Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tache Hall (150 Dafoe Road, Winnipeg)

This two-storey brick and stone building on the Fort Garry Campus of the University of Manitoba was designed by local architects Samuel Hooper and Victor Horwood, and built in 1912 as a student residence for the Manitoba Agricultural College. It was named in commemoration of Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché.

Auditorium and residences of the Manitoba Agricultural College

Auditorium and residences of the Manitoba Agricultural College (circa 1919) by C. I. Meyers
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2013-0175

Tache Hall

Tache Hall (January 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Tache Hall

Tache Hall (January 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Tache Hall

Tache Hall (January 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Tache Hall

Tache Hall (April 2021)
Source: George Penner

Tache Hall

Tache Hall (April 2021)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.80827, W97.13163
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)

Memorable Manitobans: Victor William Horwood (1878-1939)

Memorable Manitobans: Alexandre-Antonin Taché (1823-1894)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College / University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus, Winnipeg)

Sources:

We thank Rose Kuzina and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 December 2021

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