1911 – Former Assiniboia Town Hall, Winnipeg

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Formerly the municipal hall of the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia, before it amalgamated with Brooklands, and St. James to form St. James-Assiniboia and eventually forming part of Winnipeg in the 1972 unicity amalgamation. Originally municipal offices were on the ground floor, a council chamber on the upper floor with a police station and cells in the basement. Now a local museum.

Published July 20, 2012 | Last Updated July 3, 2024