Manual Training School - Cranbrook, BC
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N 49° 30.887 W 115° 45.837
11U E 589471 N 5485418
This little school was built three years after Cranbrook's large brick and stone public school opened in 1909. The building is dated 1912.
Waymark Code: WMM5CH
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/24/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Used for many years as a trades education school, this 1723 square foot brick building with a single large classroom has since changed personas and is now an adjunct to the Cranbrook Public Library. It is used by the library to hold meetings, conferences, workshops etc.

The building, now attached to the library, is a City of Cranbrook facility managed by the Library and is available to rent for groups wanting to hold meetings, workshops, small conferences, corporate retreats, or informational, educational or cultural programs. It may be rented any day of the week from 6 AM to 10 PM.
Original or Re-creation?: Original

Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1912

Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no

Address:
1212 2nd Street North
Cranbrook, BC Canada
V1C 4T6


Web Address (if available): [Web Link]

Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no

Year the school closed.: Not listed

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