilitation
Restoration
Principles and standards for heritage conservation
standards
Follow
guidelines
according to
selected
treatment
Guidelines for preserving, repairing, replacing & adding
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B. Principles of Heritage Conservation
The following principles of heritage conservation are applied by the City of Regina to the
conservation, or alteration of, or an addition to, any municipally listed or designated municipal
heritage property or heritage conservation district:
1. Identify why the heritage property is significant and what physical aspects of the
property evoke or reflect its significance.
The first principle of heritage conservation is to understand what makes the building, structure or
place significant and what physical aspects of the property reflect this significance. This should be
described in a short written paragraph called a statement of significance (see definition of statement
of significance, Section #3, page 11). It may consist of a person or people connected with the
building, or an important historical event. It may be the characteristic architecture of the building
and/or the architect, engineer or contractor who played a significant part in its design and
construction. Whatever it is, this event, person or particular building design explains why this
property is protected as a heritage site.
2. Do no harm to the heritage property's surviving character -defining elements.
The second principle of heritage conservation is to do no harm. This means that the character defining elements of the building that reflect or evoke its heritage significance in a visual and
material way should be respected and preserved. It also means that any contemplated alterations
or additions should not detract from the heritage character of the property.
3. Preserve the heritage property's true sense of place.
Moving the heritage building or relocating or rearranging its character -defining elements are also
considered to be harmful. One of the key principles of heritage conservation is to maintain the
property's true sense of place and integrity. Where the building was built is important to interpreting
its true history. Preserving its grounds and environs is also important to preserving its sense of
place.
4. Do not falsify the context and integrity of the building's heritage identity.
Creating an enhanced false sense of its historical importance or meaning by adding to or
rearranging its character -defining elements also detracts from and misleads the property's true
history. For example, adding architectural features that never previously existed to an important
historic façade or relocating them to another façade may be visually interesting, but counterfeits and
confuses the actual history of the building.
5. Selectively intervene if necessary to preserve the heritage defining elements of the
building from neglect, damage or decay.
Maintain character -defining elements on an ongoing basis, rather than having to resort later to
drastic repairs. Where repairs are necessary, such intervention should be selective and well researched to ensure minimal loss of historic materials and information on the property.
6. Where possible, repair rather than replace character -defining elements and original
building materials.
Only where character -defining elements have deteriorated too severely to be repaired should
replacement be warranted. Repairing the genuine article is historically preferable to replacement
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with a facsimile. Before proceeding, determine the primary treatment appropriate to your heritage
property.
7. Repair according to original historical example where possible, or to a compatible
historic character when adequate historical references no longer exist.
Where replacement of part or all of a character -defining element is warranted by its severely
deteriorated condition, it should match the forms, proportions, materials and detailing of sound
versions of the original character -defining element, provided that there is a sufficient historical
record or references to follow. Where insufficient historical record or references remain, the new
replacement elements should be compatible with the character of the historic place.
8. Select uses for heritage properties that require minimal or no change to their character defining elements.
Maintaining a property's original or long term historic use may not be feasible. When selecting new
use(s) for heritage properties, ensure that the new use requires minimal change to the property's
character -defining elements.
9. Record, salvage, reuse and display removed character -defining elements and original
building materials.
Where change or demolition of the character -defining elements of a heritage property is
unavoidable, ensure that a complete historical record is retained of these character -defining
elements and that heritage building materials and artifacts are conserved for appropriate reuse or
display. The City of Regina has adopted a "Heritage Building Materials Strategy" that sets out the
proper procedures to be followed for the salvage, acquisition, inventory, ownership transfer and
reuse of removed heritage building materials from heritage properties located in Regina (see page
78).
10. A new addition to a heritage property should be distinguishable, yet visually compatible
and subordinate to the original structure and design.
A new addition to a heritage property should be compatible with the overall character of the historic
property and its character -defining elements. At the same time it should be visually distinct, so as
to be recognizable as an addition, and should be subordinate to the original heritage structure and
property design.
Sectioq #4
Clgderstagdipg the Differegt Types of Heritage Protectioq iq Regiga
All three levels of government are involved in protecting heritage properties in Regina. The heritage
protection provided by each level of government relates directly to the level of significance of the
heritage property. Generally speaking, the City of Regina protects heritage properties of municipal
or city -wide importance. The Province of Saskatchewan designates and protects properties of
provincial heritage significance, and the federal government focuses on the recognition and
protection of nationally important heritage properties. Sometimes a heritage property may be
protected by more than one level of government.
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Properties of recognized national
heritage significance may not be
protected to the same extent as
National
heritage
properties
provincially or municipally designated
Designated provincial heritage
properties
heritage properties.
Applied to properties of
provincial heritage
significance.
Applied to properties of
Designated municipal heritage properties and
heritage conservation districts
/
municipal heritage
significance.
Applied to properties of
Municipally listed heritage properties
heritage significance that
may be protected.
Legislative Tools
Regina's municipal government uses three basic legislative tools to protect heritage properties of
municipal heritage importance. These are:
Municipally Listed Heritage Property;
Municipal Heritage Property; and,
Municipal Heritage Conservation District.
Municipally Listed Heritage Property
Heritage properties regulated by the City of Regina may be listed in the City's Municipal Heritage
Holding Bylaw as having sufficient heritage significance for potential heritage designation in the
future. This enables the City of Regina to place a temporary 60 -day hold on the demolition or major
alteration of any of these listed properties while it decides whether long -term protection by a
municipal heritage designation is warranted. As of April 2007, there are more than 250 heritage
properties listed on the Municipal Heritage Holding Bylaw.
A property that is deemed by the City of Regina to be of municipal heritage significance can be listed
or designated as a municipal heritage property irrespective of whether or not the property has yet
been previously inventoried by the City of Regina. Owners of listed heritage properties may seek
heritage property designation to qualify for federal, provincial and/or municipal assistance in their
restoration (see page 67).
To determine whether a property in Regina is listed as a significant heritage property, refer to the
Heritage Holding Bylaw list, available from the City of Regina Heritage Officer, (see page 49).
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Municipal Heritage Property
The second legislative tool used by the City of Regina to protect a historic place is the individual
designation of a property as a municipal heritage property. There are more than 50 such designated
municipal heritage properties in Regina that comprise approximately 80% of all the designated
heritage properties in Regina. New designations are created periodically by passing a municipal
bylaw and registering an "interest" on the property title to record the property's heritage designation.
The purpose of the "interest" is to serve as a legal reminder to anyone purchasing the property or
examining the property title that the property is protected by the municipality. If and when the
property is sold, the "interest" and the municipal designation stay attached to the property. The City
of Regina may either apply or remove a municipal heritage designation from a property. If the
property is de- designated by the passage of another bylaw, then the "interest" is discharged from
the property title.
When the City of Regina protects a historic place with a municipal heritage designation, the property
is also registered on the province's and the National Registry of heritage properties. This is called
"The Canadian Register of Historic Places" (CRHP) and can be accessed by any member of the
public via the internet at www.historicplaces.ca. Information is also available through the
Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation Department's Provincial Directory of Municipal &
Provincial Heritage Property (see page 49).
In addition to providing the basic name, address and legal description of the registered heritage
property, the CRHP also includes a brief description of why the property is deemed to have heritage
significance. This is called a statement of significance (see definition of statement of significance,
page 11).
Extent of Heritage Protection
Protection of a municipal heritage property can encompass lands or landscaped areas, buildings
and structures and any archaeological remains that may be in the ground. Thus a heritage
designation may be very selective or can be all- inclusive. To determine the type of protection
applied to an individual municipal heritage property, you must refer to the designation bylaw
protecting that property. It may protect only the front façade of the building, or the entire building
exterior, and may apply to some or all of the building's interior. This depends on what are considered
the character -defining elements of the building.
In general, additions, major alterations or demolition of any significant part of a designated or listed
heritage building will require City Council approval. The key aspect is whether these changes will
impact on the character -defining elements of the property. Routine repairs, maintenance and minor
alterations generally do not require formal heritage approval. The City of Regina Heritage Officer
has limited delegated authority to approve minor alterations and repairs without altering the status
of a listed or municipally designated heritage property. The City of Regina Heritage Officer will be
able to advise on whether the proposed work to a listed or municipally designated heritage property
requires heritage approval. More information appears on page 19.
Applying for Municipal Heritage Designation
A heritage property owner may wish to apply for municipal heritage designation in order to preserve
and protect the property's heritage character and to qualify for financial heritage conservation
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incentives. The property need not be a listed heritage property. Anyone can apply to have any
heritage property municipally designated, regardless of ownership or interest in that property.
However, the property owner is consulted as part of the process.
The key criteria for municipal heritage designation are to demonstrate that the property has
adequate heritage significance to warrant protection and that it has a viable potential future. To
demonstrate the property's heritage significance requires research of the property's important
historical and descriptive information, such as the property's significant architectural characteristics,
the property's history, including prominent persons or events connected with the property, the
usability of the property and its integrity and present condition. (For assistance on researching the
history of your Regina property, refer to How to Research Your Regina Heritage Property, Appendix,
page 65.) The applicant is expected to provide a draft statement of significance and character defining elements.
The Community & Protective Services Division reviews the designation criteria and the applicant's
submission and scores the significance and viability of the property as part of its own assessment
report. The City of Regina's Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC) reviews the
Community & Protective Services Division's report along with the applicant's submitted research
and makes its recommendations to City Council. A more detailed description of this process is
provided in the Appendix (see page 69).
In the event that an applicant is proposing to construct a new building or addition adjacent to a
designated or potential heritage property in Regina's Downtown District, the new building or addition
is encouraged to follow to the Heritage Design Guidelines for the Downtown as part of the Regina
Development Plan Bylaw 7877 (see page 83). For further information contact the City of Regina
Urban Planning Division (see page 49).
Municipal Heritage Conservation District
The third legislative tool used by the City of Regina to protect a historic place is the designation of
a number of properties within a defined boundary as a Heritage Conservation District. To date, the
City of Regina has created one Heritage Conservation District. The Victoria Park Heritage
Conservation District includes approximately 35 publicly and privately owned heritage properties
located on the Fredrick W. Hill Mall (formerly known as the Scarth Street Mall), and includes the
immediate environs of Victoria Park.
In cases where a historic place is identified as including a grouping of significant heritage properties
with a distinctive heritage character, the use of a Heritage Conservation District is a more
appropriate tool than individually designating every property within the district as Municipal Heritage
Property. When providing group protection and preservation for an area's or district's heritage
character, the Heritage Conservation District still protects the buildings from demolition or major
alterations without prior approval. But a Heritage Conservation District also provides more
appropriate collective conservation of streetscapes and public as well as private landscaped areas
within the district. In addition, it may provide incentive funds and grants to be directed to the
enhancement and conservation of public streetscape areas and parks, as well as to private
properties. Generally speaking, a Heritage Conservation District is intended to primarily protect the
exterior heritage character of heritage buildings and streetscapes, rather than building interiors.
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Provincial Heritage Property
The Province of Saskatchewan has delegated authority to municipalities to designate municipal
heritage properties and has reserved for itself the authority to protect properties of provincial
heritage significance under The Heritage Property Act. This provincial legislation authorizes the
Minister responsible for provincial heritage to order the designation of any property of provincial
significance as a Provincial Heritage Property. As of December 31, 2006, there were thirteen
designated (building type) Provincial Heritage Properties in Regina. As with designated municipal
heritage properties, each Provincial Heritage Property designation is registered as an "interest" on
the property title at the Saskatchewan Land Titles Division of the Saskatchewan Information
Services Corporation. The registered interest serves as a legal reminder to anyone examining the
land title that the property is protected by the Province of Saskatchewan.
The provincial government also lists all designated Provincial Heritage Properties (along with
municipally designated heritage properties) in a Directory of Provincial & Municipal Heritage
Property in Saskatchewan. Copies of this directory are available from the Saskatchewan Culture,
Youth and Recreation Department, Heritage Branch at: 9th Floor, 1919 Saskatchewan Drive,
Regina. This directory can be searched online at the Saskatchewan Heritage Branch website (see
page 49). All designated Provincial Heritage Properties in Saskatchewan are also entered onto
Parks Canada's registry of heritage properties, called The Canadian Register of Historic Places
(CRHP). This can be accessed online (see page 49).
National Heritage Property
The Federal Government has a number of separate pieces of federal legislation and departmental
policies providing protection for various types of national heritage properties. But for the most part,
National Heritage Property designations are honorary and physical protection is provided only by
policy to specific National Heritage Properties. The implementation of this complex mosaic of
federal legislative protection has resulted in the identification, promotion and sometimes protection
of a limited number of nationally significant heritage properties in Regina (e.g., the Saskatchewan
Legislative Building and the Regina Federal Building).
While the Historic Services Branch of Parks Canada does maintain a registry of Canada historic
sites and monuments, the most comprehensive listing of designated national heritage properties
can be found on the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) (see page 49).
Alterations and other Work to Provincially or Nationally Designated Heritage Property
Where work to a municipally, provincially or nationally designated heritage property is proposed that
impacts on the character -defining elements of a heritage property, the protective property
designation and the standards and guidelines of the relevant heritage jurisdiction shall apply.
Concurrence on Alterations to Provincial and National Heritage Properties
The municipality does not have jurisdiction to approve alterations, demolitions or additions to
provincially or nationally designated heritage properties that would contravene the conservation
measures of that authority or would compromise or endanger the character -defining elements of
that provincially or nationally designated heritage property. Where work is proposed to a
provincially or nationally designated heritage property, the City of Regina confirms that the
appropriate review and approvals by the senior level of government have been completed before
the City will issue building and development permits.
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In the case of properties registered as national or provincial heritage properties, the owner is
advised to contact the respective approving authority for regulation of the heritage property. In the
case of provincially designated heritage properties, the property owner should first contact the
Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation Department, Heritage Branch (see page 49). In the
case of a nationally registered or listed heritage property the owner is advised to first contact the
Historic Places Program Branch, Parks Canada (see page 49).
In the case of municipally designated properties, the City can add further protection to a designated
provincial or national heritage property, provided that the areas or elements of municipal and
provincial designation description do not duplicate or conflict. This can be done by passing a
municipal heritage designation bylaw with the intent of conserving heritage character -defining
elements that would not otherwise be protected by the other levels of government. In doing so, the
City must ensure that its standards for approvals and its own protective measures do not conflict
with, but simply add to the level of protection provided by the provincial or national heritage
designation. Thus, the federal /provincial "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic
Places in Canada" adopted by both levels of government will be respected by any additional
municipal heritage protection applied to a provincial or national heritage property.
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How the Stagdards aqd Guideliges Work
How and Why the Standards and Guidelines were Created
In 2002 -03 the federal and provincial governments collaborated to create and jointly adopt the
"Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada." This established a
consistent Canada -wide approach to setting basic standards and guidelines for the conservation of
heritage properties in Canada and to ensure a unified approach for the conservation of all heritage
properties under their jurisdiction (see page 12). This Canada -wide collaboration also included the
creation of a uniform registry and description of nationally, provincially and municipally designated
heritage properties in what is called the "Canadian Register of Historic Places."
For detailed background on the "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places
in Canada," refer to the Parks Canada website, contact the Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and
Recreation Department, Heritage Branch, or write to the Canadian Register of Historic Places,
Historic Places Program Branch, Parks Canada (see page 49). You are also encouraged to refer to
the flow chart titled "Deciding How To Conserve Your Heritage Property" which illustrates the basic
steps in determining the appropriate primary treatment in preserving, rehabilitating or restoring a
heritage property. This simplified flow chart (derived from the Parks Canada "Standards and
Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places," 2003 Edition) is useful when considering
whether intervention to conserve a heritage property requires a preservation, rehabilitation or
restoration approach, or a combination of them.
Regina's Concurrent Approach to Conserving Architectural Heritage
"Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines" publication does not attempt to
regulate, interpret, replace or supercede the standards, guidelines, codes and regulations of other
jurisdictions having approval authority. While the City of Regina is not legally responsible for
ensuring that municipally approved work for municipally designated heritage properties conforms to
the design guidelines and standards of the federal /provincial "Standards and Guidelines for the
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Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, "the City does follow a general practice of concurrence
in the implementation of its Principles of Heritage Conservation and its municipal heritage design
guidelines with the federal /provincial "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic
Places in Canada."
This publication provides a general overview in layperson's terms of how the "Standards and
Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada" generally apply to registered heritage
properties in Regina.
