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Meuse School

McCraney RM 282, Saskatchewan, S0G, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1991/05/11

Front elevation featuring typical one room school architecture.; Government of Saskatchewan, J. Bisson, 2003.
Front elevation, 2003.
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Autre nom(s)

Meuse School
McCraney Community Hall

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1917/01/01 à 1917/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2007/07/23

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

Meuse School is a Municipal Heritage Property occupying .75 hectares in the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282, about 30 kilometres east of the Town of Kenaston. Surrounded by a shelterbelt of trees, the property features a one-room schoolhouse that was built in 1917.

Valeur patrimoniale

A symbol of community spirit, Meuse School is valued for its association with the area's early settlers who built this structure. Like many rural school districts in Saskatchewan, the Meuse School District No. 3869 obtained a standard one-room design from the Waterman and Waterbury Manufacturing Company, a Minneapolis-based company that provided designs and equipment plans for smaller school districts across the Great Plains. Constructed in 1917, the building exemplifies typical one-room school features, including its wood-frame construction, hip roof, and a south-side window wall, which provided natural light and fresh air to the classroom space. At some point, the building was enlarged with two additional rooms, which altered the original Waterman-Waterbury design. Like many rural schools, the school house was also an important gathering place for social activities, such as dances and socials, as well as worship services before the construction of a church. In the 1960s, rural school districts were amalgamated and many schools closed, including Meuse School in 1967. Students were then bussed to nearby Young and Kenaston. The building continues to be used by area residents for community functions, thus continuing its role as a gathering place for social activities in the community.

Located on a slight rise and surrounded by a shelterbelt of trees, Meuse School is a landmark in the community.

Source:
Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 Bylaw No. 5/91.

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of Meuse School resides in the following character-defining elements:
-elements that reflect its use as a school house and gathering place, including its standard form and massing, wood-frame construction, hip roof, south-side window wall, open classroom space, cloak rooms, and "Meuse SD 3869" signage;
-its location on its original site.

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

1991/05/11

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
Centre récréatif

Historique

Éducation
École à classe unique

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Department of Culture, Youth and Recreation Heritage Resources Branch 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK File: MHP 1410

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

MHP 1410

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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