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  1. Character Defining Elements

Columns

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1906 - 1968

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A compression member that transmits the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. Often consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital. Columns are commonly used for decoration.

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  • Bard Residence
  • Becker Residence
  • Bowker Building
  • Buttercup Farmhouse
  • Cecil Burgess Residence
  • Court House
  • Dame Eliza Chenier Residence
  • Downtown Post Office
  • Duggan Residence
  • Edmonton Club
  • Edmonton Public Library
  • Government House
  • Imperial Bank
  • John Mcneill Residence
  • Le Marchand Mansion
  • Mayfair Park Pavilions
  • Misericordia Hospital
  • R. W. Mckinnell Residence
  • Richard Wallace Residence
  • Rutherford House
  • Secord House
  • St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church
  • Students' Union Building
  • Tegler Building
  • Victoria School
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