- Type
- Armoury or Drill Hall
- Designated
- 2006
Trades Training Building
Also known as Trades Training at the Canadian Forces Fleet School (formerly Naval Technical School) , Building 92
About Trades Training Building
The federal government recognizes Trades Training Building for its heritage, one of 40 such buildings in Esquimalt. By its record, Trades Training Building was built in 1955–1959. McCarter & Nairne and Partners designed it.
The Trades Training Building is a prominent two-storey modern structure made of concrete blocks, concrete and steel. It features a simple, rectangular massing with a flat roof, large expanses of glass and horizontal spandrel panels. The Trades Training Building is a purpose-built training facility located on a gently sloping site on the south side of Lang Cove and across from the main complex of the Naden site in Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt. The formal designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Trades Training Building · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
The federal government rates the heritage buildings it owns as Classified or Recognized.
Questions about Trades Training Building
What is Trades Training Building?
Trades Training Building became a Recognized Federal Heritage Building in 2006.
When was Trades Training Building built?
Work on Trades Training Building is recorded as 1955–1959.
Is Trades Training Building protected?
While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.
Can you visit Trades Training Building?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract).
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).