Given the comprehensive development of this national registration system and the adoption of a
basic set of standards and guidelines for heritage property conservation, the City of Regina has also
adopted the provincial and federal approach to registering heritage properties and uses a more
simplified and flexible version of the "Standards and Guidelines of Conservation of Historic Places
in Canada" to review, evaluate and approve projects involving designated heritage properties in
Regina. The City has minimized as much as is reasonably possible, any conflict or inconsistency
between the heritage design approvals given for municipal heritage conservation assistance and
the qualifying heritage design requirements for additional financial assistance provided by the
Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation and other provincial and federal funding bodies. At the same
time, the City must maintain the flexibility to respond to local circumstances, conditions and
characteristics in the conservation of Regina's municipally designated heritage properties.
Before Applying the Standards and Guidelines -Have the Statement of Significance and
Character -Defining Elements Been Completed?
Before undertaking a heritage property restoration or rehabilitation project, or reviewing a proposed
addition or alteration to a heritage building, the applicant or applicant's consultant must first ensure
that a short descriptive statement of significance and a list of the property's character -defining
elements have been completed.
If the property is not yet a designated municipal heritage property, then the City will require the
owner, or the owner's professional consultant, to draft a statement of significance and the property's
character -defining elements. These must be approved by the City of Regina, along with the
application submission. The statement of significance describes in a few short paragraphs the basic
physical characteristics of the historic property and what makes this historical property significant in
terms of its history and heritage character (see page 65).
If the property in question is already a registered heritage property (either municipal, provincial or
national) then a statement of significance and its character -defining elements will have already been
written. These can be obtained from the City of Regina Heritage Officer, Community and Protected
Services Department or from Parks Canada "Canadian Register of Historic Places" website (see
page 49).
Following is a typical example of the statement of significance and the character defining elements
of a designated heritage property. This example is taken from the municipally designated Sherwood
Department Store heritage property (now Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Headquarters), 2006 Albert
St. (see page 26):
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Sherwood Department Store (Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Head Office)
2006 Albert St., Regina, SK
Statement Of Significance
Description of Historical Place
The Sherwood Department Store is a Municipal Heritage property consisting of six commercial lots in Regina's
downtown business district. The property features a three -storey brick office building faced in glazed terra cotta.
The designation applies only to the façade of the building.
Heritage Value
The heritage value of the Sherwood Department Store lies in its status as the oldest surviving department store
building in Regina. Built in 1913, the three -storey building is the only pre -First World War department store
remaining in Regina. Costing an estimated $350,000, the Sherwood Department Store was also the most
expensive building constructed in the city prior to 1920.
The heritage value of the building also resides in its architecture. Designed by the prominent Montreal architectural
firm of Brown and Valiance, the Sherwood Department Store was touted as the finest building west of Winnipeg.
Designed in the Gothic Revival style, with Chicago School influences, the building features elaborate brick,
ornamental iron and glass façade highlighted by sculpted pilasters, coloured tiles and intricately formed gargoyles
made from glazed terra cotta. Reflecting the pre -war optimism that abounded in Western Canada, the building was
designed to accommodate additional floors, which were never completed.
The heritage value also lies in its association with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. The building was the first
permanent head office for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Formed in 1924, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was a
cooperative established by provincial farmers to market wheat and other grain crops. Purchased in 1925, the
building provided the Wheat Pool with a prominent office location from which it could coordinate its provincial grain
handling operations and international marketing efforts. Still used today as part of the corporate head office
complex, the building is identified as a symbol of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.
Character -defining Elements
The heritage value of the Sherwood Department Store resides in the following character -defining elements:
Those elements that reflect the Gothic Revival style of architecture, including the vertical piers flanking
recessed window bays topped by rounded arches and decorative shields, gargoyles and other motifs that
comprise the façade;
Those elements that reflect the Chicago School style of architecture, including large window openings,
regular window patterning and the terra cotta, brick and iron façade elements (spandrels);
Any elements that reflect the use of the building as a department store, including the flagpole;
Any elements that reflect the use of the building's association with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool,
including signage and fixtures.
This example illustrates the selective protection that can be provided to a designated heritage
building. Given that the heritage value and the character -defining elements of the Sherwood
Department Store relate entirely to the exterior of the original portion of the building, the municipal
heritage designation applies only to this portion of the building exterior. The building's interior and
the more recent Saskatchewan Wheat Pool office tower added to the west side of the heritage
building in 1967 are not included in the heritage property designation.
The designation description of the character -defining elements of the Sherwood Department Store
also illustrates how features of the building from two different historical periods can be recognized
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and protected. Elements of the building from its original history as the Sherwood Department Store
and elements from its later ownership by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool are both protected.
Applying the Conservation Standards -How they Work
The Province of Saskatchewan has also adopted the "Standards for the Conservation of Historic
Places in Canada." These form the basis for the conservation design guideline practices of the
federal and provincial governments and are part of the federal /provincial "Standards and Guidelines
for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada" (See flow chart, page 12).
Standards for the Conservation of Historical Places in Canada
General Standards (All Projects)
1. Conserve the heritage value of a historic place. Do not remove, replace, or substantially
alter its intact or repairable character -defining elements. Do not remove a part of a historic
place if its current location is a character -defining element.
2. Conserve changes to a historic place, which over time have become character -defining
elements in their own right.
3. Conserve heritage value by adopting an approach calling for minimal intervention.
4. Recognize each historic place as a physical record of its time, place and use. Do not create
a false sense of historic development by adding elements from other historic places or other
properties or by combining features of the same property that never coexisted.
5. Find a use for a historic place that requires minimal or no change to its character -defining
elements.
6. Protect and, if necessary, stabilize a historic place until any subsequent intervention is
undertaken. Protect and preserve archaeological resources in place. Where there is
potential for disturbance of archaeological resources, take mitigation measures to limit
damage and loss of information.
7. Evaluate the existing condition of character -defining elements to determine the appropriate
intervention needed. Use the gentlest means possible for any intervention. Respect
heritage value when undertaking intervention.
8. Maintain character -defining elements on an ongoing basis. Repair character -defining
elements by reinforcing their materials using recognized conservation methods. Replace in
kind any extensively deteriorated or missing parts of character -defining elements, where
there are surviving prototypes.
9. Make any intervention needed to preserve character -defining elements physically and
visually compatible with the historic place, and identifiable upon close inspection. Document
any intervention for future reference.
Additional Standards Relating to Rehabilitation
10. Repair rather than replace character -defining elements. Where character -defining
elements are too severely deteriorated to repair, and where sufficient physical evidence
exists, replace them with new elements that match the forms, materials and detailing of
sound versions of the same elements. Where there is insufficient physical evidence, make
the form, material and detailing of the new elements compatible with the character of the
historic place.
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11. Conserve the heritage value and character -defining elements when creating any new
additions to a historic place or any related new construction. Make the new work physically
and visually compatible with, subordinate to and distinguishable from the historic place.
12. Create any new additions or related new construction so that the essential form and
integrity of a historic place will not be impaired if the new work is removed in the future.
13. Repair rather than replace character -defining elements from the restoration period. Where
character -defining elements are too severely deteriorated to repair and where sufficient
physical evidence exists, replace them with new elements that match the forms, materials
and detailing of sound versions of the same elements.
14. Replace missing features from the restoration period with new features whose forms,
materials and detailing are based on sufficient physical, documentary and/or oral
evidence.
To more easily interpret and explain these standards, the City's "Principles of Heritage
Conservation" (see page 13) describe in simple, direct terms the rationale behind the standards for
the average reader. They also provide one additional heritage conservation principle for the salvage
of removed original heritage building materials and heritage features. These Principles of Heritage
Conservation help to ensure concurrence of the municipal heritage conservation practices with the
federal /provincial "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada."
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Architectural Heritage Styles iq Regiga
The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882, and the founding of Regina, marked the start
of what quickly became the capital of the Northwest Territories in 1883, and then the City of Regina
in 1903. When Regina became the provincial capital of the newly formed province of Saskatchewan
in 1905, its place was secured as a major urban, commercial and government centre in Canada's
early 20th century development.
Although Regina had its historic start in the late 19th century, the real history of its development as
a major Canadian prairie urban centre belongs primarily to the first half of the 20th century. The
predominant styles of its architecture and urban planning through the early -to mid -20th century
period characterize Regina as an archetypal western Canadian prairie boom city. As with all such
Canadian prairie cities, its architectural styles and town planning concepts are borrowed and
blended from cultural influences, historic traditions and accepted norms of urban development from
western Europe, eastern Canada and the United States, and the prairie west and pacific western
regions of the United States.
Regina is favoured with a particularly rich variety of well- designed architectural heritage styles. It is
also fortunate that certain heritage character areas from the early 20th century period of its
development remain largely intact.
Regina's predominant early 20th century architectural heritage building styles can be characterized
according to general types of building use. The intended use of Regina's buildings played a major
role in determining their likely architectural style. As with all typical western prairie cities, Regina's
building designers and developers generally adhered to accepted cultural norms and current
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continental trends in popular architectural styles when deciding what architectural styles best suited
certain types of buildings.
NOTE: Where terms in the above "Standards for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada" are
italicized, these terms are defined with a specific meaning.
Places of Worship
It can generally be said that Regina's early 20th century building
designers and developers favoured the Gothic Revival (e.g.
Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, 2049 Scarth St.), the Classical
Greek Revival (e.g., Westminster United Church, 3025 13th
Ave.), and the Romanesque Revival styles (e.g. Holy Rosary
R.C. Cathedral, Garnet & 13th Avenue) for church and temple
architecture. This was very much the continuation of the
dominant architectural traditions brought by settlers from western
Europe and eastern Canada and the United States. However,
settlers from eastern Europe brought to Regina the architectural
traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (e.g. St. Nicholas
Church, 1770 St. John St.).
These churches are often
characterized by Byzantine, Greek and Russian architectural
features, such as the onion dome and the iconography of
Holy Rosary R.C. Cathedral,
Garnet & 13th Ave.
Romanesque Revival Style
Eastern Orthodox Christian Saints.
Educational Facilities
The Collegiate Gothic style was favoured for most Regina
educational institutions (e.g., College Avenue Campus, U of R,
1955 -2155 College Ave.), although those constructed for the
Catholic community tended more towards the French Mansard
style (e.g. Sacred Heart Academy, 3225 13th Ave.).
The
popularity of the Collegiate Gothic style for schools and colleges
in Regina was not only an eastern Canadian and American
tradition, it reaches back to medieval times with a desire to evoke
the traditions and respect for scholarly learning that began with
the great monastic and royal colleges and universities of western
Europe.
U of R College Avenue Campus
1955 - 2155 College Ave.
Collegiate Gothic Style
Commercial Buildings
For commercial buildings, the favourite architectural styles
tended to gravitate into sub -groups. For banks, the Classical
Revival style was most favoured (e.g., the Merchant's Bank of
Canada, 2124 11th Ave.). This was the oldest and most
traditional of western European architectural styles imported to
Canada and the United States. The Classical Revival style was
seen as adding an air of time -honoured respectability and solid
permanence that banks liked to portray to their customers.
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2124 11th Ave.
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For office and warehouse buildings, many of Regina's finer
structures opted for the Chicago Style (e.g., Canada Life
Assurance Building, 2201 11th Ave.). The new high -rise
commercial architecture that grew out of Chicago's major
development through the 1870s to the 1920s had a massive
influence on urban architecture throughout the United States and
Canada, particularly in the western plains regions. During this
boom development period, the Classical Revival style was also
popular for Regina office and warehouse buildings (e.g. the
Darke Block, 2125 11th Ave.). Again, it portrayed respectability
and permanence.
Canada Life Assurance Building
2201 11th Ave.
Chicago Style
During the 1920s and 1930s, a new wave of architectural styles
from western and southern Europe began to spread westward
through Canada and the United States. A few of these new
styles, such as Art Deco and Art Moderne were used in some of
Regina's more prominent commercial and institutional buildings
(e.g., the Dominion Government (Federal) Building, 1975 Scarth
St.). These later architectural styles were part of a movement
away from the older neo- classical architectural styles to a newer
streamlined "modern" look.
Hence airport and railway
architecture from this period was often designed in the Art Deco
and Art Moderne styles (e.g. Union Station, now Casino Regina,
1800 Saskatchewan Dr.).
Dominion Government
(Federal) Building
1975 Scarth St.
Art Deco & Art Moderne
Hotel buildings in Western Canada's early 20th century
development favoured the Classical Revival style and the
Chateau Revival style. As major western Canadian hotels were
usually built by the railroad companies, their corporate style
preferences determined the signature styles for major hotels
across Canada. Regina's Hotel Saskatchewan (Radisson Plaza)
at 2125 Victoria Ave. is an excellent example of the Classical
Revival style used in landmark hotel construction in the early
decades of the 20th century.
Regina's Hotel Saskatchewan
2125 Victoria Ave.
Classical Revival Style
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Following early trends in retail commercial architecture in eastern
Canadian and American department store construction by major
companies, such as T. Eaton Co., Simpsons, Sears Roebuck &
Co. and Macys, the Gothic Revival and Romanesque
architectural styles were also favoured for department store
development in Western Canada. The Gothic Revival style,
more typically found in church and university architecture, was
adapted to early department store designs, helping to give these
buildings a refined, more upper class appearance. This was
done to attract the discriminating woman shopper of that era. An
Sherwood Dept. Store
(Sask. Wheat Pool HQ)
2006 Albert St.
excellent Regina example is the Sherwood Department Store
building (now Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Headquarters), 2006
Albert St. Also, in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s the more modern
Art Deco architectural style was adopted by major department
store chains, such as the Robert Simpson Western Mail Order
Gothic Revival Style
Building (later Simpson -Sears and now Sears), at 1050 -66 Broad
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St.
The smaller retail store buildings of the early 20th century tended
to use a simplified prairie version of the Classical Revival style.
This was often eclectically adapted and mixed with other local
favourite architectural styles of the time, such as the Italianate
style (e.g., Victoria Park Building, 1945 Scarth St.).
Victoria Park Bldg.
1945 Scarth St
Italianate Style
Government Buildings
Regina's government buildings constructed in the late 19th and
early 20th century cover a number of different architectural
styles. In common with contemporary thinking of the time, they
were not only designed to reflect permanence and authority, but
also the pomp and circumstance that still tied Canada to
European Imperial traditions.
Curiously, in Regina and many
other western Canadian cities, this expressed itself in a
preference for the 19th century French Empire architectural style,
called the Beaux Arts style, rather than the traditional English
Georgian and Regency styles common in Eastern Canada (e.g.
the Beaux Arts -styled Saskatchewan Legislative Building,
Wascana Park). Even Canada's postal department designed
elaborate Beaux Arts- styled post offices across Canada in the
early 20th century (e.g., Regina's Old Post Office, 1801 Frederick
W. Hill Mall).
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Private Clubs and Fraternal Halls
Private clubs, fraternal and veterans organizations, and their
architects, wanted to make a major statement in the design of
their buildings. Not surprisingly, they turned to prestigious
architectural styles such as Tudor Revival (e.g. the Assiniboia
Club (subsequently Danbry's Restaurant), 1925 Victoria Ave.) to
evoke the image of the English manor house of the landed
gentry; or they used the time -honoured Classical Revival style to
suggest traditional respectability (e.g. the Masonic Temple, 1930
Lorne St.). In rare cases they broke with tradition and made a
major contemporary architectural statement in a currently
popular architectural style, such as Art Deco (e.g., the Royal
The Assiniboia Club
1925 Victoria Ave.
Canadian Legion Memorial Hall, 1820 Cornwall St.).
Tudor Revival Style
Apartment Buildings and Row Housing
Regina boasts a particularly fine stock of heritage apartment
buildings. These were primarily built in the 1910s and 1920s in
the Tudor Style (e.g., the Qu'Appelle Apartments, 2105 Hamilton
St.), the Gothic Revival style (e.g. the Mayfair Apartments, 2915
14th Ave.), the Edwardian Classical style (e.g., the Hampton
Court, 1901 14th Ave.), and the Italianate style (e.g., the
Frontenac Apartments, 2022 -24 Lome St.). These architectural
styles, originally imported from western and southern Europe,
had already enjoyed great popularity in the design of prestigious
homes and mansions in eastern Canada and the United States.
For this reason, they were selected to add an air of respectability
and class to apartment building design in western Canada.
Frontenac Apartments
2022 -24 Lome St.
Italianate Style
Row housing, while not a predominant housing type in Regina,
was constructed to a limited extent through the 1910s and 1920s.
Good examples of these in the restrained Georgian Revival style
are scattered throughout Regina's older neighbourhoods (e.g.,
the Henderson Terrace, 3038 -60 18th Ave.).
Henderson Terrace
3038 -60 18th Ave.
