Nova ScotiaFormally Recognized: 1981/10/27
Granville Mall Streetscape
1854 - 1895 Granville Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Other Names: Granville Mall StreetscapeThomson & Co.Split Crow BuildingGranville Street Mall
Detial of windows on upper storeys of building on south side of mall, Granville Mall Streetscape, Halifax, 2005.; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2005
- Description of Historic Place
- Granville Mall Streetscape features seventeen four storey Italianate stone buildings that exemplify the 1870s commercial prominence of Halifax. This pedestrian mall includes the buildings on both sides of one block Granville Street between Duke Street and the Cogswell Interchange Ramp located in Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia near the Halifax Harbour. The heritage designation applies only to the buildings and the land they occupy and does not include the pedestrian space in the centre of the mall.
- Heritage Value
- Granville Mall Streetscape is valued for its association with the commercial history of Halifax. Originally designed for the pedestrian and horse and cart traffic, Granville Mall Streetscape has regained its quaintness through its removal of modern automobile access. This section of Granville Street was at the heart of the nineteenth and early twentieth century economic activity. Some of the enterprises included drygood stores that dealt in fabrics, clothing, and accessories. The close proximity to the Halifax Harbour also played importance to the bustling trade business on the street. Presently it remains a focus of economic and educational enterprises, housing much of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, pubs and shops.
- Character-Defining Elements
- The character-defining elements of Granville Mall Streetscape relate to its mix of Italianate, Romanesque, Gothic and Norman styles and include:
Images
Detial of windows on upper storeys of building on south side of mall, Granville Mall Streetscape, Halifax, 2005.; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2005