Tag Archives: Treble Hall

May 6, 2016 · 4:48 pm

20 buildings that make Hamilton so great

1) Yeah, I’d say the Lister Block is pretty damn awesome. The white terracotta and brown brick make it look like an edible piece of cake.

2) The Medical Arts building is a work of art. How awesome are those urns?

3) Stanley Roscoe’s City Hall. A building too beautiful for bureaucracy.

Screen shot 2016-05-06 at 3.30.53 PM

4) The brutalist Hamilton Place. A gothic-inspired fortress on the exterior. A visually and acoustically masterful interior.

5) Treble Hall: A facade that makes you stop and stare. Also, can you say Wine Bar?

6) The city’s first and best Skyscraper, the Pigott Building. Anybody want to split on a penthouse?

7) Stelco Tower might be rusty (thanks to stelcoloy), but it is still one badass building.

8) It might be a copycat. Honestly though, who cares? The Landed Banking and Loan Company Building is one special piece of architecture.

9) The Right House is more than just alright. It’s allllll right (bad joke).

10) The Hamilton Public Library Central Branch and The Farmers Market. Books and Food. Concrete and glass. Nuff said.

11) We have a freaking castle. (Dundurn Castle)

12) A FREAKING CASTLE.

13) OH HEY LOOK IT’S ANOTHER CASTLE. (Scottish Rite)

Screen shot 2016-05-06 at 3.37.34 PM.png

14) We all have a love/hate for the city’s tallest building, 100 Main.

Screen shot 2016-05-06 at 3.34.37 PM.png

15) All white Victoria Hall. A facade that makes you happy.

16) The Royal Connaught. A lobby suitable for Royalty. We won’t talk about the rest of the development though.

Screen shot 2016-05-06 at 3.33.21 PM.png

17) Can we please get this building designated? (The Coppley Building)

Screen shot 2016-05-06 at 3.35.41 PM.png

18) The TH&B Go Station: An Art Dec(G)o beauty.

19) Liuna Station is perfect. Look at the garden. Look at those columns. The curtains inside the halls? Versace.

20) Let’s just admire this for a second. (Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King)

Screen shot 2016-05-06 at 4.43.03 PM.png

6 Comments

Filed under Architecture, Entertainment, Uncategorized

Tagged as #HamOnt, #heritage, 100 main, Architecure, buzzfeed, christ the king, City Hall, Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, hamilton go, Hamilton Place, Lister Block, photography, Rebuild Hamilton, Royal Connaught, scottish right, the coppley building, the landed banking and loan company building, the pigott building, Treble Hall, Victoria Hall

July 8, 2015 · 8:32 am

A Special Event: Hamilton Flea at Treble Hall

On July 11^th a very special event is happening at one of Hamilton’s most cherished heritage buildings.

Hamilton Flea, hosted by Girl On The Wing and The Academy Of All Things Awesome, is a one-day event featuring vendors from far and wide inside Treble Hall.

Located at 8 John Street North, Treble Hall is a Renaissance Revival Style building designed by renowned Hamilton architect James Balfour. Other historic buildings designed by Balfour include old City Hall, Tuckett Mansion, and The Balfour House.

Completed in 1879, the four-storey building is delightfully detailed. The storefronts feature pilasters and columns with Corinthian capitals. A number of the storefront windows even feature leaded transoms. Above, the 18 windows are adorned with window surrounds, accented with pediments on the second floor.

Two stars are located on the second floor, between a central window, to indicate “The Secret Door” to the floors above.

Dormer windows punctuate the roofline overlooking John Street and the cornice below is lined with corbels and dentils. The centre of the roof features an ornate relief that reads “Treble Hall” and the year the building was completed.

Jeff Feswick, owner of Historia Building Restoration Inc, bought the building in 2010 and has uncovered layers of history hidden in the floors and walls. The interior has been gutted, exposing the framing and joists, save for a few walls with patches of peeling wallpaper. The space has sat unused for decades, until now.

Feswick wants to see Treble Hall come to life, like it used to be, as a public space. And that’s exactly what’s happening on July 11th.

The flea market features the following vendors:

Girl on the Wing
The Eye of Faith
Roly Poly Records and Retro
White Elephant
Jelly Brothers
Perk Naturals
Moulin Rouge
Academy of All Things Awesome
Donut Monster
Sweet Ice Snow Cones
Stay Home Club
No Fun Press
Yo Sick
… and many more

Young Lions Music Club will be spinning tunes throughout the day and the flea runs from 11am-6pm. Find “The Secret Door” to enter.

2 Comments

Filed under Architecture, Entertainment

Tagged as #architecture, #HamOnt, #heritage, Girl On The Wing, Hamilton, Hamilton Flea, James Balfour, John St N, No Fun, Stay Home Club, The Balfour Hose, Treble Hall, YoSick!

Image

Photo Of The Day – November 14th

Treble Hall – 8 John St N

1 Comment

November 14, 2014 · 6:54 pm