355-385 Burrard St, Vancouver BC • Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Overview

Maine Building. — Photo Credit: Jessica Quan

Address

355-385 Burrard St, Vancouver BC

Neighbourhood

Downtown

type

Mixed Use

Protection & Recognition

M: Municipal Protection

Significance

A: Primary Significance

Description

The Marine Building was built from 1929-1930. It was designed by the prominent firm McCarter and Nairne and intended to be the tallest and finest office building in the city.

The Marine Building is an excellent example of the Art Deco style. The design is notable for its outstanding massing, heavily ornamented brick curtain walls, Art Deco reliefs, and the extensive use of terra cotta trim.

The building was a product of the prosperous twenties. The building was closely associated with the growth of shipping and port activity in Vancouver and was a major influence on the westward shift of the financial centre.

Source

Vancouver Heritage Inventory Summary Report Phase II 1986

Gallery

View of the Marine Building from Burrard Street, 1930. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 239-21

The Marine Building standing out in the Vancouver skyline. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 298-03.

View of the Marine Building from below, 1956. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1415-067

Marine Building lobby, view from mezzanine, 1972. Art Grice via City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 70-20.

Marine Building lobby in 1972. Art Grice via City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 70-21

Interior lobby and elevators of the Marine Building, 1972. Philip Timms via City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 677-915

Entrance detail of the Marine Building, exact date unknown. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 780-31

Detail looking up from entrance of Marine Building, 1985. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 791-0344.

Map

Marine Building

Directions

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