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Kildonan School

Kildonan School is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · 2373 Main Street, Winnipeg · location approximate

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This building was erected by the Presbyterian parishioners of Kildonan under the active supervision of their minister, James Nisbet. Known as Kildonan School, this simple stone structure was opened on July 12, 1865. It featured a main room accommodating up to 80 pupils and a smaller back room for special classes in advanced subjects. In 1871 the first Manitoba College classes met here while awaiting the completion of the separate college building. In later years it became the home of the Kildonan Literary Society and the centre for many community and social functions. Closed and abandoned in 1905, the building was renovated in 1919 and Nisbet Hall, as it came to be known, served as a parish meeting place until vacated in 1969. The building was moved to its present site in 1987 and restored as a part of Kildonan Presbyterian Church.

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Cet édifice a été érigé par les paroissiens presbytériens de Kildonan, sous la direction de leur ministre, James Nisbet. Connue sous le nom d’école de Kildonan, cette structure simple a ouvert ses portes le 12 juillet 1865. On y trouvait une salle principale pouvant accueillir jusqu’à 80 élèves et une plus petite salle à l’arrière, destinée aux cours spéciaux et aux élèves de niveau plus avancé. En 1871, les premières classes du Manitoba College ont commencé à se réunir ici en attendant que la construction du collège soit achevée. Par la suite, cet édifice a abrité la Kildonan Literary Society et on y a tenu de nombreuses activités communautaires et sociales. Fermé et abandonné en 1905, l’édifice a été rénové en 1919; Nisbet Hall, comme on l’appelait maintenant, est devenu le lieu de rencontre des paroissiens jusqu’en 1969. En 1987, on a déménagé l’ancienne école à son emplacement actuel et on l’a incorporée à l’église presbytérienne de Kildonan.

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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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