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 Nurses' Residence Brandon Mental Health Centre - Brandon MB Posted by:  PeterNoG
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This Manitoba Historical Marker is just south of the end of the east wing of the 'Nurses' Residence' on the North Hill Campus of the Assiniboine Community College off 1st Street North in Brandon, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMHTDW
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/12/2013
Views: 7
The 'Nurses' Residence' building is now home to the Assiniboine Community College’s Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts. In addition to this plaque, there is a commemorative cairn, ( visit link) , about 50 metres south.
Marker Name: Nurses' Residence Brandon Mental Health Centre
Agency: Manitoba Hertiage Council
Languages: English and French
Location:
just south of the end of the east wing of the 'Nurses' Residence'
North Hill Campus
Assiniboine Community College
off 1st Street North
Brandon, Manitoba
Marker Text:
The Brandon Mental Health Centre (originally called the Brandon Asylum) was created in 1890. After a fire in 1910 destroyed its original building, expansion began in 1912 with the construction of the massive Parkland Building. Several other large patient treatment buildings were added over the years.
A necessary part of the complex was a nurses’ residence, built from 1920-23. Whereas the other buildings are grand and institutional in character, the Nurses' Residence, designed by architects Jordan and Over, has a more informal character. That sensibility starts with the floor plan, in which the long rectangular dormitory wings are angled inward, like two sheltering arms. A classically detailed portico adds a strong note of dignity at the main entrance. The interior is finished with oak woodwork, mosaic tiles, wrought iron staircases, and ornamental plasterwork. Common rooms are highlighted with elegant mural paintings.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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