Merid School
Milton RM 292, Saskatchewan, S0L, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1989/05/03
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/12/14
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Merid School is a Municipal Heritage Property located on a .45 hectare lot within the Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292. The site features a one-room wood-frame school constructed in 1912 and a stone cairn constructed in 1980.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of Merid School lies in its historical association with the community. In 1912, the newly incorporated Merid School District No. 476 constructed a wood-frame schoolhouse in the burgeoning Hamlet of Merid. For the next forty years, a public school operated in this simple one-room building serving the children of Merid and the surrounding area. The schoolhouse also became a gathering place where suppers, dances and other social events were hosted. While the school closed in 1953, the schoolhouse continued to serve as a community centre and became home to the Merid branch of the Saskatchewan Homemakers’ Club in 1960. The club added a small kitchen and had the building electrified, ensuring its continued use as a community centre until the late 1980s. For several years, the schoolhouse has been the only remaining building in the former Hamlet of Merid. A cairn and flagpole were added to the site in 1980 to commemorate both Merid and the school.
Source:
Rural Municipality of Milton No. 292 Bylaw No. 3/89.
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of Merid School resides in the following character-defining elements:
-those elements that speak to Merid School’s use as a schoolhouse or as a community centre, such as the large room used for classes and other gatherings;
-the simple form and massing of this wood-frame building;
-the elements that embody the schoolhouse’s status as a landmark in the community, such as its location on its original site and the cairn.
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
1989/05/03
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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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
Historique
- Éducation
- École à classe unique
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Department of Culture Youth and Recreation
Heritage Resources Branch
1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina, SK
File: MHP 1294
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
MHP 1294
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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