Georgian Revival Style
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Detached Single Family Homes
When it came to the design of their private homes, Regina
residents in the first half of the 20th century showed a desire for
quality and a creative flair for experimentation
in
different
architectural styles. As a result, Regina has some of the finest
heritage residential neighbourhoods in western Canada. While
many of the best examples were designed by architects,
individual homeowners and contractors also played a significant
role in designing and building distinctive homes in a diverse
number of styles.
Young /Cohen Residence
2800 Albert St.
Craftsman Style
Most popular was the Craftsman style (e.g., the Young /Cohen
Residence, 2800 Albert St.), a western American house style
originating from California, but with roots in the English Arts and
Crafts style that spread quickly from Great Britain to eastern
Canada and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th
centuries.
The Tudor Revival style was also very popular in Regina's early
residential development. Examples range from the impressive
masonry clad Tudor -styled mansion (e.g., the Marshall
Residence, 3022 Victoria Ave.), to the intricate exposed half -
Carpenter Residence
198 Leopold Cres.
Tudor Revival Style
timbered frame Tudor -styled house (e.g., the Carpenter
Residence, 198 Leopold Cres.), and even the more modest
Tudor styled home (e.g. 286 Angus Cres.).
Regina also produced some fine Georgian style houses (e.g. the
Patton Residence /Nicol Court, 2398 Scarth St.) in the English
manor house tradition and the Rutley Residence (2878 Angus
St.) in the Federal style, along with a significant number of Queen
Anne Revival style houses (e.g. the Hutcheson Residence, 2200
Montague St.). These styles were imported through eastern
Canada from England and the United States.
Rutley Residence
2878 Angus St.
Federal Style
Other significant architectural heritage styles appear in Regina
home designs, such as the Prairie School of Architecture (e.g.
the Flood Residence, 1400 College Ave.), the Shingle and Stick
styles (e.g. 2825 Angus St. and 2877 Robinson St.). These
came directly from the United States, and examples were freely
adapted from contemporary home design catalogues.
Flood Residence
1400 College Ave.
Prairie School Style
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In the first half of the 20th century, mixing architectural residential
styles was common in Regina's home construction. Homes
combining Tudor and Gothic Revival architectural styles were
very popular (e.g., 2341 Montreal St.). You can also find
Jacobean and Queen Anne Revival styles mixed together (e.g.
L.V. Kerr /Bronfman Residence, 2326 College Ave.), as well as
examples of other combinations of architectural styles.
MacDonald Residence
2825 Angus St.
Shingle Style
More Information on Architectural Heritage Styles and Terms
The Glossary of Terms provides comprehensive definitions of
architectural heritage styles relevant to Regina, and architectural
terms for various building parts and architectural elements found
in heritage building styles (see Appendix, Glossary of Terms,
page 51 and Elements of Commercial and Residential Façades,
page 9). For the more curious, the Glossary also describes the
historical background and relationship of many of these
architectural terms and their design characteristics.
Kerr /Bronfman Residence
2326 College Ave.
Jacobean & Queen Anne
Revival Styles
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Regiqa's Muqicipal Architectural Heritage Desigo Guideliqes
Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines is a simplified version of the
federal /provincial guidelines in the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places
in Canada. Regina's simplified version deals with practical examples of typical heritage buildings
and heritage projects likely to be found in Regina. In some cases, the appropriate heritage design
solutions and conservation strategies may differ to some degree from the standard norm. This
reflection of local characteristics and design solutions is appropriate in conserving Regina's
designated municipal heritage properties.
The municipal design guidelines also provide illustrative examples of good and bad conservation
strategies for heritage windows, doors and storefront features, including examples for canopies and
signs on heritage buildings. The federal /provincial guidelines in the Standards and Guidelines for
the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada provide an extensive array of guidelines for heritage
landscapes. The municipal design guidelines provide a simple and brief set of guidelines for the
conservation of heritage landscapes.
However, unlike the guidelines of the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic
Places in Canada, the municipal design guidelines do not include interior spaces, features and
finishes. The municipal design guidelines do not deal with the protection of archaeological sites.
The scope of the municipal design guidelines does not deal with engineering works and standards
for public health and safety that may pertain to heritage buildings and structures. These do not fall
within the mandate of this publication.
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For those readers interested in more in -depth analysis and investigation, and for professionals in
the field of architectural and engineering conservation and heritage planning, it is advisable to refer
to the federal /provincial "Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in
Canada." You can find this document at the Parks Canada website or by contacting the Historic
Places Program Branch, Parks Canada (see page 49).
"Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines" have been written to deal with typical
design questions and problems that are likely to occur for Regina -based heritage properties. They
are not meant to address exceptions or rare instances. If you are dealing with a heritage design
question or issues not addressed by these guidelines and want further assistance, consult with a
qualified heritage conservation professional, or contact the City of Regina Heritage Officer (see
page 49).
Combine the Guidelines with Knowledgeable Professional Advice
Any owner of a heritage property, whether it is designated or not, is urged to obtain the advice and
assistance of qualified heritage conservation professionals when planning repairs or alterations.
The choice of professional depends on the nature of the contemplated project. Such professionals
may include conservation architects and engineers, landscape architects, heritage planners and
architectural historians and others with experience in working on architectural heritage projects and
assessment of heritage properties.
How the Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines Work
"Regina's Municipal Architectural Heritage Design Guidelines" illustrate various kinds of strategies,
techniques and methods to help conserve heritage properties. They deal with two categories:
"recommended" and the "not recommended" methods, strategies and techniques. Accompanying
these guidelines are illustrative sketches of the typical architectural elements often found in
Regina's commercial and residential heritage buildings, and other sketches illustrating the "dos and
don'ts" in architectural conservation. You can also refer to the Glossary of Terms (see page 50).
There are escalating levels of intervention to conserve heritage properties. These move from
"preservation," which is the least intrusive, through selective "repairing" of elements of a heritage
property in an unobtrusive way, to "replacing" elements of a heritage property that are beyond
repair, and finally to possible alterations, additions and/or demolitions of elements of a heritage
property.
When undertaking work, the property owner must choose to either accurately preserve and restore
character -defining elements to specific historical periods of the heritage property, or to rehabilitate
missing or irreparable elements of a heritage property according to generally relevant historic
information. Where there is sufficient historical record or remaining material elements to use as
examples, restoration should be the first choice. The restoration approach should adhere to
accurate historical records and recreate any heritage elements of the property according to
remaining material evidence.
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In the second alternative, rehabilitation is employed where insufficiently detailed records and
material examples remain. Therefore rehabilitation is less exact and is used in recreating missing
earlier architectural forms, materials and designs from partial and limited historical information. In
such cases, equivalent architectural examples that closely correspond to the partially missing and
poorly recorded property elements can be used as design examples for replacement purposes.
Approving Alternate Building Materials and Building Components
It is important to discuss with the City's Heritage Officer the appropriate use of substitute materials
and pre- manufactured building elements such as windows, doorways and canopies. Pre manufactured building components are becoming more popular and widespread due to the cost and
scarcity of experienced tradespersons.
Pre -manufactured building components fall short of heritage restoration standards in terms of
replicating the specific original architectural designs and historic building materials for building
components such as windows and doors. This means they are generally not appropriate when
undertaking a true restoration of heritage properties and their building components. They should
be avoided where the original architectural heritage elements are reasonably repairable and largely
intact. In such cases, the property owner should repair or carefully reconstruct the original
architectural elements using matching materials. This may be combined with the use of modern
building materials and fittings, provided that they are well concealed and do not compromise the
restoration design and reconstruction of the heritage building component.
However, when the original historic materials and craftsmanship are no longer available, or if the
original building materials are of such poor quality that their inadequate performance is causing
further architectural and/or structural damage to the property, or if the original building material and
its assembly are greatly compromising the energy efficiency of the heritage building, then alternate
measures are warranted. In such cases alternate building materials that closely simulate the
original heritage material appearance and architectural design may be approved. Also, the use of
pre- manufactured building elements, such as window and door assemblies, may be warranted
where historical reconstruction of the original architectural elements is no longer possible due to the
disappearance of original building materials or qualified craftspersons and/or traditional
manufacturers of particular building products that are necessary for accurate replacement or
reconstruction.
Balancing Modern Building Efficiencies with Heritage Buildings
It is often impossible to retrofit a heritage building to compete equally with the performance
standards of a modern building without destroying its character -defining elements. Pre -Second
World War heritage buildings were typically designed to breathe, with semi -permeable air barriers
and operable exterior windows. Attempting to totally seal these buildings to modern energy
efficiency standards is both impractical and possibly damaging to the construction design and
materials performance of the character -defining elements of the heritage building.
A balance must be struck when upgrading the energy efficiency performance standards of heritage
buildings. Alternative means of enhancing the building's energy efficiency and environmental
standards can often contribute to the overall architectural heritage character and occupant features
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of the building. The use of window canopies, the retention of operable windows and the introduction
of additional green measures, such as roof -top gardens and surrounding shade trees in yard and
curb -side landscaping, can be both energy efficient and enhance the building's overall heritage
character and market appeal. It is often these heritage property characteristics of operable windows
for fresh air, high ceilings for good cross ventilation, the use of old building materials and the
proximity of mature landscaping that make heritage buildings distinctly desirable over modern
construction.
Likewise, conformance to current building codes, fire regulations and barrier -free accessibility
standards need not require destruction of heritage building entryways and lobbies, nor the blocking
up of window openings and removal of original interior wood finishes and doors. Equivalencies and
alternative design and mitigating measures can be employed through a careful interpretation of the
National Building Code and other regulations to meet the principal objectives of these regulations
without destroying the building's heritage fabric and design. In such cases, the property owner is
advised to consult with a knowledgeable conservation architect or engineer to develop alternate
design solutions that will enable code and regulation conformance without compromising the
character -defining elements of the heritage property.
Wood Clad Buildings & Buildings with Extensive Architectural Wood Features
Recommended:
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Identify and repair any deteriorated exterior wood cladding and trim, including faulty flashing,
defective gutters, cracked walls and leaking roofs, eaves and cornices that may be contributing to
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before, or is intended for an addition to the heritage building, ensure that the new exterior wood
feature follows documented evidence of what might have previously existed on the building and
ensure that it is consistent with the architectural heritage style(s) of the character -defining elements
of the building.
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6. Where there is insufficient remaining evidence of the exact design, materials used and
workmanship of the original architectural wood elements, the replacement architectural wood
element should be constructed using materials, architectural forms and finishes that are consistent
with the limited historical information available. As a guide, use as a guide equivalent examples of
the original missing architectural wood elements from other buildings. Some latitude in the design
and material selection can also be made to enhance the maintenance and durability of the
replacement architectural element.
Unobtrusively date the replacement woodwork for historical reference purposes, so that any
future restoration and rehabilitation of the building can easily differentiate former replacement work
from the original materials and workmanship.
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1. Whether the masonry construction or cladding is brick, stone, terra cotta, concrete or stucco, the
condition of the existing masonry elements should be well documented, including the condition of
mortar joints, walls, steps, window and door surrounds, balustrades and cornices, before
restoration, repair or replacement work is undertaken.
2. Next to masonry foundations and masonry walls at grade level, ensure proper surface drainage
away from masonry elements by maintenance of downspouts to direct water away, and by removing
accumulated organic matter from contact with ground floor masonry and foundations, and by
contouring soil and hard landscaped surfaces away from the building.
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When cleaning masonry, use only recognized preservation methods and products, avoiding
abrasive or strong chemical reactions with the masonry surface, or excessively high -pressure
washes that could lead to significant water penetration into mortar and other masonry surfaces.
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and where such cleaning may help to halt masonry damage (e.g. the removal of mold and lichens).
4. Where moisture penetration problems have occurred that result in deteriorated masonry cladding
or damaged architectural masonry features, restoration should include repair of contributing causes
such as defective fleshings, roof leaks, deteriorated mortar joints or cracked masonry. Water
repellant coatings should be avoided on masonry surfaces, where interior moisture penetrating
through the walls and architectural masonry features can be trapped inside the masonry and cause
further damage.
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painted stucco or concrete, ensure that any re- painting over these masonry surfaces does not
radically change the paint type and uses colours that are historically appropriate to the heritage era
of the building and/or heritage district.
6. Limit replacement of deteriorated or missing parts or components of masonry elements, such as
masonry window and doorway surrounds, balustrades, porticos and cornices, to those parts of the
masonry element that cannot be repaired or restored, so as to keep intact as many of the original
architectural features and as much of the original material as possible.
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and deteriorated mortar or grout is removed. New mortar or grout should be matched in terms of
colour, shade and proper mortar strength to the existing masonry work.
9. Document and remove mismatched materials from repairs and alterations from another period
that detract from and compromise the restoration of the historical period of the building's character defining elements.
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surfaces or behind cornices and other
projecting architectural metal features.
Ensure gutters, downspouts, eaves and
roof valleys are cleaned and maintained
in good working order.
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3. Document and repair any deteriorated
exterior metal cladding and trim, including
faulty flashing, defective gutters, leaking
metal canopies and roofs, and deteriorated
or loose metal cornices and brackets that
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the use of chemicals that could damage or deface the metal, or could abrade soft metal surfaces
with inappropriate stripping, sanding or wire brushing.
5. When applying a protective coating to metal surfaces, whether a paint, clear lacquer or other
product, ensure it is applied to cleaned and corrosion -free metal surfaces and is a product known
to withstand pealing, cracking, discoloration, clouding and deterioration due to UV rays and extreme
temperatures.
6. When repainting metal surfaces, document the paint colours of the historical period of the
architectural metal element, and preferably choose an original colour used on that architectural
element, or at least use a colour available and used in that historical period.
7. Carefully document and then replace extensively deteriorated or missing parts of an architectural
metal element so that the new work matches in form, detailing and materials the original
architectural metal element.
In instances where the original materials or craftsmanship used to create an architectural metal
element are no longer available, or where there is insufficient remaining detail or historical record
of the missing architectural heritage element, the replacement architectural metal element should
8.
be constructed using materials, architectural forms and finishes that approximate and are
compatible with the limited record of the original and with equivalent examples similar to the original
missing architectural metal elements. Latitude in the design and material selection can also
enhance the maintenance and durability of the replacement architectural element.
9.
Where new materials and workmanship replace missing or badly deteriorated original
architectural metal components, the new work should be unobtrusively date -stamped to ensure a
physical record of its installation.
Windows, Dormers and Skylights
Recommended
1. The original windows, their overall dimensions, form, profiles and the proportion and design of
their components, are of key importance to the architectural design and historic character of
heritage buildings. The original design and materials of the window frames, sashes, muntin bars,
sills, jambs, mouldings, shutters and the original glazing, are important and should be investigated
and documented before work begins.
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2. If the original windows are in reasonably maintainable or repairable condition, conserving them
through inspection and repair is of key importance to maintaining the heritage significance of the
Deteriorated components such a loose putty, peeling paint and rotted wood frame
components should be removed, exposed surfaces cleaned and missing or damaged parts
building.
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building. Selective replacement should be on an as- needed basis and not wholesale replacement
of all windows regardless of relative condition.
4. When replacement windows are designed and there is sufficient historical reference information
on the original windows, they should maintain the original configuration, proportion and size,
including the dimensions of the original frame profiles, inset frame dimensions of upper and lower
frame components, and the dimensions of the original window frame surrounds and mouldings.
Design details, such as the retention of real muntin bars, sash bars and divided glass panes are
important architectural heritage components, and should be included as part of the replacement
window design.
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5. The window frame cladding materials, hardware and mouldings can be modified in replacement
windows, and low -E glass double and triple paned glazing units may be used in replacement
windows in order to improve the energy efficiency of windows and to limit ongoing maintenance
requirements. For replacement windows that are in close proximity to ground level sidewalks, to
terraces, entrances and other pedestrian passageways, the property owner is encouraged to
employ real muntin bars and sash frames in replacement windows along with true divided
windowpanes, where they originally existed, in order to recreate the original design character of the
heritage windows. Upper storey windows are deemed to be far enough from public pedestrian view
that imitation inserted muntin bars located between glazing units of replacement windows are
considered acceptable in terms of appearance *.
6. When replacement windows are designed with only limited historical reference information about
the original window design, they should maintain the overall configuration, proportion and size of
the original windows, as best as can be determined. Latitude is allowed in the detailed
dimensioning, frame profiles and dimensions, and in the dimensions and profiles of the window
surrounds, provided that the architectural appearance of the replacement windows is reasonably
consistent with the limited historical record of the original windows.
7. New window openings with new window assemblies may be constructed on a limited basis in
exterior secondary side and rear walls of designated municipal heritage buildings where they
previously did not exist, provided that their proportion, size, vertical and horizontal spacing relative
to each other (i.e., fenestration) corresponds to the original window sizes, proportions and spacing
of original windows found elsewhere on the building.* In such cases, the new windows should also
reflect the dimensions of the original frame profiles, inset frame dimensions of upper and lower
frame components, and the dimensions of the original window frame surrounds and mouldings.
