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Grand Hotel
Edmonton
Other Names:
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Hagmann Block
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Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Grand Hotel / Hagmann Block is a four-storey, masonry commercial structure, situated on a mid-block lot but displaying two primary facades. It is located in the McCauley neighbourhood of Edmonton.
Heritage Value
The Grand Hotel / Hagmann Block is valued as a representative example of an early mixed-use hotel, that accommodated the area’s seasonal and traveling population during the time of Edmonton's rapid development as a commercial centre in the early twentieth century. Representing the booming growth and investment of the pre-World War One era, this hotel was built in 1913 as an investment property by John Hagmann, who farmed the land on what is now the Hagmann Estate in northwest Edmonton.
The Grand Hotel / Hagmann Block is a fine example of Edwardian-era commercial architecture, displaying a classical revival influence illustrated by tan-coloured brick, large ground-floor storefronts, pressed metal cornices above the ground floor and at the roof line and precast neoclassical details.
The Grand Hotel / Hagmann Block also illustrates the development of McCauley, one of the oldest settled neighbourhoods in Edmonton. The area was named after Matthew McCauley, whose livery stable stood just off Jasper Avenue. McCauley (1850-1930) was Edmonton's first mayor, an MLA and Chairman of Edmonton's first school board. This neighbourhood emerged as a finance and business district, with hotels clustered to the south, a red light district to the northeast and a residential area to the north.
Source: City of Edmonton (Bylaw: 14124)
Character-Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Grand Hotel / Hagmann Block include its:
- mid-block location on 98 Street;
- commercial form, scale and massing, as expressed by its four-storey height, flat roof and two primary facades, clad with tan brick;
- Edwardian era architecture, including tripartite facade articulation, and classical revival elements such as pilasters, keystones and projecting pressed metal cornices at the second floor and roof levels;
- fenestration, such as rectangular storefront openings on the ground floor, and regular grid of flat-headed window openings on the upper floors.
Location
| Street Address: |
10765 - 98 Street NW |
| Community: |
Edmonton |
| Boundaries: |
Lot 30C, Block 13, Plan 0826703 |
| Contributing Resources: |
Buildings: 1
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ATS Legal Description:
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Rge |
Twp |
Sec |
LSD |
4
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24
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53
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4
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13 (ptn.)
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PBL Legal Description (Cadastral Reference):
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Plan |
Block |
Lot |
Parcel |
0620798
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13
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30B
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Latitude/Longitude:
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Latitude |
Longitude |
CDT |
Datum Type |
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53.553009 |
-113.490777 |
Secondary Source |
NAD83 |
UTM Reference:
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Recognition
| Recognition Authority: |
Local Governments (AB) |
| Designation Status: |
Municipal Historic Resource |
| Date of Designation: |
2006/01/31 |
Historical Information
| Built: |
1913 To 1913 |
| Period of Significance: |
1913 To 1927 |
| Theme(s): |
Peopling the Land : Migration and Immigration
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| Historic Function(s): |
Residence : Multiple Dwelling
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| Context: |
The Grand Hotel / Hagmann Block is valued as a representative example of an early mixed-use hotel, that accommodated the area’s seasonal and traveling population during the time of Edmonton's rapid development as a commercial centre in the early twentieth century. Representing the booming growth and investment of the pre-World War One era, this hotel was built in 1913 as an investment property by John Hagmann. The building also illustrates the development of McCauley, one of the oldest settled neighbourhoods in Edmonton. The area was named after Matthew McCauley, whose livery stable stood just off Jasper Avenue. McCauley (1850-1930) was Edmonton's first mayor, an MLA and Chairman of Edmonton's first school board. This neighbourhood emerged as a finance and business district, with hotels clustered to the south, a red light district to the northeast and a residential area to the north. Much of the original neighbourhood context has disappeared and the building sits alone in its historical environment. The pattern of streets and community environment are intact, but the economic forces that determined this location are not. |
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Additional Information
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