Constructed in 1879 as an Episcopal Methodist Church, the building was purchased by the Anglican Parish of Dominion City in 1908 and relocated to its present site in Dominion City in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin. It was renamed All Saints, expanded in size and consecrated in 1912 by Archbishop Samuel Pritchard. It is a good example of modest Gothic-styled architecture. The central tower, with its pointed arched doorway and decorative wooden trim, is topped by a tall peaked steeple and cross. Pointed arched windows with delicate tracery, wooden mouldings and stained glass in the sanctuary enhance the exterior.
Among the clerics of All Saints Anglican Church was Jacob Anderson.
All Saints Anglican Church closed in the mid-1960s and, in 1985, the building was purchased by the Franklin Craft Club. It became a community museum (1992) and a municipally-designated historic site (1993).
Franklin Museum (August 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of Franklin Museum (May 2018)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Franklin Museum (May 2018)
Source: George Penner
Building for Hempton Brothers, builders and contractors, at the Franklin Museum (June 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.14018, W97.15551
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Episcopal Methodist Church (All Saints Anglican Church, Franklin Museum), Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Andrew Cunningham for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 8 October 2023
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