8. Windows included in new additions to municipally designated heritage buildings should follow
the traditional horizontal and vertical spacing and proportion (i.e., fenestration) of window openings
in the original heritage building, and should also reflect the dimensions of the original frame profiles,
inset frame dimensions of upper and lower frame components, and the dimensions of the original
window frame surrounds and mouldings.
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and door replacement, and design guidelines for canopies and signs may conflict with provincial and federal
standards and guidelines and may disqualify the owner from provincial and federal grants and tax benefits.
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9. Where new window units replace missing or badly deteriorated original windows, the new work
should be unobtrusively date -stamped to ensure a physical record of its installation.
10. Original window dormers with their detailed design of dormer profiles and trim can be important
design elements of the heritage buildings and should be conserved intact. Conservation should
include maintenance and repair of dormer window surrounds, decorative bargeboard trim and
dormer roof crestings and finials. Missing dormer design elements should be replaced where
sufficient examples or historical records remain.
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illumination to building interiors and particular features such as stairwells and atriums. Original
skylights also contribute to the historical character of roof areas, providing important architectural
features to accessible roof top environments. Care should be taken to conserve their original
architectural character and to modify their design unobtrusively to improve energy efficiency and
public safety.
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Doors, Entrances and Porches
Recommended
1. Entryways, porches and porticos are very important in defining the overall heritage character of
heritage buildings. They are vulnerable to unsympathetic design changes and removal of important
architectural heritage elements, such as original doors, sidelights, transom and fanlight windows,
entrance stairs, columns and balustrades. Where original entryways and their architectural
elements remain, they should be conserved. Where original entrance doors, porticos and porches
have been lost, it is important to design replacement architectural elements that reconstruct the
original entryway appearance.
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building. Their conservation should include periodic maintenance, repair and selective replacement
(where required) of deteriorated or broken architectural elements of the entrance doorway, including
surrounding architectural elements such as sidelights, fanlight windows and projecting entablatures
above the doorway.
3. Before commencing any work on an entranceway and its related architectural elements, such as
doors, doorframes, sidelights, porticos, porches and stairs, make sure to record, research and
document their original and contemporary design and construction.
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4. Where repairs are required to architectural components of an entranceway, a comprehensive
entranceway repair or reconstruction plan should be developed. The comprehensive plan should
include the selective incorporation of original architectural elements that can reasonably be saved,
and should include the replacement of irreparable or missing historic architectural elements. The
reconstructed architectural elements should be unobtrusively date -stamped as an architectural
record of the new reconstruction work.
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Professional conservation advice should be sought to meet current regulatory requirements though
innovative design solutions that maintain the overall heritage design character of the entranceway
and its architectural elements.
Where a sufficient example of the material components and historical information exist, and
where the regulatory requirements permit, the reconstruction of entranceway elements should
truthfully follow the historical information and material evidence for replacement components and
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overall design of the entranceway, including entrance stairs, porches, verandas, columns, canopies
and other architectural elements.
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entranceway elements, the reconstruction of the entranceway should not attempt a historical
replication of what might have existed, but should allow for a more contemporary design that is
compatible and subordinate to the overall heritage design of the building and its character -defining
elements. The new work should also be unobtrusively date -stamped to ensure a physical record of
its construction.
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8. New entranceways into a heritage building, where they previously didn't exist may be necessary.
It is important to ensure that they do not detract from or compromise in any way the character defining elements of the heritage building or its overall heritage design. Where a new entranceway
or egress is introduced to comply with barrier -free accessibility, or fire regulation requirements, its
location should preferably avoid further alterations to the principal or main front façades of the
heritage building, and should be located and designed as a subordinate architectural element of the
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be designed to conform to the period historical design of the heritage building. Where a new
entranceway is designed at a secondary location that does not interfere with the principal façades
of the building and its character -defining elements, then the new entranceway may follow a
contemporary design, provided that it remains compatible with the overall heritage character of the
building.
Commercial Building Façades, Signs, Lighting and Canopies
Recommended
1. The conservation of original commercial building façades, such as storefronts, office and
warehouse building façades, and signs, lighting and canopies having historic value is very important
to defining the overall importance of commercial heritage buildings. When undertaking work on the
façade of a heritage building, it is advisable to discuss the proposed work with the City of Regina
Heritage Officer (see Key Heritage Information Contacts, Appendix, Page 50). When a heritage
property owner is unsure about the significant architectural heritage features and exterior character defining elements of a storefront, office or warehouse building façade, and how to plan for their
restoration or proceed with alterations or additions, the owner should obtain the advice and
assistance of qualified heritage conservation professionals.
2. Before proceeding with exterior alterations, restorations or additions, the property owner should
have a comprehensive heritage assessment and conservation design plan completed for the
commercial building exterior, including the building façades, signs, lighting and canopies. The
comprehensive assessment and design plan should include investigative documentation of possible
hidden architectural heritage façade elements and records of the original building design. Such a
comprehensive plan can help to guide and enhance the value of future renovation, repairs,
replacements and additions for many years to come.
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3. Where a commercial heritage building is vulnerable to vandalism, arson, pest or vermin invasion,
due to deterioration or vacancy, the property owner should ensure that the building is adequately
secured and protected by boarding up windows and doors where necessary, installing alarm
systems and maintaining fire suppression and containment systems (such a sprinklers and fire
doors) in good working order where they exist.
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Loose or unstable architectural elements of commercial building façades, canopies or signs
should be secured in place or carefully removed to ensure public safety. Where removal of unstable
building façade architectural elements includes dismantling of any heritage character -defining
elements, these components should be documented and stored for future use or reference in
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contribute to the character -defining elements of the commercial heritage building façades should be
regularly maintained and preserved.
Where work involves building façade improvements or significant alterations to commercial
heritage buildings that may impact on the heritage character -defining elements of the building,
these character -defining elements of the building façades, concealed or visible, should be restored
to their historic period. Where the work involves stabilization or re- facing building frontages, the
scope of work should include conservation and restoration of original building materials and
architectural features where possible.
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In instances where certain architectural heritage components or original building materials of the
commercial building façade are missing or too badly deteriorated to be restored, they should be
selectively replaced with the same or closely matching materials and architectural design, based on
the documentation of remaining building components, historical records and examples of the same
architectural elements remaining on other heritage buildings of that historical period.
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8. Where replacement or new canopies and signs are designed for commercial heritage building
façades, they need not be constructed of the historic materials originally used, provided that the
overall design and appearance of the canopies and signs are visually similar. It is appropriate to
use modern plastic, metal or glass canopy covering materials in the place of historic materials such
as canvas. Likewise, signage materials can include modern plastic and extruded or stamped metal
frame assemblies, provided that the size, look, proportion and profiles conform to the heritage
period of the building and do not detract from its character -defining elements *.
In cases where a replacement or new sign or canopy is proposed and the original heritage
design of the commercial building's canopies or signs contravenes the City of Regina's sign and
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canopy development regulations, the regulations of the Regina Zoning Bylaw No. 9250 shall prevail.
The heritage property owner is advised to contact the City of Regina's Planning Division (see Key
Heritage Information Contacts, Appendix, Page 49) or refer to the Regina Zoning Bylaw for further
guidance.
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Where an existing sign or canopy deemed to be of heritage value can be repaired and
maintained, it may remain in place despite its possible contravention of Regina's current sign and
canopy development regulations. Where a replacement sign or canopy is proposed, it should
correspond to the heritage character and design of the original as much as reasonably possible,
without contravening Regina's sign and canopy development regulations. Reasonable latitude
should be allowed in re- dimensioning the projection or overhang of a sign or canopy into a public
right -of -way and to comply with a maximum height or size restriction of the Zoning Bylaw, while still
recreating the overall heritage appearance of the original sign or canopy. Care should be taken to
install new signage so as not to damage historic masonry or architectural heritage elements.
11. Where practical, original lighting fixtures for illuminating commercial building façades, signs and
canopies should be conserved and restored. The electrical components of such light fixtures may
be updated to meet current CSA standards and energy efficient requirements.
12. Where replacement or new light fixtures are proposed, they should, where possible, be selected
to match the historic period design of the original light fixtures, or at least be designed and installed
to be unobtrusive and not conflict with the character -defining elements of the heritage building.
Care should be taken to install lighting fixtures so as not to damage historic masonry or architectural
heritage elements.
* The owner is cautioned that the municipal heritage design guidelines, particularly with respect to window and
door replacement, and design guidelines for canopies and signs may conflict with provincial and federal
standards and guidelines and may disqualify the owner from provincial and federal grants and tax benefits.
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13. Where replacement components are designed for heritage façades with only limited historical
reference information, they should maintain the overall design and material characteristics of the
commercial heritage building, as best as can be determined. Latitude is allowed in the detailed
dimensioning and profiles of architectural elements, provided that the overall proportions, sizes,
spacing and alignments of the architectural elements of the façade are reasonably consistent with
the limited historical record of the original exterior building design.
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proportions and alignments of new window and door openings, spandrel panels and column and
pilaster spacing and proportions remain consistent with the original commercial heritage building.
14. Where new replacement architectural components are installed as part of the restoration or
reconstruction of a historic commercial building façade, or as part of an addition to a commercial
heritage building, they should be unobtrusively date -stamped to ensure a physical record of their
installation.
15. Heritage building façade elements and associated signs, lighting and canopies may be part of
character -defining elements from different historical periods of the heritage building. All character -
defining elements of different historical periods are important and should be conserved and
restored. It is inadvisable to restore all building components to a single historical period unless all
the character -defining elements truly belong to that single historical period.
16. Where the character -defining elements of a heritage building façade identify the commercial
heritage building with one or more historic periods, it is inappropriate to add onto the building new
façade elements that mask the historic period architectural style of the building, or create a false
sense of its real history by imposing a modern building look or a pseudo- heritage appearance from
another historical period.
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Landscapes & Streetscapes
Recommended
1. The front yard and side yard areas of residential municipally designated heritage properties that
are adjacent with public sidewalks or roadways should be landscaped in a manner generally
traditional to the historic period of the heritage residence. Unless it can be documented that hard
landscaping such as driveways, parking pads, masonry terraces or gravel yards existed as part of
the traditional landscape design in the first 20 years of the residence's existence, such hard
landscaping features should be avoided in those front and side yard areas.
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heritage design approval unless the landscape plan or particular ancillary buildings or structures,
such as a coach house, pergola or wall, are identified in the municipal heritage designation
description as having heritage significance. In such special instances, the designation description
and any appended restrictions and guidelines shall apply.
Where healthy mature trees and hedgerows of residential municipally designated heritage
properties contribute to the traditional landscape design of the front and side yards adjacent with
public sidewalks or roadways, they should be conserved as part of the heritage character of the
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property.
4. When a new or replacement fence or wall is proposed for front or side yard areas of residential
municipally designated heritage properties that are adjacent with public sidewalks or roadways, they
should be constructed of materials and designed in a manner that is traditionally consistent with the
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historical period of the heritage residence. More contemporary wall or fence constructions, such as
chain link fences, should be avoided. The property owner should also consult the City of Regina
Planning Division to ensure conformance with municipal development regulations regarding fence
and wall heights and locations in yard areas.
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Where specific natural landscape plan features of a municipally designated commercial,
industrial or institutional heritage property are identified as having heritage significance, they should
be conserved if in good condition, restored if in salvageable condition, or replaced with the same
species and in accordance with the heritage landscape design, if necessary. Any replacement
specimens should be healthy and reasonably mature to ensure hardiness, and be regularly
monitored and carefully maintained through the first year after transplanting. Any specimens that do
not survive should be replaced. The property owner is advised to consult with the City of Regina
Heritage Officer (see Key Heritage Information Contacts, Appendix, Page 49) to ascertain if the
landscaping of a municipally designated commercial, industrial or institutional heritage property is
considered to have heritage significance.
The heritage property owner should consult with City of Regina Heritage Officer (see Key
Heritage Information Contacts, Appendix, Page 49) when proposing to introduce new landscape
features into landscaped yards that have been identified as having heritage significance in a
designated heritage property, or when proposing to remove or alter elements of the heritage
landscape plan and any of its significant features. All alteration and removal proposals for such
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identified landscaped areas should be accompanied by a comprehensive landscape plan completed
by a registered landscape architect.
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Appendix
1. Key Heritage Information Contacts
To determine whether a Regina property is listed as a significant heritage property, or to obtain
detailed information on the statement of significance or character -defining elements of a
Regina municipally designated heritage property:
City of Regina Heritage Officer, Community & Protective Services Division,
City of Regina
Queen Elizabeth II Court, 2476 Victoria Ave. (6th floor)
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, Sask., S4P 3C8
Tel: 777 -7366
For more information about the Downtown Development Plan Heritage Design Guidelines and
the City of Regina Zoning Bylaw:
Urban Planning & Transportation Division,
City of Regina
Queen Elizabeth II Court, 2476 Victoria Ave. (9th Floor)
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, Sask., S4P 3C8
Tel: 777 -7551
To access The Canadian Register of Historic Places:
www.historicplaces.ca
or,
Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation Department, Heritage Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive (9th floor)
Regina, Sask., S4P 3V7, Tel: 787 -5729
www.cyr.gov.sk.ca /heritage properties
or,
Parks Canada, Canadian Register of Historic Places, Historic Places Program Branch
Jules -Leger Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 25 Eddy St., Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0M5
Tel: (819) 994 -1246
To access the Directory of Provincial and Municipal Heritage Property in Saskatchewan:
www.cyr.gov.ca/heritage_properties
or,
Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation Department, Heritage Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive (9th floor)
Regina, Sask., S4P 3V7, Tel: 787 -5729
To enquire about the alteration or conservation of a provincially designated heritage property:
Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation Department, Heritage Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive (9th floor)
Regina, Sask., S4P 3V7, Tel: 787 -5729
To enquire about the alteration or conservation of a nationally designated or listed heritage property
or the registry of National Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada:
Parks Canada, National Historic Sites Branch
Jules -Leger Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 25 Eddy St., Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0M5
Tel: (819) 994 -1246
For more detailed background on the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic
Places:
www.parkscanada.gc.ca
or,
Parks Canada, Historic Places Program Branch
Jules -Leger Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 25 Eddy St., Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0M5
Tel: (819) 994 -1246
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2. Glossary of Terms - Architectural Definitions
Pertinent To Regina's Heritage Architecture
American Colonial Revival: a period revival based upon broad interpretations of New England
Colonial, Beaux Arts Classicism, Georgian or Southern Colonial styles; Dutch and Spanish Colonial
elements were also popular.
Applied order: see Order.
Apse: a semicircular or vaulted end to a church.
Arcade: a series of arches on columns or piers supporting a wall.
Arch: a curved structure spanning across the top of an opening in a vertical surface (such as a
wall).
Architecture: the art and science of designing and building structures.
Architrave: the lowest of the three main divisions of the entablature, often divided into a series of
flat planes and separated from the frieze by a plain or molded band; a frame or similar profile around
a door.
Asymmetrical /asymmetry: a composition that is off -balance with respect to a point of reference,
such as an imaginary centreline, as it is drawn through the plan of a façade.
Attic: the space beneath the sloping pitch of a roof and above the uppermost full storey of a
building.
Atrium: an interior courtyard that is exposed to the weather through a roof opening; or a demised
interior building space accessible to sunlight through a roof skylight.
Awning: a covering, typically of canvas stretched on a frame, projecting from a wall over a window
or an entrance.
Balcony: a structural platform extending from the wall of a building and enclosed with a balustrade;
supported from below or cantilevered from a supporting wall.
Baluster: upright posts that support a handrail.
Balustrade: a railing composed of posts (balusters) and a handrail.
Bargeboard: a finishing or decorative trim board, often fretted or carved in a decorative pattern, as
a finale or finish trim at the eaves or end projection of the gable end of a roof.
Barrel Vault: a vaulted arch that in profile follows a continuous cylindrical or half circle profile. The
barrel vault is typically found in Romanesque Revival architecture and pre- Gothic style
ecclesiastical architecture and is derived from classical Roman architecture.
Battered: a vertical element such as a wall or a column that slopes in from the base; the wall or
column appears to flare outwards at its base.
Bay window: a roofed window unit that projects from an exterior wall; projection could be angular
or curved.
Bay: a regularly repeated visual division of a façade, usually related to the building's structural
system; division often indicated by pilasters, columns or piers on the façade.
Beam: a horizontal structural member that spans an opening.
Bellcast roof: a roof that flares out at the eaves.
