Historic 1930 Bank of Nova Scotia, now Bank & Baron Pub 4
When Larry's brother was here, we went for lunch downtown to this pub. I feel it is the most sympathetic renovation and conversion of an historic property in Calgary. The bank reference is obvious. The baron reference is to George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, financier behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800's, President of the Bank of Montreal, and the person after whom Stephen Avenue Walk, where this bank sits, was named.
From HistoricPlaces.ca
Built in 1930, the Bank of Nova Scotia building is an excellent example of the kind of architectural eclecticism that was popular in banks of the period. Designed to convey a sense of solidity and security, this bank building is impressive in the proportions and symmetry of its flattened classical facade. This rational plan is characteristic of architect John M. Lyle's Beaux-Arts classicism, and yet the building pushes the limits of that style in many of its decorative elements. Of primary significance is the program of low relief sculptural panels adorning the main facade. Designed by Lyle, these panels depict such western Canadian themes as agriculture, commerce, and ranching. The incorporation of such imagery into a traditionally classical building was groundbreaking, and the Bank of Nova Scotia building remains an outstanding example of such a sculptural program in Alberta. The traditional interpretation of a bank as a classical temple has here been reconciled by Lyle with a modern emphasis on linearity, its decoration and interior materials moving decidedly toward the streamlined Art Deco style.
Historic 1930 Bank of Nova Scotia, now Bank & Baron Pub 4
When Larry's brother was here, we went for lunch downtown to this pub. I feel it is the most sympathetic renovation and conversion of an historic property in Calgary. The bank reference is obvious. The baron reference is to George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen, financier behind the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800's, President of the Bank of Montreal, and the person after whom Stephen Avenue Walk, where this bank sits, was named.
From HistoricPlaces.ca
Built in 1930, the Bank of Nova Scotia building is an excellent example of the kind of architectural eclecticism that was popular in banks of the period. Designed to convey a sense of solidity and security, this bank building is impressive in the proportions and symmetry of its flattened classical facade. This rational plan is characteristic of architect John M. Lyle's Beaux-Arts classicism, and yet the building pushes the limits of that style in many of its decorative elements. Of primary significance is the program of low relief sculptural panels adorning the main facade. Designed by Lyle, these panels depict such western Canadian themes as agriculture, commerce, and ranching. The incorporation of such imagery into a traditionally classical building was groundbreaking, and the Bank of Nova Scotia building remains an outstanding example of such a sculptural program in Alberta. The traditional interpretation of a bank as a classical temple has here been reconciled by Lyle with a modern emphasis on linearity, its decoration and interior materials moving decidedly toward the streamlined Art Deco style.