Historic Sites of Manitoba: Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute (720 Alverstone Street, Winnipeg)

Daniel McIntyre spent 43 years as Winnipeg School Division Superintendent bringing wisdom, imagination and innovation to the Winnipeg school system. The school bearing his name is an appropriately handsome tribute with an evident sense of history. In 1922, the School Board asked architect Colonel John N. Semmens to design the school. Semmens viewed Daniel McIntyre Collegiate as the most important school in western Canada. Set on a limestone foundation this massive, two-storey school is a variation on Gothic Revival style known as Collegiate Gothic when used for educational institutions. It is loaded with Gothic details like the stunning entrance from the quad (above left) which features a smooth limestone peaked arch with Gothic tracery and quatrefoils over the door.

Above the entry, a small section of the roofline is castellated and supports a pair of pointed pinnacles. More Gothic details abound on the side wings: oriel windows and a battlement (above right) supported by a large pilaster giving the impression of an elegant wine goblet. Daniel Mac alumni are diverse. Former students include 1950s Blue Bomber Cecil Luining (four Grey Cups), former Winnipeg Mayor Bill Norrie, former CPR president and Senator Ian Sinclair, former Lieutenant Governor George Johnson, former premier Howard Pawley, bandleader Marsh Phimister, Guess Who guitarist Kurt Winter, painter/sculptor Bruce Head, singer/songwriter Stewart Fay, Blue Bomber Markus Howell and NHLers Ernie Dickens and Paul Platz. Group of Seven artist Frederick Varley painted a large portrait of Dr. Daniel McIntyre, which was presented to the school in 1940. Today the painting hangs imposingly in the school library.

Principals of Daniel McIntyre Collegiate

Period	Principal
1922-1925	Charles Kenning Newcombe (1877-1944)
1925-1941	Alexander Charles Campbell (1874-1951)
1941-1947	Ewart Horace Morgan (1896-1983)
1947-1953	William Gladstone Oliver (1890-1968)
1953-1956	Ewart Horace Morgan (1896-1983)
1956-1965	Archibald Cameron McMurchy (1900-1982)
1965-1973	Franklin Edward Bothe (1908-2002)
1973-1980	A. R. Romanow
1980-1987	Ethel Marguerite Arnott (?-1991)
1987-1994	F. Bryan
1994-2002	M. V. Hoggan
2002-?	Gilles Beaumont

Daniel McIntyre Collegiate, back elevation (no date) Source: Winnipeg School Division View Larger Map Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute Source: Google Site Location (lat/long): N49.89903, W97.16974 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Collegiate Institute (Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Isaac Brock School (1265 Barratt Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Information for this page was compiled and written by Reid Dickie and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 May 2013

A collection of historic sites in Manitoba, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. Please note that some sites in this collection are situated on private property, for which permission would have to be secured from the owner prior to visiting. Search the collection by word or place name, type of site, or other text: Custom Search Browse indexes relating to: Featured sites | Museums | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | Unknowns | Miscellaneous Send inquiries to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca Map of all sites  | Suggest a site  | Questions | Sites wanted  |  Acknowledgements Support the MHS and