Belt course: a slender, horizontal band that projects from an exterior wall often at window sill or
interior floor levels.
Belvedere: an enclosed structure on the roof intended as a lookout.
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Board and batten: wooden sheathing of wide vertical boards placed side by side with narrow strips
of wood (called battens) covering the joints between the boards.
Bracket: an angled or cantilevered support, often triangular in form that projects from a wall with
a structural or decorative function, usually located under a roof structure or other projecting part of
a building.
Bull's eye window: a round window, also called an oculus (also see Oriel Window).
Buttress: a vertical structural member resembling a massive post built against an exterior wall;
designed to absorb outward- pushing (lateral) forces of a roof.
Canopy: a cantilevered and projecting covering, usually located over a window or door to provide
shelter from the weather.
Cantilever: the unsupported end of a beam that overhangs a wall, column post or pier.
Capital: the decorative head of a column, pilaster or pier.
Casement window: a window that is hinged along the vertical edge and opens by swinging either
in or out to the side like a door.
Champher: a sloping or beveled edge.
Character -defining elements: the materials, forms, location, special configurations, uses and
cultural associations or meanings that contribute to the heritage value of a historic place, and which
must be retained in order to preserve its heritage value.
Cladding: the external, non -structural material that protects the structural wall or frame from the
weather.
Clapboard siding (also referred to as lap siding): wood siding commonly used to clad exterior
walls of a wood frame building and traditionally consisting of milled planks aligned horizontally and
overlapped.
Classical: an attribute of architectural style usually evoking the orders and form of ancient Greek
or Roman architecture for the purpose of organizing the elements of a building into a formal
composition, creating visual harmony and a stately appearance; characterized by the use of the five
orders of classical columns consisting of the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders of Hellenic Greece
and the Tuscan and Composite orders of Imperial Rome.
Colonnade: a row of regularly spaced columns usually supporting an entablature and part of a
roof.
Column: an upright post, usually a tapered cylinder, used for support or decoration; in classical
architecture a column consists of a base, shaft and capital traditionally proportioned and decorated
according to one of the ancient orders (see Order).
Composite Arch: a pointed arch or lancet arch generally used in long narrow windows and often
associated with Gothic or Tudor architecture.
Composite Capital: the uppermost element of a column, designed in the Composite Classical
order, originating during the Roman Empire, as a combination of sculptural elements from the
Corinthian and Ionic Classical orders. The Composite capital is carved with more elaborate tiers of
acanthus leaves than the Corinthian capital and with the uppermost tier of volutes or scroll -like
carvings enlarged and extending out further than those of a Ionic capital. The Composite order is
the most decorative or the five classical orders.
Corbel: a masonry unit or series of masonry units that progressively step out from a supporting
wall or column; creates a shelf or bracket to support overhanging masonry walls or corbel tables,
the bases of arches, ornamental elements, etc.
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Corbelling: a range of masonry members projecting in stepped profile from a wall for the purpose
of supporting a parapet, or a projecting portion of a wall, vaulted ceiling or roof ledge.
Corinthian capital: the upper most element of a column, designed in the Corinthian classical
order, originating in Greece as the fourth of the five orders of classical architecture, in which the
design of the inverted bell shaped capital form is executed with four volutes decorated with carvings
of acanthus leaves. It is one of the two most decorative of the five orders of capital and is often
confused with the Composite capital.
Cornice: any horizontal molded projection that crowns or finishes the top of a wall or coping of a
roof. In strict Greek or Roman classical architecture, the cornice is a secondary member of the
order, being the upper subdivision of the entablature. In later neo- classical idioms, the cornice
serves as a projecting trim along the edge of a roof crowning the top of a wall.
Cove: any kind of molding trim that creates a decorative edge to the junction of a wall with a ceiling
or vault. When used in conjunction with a cornice, it is the concave profiled portion of the trim
located above the cornice and between the cornice and the edge of the ceiling.
Crenellation: a regular series of square indentations or gaps in a parapet or wall giving a castle like appearance.
Cresting: ornamental decoration along the roofline, usually made of iron.
Crocket: a decorative roof ornament, usually a leaf shape, commonly found in Gothic Revival
architecture.
Cross Window: a window whose mullion and transom cross, forming four lights and a cross shape.
The cross window often appears in Tudor Revival architecture.
Cupola: a small domed structure on top of a roof or larger dome.
Curtain Wall: a non -load- bearing exterior cladding system usually consisting of steel or masonry
spandrel panels and glazing (window) panels attached to a structural frame of steel or concrete.
Dentil: a small tooth -like square block, usually part of a series of such blocks, in a cornice or
entablature of the classical orders (see Order).
Dome: a roof structure in the shape of a portion of a sphere.
Doric column: the oldest and one of the least decorative of the five classical orders, the Doric style
of column is most easily identified by a squat capital with simple cylindrical bands, a tapered shaft,
and the absence of a base in the Greek style, or with a simple pedestal and Attic style base in the
Roman style.
Doric: see Order
Dormer: a roofed projection from a sloping roof often with a window.
Double -hung window: a window type with two sashes arranged vertically that opens by sliding
the upper sash down or the lower sash up.
Eaves: the part of a sloping roof that overhangs a wall.
Elevation: the face of a building; an architectural drawing of the vertical projection of the face of a
building (includes front, side and back walls).
Entablature: the upper horizontal band, usually decorated, consisting of a cornice, frieze and
architrave, that lies directly above columns or other supports.
Façade: an exterior face or principal front of a building.
Fascia: a finish element covering the face of eaves or roof projections.
Fanlight: a small semi -circular or elliptical window with radiating muntin bars or divisions that
resemble a fan, usually located above a door or principal window.
Fenestration: the arrangement of windows on a building.
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Finial: an ornament at the top of a roof gable, spire or other architectural feature.
Frieze: the central band in a classical entablature above the architrave and below the cornice; or
often a decorative band running under the cornice of an interior or exterior wall.
Frontispiece: an ornamented pediment or projecting portion of a façade, often over a door, window
or porch or incorporating a decorated entrance or principal window of a building.
Gable: the triangular upper portion of a wall at the end of a pitched roof, extending from the eaves
to the roof ridge.
Gable roof: a roof with gables at each end.
Gabled dormers: a roofed projection from a sloping roof incorporating a triangular portion of wall.
Gambrel roof: a gable roof with double pitch, or two slopes on each side of the roof (often seen
on barns).
Gingerbread: a vernacular term referring to highly decorative fretted or cut out wood trim, usually
employed in visual ornamentation for bargeboard eaves, gable peaks and cornice trim along the
porches.
Half- timbering: originally a structural wall composition, common to Medieval Northern Europe,
using rough -hewn hardwood post and beam construction with various bracing patterns and infili
brickwork, tilework, or wattle and white -washed plaster (called daub). It eventually became a
surface decorative treatment using exposed dark wood boards simulating post and beam
construction with plaster or stucco infili panels. This style of wall treatment often accompanies
Gothic or Tudor themes in Elizabethan revival and Queen Anne Style of architecture.
Header: the top of a window or door opening.
Heritage: that which has been conveyed from the past, or handed down through time by tradition.
Hipped roof: a roof whose return at the end of a building rises immediately from the end wall with
the same pitch or slope as the sides of the roof. Most typically, a hipped roof is sloped on all four
sides.
Hood moulding: a moulding that projects above a window or door to throw off rainwater.
Inglenook: a recessed corner by a fireplace coved to face towards the fireplace hearth, or
recessed adjacent to it; the inglenook originated with the Norman architectural invention of the inwall fireplace. An inglenook usually served as a warm seating area adjacent to a fireplace in a
parlour or sitting room.
Ionic: see Order.
Ionic capital: the upper most element of a column with a style originating from the third of the five
classical orders of the Greek and Roman architecture. The Ionic capital is identifiable by its
dominant volutes or carved scrolls. It comes in two traditional forms, consisting of the two -sided
volute or scroll joined side to side, and the Ionic capital with four double -sided Ionic volutes or scrolls
arranged radially from the centre of the column.
Jamb: the vertical frame member on each side of a window or door opening.
Keystone: the central stone at the apex of an arch or vault.
Lancet: Gothic narrow pointed window, used mainly in churches.
Lantern: a windowed superstructure at the top of a roof or dome; a small cupola.
Leaded window: a window that is glazed with small panes of glass joined together with strips of
lead called lead came in order to create a geometric pattern or picture out of clear or stained glass.
Lintel: a horizontal beam above a window or door that takes the weight of the wall above the
opening.
Mansard roof: a roof having two different slopes on all sides; the lower slope being steeper than
the upper slope.
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Marquee: a fixed horizontal structure that projects from a wall usually over a theatre's entrance to
provide shelter from the weather (see also Awning and Canopy).
Massing: the organization of three -dimensional volumes or spaces into a coherent composition.
Meeting rail: in a double -hung window, the horizontal element created where the top of the lower
sash frame meets the bottom of the upper sash frame when the window is closed.
Minstrel's gallery: traditionally an interior platform, gallery or open upper storey hallway projecting
into a hall or banquet room.
The minstrel's gallery originated as an architectural element of
Medieval European baronial halls and was re- introduced as a popular architectural feature in the
Gothic Revival architecture of England and North America during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Modillions: ornamental blocks or brackets placed under a projecting cornice.
Molding: a decorative element that defines edges, joints or surfaces through the use of a
continuous profile.
Mullion: a thin vertical bar or latticework dividing panes of glass in a window and usually
The mullion serves to hold the glazing in place,
accompanied by horizontal glazing bars.
strengthens the window and adds proportion to its appearance.
Municipal Heritage Award: an award granted under the authority of the Mayor in recognition of a
heritage conservation or restoration project, or to an individual or organization recognized as
making a major contribution to the education, appreciation or promotion of heritage resources in the
municipality.
Muntin: a small member that supports several pieces of glass within a sash.
Neo- classical Revival: see Classical Revival style and/or Federal style.
Niche: a concave recess in a wall, often intended to contain sculpture.
Ogee: an arch created from a double curve, convex above and concave below.
Onion dome: a bulbous dome with a pointed peak on top of a cupola, tower or turret; typical of
Eastern European architecture.
Order: an arrangement of columns and entablature in classical architecture. Specific styles of
columns and detailing are divided into five main categories: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian (the Greek
orders), Tuscan and Composite (the Roman orders). Also see Classical.
Oriel window: a semi -octagonal or bayed window, usually projecting from the upper storey wall of
a building with the sill typically supported on corbels, or projecting masonry. An oriel window may
also be a circular window and may be located on the main floor, in which case it usually serves as
a prominent architectural accent or decorative feature in the building design.
Palladian window: a classical window style with a tall, often arched central opening flanked on
each side by shorter windows with flat window heads; closely identified with this signature window
design by the Italian architect, Andrea Palladio.
Parapet: a low protective wall that projects above the edge of a roof, balcony, side of a bridge, or
raised terrace.
Pediment: a triangular crowning part of a portico or wall façade located over a doorway, window
or open bay, and frequently terminating the sloping parts of a roof.
Pendant: an ornamental feature that hangs down from a supporting structure or architectural
feature.
Pergola: a free -standing semi -enclosed arcade sheltering a walkway.
Pergolas are
characteristically designed with an exposed framework of beams or arches supported on posts or
columns that are open along the sides.
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Pier: a massive vertical support of masonry, usually square or rectangular, placed under columns,
arches or at the base of walls to support a concentration of loads.
Pilaster: a column or pillar, often decorative and partially projecting from an attached wall face
usually so that less than half of its profile is visible.
Pinnacle: a small vertical ornament with a spire -like pyramidal or conical shape, usually used to
crown buttresses or the corners of parapets and towers.
Pitch: the angle at which a roof slopes from its peak to its eaves.
Plate rail: a horizontal trim ledge attached to the upper part of a wall, serving both as a narrow
support for displaying plates, and as a decorative trim molding giving visual proportion to a room.
Plate: a general term applied to horizontal timbers or structural members laid around the top or
bottom of walls to hold in place vertical timbers or structural members of the wall.
Plinth: the base of a column, pilaster, doorframe, or wall resembling a platform.
Pocket Door: a sliding door that opens by retracting back into a wall cavity on recessed rails or
grooves.
Pointed arch: an arch that is pointed at the top, often characteristic of Gothic architecture.
Polychrome /polychromy: composed of more than two colours.
Porch: a structure projecting from a building and located in front of an entrance; usually roofed,
often open -sided and occasionally supporting a balcony above.
Porte Cochere: a covered gateway or passage for vehicles into a courtyard; projecting roofed
structure extending from a building entrance over a place designed for vehicle to stop to discharge
or pick up passengers.
Portico: a colonnade or porch providing a sheltered entrance and traditionally situated over the
front entrance of a building.
Prefabricated: constructed or manufactured, often in a factory, for assembly at a later date at a
building site.
Proportion: the relationship of the dimensions, shapes and quantity of individual elements of a
building (such as windows and doors) and their composition as a whole building.
Purlins: horizontal structural members that run perpendicularly across the top edges of roof
trusses, rafters, or beams; the purlins support the roof covering.
Pyramidal roof: a hip roof where the sloping ridges (or hips) rise to a single point, creating a
pyramid -like shape.
Quoins: protruding stones or bricks used to accentuate the outside corners of a building.
Rafters: a structural roof member that slopes up from the wall to the ridge or peak of a roof and
supports the roof covering.
Reinforced concrete: concrete strengthened by the addition of metal rods, structural steel
webbing or wire mesh.
Relief: a sculptural ornamental design raised from or recessed from the background or surrounding
surface.
Rhythm: a regularly repeating sequence or pattern, composed of alternating masses and voids,
light and shadow, or different colours.
Ribbon window: a series of windows separated by narrow mullions arranged side -by -side to form
a continuous band.
Ridge beam: a beam that supports rafters at the ridge or top of a roof.
Rose window: a large circular window with radiating tracery or glazing bars; often filled with
stained glass.
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Rosette: a round motif applied to a wall, or as a centre ceiling decoration, usually decorated with
floral or leaf motifs.
Rusticated: a masonry wall finish characterized by irregular, hatched or roughly -tooled stone
facing.
Rustication: stonework emphasized by recessed joints or roughly cut block faces.
Sash: the framework that holds a piece of glass or several small pieces of glass.
Segmental arch: an arch in the shape of a segment of a circle.
Sheathing: the exterior cladding of a building.
Shed roof: a roof with only one slope; used to describe the roof of a dormer window if it has only
one slope.
Sidelight: a window flanking a doorway and typically paired with an identical window on each side
of the doorway.
Sill: the horizontal piece forming the bottom of a window frame or door opening.
Spandrel: panels with windows above and below, spanning between vertical support posts or
mullions.
Speed- stripes: horizontal decorative stripes applied to Art Moderne and Art Deco designs to
emphasize the aerodynamic shape of a building.
Spindle: lathe- turned wood elements, often used as balusters in porch or stair railings.
Spire: a tall, narrow, steep roof structure ending in a point, rising from a tower or roof peak.
Storey: the habitable space between a floor and a ceiling, floor or roof above; may not include
basements and attics due to local building ordinances; if habitable (i.e., intended for human use),
attics are usually considered a half or a three -quarter storey due to reduced headroom under the
roof slopes.
Stringcourse: a protruding band of brick or stone masonry that runs horizontally along the façade
of a building, usually between storeys.
Structural steel frame: a building system in which steel members such as girders and beams
support the weight of the building.
Stucco: a heavy coating of cement, lime, sand and water mixture applied to a wall surface as its
exterior finish.
Surround: trim around a door or window opening.
Symmetrical /symmetry: a compositional balance with respect to a point of reference such as an
imaginary centre -line, as it is drawn through the floor plan or façade.
Terra cotta: a light coloured clay, cast in moulds and fired at low temperature, with a glaze on the
exposed surface, terra cotta is typically used as an ornamental material for accents, sculpture or
cladding building façades. Terra cotta was most popular in Great Britain and North America from
the late 1850s through to the Great Depression in the 1930s.
Terrazzo: flooring manufactured from marble chips irregularly set in cement and highly polished.
Tower: a building, either freestanding or attached as a prominent element of another building, of
great height compared to its floor area; a slender, tall structure usually rising above the building to
which it is attached.
Tracery: a pattern of interlocking muntins in the upper part of a Gothic window.
Transom: a horizontal bar of wood, stone or metal across the top of a window or door, often used
to define a major structural or visual division between windows and doors.
Transom light: a window located above a door and separated by a horizontal element between
the door and the window known as a transom bar.
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Trefoil: a three -lobed cloverleaf pattern usually employed in Gothic window design.
Truss: a structural element assembled from a number of individual structural elements fastened
together and used to span a distance.
