It is once again time to explore our local neighbourhoods as a memorial to Jane Jacobs. Jacobs was an urban activist in New York City and Toronto. For more information on her views visit this post.
The Crescents neighbourhood is located in central Regina southwest of downtown. It is a small residential area bordered by College Avenue and Wascana Creek (north/south) and Elphinstone and Albert Street (west/east). Its name is derived from the three concentric curved crescents in the district. Before housing, the region included a half-mile harness racing track and the Regina Golf Club. Between 1911 and 1919 a passenger rail line served the area. Housing developments began prior to 1914 and continued for three decades.
This house was built in 1927 for a local printer, James Simson. The architectural company Storey and Van Egmond designed the house. It includes the Arts and Crafts structural style. It features overhanging eaves, small pane windows, an asymmetrical design, and protruding front gable. In 2006 it was designated as a Municipal Heritage Property.
James Kirkpatrick resided here after its construction in 1913. He was superintendent of a Grand Trunk Pacific Railway depot in the area. The design is Craftsman style. It has a low-pitched roof, one and a half stories, extensive fieldstone, and a recessed dormer window. It was built with materials intended for the Chateau Qu’Appelle Hotel.
This residence was constructed in 1925 for Morely Willoughby. His family founded Beaver Lumber and he later formed Houston Willoughby and Company, an investment business. This architectural style is Georgian Revival. It has double-hung sash windows, shingled gables, a denticulated cornice, and a small portico at the front door.
In 1928 construction began on this house and it was completed in 1930. Nathan Bugg, a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool employee, resided here in the early 1930s. Its architectural style is Chateau. The house has staggered butt coursing shingles as siding, a turret with a conical roof, and lattice windows. It also has multiple roof lines with steep pitches.
The Crescents School was built in 1929. The land was previously owned by dairy farmer Tommy Watson. It was constructed by Bird, Woodhall, and Simpson Contractors with Francis Portnall as architect. The building and equipment cost $203,000. Its architectural design is Collegiate Gothic. The school features include a recessed, arched entrance way, a battlement roofline, buttresses, and quioning around the windows. Strong public support saved this school from potential demolition in 2002.
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