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Artificial Stone
Building stone molded from concrete and made to resemble natural stone.
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Norwood School
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Contains Element(s)
Brick Cladding
Brick Structure
Cast Stone
Cornice
Double Door Entryway
Double Hung Windows
Flag Pole
Flat Roof
Four Storey
Garland
Exemplifies Style(s)
Edwardian
Is Located In
Downtown
Element Contained In Structures
Masonic Temple- Saskatchewan Lodge #92
Completed in 1931, this Freemasons Hall was designed by WIlliam G. Blakey in the Gothic Revival style.
Queen Elizabeth Ii Planetarium
Located in Coronation Park, the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium is a showpiece of Modern Expressionist design.
Architectural
Bowker Building
The Bowker Building was the last Edmonton office buildings fashioned in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture.
Fred H. MacDonald
Construction of Bowker Building (1931)
Birks Building
With its curved front facade and location on a busy downtown corner, the Birks Building is a prominent example of early Modern classicism.
George Hyde
Percy Nobbs
Nobbs and Hyde
Construction of Birks Building (1929)
David Hardie
Construction of Armstrong Block (1912)
Boundary
Initial Boundary of Downtown
Depicted In
Armstrong Block, 1912
Armstrong Block, 1920