Tudor arch: originated in the last phase of the Perpendicular Gothic style during the reigns of
Henry VII and Henry VIII (1485 to 1547); it is identifiable by the use of shallow arches that come to
a subtle point (known as a four -centred or Tudor arch).
Tudor vault: a shallow pointed four -sided Gothic -style arch joined by diagonal ribs meeting at a
centre groin.
Turret: a small slender tower characteristically projecting from the corner of a building.
Tuscan column: often confused with the Doric column because both the Tuscan and Doric orders
are lacking in ornamentation, the Tuscan column is the simplest of the five classical orders. While
it may be regarded as a rudimentary or Etruscan Doric design derivative, it is in fact an Italian
Renaissance creation. The Tuscan column is unfluted, characterized by an appearance of plain
massive strength devoid of enriched members. This sense of mass and strength not only comes
from its simplicity of design, but from the fact that the proportion of the column's height is only equal
to seven times its diameter. This gives it a somewhat squat appearance. It is seldom accompanied
by a raised pedestal and the capital is circular with a square abacus above.
Vault: a roof or ceiling covering over an arched area. Various shapes include: barrel vault, which
is a semicircular or barrel shape; fan vault, a Gothic -style vault in a concave conical shape; rib vault,
a vault in which exposed ribs support the vault above.
Veranda: a long roofed porch or balcony attached along the outside of a building.
Vernacular: refers to building design typically completed without professional architectural design
services, by laymen designers according to local or regional building traditions. While not strictly
following defined architectural styles, vernacular architecture often mixes traditional architectural
elements, forms, and decorations in eclectic and inventive combinations, hence sometimes it is
referred to as eclectic styled architecture. Vernacular design in North American became
widespread in North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the industrial
revolution made patterned designed and mass -produced building materials, building components
and architectural elements widely available throughout the continent.
Voussoirs: the radiating wedge- shaped blocks of masonry that profile the edge of an arch. The
centre voussoir, called a keystone, is located uppermost in the archway and is usually projecting
from the arch face and often decorated more than the other stones composing the voussoir.
Wainscoting: wood paneling or continuous wood board siding installed as interior wall finish on
the lower part of a wall.
Whitewash: a thick, paint -like material using lime that is brushed onto wood structures to provide
a white protective exterior finish.
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3. Architectural Heritage Styles Prevalent in Regina
American Colonial Revival (also referred to as Colonial Revival): derives from a variety of styles
including Beaux Arts and New England, Georgian, Southern, Dutch and Spanish Colonial.
Art Deco style: a decorative arts style, heavily influenced by Cubist and Futurist art movements,
which first appeared in Germany in the early 1900s Werkbund exhibitions and then spread through
Europe, eclipsing the established Art Nouveau style by the end of the 1920s. Art Deco sought to
simplify design through use of basic geometric forms and patterns and primitive stylized illustrations
of natural plant and animal forms. Art Deco became a major influence in architectural, furniture, and
sculptural design, and in the graphic arts through the Paris Decorative Arts and Industrial Design
Exposition of 1925 and continued as a major architectural and decorative style through the turbulent
1930s and into the 1940s. Its importation into North America through architects like Le Corbusier
and Frank Lloyd Wright came in the 1930s as part of the industrial design movement to revolutionize
the arts and architecture, combined with North America's rediscovery of primitive Aztec and
Egyptian art forms.
Art Moderne style: a decorative style strongly influenced by the North American and Northern
European industrial design movement of the late 1920s and continuing after the Second World War
into the 1950s. It was a close relative of the Art Deco style and was most popular in architecture,
furniture and passenger transport design, such as in automobile, ocean liner, and aircraft body
designs. It was characterized by the decorative and sculptural emphasis of streamlined
aerodynamic shapes expressed through the emphasis of curvilinear horizontal forms and horizontal
accent lines in buildings and vehicle bodies. Smooth machined surfaces predominate in Art
Moderne styled buildings emphasized by horizontally proportioned flat and curved walls and
windows giving a sleek futuristic appeal to the building.
Art Nouveau style: an artistic movement and architectural style originating in France; it celebrated
the natural beauty of plant life in decorative design and aimed to highlight the ornamental value of
curvilinear organic design, giving rise to slender, sinuous and asymmetrical decoration executed in
print, woven cloth, ceramics, wrought metal and wood carving. Art Nouveau was a dominant style
in the design of graphic art, clothing, pottery, furniture and architecture from the 1890s to the 1920s.
Arts and Crafts Architecture: an English style that began with John Ruskin's rejection of classical
revival architecture and machine made products, and was popularized by such architects as William
Morris and Charles Voysey. Flourishing for three decades around the turn of the century, it
emphasized hand -made craftsmanship and honesty of function and materials: simple, uncluttered
interiors and rambling rustic buildings with steep roofs, and brick, rough stone or roughcast (stucco)
exteriors. Arts and crafts is a design movement in architecture led by the British designer, William
Morris (1834 - 1896); characterized by stylized, two -dimensional forms, naturally finished materials
and hand -crafted production. The Arts and Crafts artistic movement spead to North America in the
first two decades of the 20th century. The Craftsman magazine was an influential exponent of these
design principles in the United States; it is also referred to as the Craftsman movement (see
Craftsman style).
Baroque style: a style that developed in 17th century Europe during the Age of Enlightenment and
Reason. Derived from the late Renaissance style, it was characterized by a new freedom in
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decorative and architectural form using a rich variety of intersecting oval spaces, decorative
squares, embellished curves, exuberant decoration, classical sculpture and bold colours to evoke
an ordered but sensual vision of natural harmony. The Baroque style survived well into the 191h
century and influenced North American architecture through the classical training of American and
Canadian architects at L'Ecole des Beaux Arts University in Paris (see Beaux Arts style).
Beaux Arts style: a classical style of architecture taught by the Ecole des Beaux Arts University in
Paris in the 19th century and heavily influenced by the Baroque style of European architecture. The
Beaux Arts style is characterized by an eclectic mixture of neo- classical architectural elements on
a monumental scale. Typically used in the design of major institutional buildings to evoke a sense
of stately power and authority, this style typically adheres to classical proportions and forms in a
symmetrical plan and elevation, with highly ornamented colonnades, porticos, rotundas and
galleries. The Beaux Arts style is almost always constructed, or at least clad in dressed stone, to
give it an air of solid permanence and importance (see Baroque style and Classical Revival style).
Chateau style: This architectural style evokes a romantic mixture of Renaissance and Gothic
architecture of 15th and 16th century France drawn from the hunting lodges, chateaus and castles
of the French nobility. This opulent architectural style was first imported into the United States in the
late 1800s through the design of the so- called "cottages" and town houses for wealthy American
industrial tycoons. In both Canada and the United States it was adopted as one of the preferred
architectural styles for grand railway hotels and train stations. These castles for the masses
indulged the public's taste for grand destination places and resorts. The Chateau style traditionally
employed heavy exterior masonry walls with steep gabled castle -like roofs. These were frequently
accented with additional conical roofs and corner turret towers. The roofs are often crested with
elaborate pinnacles and metal railings. This architectural style is very vertical in its proportions. The
principal windows are typically tall and are segmented by heavy masonry mullions and transom bars
in a cross -like configuration. Entrance archways and colonnades may be designed and carved to
reflect Gothic Revival, Tudor Revival or Renaissance architectural influences.
Chicago style (also referred to as Sullivanesque): an architectural style of commercial building
design originating in the eastern United States and in Chicago in the late 1800s and sometimes
referred to as the Commercial Style or the Sullivanesque style, after its most prominent architect
practitioner, Louis H. Sullivan. The Chicago style found its greatest expression in the revolutionary
design of office towers, factories and warehouses in Chicago in the 1880s to the 1910s. Due to the
introduction of new building technologies such as the electric hoist elevator, the fireproofed high rise structural steel frame and the improved stability of reinforced slab concrete raft foundations,
commercial buildings were easily able to exceed six storeys. The revolutionary commercial building
designs championed by leading Midwest American architects William Le Baron Jenny, Daniel H.
Burnham and Louis H. Sullivan quickly spread throughout North America in the 1910s and 1920s.
The style most typified by the work of Louis H. Sullivan treats the commercial high -rise tower as a
gigantic squared column with a massive base or podium, usually comprising the first two storeys,
and ornamented with a decorative colonnade of arched windows and an elaborately decorated
central doorway. Then extending up the main shaft of the building are ranked elongated vertical
piers framing a geometric grid of horizontal spandrels and large windows, capped by a flat roof and
a boldly projecting decorative roof cornice. Ornamented terra cotta and cast iron paneling often clad
the office tower exteriors, while Chicago styled warehouses and factories traditionally employed
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Classical Revival style (also referred to as Neo- Classical Revival, or Palladian in its earliest
form): otherwise referred to a Neo- classical style, is an architectural style derived or reminiscent of
the classical architecture of Greece or Rome. The Classical Revival Style first appeared in
Renaissance Italy through the work of the early Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (15081580). Hence in its earliest form it was referred to as the Palladian style. This style lead to the
creation of many later European architectural styles, such as the Georgian Revival style in England
and the Beaux Arts style in France. Some applications relevant to Georgian Revival architecture in
Regina are found in entry porches or porticos supported by Doric or Tuscan columns and a
prominent centre pediment with gable. Alternately, the gable may incorporate a fanlight window
above a cornice band and doorway below. This may be further ornamented in the Georgian Revival
style with symmetrically placed transom and/or side light windows in combination with the doorway.
Collegiate Gothic style: this style is a later derivative of the Gothic Revival Style (see Gothic
Revival style), appearing in late 19" century Victorian England and spreading throughout North
America in the turn of the century with the growth of standardized public school systems and a new
generation of universities and technical colleges. This style mimicked the medieval ecclesiastical
style of university buildings of Oxford and Cambridge, which originated from Gothic styled monastic
architecture. The Collegiate Gothic style was characterized by the revival of late English style
Gothic architecture in the form of monastic styled school buildings, lecture halls, medieval libraries
and campus courtyards. The use of this style was thought to elevate the learning environment of
young students and lead to more reflective thought. The Collegiate Gothic style was still
predominant in educational institutional architecture in the 1920s and 1930s, but slowly declined in
popularity after the Second World War.
Craftsman style: a residential architectural style originating in the western United States of
America in the 1900s and often considered to be a derivative of the California Mission style of
architecture. The Craftsman style has much in common with the English Arts and Crafts movement,
by its emphasis on the plain and honest use of building materials. The Craftsman style accentuated
low broad proportions of the building with the abundant use of wood in exposed beams, wainscoting
and built -in furnishings. The roof lines are typically low pitched with strong projections and wide
eaves. Where influenced by the California Mission style, the typical Craftsman house incorporated
rounded archways over entrance doors and porte cocheres, and employed stuccoed or cement
exterior walls.
Cube style: The Cube style as such is not strictly an architectural style at all. But through local
usage has begun to be identified with residential house designs that mix the Georgian, Federal and
American Colonial Revival styles together. Many of these residences are less ornamented with
classical colonnades and porticos, which then emphasizes the simpler box -like or cube form
essential to their traditionally symmetrical floor plans and simple restrained proportions.
Edwardian style: This is a transitional architectural style that gained popularity after the highly
decorative Victorian styles of architecture and before the English Arts and Crafts style of
architecture became widely popular. Named after the reign of King Edward VII (1901- 1910), the
Edwardian era actually spanned from the late Victorian period to the First World War. This
architectural style primarily influenced domestic architecture and owed its popularity to the reaction
against the excesses of the high Victorian mania for the Gothic Revival and flamboyant Italianate
styles. It was essentially a less complicated, less ornamented version of the Victorian stick frame
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house, stripped of gingerbread and more in line with contemporary artistic influences of continental
Europe during this period. The Edwardian style still retained the tall vertical proportions of Victorian
houses and still indulged in exhibiting a variety of surface textures and colours, but these were more
subdued and simplified.
Elizabethan Revival: the post -1900 revival of an earlier English style of architecture named after
Elizabeth I (1533 -1603), and typified by large, mullioned, rectangular windows, bay windows and
half- timbering.
English Baroque:
English classical architecture of the 17'h and early 18'h centuries (also see
Baroque style). English Baroque architecture tended to be more restrained than the exuberant and
highly decorative Baroque styles of continental Europe.
Federal style: an American derivative of the Palladian and Greek Revival styles of architecture. It
is identified by its orderly symmetrical design, dominated by a full height porch or portico usually
accompanied by a balcony, that is framed into the front façade of the building by classical colonnade
that extends up to the projecting pediment or roof line. The columns are typically crowned with Ionic
or Corinthian capitals; the large windows are symmetrically spaced; the central doorway is
decorated with elaborate surrounds, and often capped with a smaller pediment or a fan transom
window. The Federal style is more flamboyant and eclectic than the original Palladian style. The
more contemporary 20'h century examples tended to employ stucco facing or wood clapboard rather
than the brick facing usually found on 19" century examples.
Georgian style: originating in England in the 1700s, and sometimes confused with the Federal
style in the United States, the Georgian Style is associated with the reign of King George III. It is
characterized by a strongly symmetrical Neo- classical style, typically composed with large regularly
spaced double -hung sash windows with muntin bars. The central entryway usually predominates,
with a paneled door capped by a classically -styled pediment or projecting entablature supported on
pilasters or columns. The roof is invariably steeply -pitched, with side gables, sometimes with a
gambrel design in the roof profile, and it is often trimmed with a cornice and simple frieze band
under narrow eaves. While Neo- classical in character, the Georgian style tends to be very austere,
and often employs the Tuscan style in architectural elements such as dentil cornice trim and plain
columns.
Gothic Revival style: a revival of the ecclesiastical architecture of the Western European High
Middle Ages, particularly the later Decorated and Perpendicular styles of English Gothic
architecture, characterized by the pointed arch, the rib vault, hammer beam roof trusses, exterior
flying wall buttresses and the generous use of stained glass windows. The Gothic Revival style
originated in Victorian England. From its beginning in the early 19th century, this architectural style
was closely associated with the Pre -Raphaelite artistic movement and a pervading nostalgia for a
romanticized past of medieval English culture and chivalry. Leading proponents of the Gothic
Revival style, such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burn -Jones, Philip Webb, William Morris and
Augustus Welby Pugin sought to revive an idealized version of medieval guild craftsmanship in
architecture and all the arts. The popular revival of all things Gothic spread throughout the British
dominions and the United States, along with the growing socialist movement and the Christian
moral revivalism of the Victorian era. The Gothic Revival style continued to be popular well into the
1920s.
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International style: this northern European style of architecture originated with industrial factory
design in the late 1910s and developed into a distinct architectural design movement in the 1920s
and 1930s primarily in Germany, and to a secondary extent in France and England.
The
International style was strongly anti -classical and anti -decorative in its application of a machine age
functional aesthetic with accentuated horizontal forms and simple continuous wall and window
panels utilizing flat roofs. The International style concentrated on the functional expression of
structures executed in a utilitarian manner. It attempted to transcend vernacular or idiomatic cultural
influences and establish an international cultural context for architectural design. This style was
pioneered by European architects such as Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Mies Van Der Rohe.
Italianate style: a vernacular style of architecture based on romanticized ideal of the southern
Italian villa, combined with strong neo- classical influences. The Italianate style originated in the
early 1800s in England and became particularly popular in the 1910's to 1920's in North America
for the design of more elaborate two and three storey houses. It features accentuated hip roofs,
wide eaves with decorative brackets, vertically proportioned façades with tall narrow windows,
commonly arched or curved at the top. The Italianate style building often features a square cupola
or a tower with a high pitched roof.
Jacobean Revival style: originating from Flemish and northern French architectural influences
imported by the Jacobites into England during the 16th century, the Jacobean Revival style (also
called Jacobethan) was a 19th century derivative of this distinct Renaissance architecture. It was
characterized by high pitched gabled roofs and tall ornate chimneys designed with separate shafts
for each flue. The front façade of the building is typically crowned with front facing gables capped
with high stone or brick parapets that extend well above the roof line. Wall cladding materials were
usually of brick featuring ornate brick diapering or frieze patterns. Dressed stone trim was typically
used for framing windows and around arched doorways and gables. The Jacobean Revival style
was less solemn and formal than the Gothic Revival style, and was used more in the design of
prestigious residences (see Jacobean).
Jacobean: a style of architecture related to the rule of James of England (1603- 1625),
characterized by an eclectic mix of Gothic and Palladian motifs (see Jacobean Revival style).
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Picturesque (also referred to as Picturesque Eclectic): this architectural style originated in the 17th
century. It is characterized by a resemblance to the romanticized landscape paintings of renowned
artists Claude and Poussin. By the late 1700s, designs reflected an interesting assemblage of
asymmetrically arranged forms with a variety of textures. Picturesque motifs were applied in
particular to Italianate and Gothic style villas.
