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Luther Academy

920 9th Avenue W, Melville, Saskatchewan, S0A, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1981/06/29

Front view of Luther Academy, 1984.; Government of Saskatchewan, F. Korvemaker, 1984.
Luther Academy
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Autre nom(s)

Luther Academy
St. Paul's Lutheran Home
Luther Academy

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1913/01/01 à 1913/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2004/08/11

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

Luther Academy is a Municipal Heritage Property which occupies 5.64 hectares of land on the outskirts of the City of Melville. The property features a three-storey brick building constructed in 1913.

Valeur patrimoniale

The heritage value of Luther Academy lies in its connection to the development of religious education in Saskatchewan. Constructed in 1913, Luther Academy was the second Lutheran College to be built in Western Canada and the first to be built in Saskatchewan. The building was designed to serve as an educational facility to prepare young men for the ministry and to teach Christian leadership by the Lutheran Church. Initially all classes were taught in German, reflecting the roots of many of the settlers in the region. By 1926, however, because of the growing demand for educational services, the school had outgrown the building and a new facility was constructed in Regina. In 1927, the structure became one of Saskatchewan's first facilities for seniors and was renamed the St. Paul's Lutheran Old Folks' and Children's Home. The building continued to act as a seniors' complex until 1973. In 1983, the building became the Melville Heritage Museum.

The heritage value of Luther Academy also resides in its architecture. Constructed in 1913, Luther Academy is characteristic of the two-to three-storey educational buildings constructed in Saskatchewan at this time. Situated on a large lot, the building, with its tan coloured brick exterior and mansard roof with projecting eaves, is an imposing structure.

Source:

City of Melville Bylaw No. 17/81.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of Luther Academy resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements reflecting the building's function as an religious educational institute, including the signage, religious ornaments, dormitories, blackboards and shelving;
-those elements reflecting the building's architecture, including the interior pressed metal ceiling, original windows, wooden staircases, mansard roof with projecting eaves, and tan coloured exterior brick with design work; and
-the building's location on a large lot on the outskirts of Melville.

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Saskatchewan

Autorité de reconnaissance

Administrations locales (Sask.)

Loi habilitante

Heritage Property Act, alinéa 11(1)(a)

Type de reconnaissance

Bien patrimonial municipal

Date de reconnaissance

1981/06/29

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
L'éducation et le bien-être de la société

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Loisirs
Musée

Historique

Religion, rituel et funéraille
Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Santé et recherche
Hôpital ou autre institution de soins de santé

Architecte / Concepteur

Hon. Edgar Prain

Constructeur

E.D. Jones

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK File: MHP 270

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

MHP 270

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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