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Crown assets : architecture of the Department of Public Works, 1867-1967 / by Janet Wright.R62-286/1995E

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This book is an interpretive study and photographic record of the architecture of government-built buildings in Canada’s first 100 years. It contains 194 black-and-white photos and 8 colour plates. Buildings include post offices, federal office buildings, drill halls, hospitals, quarantine stations, experimental farms, and research institutions. These works of architecture are interpreted by reference to the changing styles and technologies of Canadian architecture and the demands of the federal government’s policies, programs, and priorities.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Canadian Heritage. Parks Canada.
TitleCrown assets : architecture of the Department of Public Works, 1867-1967 / by Janet Wright.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatPhysical text
Note(s)
  • "Crown Assets recounts the history of the building program of the Department of Public Works from 1867 to 1967."--Page i. Published by the University of Toronto Press in cooperation with the Department of Canadian Heritage, Parks Canada and Canada Communication Group -- Publishing.
  • Bibliography.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa - Ontario : Canadian Heritage. 1997.
BindingSoftcover
Descriptionvii, 325p. : coloured illus., illus. ; 28 cm.
ISBN0-8020-0912-3
Catalogue number
  • R62-286/1995E
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