TiptonInvestmentCompanyBuilding1042882Avenue
Presenta=ontotheAHRFFebruary12,2016
ByDavidMurrayArchitect
1984
TheOldStrathconaBuildingFrontImprovement
WorkProgram
TheOldStrathconaBuildingFrontImprovementWorkProgram–1985-1989
Theprincipleswere:
•Preserva=onoforiginalmaterialswastheobjec=ve.
•Restora=onwasthechosentreatment,wherepossible.
•Authen=citywasthegoal
•HeritageCanadaadvisedagainstimposingfalsehistory.
1985
circa1912
Restora1onStep1:Research.Step2:Analyzethechanges.Step3:Preserveoriginalmaterials.Step4:Methodicallyreplicatethemissingpieces.
TheTiptonInvestmentCompanyBuilding
1987
Thiswasoneofthemostcompleterestora=onsatthe=me
1991
Ourhistoricbuildingsstarttodeterioratequickly
1994
Neglectisveryhardonthesefragilehistoricfacades.
presentThehistoricintegrityofthebuildingishigh.
Whyauthen=cityisimportantand
variouswaystoachieveit.
Thera=onalefortheprotec=onandpreserva=onofthisbuildinghingesuponitsinherenthistoricvalueinthecontextofOldStrathcona,adesignatedprovincialhistoricarea.
WalterdaleTheatre
Pre-1985
DominionHotel
AprojectbytheOldStrathconaFounda=onInthe1980s
105Streetand82Avenue
104Streetand82Avenue
Pre-1984
1987
CommercialHotel
Whatwelostin2015
Whatremains
Integritythequalityofbeinghonest
Authen1city•ofundisputedorigin;genuine•madeordoneinthetradi7onalororiginalway,orinawaythatfaithfullyresemblesanoriginal;•basedonfacts;accurateorreliable;•(inexisten7alistphilosophy)rela7ngtoordeno7nganemo7onallyappropriate,significant,purposive,andresponsiblemodeofhumanlife.
GuidingPrinciplesforahistoricdistrict
OldStrathcona,adesignatedprovincialhistoricarea,hangsitsreputa7ononitsauthen'cityasagenuinehistoricplace.
Conclusions•OldStrathconasuffersaseverelosswheneverahistoricbuildingisdemolished.
•Theauthen=cityofOldStrathconaiserodingasoriginalbuildingsaredemolishedandreplacedwithreplicahistoricbuildings.
•TheTiptonInvestmentCompanyBuildingisararehistoricresourceinthecontextofthisprovincialhistoricarea.
•Itisworthyofprotec=onthroughdesigna=on.
Whyispreserva=onofourhistoricresourcesimportant?
Ourwell-beingisservedbyknowingandunderstanding
theplaceinwhichwelive.Heritageisourcollec=vememory.
OldStrathconaisarepositoryofthemostsignificantcollec=on
ofcommercialhistoricresourcesinthecity.Itservesasanimportant
memorybankforEdmontonians.Tobevaluable,thememories
havetobeauthen=c.Wearealwaysindangeroflosingourmemory,
asthecitygrowsandreinventsitself…sowhenthewillexists,
designa1onasatoolforpreserva1onisagoodstrategy.
