Power House
- Location:
- 2040 West Mall
- Date:
- Original construction: 1924-25
Additions: 1947-48, 1961
- Architect:
- 1924-25: Sharp & Thompson
1947-48, 1961: Sharp & Thompson, Berwick, Pratt
1961: Thompson,
Berwick & Pratt
- Cost:
- 1924-25: $1,700,000
1947-48: $194,800 (with boiler and underground electrical distribution $309,503)
1961: n/a
- Sources of funds:
- B.C. Government
- Architectural features:
- Buttresed tripartite elevations. Massive
chimney. Gothic elements -- arched windows surmounting panelled doors,
castellations, crests, gargoyles, tile cap at the parapet, copper awning.
The
1947-48 addition -- steel frame on concrete foundations, hollow tile curtain
wall from grade to roof, stuccoed decorations.
The 1961 addition steel
frame and curtain walls.
- Sources:
- Thompson, Berwick, Pratt & Partners; Physical Plant.
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