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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Governor Semple School (Jefferon Avenue, Winnipeg)Link to: Named for colonial official Robert Semple, who was killed at the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816, a two-storey brick school was built in 1913 on a design by local architect Edgar Prain. It eventually became part of the Seven Oaks School Division. The site was on the north side of Jefferson Avenue east of McPhillips Street in West Kildonan. The school closed in 1941 and, in 1943, after an advertised period of several months to sell off any desired building components, the structure was demolished by Billinkoff’s Building Wreckers. The site is now occupied by a residential development. In 1950, the Governor Semple name was reused on a school located east of Main Street. Principals
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Sources:“Takes back Seven Oaks School,” Manitoba Free Press, 26 June 1916, page 5. “Church observes Education Week,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 1937, page 18. “Churches observe Education Week,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 February 1938, page 11. “Education Week to be observed,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 February 1939, page 14. “Now wrecking - Governor Semple School,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1943, page 17. Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries. This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 3 August 2020
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