Women's Tribute Memorial Lodge

Women's Tribute Memorial Lodge is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · 200 Woodlawn Street, Winnipeg · location approximate

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The Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge is a significant building, developed as a veteran’s memorial with funds raised by the women of Manitoba. The Lodge was conceived as a symbol of gratitude and remembrance for those who served in the First World War. Constructed in 1931, the building was not just a monument, but a living memorial containing an auditorium, games room and a special space called the Room of Silence. These facilities were used by the veterans from the Great War to help them continue with their lives, and as a commemorative space to remember all those that had served their province and country. Designed by prominent Manitoba architects George W. Northwood and Cyril W. U. Chivers, both of whom had served in the First World War, the Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge also is a rare Manitoba example of the Art Deco style of architecture. With its basic cubic form, crisp edges and effective geometric decoration, it is an exemplary example of the style.

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Le pavillon commémoratif en hommage aux femmes est un bâtiment d’une importance singulière. Édifié à la mémoire des anciens combattants avec des fonds réunis par les femmes du Manitoba, il a été conçu comme symbole de reconnaissance envers tous ceux et celles qui ont servi sous les drapeaux durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Construit en 1931, le bâtiment n’était pas un simple monument, mais un mémorial vivant, comportant un auditorium, une salle de jeux et une pièce spéciale, appelé la « salle du silence ». Il servait d’endroit où les vétérans de la Grande Guerre pouvaient se réunir et aussi de lieu où rendre hommage à toutes les personnes ayant servi leur province et leur pays. Le pavillon commémoratif en hommage aux femmes est l’œuvre de deux architectes manitobains connus, George W. Northwood et Cyril W. U. Chivers qui, eux aussi, ont combattu pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. De par sa forme cubique simple, ses bordures droites et nettes et sa décoration géométrique prononcée, ce bâtiment est un exemple remarquable du style d’architecture appelé Art déco, très rare au Manitoba.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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