Guest Curators: Peter Bartl & Jane Merks 

At present there is little attention paid to our architectural heritage built after the end of World War 1. However there are many buildings, public and private, from the 1920’s into the 1950’s that deserve our appreciation.  

To mention just a few:  

The Capitol Theatre (1925), the Terrace Apartment (1929), the Medical Arts Building on Baker (1930), The Civic Centre (1935), the Chrysler Dealership on Hendrix (1936), the Scandinavian Church (1933) etc. In these early years the work of the contractor A.H. Green, who was involved in many of those buildings also deserves more credit. By the mid-1930 the firm of F.W. Williams and his wife Ilsa Williams, and later the work of D. Fairbanks all have iconic significance in the physical fabric of Nelson: the former Forestry building (now the Community First Health Co-op) on Lake Street (1952), the Gateway building on Front street (1936) and most importantly Mount St. Francis (1949). These two generations of architects have also created many fine residences throughout the city.
 

This exhibition documents a selection of photographs with accompanying text that orient the public to become more familiar with these buildings and appreciate our city’s heritage.