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Miss Davis' School Residence / Twin Oaks

Miss Davis' School Residence / Twin Oaks is a National Historic Site of Canada in St. Andrews, Manitoba.

Manitoba · River Road, Lot 51, St. Andrews, Manitoba · location approximate

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TWIN OAKS Built in the mid-1850s, this house was the residence for a private girl's school run by Matilda Davis until 1873. The school was supported by families of the Red River Settlement and by officers of the Hudson's Bay Company from across western Canada who sent their daughters here to be educated as English ladies. The residence could board up to 40 girls. Along with two log classrooms it was used to teach French, music, drawing, dancing, needlework and deportment. The building survives as a fine example of architecture used at Red River.

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Datant du milieu des années 1850, ce bâtiment hébergeait les pensionnaires de l'école privée dirigée par Matilda Davis jusqu'en 1873. Les familles de la Rivière-Rouge et les agents de la Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson établis dans l'Ouest y envoyaient leurs filles pour une éducation conforme aux usages de la bonne société anglaise. Au pensionnat, qui pouvait loger jusqu'à quarante élèves, à raison de deux par lit, et dans deux salles de classe en rondins, on enseignait le français, la musique, le dessin, la danse, les travaux à l'aiguille et les bonnes manières. C'est là un bel exemple de l'architecture de la région.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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