Prairie School of Architecture: one of the few indigenous American architectural styles, the
Prairie School of Architecture was introduced by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago and the
surrounding regions of Indiana and Michigan in the early 1900s. It was primarily a residential
architectural style invoking the horizontal lines of the prairie landscape. It balanced a strong sense
of shelter through the use of heavy -set low projecting roofs with a feeling of openness evoked
through the use of extended wings, porches and verandas laid out in rectangular plan. Landscaping
was an integral part of the Prairie School, and was often integrated through the use of out -reaching
walls and terraced gardens. Buildings of this design seldom extend above two storeys. The
windows and cantilevered walls are often accentuated with wide bands of half- timbered trim set into
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stucco panels. Brick is also a favourite cladding combined with heavy wood frames and a low
archway or recessed entrance. The Prairie School continued to develop throughout the 1920s and
spread across the western United States and Canada.
Queen Anne Revival style: an eclectic residential architectural style that originated in England in
the 1860s and spread throughout North America by the 1900s. It had much in common with the Arts
and Crafts movement, but revolted against the somber Gothic Revival movement. The Queen Anne
style is typified by steeply pitched irregular shaped roofs, usually with at least one front facing gable,
arranged in an asymmetrical façade. The building façades are often punctuated with small paned
windows designed in the Palladian or Italianate style or as plain paired sash windows. The style was
frequently embellished with corner turret towers and tall ribbed chimneystacks in the Jacobean
Revival Style. The Queen Anne Style was highly eclectic, borrowing elements from various English
vernacular architectural periods including Tudor, Jacobean and Italianate. It was highly decorative,
avoiding flat walls and combining wall materials of different textures and often incorporating simple
designs, such as sunflowers.
Regency style: in the context of English architecture, was an idiom of Georgian architecture, and
was epitomized by architect Jonathan Nash's Regent Street and Regent's Park projects of the
1820s, constructed under the patronage of the Prince Regent of Wales. The dignified grandeur of
the English Regency style was evoked by opening up the design of building façades with large
vertically accentuated windows and columns set in regular order. This style often employed bowed
windows or curved façades, giving the building a restrained sculptural quality. The English Regency
style was very distinct from previous French Regency style that flourished in the 1710s then under
the regency of Phillip, Duke of Orleans. The French Regency style was more ornamented and
exuberant following in the tradition of Italian Baroque architecture.
Renaissance: a style first developed in 15Th century Italy, marking the return to classical (i.e. Greek
and Roman) art and learning; originally characterized by the use of the classical architectural orders
and round arches, vaults and domes arranged in a symmetrical composition according to the
proportions of classical Greek and Roman architecture (also see Classical Revival style).
Romanesque Revival style: a late 19Th century architectural style reminiscent of the much earlier
11th century Carolingian architecture of medieval Western European. This was a blend of Roman
and Byzantine architectural elements, characterized by heavy masonry walls, rounded Roman
arches and roof vaults, massive columns with upper galleries of narrow arched windows. The
revival of this sombre architectural style was championed in North America by the Boston -based
architect Henry H. Richardson (1838 -1886) and spread through the central United States and into
Canada in the 1880s and 1890s. This revival style also introduced additional architectural elements
such as the Syrian arch to accent entranceways, the incorporation of square masonry towers with
steep pyramidal roofs and the use of large roughly -hewn stonework to accent archways and window
openings.
Second Empire style: This architectural style appeared during the reign of Napoleon III (18521870), historically known as the Second Empire. It began with the rebuilding of Paris as a modern
19th century metropolis and the resurgence of state architecture. Its popularity spread to England,
continental Europe and North America in the late 1800s. This flamboyant architectural style is
sometimes confused with its more classically restrained older cousin, the Beaux Arts architectural
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style. The Second Empire style is distinguished by the traditional use of the French Mansard roof,
but exhibits taller more vertical proportions than the Beaux Arts style, and has a more pronounced
highly ornamented three -dimensional profile. Second Empire -styled buildings are characterized by
a liberal inclusion of dormer windows, projecting porticos and window bays, often crested with richly
decorated cornices and balustrades.
Shingle style: a residential architectural style originating in the New England region of the United
States. In the 1880s, the term was coined by architectural historian Vincent Scully to refer to a style
of American house characterized by a uniform covering of shingles on the upper- storey walls and
often the lower storey as well. This style derived in several respects from the Queen Anne style and
both styles shared a common use of intersecting hipped and gabled roofs. Houses in this style tend
to have more moderate pitched roofs than the Queen Anne style and less variety in colour and
texture. The windows are typically small, paned and often arranged in long horizontal bands. Long
low verandas play a prominent part in the design. They are frequently sheltered under a continuous
sweep of roof with rusticated stone pillars or shingle cladding on the supporting posts.
Stick style: primarily an American architectural housing style that reached high popularity in the
late 19Th century and is characterized by vertical proportions, steep roofs, projecting eaves and
irregular arrangement of intersecting wings, dormers and turrets. The style often borrowed from
Neo- Gothic and Swiss chalet architectural themes and is sometimes identified as High Victorian
Gothic. Stick style buildings are also noted for exposed ornate framing in the gable end of the roof
and also for large verandas supported on slender posts decorated in gingerbread wood trim.
Clapboard and shingle facing is common and was originally accented by bright colour schemes.
Tudor style: originating from the English Renaissance, and culminating in the 16" century manor
house with its steeply pitched roofs dominated by several cross gables situated at regular intervals
along the front façade. The Tudor style is actually a grouping of a number of concurrent building
styles that reflected the differing social stratas, architectural tastes and economic levels of the
gentry, burgers and yeoman of Renaissance England. At the highest level, the Tudor mansion of
the aristocracy was typically constructed with rusticated stone façades concealing a hewn timber
structure. The door and window frames were of dressed stone with masonry mullions and leaded
glass panes. The burger's house of the Tudor style was typically stucco -faced set in exposed half
timbering. The eave overhangs were extensive and supported by carved wood bracing. The steep
roof pitches and grouping of narrow windows were a common element to both the burger and manor
houses. The roofs were traditionally clad in slate shingles or clay tiles. The third Tudor variation,
the crofter's cottage, also had steep and generous eaves, but was invariably thatched. Massive
chimneys were constructed of stone in the wealthier houses and fired brick in the more humble
residences. The Tudor Revival style imported to North America in the 1900s, was a blend of the
formal design of the grander houses of the gentry, combined with the less expensive stucco with
exposed half- timbering found in the burger's house of the Tudor period.
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4. How to Research your Regina Heritage Property
Those who are applying to the City of Regina for municipal heritage designation of a property are
required to research the heritage significance of the property themselves, or they may engage
consultant services to complete this work on their behalf.
The key background heritage information required to complete a municipal heritage designation
application is summarized as follows:
4.1 Listing of Required Heritage Information
Original date of building construction (mandatory)
Date of major alterations or additions (optional)
Site History: (mandatory) This should include a description of any significant former owners and/or
tenants of the property including why they are significant, plus any important events or persons
related to the property's history, and/or ways in which the property typifies or characterizes
significant municipal settlement and development patterns, or important cultural and/or social
aspects of Regina's history.
Statement of Significance (mandatory) You must draft, or have your consultant draft, a statement
of significance based on the Canada Registry descriptive format (see page 11) as part of your
application for municipal heritage designation. An example on page 21 shows how the standard
format for a statement of significance includes a description of historic place, its heritage value and
its character defining elements. The Saskatchewan Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
is responsible for submitting a completed statement of significance (see page 49) for all designated
heritage properties, when they are placed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. This final
registered statement of significance may differ from your original draft.
Original use: (mandatory) This usually pertains to commercial, industrial or institutional buildings
that may have been converted or re -used for other purposes. In most cases, residential buildings
continue their original use.
Architectural Design & Construction: (mandatory) Copies of architectural drawings, plans and
specifications should be provided where available, along with historical information pertaining to the
building designer or architect and construction contractor, if and where applicable. If the building
was constructed or commissioned by a historically significant company or institution, this should
also be noted. The brief background on the historical significance (if any) of the architectural firm,
developer or contractor should be included in the submission.
Site photographs: (mandatory) These should include contemporary photographs of all four sides
and corners, plus a general overall view and close -up views of areas requiring restoration,
rehabilitation, or proposed for alterations or additions.
Historical Photos: (optional) Historical photos of the property are desirable and should be included
where available.
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4.2 Sourcing Key Heritage Information
Finding heritage information about Regina -based properties requires research at one or more
libraries, archives or other institutions. The principal sources for this information are as follows:
Prairie History Room, Regina Public Library
Location: 2311 12Th Ave., Regina SK
Potential source for: Site history (former owners & tenants, important events and persons,
settlement patterns, cultural & social history), background history of architects, companies,
institutions and contractors pertinent to Regina's development.
City of Regina Archives
Location: 2390 2"d Ave., Regina SK
Potential source for: Building construction date, original use, site history (former owners &
tenants, important events and persons), architectural heritage drawings, and historical property
photos.
Saskatchewan Archives Board
Location: 3303 Hillsdale St., Regina SK
Potential source for: Architectural heritage drawings, historical property photos, related important
events and persons, settlement patterns, cultural & social history.
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Library
Location: 2"d Floor, 1870 Lorne St., Regina SK
Potential source for: Site history (family history of former owners & tenants, and settlement
patterns).
Heritage Resources Branch
Saskatchewan Culture, Youth & Recreation
Location: 9th Floor, 1919 Saskatchewan Drive, Regina SK
Potential source for: Historical property photos, historic site histories (related important events and
persons, architectural history, cultural & social history). Note: This is not an "open" collection. Study
visits must be arranged in advance.
University Archives and Special Collections,
Dr. John Archer Library, University of Regina
Location: Rm. LY 107.4, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina SK
Potential source for: Site history (related important events and persons, settlement patterns,
cultural & social history).
Legislative Library, Saskatchewan Legislative Building
Location: Reference Services, Room 234, 2405 Legislative Dr., Regina SK
Potential source for: Site history (related important events and persons, legislative history).
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5. How to Apply for Municipal Heritage Designation
To apply for municipal heritage designation of a property, you must first determine if it has adequate
heritage significance to warrant municipal heritage designation. Anyone can apply to have a
property designated as a municipal, provincial or nationally designated heritage property.
To determine if a property in Regina is eligible for municipal heritage designation, the applicant
should first obtain and review the Application for Municipal Heritage Designation form and the
Municipal Heritage Property Designation Criteria form available from the City of Regina Heritage
Officer (see page 49).
The City of Regina requires the applicant to provide the necessary historical and descriptive
information on the property as part of the municipal heritage designation application. The heritage
property criteria employed by the City of Regina considers a broad range of aspects, such as
architectural significance, history of the property (e.g., prominent persons and events connected
with the property), usability of the property, and its integrity and present condition. The designation
criteria used in assessing the heritage significance of a potential municipal heritage property are
derived from criteria developed by both the provincial and federal governments. These criteria
require that the property must not only be historically significant, but should also have a potentially
viable future.
In addition to completing the City of Regina assessment form, the applicant is also required to
provide a draft statement of significance and character -defining elements for the property, as part
of the application to designate as a municipal heritage property. Writing a statement of significance
and character -defining elements is described in page 20.
The City checks to ensure that the information provided by the applicant is complete and accurate
before processing the municipal heritage designation application. Along with the heritage property
assessment completed by the applicant, the City of Regina also reviews the designation criteria and
scores the significance of the property as part of its own assessment. The scoring is done in
accordance with the Municipal Heritage Property Designation Criteria form (see page 73).
If the property in question is deemed by the City of Regina to be of provincial or national heritage
significance, the City may advise the applicant to apply under a more appropriate provincial or
national designation category. However, a municipal heritage designation may also be applied to a
provincially or nationally significant heritage site to provide additional heritage protection that may
not be provided under provincial or national heritage legislation. This additional municipal heritage
protection may cover heritage property features deemed of municipal heritage significance where
provincial or national heritage protection is absent.
Once completed, the applicant's submission for municipal heritage property designation, along with
the statement of significance, the character defining elements and the applicant's and the City of
Regina heritage assessment information, is presented in report form to the Municipal Heritage
Advisory Committee (MHAC). The MHAC may recommend approval to City Council of the
municipal heritage designation, subject to conditions, or may recommend refusal, or refer the
application back to the City Administration for further study or information. The applicant and/or
property owner and any other persons expressing an interest in the application may attend the
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MHAC meeting and make presentations. The information on the approximate timelines and detailed
steps in processing a municipal heritage designation application are provided in the Review
Process for Designation of Municipal Heritage Properties (see page 69).
City Council considers the MHAC's recommendations and the City Administration's report when
making its decision. The applicant and/or owner of the property, as well as any other interested
parties, may also submit their presentations to City Council and request permission to speak to City
Council regarding the application. Any submissions made to City Council by the owner and/or
applicant and other interested parties must be presented to the City Clerk's Office, along with any
request to speak to City Council.
If City Council decides to support the municipal heritage designation application, it then passes a
municipal heritage designation bylaw. This requires advertising a public notice of the intent to
designate the property, along with principal reasons for designation of the property. Once City
Council approves the heritage designation bylaw and approves the heritage designation bylaw, the
designation bylaw is then attached as a registered interest to the property title. See page 16, for
more information on the purpose of the registered interest, and for further background on the
possible extent of protection of the heritage property, see page 16.
Municipal heritage designation applications and applications for heritage design approval of
alterations and/or additions may be combined and approved together. Submission for heritage
design approval for alterations, demolitions or additions to a municipally designated heritage
property requires the following basic documentation and illustrative materials:
5.1 Materials & Documents Required for Significant Alterations /Additions to
a Municipally Designated Heritage Building
Scaled property site plan or surveyor's certificate.
Building design drawings, including plans and elevation drawings, showing existing
building(s) and proposed alterations, additions and/or demolitions. These drawings must
be to scale and dimensioned, and normally must be accompanied by, or based on, an
assessment of a qualified architect or professional engineer.
Detailed explanation of the choice of materials, workmanship and selection of pre manufactured products used in any work that impacts on the character -defining elements
of the heritage property.
A schedule of the proposed work, including phasing, with an estimated time of
completion.
The above noted project information, along with a covering letter requesting approval, is submitted
to:
The Coordinator of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Community & Protective Services Division
6th Floor City Hall, 2476 Victoria Avenue
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3C8
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5.2 Review Process for Designation of Municipal Heritage Properties
Application submitted to Community & Protective Services Division for internal
review and circulation (2 weeks)
Application circulated to: Heritage Regina; Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Society
Heritage Branch, Government of Saskatchewan; and affected Community Association and /or
B.I.D. (e.g. Regina Market Square) for review and comment
(4 -6 weeks)
Report prepared for consideration and recommendation by Municipal Heritage Advisory
Committee (i.e. to approve or deny) (4 -6 weeks)
Application /report considered by City Council, with resolution to: ( 1 to 2 weeks)
APPROVE
DENY
Notice of Intention to Designate is
served on provincial registrar and
subject property owner(s)
published once in Leader -Post
registered in the Regina Land
Titles Office
at least 30 days prior to date that
designation bylaw is considered by Council
Applicant advised of Council's decision
Note: If bylaw not approved, property
owner(s) to be notified and registered
notice of intention (at the Land Titles
Office) to be discharged
(4 -6 weeks)
Send package to:
City Council considers bylaw to designate
Municipal Heritage Property
If bylaw approved, City Clerk shall:
serve the provincial registrar with a
registered copy of the bylaw
serve subject property owner(s) with
a notice of designation
register a notice of designation
against all affected property
(4 weeks)
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Glenn Gordon, Coordinator of Arts,
Culture and Heritage, Community &
Leisure Services Division
Community Services Department
6th Floor, 2476 Victoria Avenue
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, SK
S4P 3C8
ggordon ©regina.ca
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5.3 Application Form for Municipal Heritage Designation
CITY OF REGINA
Application for Municipal Heritage Designation
Applicant Information
Name of Applicant:
Address:
Postal Code:
Province:
City:
Phone Number - Home:
Fax:
(
(
Work:
)
(
)
E-Mail:
)
Subject Property
Block:
Lot(s) :
Plan No:
Subdivision:
Address:
Zone:
Applicant's Interest in the Property
10
Registered Owner
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Representative of Owner } Include letter from owner indicating authorization to apply
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Option to Buy } Include letter from owner indicating authorization to apply
Present Owner (If different from Applicant)
Name:
Address:
Phone Number - Home:
Fax:
(
(
Work:
)
)
(
)
E-mail:
Designation Requested for (Check one or more as appropriate)
71
Entire building /site (exterior and interior)
Portions of building exterior
71
Building exterior only
Portions of building interior
Note: The designation will be registered against the whole of the property but may be applied more
specifically to certain aspects or portions thereof.
