Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall

Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall, 216-218 Princess Street, Winnipeg

Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall is a building in Winnipeg's Exchange District.

The building is 50 feet (15 m) by 90 feet (27 m), and originally featured a full basement, mezzanine, third floor dance hall and lodge meeting rooms on the second floor. Built for $21,000 in 1902, it was designed by local architect James McDiarmid for the Orange Order. The Orange Order arrived in Manitoba in 1870 and had expanded such that a large hall was needed.[1] The building was named for Thomas Scott, who was executed by Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion.[2][3]

In 1943 a fire destroyed the original interior. Repairs and alterations totalled $19,584.22 and were completed in September 1943. After the fire, the dance hall was relocated to the first floor, while rest and cloakrooms were built in the basement. The third floor saw the addition of a two-room caretaker's suite.[3]

Beginning in the 1980s, the building was also occupied by the Winnipeg Irish Association, and hall was eventually sold in 1994.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "BUILDING ADDRESS: PRINCESS STREET, 216" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Goldsborough, Gordon (18 February 2012). "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Scott Memorial Hall (216-218 Princess Street, Winnipeg)". The Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "1902 – Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba". Archiseek. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Thomas Scott, murdered March 4th, 1870". G. O. L. of Western Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2013.

Coordinates: 49°54′06.1″N 97°08′24.75″W / 49.901694°N 97.1402083°W / 49.901694; -97.1402083

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