Fonds - Corner Brook Architectural Inventory fonds

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Corner Brook Architectural Inventory fonds

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  • 2004- (Creation)
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    Corner Brook Museum and Archives

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30 cm. textual material, 83.4MB of digital material, including images and documents, 4 minicassettes

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The architectural inventory of Corner Brook was funded by and completed by the Corner Brook Museum and Archives in 2004.

The CBMA officially opened on December of 1997 in the former Corner Brook Public Building. This building was erected during 1925-1926 and housed the Post Office, Telegraph Office, Customs Office and the Law Courts. In 1996 Newfoundland Telephone, the owners at that time donated the building to the City of Corner Brook for usage as a museum. The Corner Brook Museum & Archives Society was formed to fulfill this commitment and in 1997 the City signed an agreement with the CBMAS granting them use of the building to develop a community museum and archive.

In 2009 the City began preparations for the construction of the New City Hall. In October of 2009 the CBMA prepared to close down operations and place over a thousand artifacts into storage within the Museum. The CBMA moved its offices and archives to the another City owned building at Brook Street. After the opening of the New City Hall in the summer of 2011 the CBMA looked again to reoccupy the space that had been its home since 1997. The Museum officially reopened in July of 2012.

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Fonds consists of material collected, researched and produced for the architectural inventory of Corner Brook done by the Corner Brook Museum and Archives in 2004. This includes

  • 119 architectural surveys for business or residential buildings on Broadway, West Street, Park Street, Main Street, or various other significant Corner Brook locations. Each survey contains a Historical Information Page with background information including date of construction, the original owner, the original use, the architect/builder, the current use and the aesthetic, scientific, cultural or spiritual significance of the location. The surveys also contain an Architectural Information Page with details on the physical features of the building, as well as a variety of other research material hat pertains to the building
  • A variety of other research material not attached to a specific survey, including:
    o 4 documents containing timelines of ownership.
    o 20 documents containing the geographic coordinates of buildings researched.
    o 19 pages of photocopied newspaper material.
  • 83.4MB of digital material, including images and documents used in the inventories, stored on 39 3.5” floppies and one CD-R.
  • 4 recorded interviews with subject matter related to the history of buildings and businesses in Corner Brook.

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Physical condition

All textual records and printed material are in good condition. 4 of the 3.5” floppies contained files that may have been corrupted and could not be recovered.

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Complete to the file level
Series 1: Architectural Inventory
Series 2: Misc. Research Material
Series 3: Electronic Records
Series 4: Interview Recordings

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  • English

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