Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall

The Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall was a three-story brick building on Princess Street containing a basement, mezzanine, dance hall, and lodge meeting rooms across different levels. The structure served as a gathering place for members of the fraternal order.

Constructed in 1902, the hall honored Thomas Scott, who was executed in 1870 during the Red River Rebellion under Louis Riel's orders. The building became a symbolic center for the Protestant Orange Order in the region.

The Orange Order held weddings, community meetings, and social gatherings in this hall until selling the property in 1994. The spaces reflected the sense of community that this fraternal organization maintained in Winnipeg.

The building underwent major renovations in 1943 following a fire, resulting in significant layout modifications. Visitors should know that the structure was demolished in 2020 due to structural instability during renovation work.

The building displayed ghost signs on its exterior walls until its demolition in 2020, faded advertising slogans and inscriptions from earlier decades. These forgotten markings told stories about the history of the facade.