EDMONTON — It has sat on 106 Avenue and 96 Street for 75 years and now Phyllis Grocery has been formally designated a Municipal Historic Resource by the City of Edmonton.
Built in 1941, the one-storey building has a wood frame and stucco exterior, with a gable roof and brick chimney.
The building was used as a grocery store until it was more recently converted into a residential unit.
The city said the corner store is an example of the type of commercial business that was often integrated into a residential area. While that was once common in Edmonton, it can now be difficult to find intact.
“Continuing with the city’s historic designations allows for the protection and preservation of unique, multifunctional and significant Edmonton buildings like this one,” principal heritage planner David Johnston said.
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Johnston said it’s intended the building, which includes a typical boomtown facade, will be re-purposed to accommodate a new commercial use.
With the addition of Phyllis Grocery, there are now 129 protected properties in Edmonton.
The city’s Historic Resource Management Plan is designed to identify, protect and promote and the preservation and use of Edmonton’s historic resources.