Type Drill Hall / armoury Opened 1936 Owner Canadian Armed Forces Construction started 1930 | Architectural style fortified, Completed 1936 Inaugurated 26 August 1936 | |
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Current tenants The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, Similar Beatty Street Drill Hall, BowMac sign, Dominion Building, Queensborough Bridge, Hotel Europe | ||
The Seaforth Armoury is a Canadian Forces armoury located at 1650 Burrard Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, a Primary Reserve Infantry unit. The building was designed by the architectural firm of McCarter and Nairne, and is now listed as a Class A Heritage Building.
Contents
- Map of Seaforth Armoury Vancouver BC V6J 3G4 Canada
- Introduction the history of seaforth armoury
- History
- Occupants
- References
Map of Seaforth Armoury, Vancouver, BC V6J 3G4, Canada
Introduction the history of seaforth armoury
History
From their creation in 1910 until 1935 The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada paraded at the Beatty Street Drill Hall with the Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles. The government was petitioned for a separate armoury to house the regiment and in the early 1930s a site was selected. The site selected was a plot of unused land at the south end of the recently completed Burrard Street Bridge. The address was fixed at 1650 on what had been called Cedar Street but upon completion of the bridge Cedar Street became Burrard Street.
Work began in 1935 and construction was finished in 1936. The Armoury was opened on 26 August 1936. The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada formed up in a hollow square and The Governor General, Lord Tweedsmuir took the Royal Salute as the first parade was held on the Square.
In June, 2012 the Armoury began a 3-year $9.3 million renovation project to upgrading the existing structure. A further. $31.2 million will be allocated to Carillion Pacific Construction for the construction of a new four-storey building which will be used for support organizations, as well as the headquarters for the 39 Canadian Brigade Group. The Jericho Armoury will being relocated to the Seaforth location, then divested.
Occupants
In the Canadian Forces, an armoury is a place where a reserve unit trains, meets, and parades.
As well as being the home of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, the Seaforth Armoury is home to The Seaforth Museum, an official Canadian Forces Museum.
In addition the armoury also garrisons 2 Cadet units: