Victoria School, School building in Nutana district, Saskatoon, Canada.
École Victoria School is a 1909 brick school building at Broadway Avenue and 12th Street in the Nutana district, designed by architect Walter William LaChance. It is owned and operated by the Saskatoon Public School Division and today houses a French immersion program. The 1888 stone schoolhouse is a separate building, moved to the University of Saskatchewan campus in 1911.
The building was constructed in 1888 by stonemason Alexander Marr and served as the first permanent school in the Saskatoon temperance colony. The original single-room schoolhouse was moved to the University of Saskatchewan campus in 1911 as a commemorative gesture.
The school building holds municipal heritage status and represents the educational values of early Saskatchewan settlers through its preserved architectural features.
École Victoria School at 110 Science Place is an operating French immersion school of the Saskatoon Public School Division, so the building is not open to the public during class hours. The 1888 stone schoolhouse is a separate structure on the University of Saskatchewan campus, where it was restored in 1965 and opened for public tours.
The original one-room schoolhouse was relocated to the University of Saskatchewan campus in 1911 to commemorate the coronation of George V.
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