Prince Albert Arts Centre

Infobox Historic building
name=Former Prince Albert City Hall


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location_town=Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
location_country=Canada
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engineer=A. and W.B. Goodfellow Builders
construction_start_date=1892
completion_date=1893
date_demolished=preserved - National Heritage Site
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Former Prince Albert City Hall now Prince Albert Arts Centre is a national historic site located at 1010 Central Ave. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Construction on this city Hall started in 1892, and was completed 1893. A. and W.B. Goodfellow Builders built the city hall with clock tower, opera house, and meeting room. As well as being a heritage site, it is still in operation today as an arts centre for various visual arts clubs and galleries for exhibitions. [Citation
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last2 = Serenelli Desktop Publishing.
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title =2 - City Lights News Highlights/Events July 1993 - Prince Albert
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year =1993
url =http://www.citylightsnews.com/cln/cln93jul.htm
accessdate = 2007-05-03] Between 1911 and 1937, the old City Hall helped to house the Prince Albert Public Library in its upstairs rooms. [Citation
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last2 = Serenelli Desktop Publishing.
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title =John M. Cuelenaere Public Library - The Public Library in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
date = January 17, 1974
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url =http://www.jmcpl.ca/jmcpl_aboutUs.html
accessdate = 2007-05-03]

Nearby

In neighboring communities there are several historic sites featuring the North West Rebellion events at Batoche, and Duck Lake. Prince Albert was one of the first burgeoning communities of the North West Territories so is home to quite a number of historic buildings and sites of interest. [Citation
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title =Tourism Prince Albert - Attractions
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url =http://www.patourism.ca/directory_detail.aspx?id=41
accessdate = 2007-05-03]
*The Art Gallery of Prince Albert
*Batoche National Historic Site
*Birch Hills Museum
*Blockhouse from the 1885 Rebellion
*The Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr
*Diefenbaker House
*The Duck Lake Regional Interpretive Centre
*Evolution of Education Museum
*First Presbyterian Church/School
*Fort a la Corne (Canadian Historic Site)
*Fort Carlton Provincial Historic Site
*The Grace Campbell Art Gallery
*Keyhole Castle (Canadian Historic Site)
*Kinistino Museum
*La Colle Falls Dam
*Saskatchewan River Forks (confluence of the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers, a provincial parks area)
*Shellbrook Museum
*Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections, Prince Albert
*Prince Albert Historical Museum
*The Red Door Gallery/ The Bison Cafe
*St. Mary's Church and Cemetery

Location

ee also

*national historic site
*List of National Historic Sites of Canada

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.historypa.com/museum_site.swf Prince Albert Historical Society introduction to site will include some pictures depicting ]
* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/docs/r/system-reseau/sec9/sites-lieux107_e.asp Parks Canada - National Historic Sites Of Canada System Plan - Labour