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Reason for Requesting Municipal Heritage Designation
This information should be detailed enough to allow City Council to determine the value of your request, for
example, all evaluations are based on the heritage significance of the property. "Significance" is defined by
the property's architectural or historical/social importance to Regina. A separate Statement of Significance is
suggested as an appendix to your application. Research assistance in developing your case for designation
statement can be found at the following: Prairie History Room, Regina Public Library 777 -6011; City of
Regina Archives 777 -7189; Provincial Archives 787 -4068; Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Society
359 -0933; Publications: Henderson's Directory; Regina: the first 100 years published by Leader -Post
Foundation 565 -821; Historic Architecture of Saskatchewan ISBN -919781 -13 -6
Present Use of Buildings and Property (be specific)
Proposed Use of Buildings and Property (State exactly what you proposed to do)
Provide History of the Site, and Include Available Historic Photos, Graphic Material
and Plans -If available. This information must be sufficient enough to justify heritage designation. This
information could be included in your Statement of Significance.
Date of Construction:
Date of Photograph(s):
Site History:
Has this building been moved? 71 No
71 Yes Date:
From where was it moved?
Original Use:
Other (elaborate):
Who is responsible for regular maintenance:
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Site Photographs
For a clear appreciation of the structure for which Municipal Heritage Designation is being proposed, all
applications must include photographs, as detailed below:
all four sides (straight on views)
all four corners (showing two sides in each photo)
details of any areas where repairs or replacements are necessary
general view of overall property, showing structure in relation to the surrounding properties.
Submit completed form to:
Glenn Gordon, Coordinator of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Community & Leisure Services Division
Community Services Department
6th
Floor, 2476 Victoria Avenue
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, SK S4P 3C8
Certification
I hereby certify that the statements provided above and in any attached documents are true and correct. If any of
the facts stated in this form change, I accept responsibility to inform the City of Regina Community and
Protective Services Department.
Signature of Applicant
Signature of Owner (if different from applicant)
Name (printed)
Name (printed)
Date
Date
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5.4 Municipal Heritage Property Designation Evaluation Form
Evaluation Form
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT
Architecture (Maximum 30)
Style
Construction /Materials
Age
Architect /Builder
Exterior Details
Interior Details
Massing Plan
History (Maximum 30)
Persons
Events /Chronology
Context
A
B
C
D
16
8
4
12
6
8
4
4
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
0
8
20
20
25
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
10
10
12
5
5
0
0
6
0
A
B
C
D
8
8
2
4
10
2
1
0
0
5
2
0
8
4
5
4
5
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
4
6
Tota I
Tota I :
VIABILITY ASSESSMENT
Environment (Maximum 10)
Continuity /Setting
Landscape Quality
Landmark /Symbolism
Usability (Maximum 15)
Zoning /Land Use /Compatibility
Adaptability
Servicing /Utilities
Recycling Costs
Integrity & Present Condition (Maximum 15)
Site Originality
Alterations
Exterior Condition
Interior Condition
Ground Condition
10
8
10
8
8
5
5
5
1
0
0
1
0
1
Total
Tota I :
GRAND TOTAL:
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6. Applications and Approvals for Financial Assistance
When applying for heritage design approval, many applicants also apply for municipal and/or
provincial financial incentives or assistance for their heritage building project. This requires
submission of additional cost information on the project.
Financial incentives and assistance to owners of designated heritage properties are available in a
number of forms from various levels and agencies of government. It is not the intent of this
publication to describe them in detail. Generally speaking, the City of Regina provides a Municipal
Incentive Policy for the Preservation of Heritage Properties which conditionally qualifies owners of
municipally designated heritage properties for municipal property tax exemptions on a one -time
basis for eligible work that conserves the heritage value, the long term building life and energy
efficiency of their municipally designated heritage property (see page 76).
The provincial government offers the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation Grant Program. This
provides limited financial support to heritage projects at the provincial and community level that
seek to conserve, research, interpret, develop and promote Saskatchewan's diverse heritage
resources. One of the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation's most popular grant programs provides
funding on a cost sharing basis to owners of municipally, provincially and/or nationally designated
heritage properties in Saskatchewan for work directly contributing to the conservation of their
property. For further information contact the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation Grant
Administrator, Heritage Resources Branch, Saskatchewan Culture, Youth and Recreation
Department (see page 49).
Other forms of financial assistance to heritage property owners are available on a selective basis.
You are advised to contact the various government agencies and departments listed in the
Appendix, page 49, for further information.
Where the owner of a municipally designated heritage property is applying for financial assistance
as well as heritage design approval for proposed work on their property, the City of Regina only
requires project cost information that pertains to applications for municipal property tax exemption
under its "Municipal Incentive Policy for the Preservation of Heritage Properties." If the property
owner is applying for assistance under this Municipal Incentive Policy, then the City requires the
following project cost information to be submitted as part of the application:
6.1 Required Project Cost Information for Municipal Property Tax
Exemption Applications
Two detailed estimates of all materials and labour pertaining to the project.
Itemized list of all professional fees, consultant services and reimbursable costs pertaining
to the planning, design, project management and certification of the project work.
A schedule of the work to be undertaken, including phasing, with an estimated time for
project completion.
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The application for municipal property tax exemption, along with the application for heritage design
approval, are submitted to:
Coordinator of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Community & Protective Services Division
City of Regina
6th Floor, 2476 Victoria Avenue
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, SK S4P 3C8
While the MHAC reviews the application in terms of heritage design approval, and makes its
recommendations to City Council, the financial approval of requested municipal property tax
reductions under the Municipal Incentive Policy for the Preservation of Heritage Properties is
reviewed and approved by the Finance and Administration Committee.
Since those submitting applications for heritage design approval of project work to a municipally
designated heritage property are often applying for provincial or even federal heritage funding
assistance, as well as municipal heritage incentives, it is important to ensure optimum concurrence
between the heritage design standards applied by the City and those applied by the senior levels
of government to the same project. It is not desirable to inadvertently disqualify heritage building
projects from other sources of funding due to conflicts between standards of design approval. To
minimize possible disqualification and jurisdictional conflict in heritage project approvals, the City of
Regina has adopted a number of measures. These are explained in detail in page 15.
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6.2 Municipal Incentive Policy for Preservation of Heritage Properties
CITY OF REGINA
Application for Tax Relief Under Municipal Incentive Policy
for the Preservation of Heritage Properties
Applicant Information
Name:
Address:
Postal Code:
Province:
City:
Phone Number - Home:
Fax:
(
(
Work:
)
(
)
E-Mail:
)
Description of Property
Lot(s):
Block:
Plan No:
Civic Address:
Subdivision:
Designated as Municipal Heritage Property - Date:
Or
Concurrent Application being made for Designation as Municipal Heritage Property
Applicant's Interest in the Property:
Registered Owner
Representative of Owner } Include letter from owner indicating authorization to apply
Option to Buy } Include letter from owner indicating authorization to apply
Present Owner (If different from Applicant)
Name:
Address:
Phone Number - Home:
Fax:
(
)
(
Work:
)
E-mail:
Present Use of Buildings and Property (be specific)
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Proposed Use of Buildings and Property (if different from above)
Proposed Work Items (Give details of work proposed. Attach 2 detailed estimates for each work item
proposed, Detailed design drawings, if applicable, and a schedule of work to be undertaken with estimated
completion dates.)
Reasons for Work Being Required (be specific for each work item identified above)
Submit completed form to:
Glenn Gordon, Coordinator of Arts, Culture and Heritage
Community & Protective Services Division
6th
Floor, 2476 Victoria Avenue
P.O. Box 1790, Regina, SK S4P 3C8
Signature of Applicant
Signature of Owner (if different from applicant)
Name (printed)
Name (printed)
Date
Date
Note:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Accuracy of information provided on the application form is critical to a legal and binding decision. Be as accurate
as possible.
The City Administration will meet with you to determine the eligible work items.
An inspection of your property by the City Administration may be required.
Do not commence any of the work identified in this application until discussions with the City Administration and
any necessary inspections have been completed.
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6.3 City of Regina Heriage Building Materials Policy Outline
THE HERITAGE BUILDING MATERIALS
POLICY OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
Heritage is a timeless resource held in trust for the benefit of present and future generations. It
forms the foundation of Regina's identity and cultural well- being. It is a tangible connection to
the past that reflects the attainments of the people who have lived here. It represents an
important record of the historic and cultural development of the city, which creates a unique
sense of place that contributes to the special character of Regina. The city's architectural heritage
constitutes not only an irreplaceable asset that provides a unique insight into the richness and
diversity of the past, it is also a key tourism generator and economic catalyst that can be used to
promote Regina as a unique heritage destination.
BACKGROUND
The history of Regina, as viewed through its architectural heritage, brings a greater appreciation
and enrichment into the lives of the city's residents. The City of Regina has taken special efforts
to safeguard our architectural heritage. While the fundamental priority of the City is to preserve
our heritage buildings, this may not always be possible in the face of rapid change. There is,
therefore, a need to develop options for salvaging and reusing portions or features of buildings
proposed for demolition which have significant historical, architectural or cultural value to the
city when no reasonable alternative to demolition can be found. At its meeting of September 15,
1997, the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee passed the following resolution:
"The Administration be requested to prepare a report to the Municipal Heritage Advisory
Committee on possible objectives, strategic priorities and practical limitations of a proposed
City policy and bylaw for the City, to enter into consensual agreements for the salvaging and
preservation of "heritage" building materials, and that this investigation include consultation
with heritage conservation organisations."
The proposal to develop a heritage building materials policy stems from a number of outstanding
referral items from the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee concerning the subject. Rather
than respond to these items separately, it was determined that the items were interrelated and a
comprehensive strategy for identifying, salvaging, reusing, recycling and disposing of heritage
building materials was required.
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PURPOSE
The purpose of The Heritage Building Materials Policy is to encourage the conservation of
Regina's heritage resources by identifying, salvaging and managing the adaptive reuse, recycling
and disposal of heritage building materials proposed for demolition. The Program is to promote
reuse as an environmentally sound and socially beneficial method of conserving heritage
building materials proposed for demolition and placing them back in the public domain. Reuse
and recycling provide an environmentally sound and economically beneficial method of saving
energy, and reducing the amount of waste deposited at the City landfill.
OBJECTIVES
1) Develop an inventory of heritage building materials in the City's possession;
2) Identify and assess the statutory and other means available to the City for salvaging, reusing
and recycling heritage building materials with specific consideration given to the use of
temporary stop orders to salvage heritage building materials from properties in danger of
demolition;
3) Develop a process for salvaging heritage building materials from heritage properties
proposed for demolition;
4) Develop a process for the reuse of heritage building materials in the possession of the City;
5) Develop a process for recycling heritage building materials;
6) Consider an amendment to the City of Regina's landfill- tipping fees for the purpose of
promoting the reuse and recycling of heritage building materials and reducing the volume of
landfill waste.
THE HERITAGE BUILDING MATERIALS REVIEW COMMITTEE
The goal of the HBMRC is to promote heritage conservation by working with property owners
and demolition contractors to identify, salvage and arrange for the adaptive reuse of heritage
materials from buildings proposed for demolition. Its role is:
1) To inspect potential heritage materials and recommend those materials that should be
salvaged for the purpose of reuse;
2) To administer The Heritage Building Materials Reuse Program;
3) To provide knowledge and expertise; and
4) To facilitate heritage conservation by acting as a liaison between the City of Regina, property
owners, demolition contractors and other stakeholders.
CRITERIA FOR ACQUISITION
The following criteria shall be used by the City of Regina to determine whether heritage building
materials are salvageable from properties when no acceptable alternative to demolition exists.
1) The material should possess heritage value in its own right. In other words it should have
historical, cultural or architectural significance for the city or the province.
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2) The heritage material should be able to be reused in other buildings, open space or in
educational and cultural displays.
3) The heritage material should lend itself to being placed in the public domain. This includes
either public or private property that is accessible to the general public. For example, public
open space accessible to the public could include a park while private open space accessible
to the public could include a shopping mall.
4) The heritage material should be something that the City or other suitable agency has the
means to house and conserve.
5) The cost of salvaging the heritage material shall not be prohibitive to the owner.
6) The cost of transporting and/or housing the heritage material shall not be prohibitive to the
City of Regina.
INVENTORY
The City shall develop and maintain an inventory of heritage building materials in the City's
possession. The inventory shall include:
1) A description of the material;
2) A photograph of the building material;
3) The measurements of the building material;
4) Photographs of the structure before demolition and any original architectural drawings that
are available;
5) A statement of its historical, cultural or architectural value to the city, the province, or
Canada;
6) A plan to house and maintain the building material;
7) The location where the building material may be viewed.
OWNERSHIP
The recipient of heritage building materials received through the Heritage Building Materials
Reuse Program will assume ownership of the material. If the heritage material is placed in the
private sector in a location accessible to the general public, the recipient will assume ownership.
If the heritage material is placed in public open space by a community organization, the
organization will assume ownership. If the City of Regina places heritage material in a public
open space, it will retain ownership.
RECIPIENT RESPONSIBILITIES
1) The recipient is responsible for arranging and paying for the delivery of the heritage material;
2) Assumes all costs associated with the project;
3) Ensures that the heritage material is accessible to the general public;
4) Installs for the benefit of the general public interpretive signage explaining the heritage value
of the material;
5) Protects the heritage material and preserve it in good condition;
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6) Uses the heritage material according to the plan approved by the applicable City department.
Once the City of Regina has:
a) Inspected the installation of the heritage material and ensured compliance with the
approved plan; and
b) Transferred ownership of the material to the recipient;
the City assumes no further responsibility for the project. Any costs incurred for the
maintenance of the heritage material or as a result of damage, vandalism or loss of the material is
the responsibility of the recipient.
CONCLUSION
The Heritage Building Materials Policy recognizes the inevitability of change. It provides a
broad range of initiatives to conserve the architectural heritage resources of Regina that are
threatened by demolition. The success of the strategy depends on property owners, the City of
Regina and conservationists working together to achieve this goal. Without a comprehensive
strategy to identify, salvage, and reuse heritage building materials proposed for demolition, these
historical, architectural and cultural connections to our past would be lost forever.
CONTACT
To obtain a complete copy of the policy, please contact Christine Lavoie, Program Specialist at
the City of Regina: (306) 777 -7603 or by e -mail at clavoie @regina.com
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Design Guidelines
A Heritage Program for the Downtown
(adopted February 6, 1984 & part of the Regina Development Plan Bylaw 7877, Part 6:
Downtown Plan)
Downtown Regina has a rich heritage of older buildings. New buildings which
incorporate or are adjacent to a designated or potential heritage property should be
designed is such a manner that they are compatible with the heritage properties. The
following design guidelines are suggested:
A) Where new development is proposed adjacent to a designated or potential heritage
building, the new building should relate to the design elements of the heritage
building as follows:
i. Overall height, heights of cornices, string course (distinctive horizontal lines
on a building façade forming part of the design), and each storey;
ii. Proportion of the façade or parts thereof;
iii. The rhythm of window openings, pilasters, or other vertical design elements
on both the ground and upper storeys;
iv. Building materials (type, colour and texture);
v. Architectural detailing - how the various elements of structure are put
together;
vi. Scale - how the sizes of various units' construction (such as bricks or
windows) relate to the size of a person; and
vii. Directional expression of façades - most older buildings have a vertical
character to their facades and window treatment)
B) New buildings which incorporate or are adjacent to a potential heritage building
should, depending on the actual form of the heritage building be designed in a
podium -plus -tower composition.
C) The façade of the podium portion of a new development should be set back from
that of a heritage building. Where such an overall setback is not possible and both
old and new facades are on the same plane, a physical architectural separation,
such as a recess, may be needed to distinguish the two facades.
D) The tower portion of a new development which includes or is adjacent to a
heritage building should be set back from the line of the façade of the heritage
building to allow the heritage building to appear to be standing independently to
the greatest extent possible, and to avoid the heritage building being dominated by
the tower when viewed from pedestrian level.
E) Landscape elements should be extensively used to visually integrate a heritage
building and an adjacent newer structure. These elements include the varieties of
plant materials used, structures such a retaining walls and plant containers, an
paving colours, textures, and materials.
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This book was published by the City of Regina, with the financial support of the Government of Canada,
through the Cultural Capitals of Canada, a program of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The City of Regina also acknowledges the financial support of the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation,
Saskatchewan Lotteries, SaskCulture and the Saskatchewan Centennial 2005.