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 MHM Isbister School - Winnipeg MB Posted by:  PeterNoG
N 49° 53.546 W 097° 09.067
14U E 632795 N 5528310
This Manitoba Historical Marker is on the southwest corner of Isbister School on Vaughan Street at Webb Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMM1K7
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 07/03/2014
Views: 5
Isbister School is now the Winnipeg Adult Education Centre.
Marker Name: Isbister School
Agency: The Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba
Languages: English
Location:
310 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg
Marker Text:
Isbister School
The oldest surviving public school building in Winnipeg, Isbister School was built during the fall and winter of l898–99 to plans by Samuel Hooper, Provincial Architect of Manitoba from l904 to l9ll. Named for Alexander Kennedy Isbister (l822–l883), the eminent scholar and educator of Scottish and Cree parentage, it was used as a model for a number of Winnipeg Schools built after the turn of the century.
With its picturesque roof line, varied surfaces, round and square-headed windows, columns, pilasters and tower loggia, it incorporates elements from various styles including Romanesque and Queen Anne Revival. In short, it is a fine example of the late Victorian fashion for architectural eclecticism.
Website: [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
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