Historic Sites of Manitoba: Alexandra School (College Avenue, Brandon)

Designed by local architect Thomas Sinclair, Alexandra School was built in Brandon along College Avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, in 1906. It closed in June 1974 and, the next month, the building was demolished and the new Betty Gibson School was erected on its site, receiving students from the former Park School and McLaren School.

Principals of Alexandra School

Period	Principal
1906-c1910	Miss Janie McQueen
c1910-c1912	Ed A. Lynch
c1912-1913	George Hunter (1873-1952)
1914-c1916	Jonas Jonasson
c1916-1922	Clarence Moore (1884-1977)
1922-c1930	Gabriel R. Rowe (1897-1968)
c1930-c1936	William W. Crosby
c1936-1966	William Arthur Wood (?-1978)
1966-1974	Henry Theodore Nordin (1905-1983)

Alexandra School (circa 1908) Source: Education Department Report, 1908, Manitoba Legislative Library. Alexandra School (no date) Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 134. Site Location (lat/long): N49.83786, W99.95326 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Alexandra School (Edmonton Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“City landmark coming down”, Brandon Sun, 23 July 1974, page 1.

“Thirty years ago”, Brandon Sun, 13 November 2005, page 6.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

We thank Bobbi Jo Panciera for providing a photo of Alexandra School, and Greg Sigurdson for providing additional information used here.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 6 May 2013

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