The Alsask School
Alsask, Saskatchewan, S0L, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2002/01/09
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1912/01/01 à 1913/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/10/21
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Alsask School is a Municipal Heritage Property comprising one urban lot within the Village of Alsask. The property features a two-storey brick building built in 1914.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Alsask School resides in its association with the development of education in Alsask. Like most communities in Saskatchewan, Alsask grew rapidly between the province’s foundation in 1905 and the onset of the First World War. The architecture of many public buildings constructed in Saskatchewan during this period, including the Alsask School, reflects this optimistic time. This two-storey school replaced a one room schoolhouse that could not accommodate the district’s increasing enrolment. This architecturally detailed schoolhouse, constructed from brick and cement, symbolized the progressive idealism that defined public education in early Saskatchewan. The school began offering high school classes shortly after opening. Many students from surrounding school districts boarded with families in Alsask while earning their high school diplomas, confirming Alsask as a regional centre. The school was closed and acquired by the Village of Alsask in 1976.
The heritage value of the Alsask School also resides in its architecture. A variety of architectural styles, particularly Georgian Revival and Romanesque Revival, imbue this schoolhouse with grandeur. The school is defined by the grand and symmetrical proportions of its façade, which features large symmetrically spaced window openings, and is capped with a hip roof. The main entranceway is framed by a pavilion that is surmounted by a flagpole. The interior is divided into relatively symmetrically classrooms.
Source:
Village of Alsask Bylaw No. 1/2002.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the Alsask School lies in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that reflect the public architecture of the building, such as the elements of the Georgian Revival style evident in the rectangular form of the building, the symmetry of the façade and the division of the interior into rooms, the pavilion, the hip roof and dormers; and Romanesque Revival elements such as the corner quoins, the projecting pilasters and the round arch above the main entrance.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Saskatchewan
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (Sask.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)
Type de reconnaissance
Bien patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2002/01/09
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1913/01/01 à 1976/12/31
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- L'éducation et le bien-être de la société
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Centre récréatif
Historique
- Éducation
- École primaire et secondaire
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
File: MHP 2188
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 2188
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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