April27_2008

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Photos - From Cassiar at Adanac in East Vancouver looking at colorful blossoms of the Magnolia trees budding in the front yard of the former Provincial Industrial Home For Girls located at 868 Cassiar street. This fine looking building with its archaded porch, curvilinear parapets, and molded window trim, it is one of Vancouver's most distinguished examples of the Mission Revival Style. The conversion to 12 residential units by United Properties Ltd., was based on a design by McGinn Engineering and Preservation Ltd. and involved the replacement of the central cupola. In addition, new windows were installed based on the original design. The development also includes seven new buildings, designed by H.R. Hatch Architect Ltd. to be compatible with the original structure.

Photos - Frame left: The central Cupola on roof of the main building. Provincial Industrial Home for Girls was designed by Architect: A. Arthur Cox. This building was designed in 1912 and opened in 1914 as a girls' vocational school.

Frames right and center: The southern end of the Provincial Industrial Home For Girls showing the beautiful arched windows and curvilinear parapets.

Photos - The western face of the Vocational School which was refurbished and converted into condominiums.

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