BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines (840 W Hastings)
CITY OF VANCOUVER
HERITAGE BUILDING
BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines
Architect: John C. Day
This was built in 1926 as the corporate offices for the Royal Financial Trust
Co., in Classical and Gothic ornamentation with terra cotta cladding. By
1931 the company was bankrupt in the midst of the Depression and the
building was used by several insurance, financial and stock companies
through the 1930s. In 1938 it was acquired by A.E. Jukes & Co., a mining
investment firm. In the early 1940s Arthur Jukes was also president of what
was then known as the BC Chamber of Mines, an information and publicity
house established in 1898 for the mining industry. In 1959 the BC and
Yukon Chamber of Mines established their offices, library and reading room
here. It remained until 2004, and within a few years was integrated into
the development of the Jameson House Tower.
Photo of the building: http://www.collierscanada.com/services/PropertyFile.ashx?src=p&lid=616a321587544302b6231f71bb6192af&bid=f620767e03e24bfca1762ca6c27698f7 (Colliers Canada ©)
More information: http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10826
Attribution: Jennie Eggleston