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1910

10 December 2009
1910 – Courthouse, Kenora, Ontario

1910 – Courthouse, Kenora, Ontario

Architect: Frank R. Heakes Solid local and regional courthouse in an institutionalised version of Edwardian. Not particularly interesting if not for the unusual central tower. Designed by Frank Heakes, who was chief architect...

10 December 2009
1910 – Whistling Monkey Bar (Former Imperial Bank of Canada), Kenora, Ontario

1910 – Whistling Monkey Bar (Former Imperial Bank of Canada), Kenora, Ontario

Architects: Darling & Pearson Solid stone bank building in a vaguely Scottish Baronial style, now converted into a bar. Site of a celebrated bank robbery.

10 December 2009
1910 – Kenricia Hotel, Kenora, Ontario

1910 – Kenricia Hotel, Kenora, Ontario

Architect: Frank Newell Now slightly down-at-heel, this once fine hotel is on Kenora’s Main Street and overlooks the lake. The building dominates the streetscape with its striking brickwork. Unfortunate alterations have been made...

04 December 2009
1910 – Casa Milà, Barcelona

1910 – Casa Milà, Barcelona

Architect: Antoni Gaudí Known as “La Pedrera” or “Stone Quarry” Casa Milà is a purpose built apartment building. Previous Gaudi projects like Casa Batlló had consisted of remodelling of the facade. Here the...

04 December 2009
1910 – Casarramona, Barcelona

1910 – Casarramona, Barcelona

Architect: Puig i Cadafalch Originally built in 1911 as a factory by architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, this redbrick Art Nouveau fortress was opened in early 2002 as a center for art exhibits,...

13 November 2009
1910 – Former Munster & Leinster Bank, Waterford

1910 – Former Munster & Leinster Bank, Waterford

One of the finer bank branches in Waterford and now sadly no longer used as such. A series of bank mergers in the mid to late twentieth century meant that many Irish towns...

04 October 2009
1910 – “Lancelands”, Cotherstone, Yorkshire

1910 – “Lancelands”, Cotherstone, Yorkshire

Architect: L. Sutton Wood

28 September 2009
1910 – Townhall, Cavan, Co. Cavan

1910 – Townhall, Cavan, Co. Cavan

Architect: William Scott Later head of architecture at University College Dublin, W.A. Scott was responsible for some of the more innovative buildings in Ireland during the early part of the twentieth century. His...

22 September 2009
1910 – Pioneer Life Insurance Building, Fargo, North Dakota

1910 – Pioneer Life Insurance Building, Fargo, North Dakota

Architect: A fine composition with corner towers that break through the cornice on this quite long building. The facade is relatively simple but the repetitive nature of the design is quite pleasant.