Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)

Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern) is a National Historic Site of Canada in Smiths Falls, Ontario.

Ontario · 90 William Street West, Smiths Falls, Ontario · location approximate

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CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY STATION Opened in 1914, on the new Toronto-Ottawa line, this station reflected the western-based Canadian Northern's ambition to compete directly with the established Canadian Pacific Railway in populous Ontario in an attempt to achieve transcontinental status. Probably designed by company architect R. B. Pratt of Winnipeg, the building featured the low profile, linear arrangenent and wide projecting eaves common to many small stations. Its decorative turret, individualized styling and substantial construction were, however, a signal departure from the Canadian Northern's usual practice of building cheaply from standard plans.

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LA GARE DE LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY Approved Inaugurée en 1914 sur la nouvelle ligne Toronto-Ottawa, cette gare reflétait l'ambition de la compagnie Canadian Northern Railway de concurrencer directement le Canadien Pacifique en Ontario et sa détermination d'atteindre un statut transcontinental. Ce bâtiment, attribué à un architecte de Winnipeg à l'emploi de la compagnie, R.B. Pratt, possède la forme trapue et linéaire ainsi que les avant-toits protubérants communs à plusieurs gares. Par sa facture originale et complexe, rehaussée d'une tourelle, cette gare s'éloigne cependant des gares à bon marché bâties suivant le même plan par la compagnie. Approuvé

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Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)

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