Central School - Swift Current, Saskatchewan
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BruceS
N 50° 17.481 W 107° 48.146
13U E 300388 N 5574781
School building with separate entrances for boy and girls along with main entrance located in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
Waymark Code: WM2M8Q
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 11/19/2007
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"The Central School is a Municipal Heritage Property that occupies one city
block. The red brick, two-storey structure at 121 Dufferin Street West is
situated in Swift Current's oldest district.
The heritage value of the Central School lies in its status as one of the
city’s oldest remaining buildings. The school was built in 1914, at the very
beginning of the city’s boom period. The school also speaks to the importance of
an expanding educational system in a booming prairie urban centre. The Central
School, Oman School, and Elmwood Schools were all built in a period of less than
two years to accommodate the growing enrolment. The building operated initially
as a high school but was later used to accommodate elementary students.
The heritage value of the Central School also lies in its architecture.
Designed by Reilly, Dawson, Bancock and Reilly the Central School is an example
of the Gothic Revival architectural style with a crenulated tower in the centre
of the building with pointed arches at the entrance; the symmetrical form with a
central tower and side wings, all typical of educational facilities of this era.
Also representative of the period, the building retains the separate entrances
for boys, girls and staff." ~ Saskatchewan Heritage website
The boys entrance has been covered by a new addition to the building.