This impressive three-storey brick building at Otterburne in the Rural Municipality of DeSalaberry was once an orphanage for boys, operated between 1912 and 1954 by the Clercs de St. Viateur of Montreal. From 1954 to 1967, the Roman Catholic Church used it for a private secondary school known as St. Joseph College. It sat vacant for three years then, as of 1970, it became the home for Providence University College, an evangelical Christian college and seminary.
Postcard view of Maison St. Joseph (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2021-0117
Postcard view of Maison St. Joseph (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0333
St. Joseph Seminary (July 1965)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris Fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7452, Album 18, Page 1.
Providence University College (August 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Providence University College (March 2019)
Source: George Penner
Aerial view of Providence University College (July 2021)
Source: George Penner
Aerial view of Providence University College (July 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.50134, W97.04616
denoted by symbol on the map above
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 December 2021
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