The Fairview School District was formally established in February 1884, and a red brick schoolhouse was erected in 1896 on the northeast quarter of 12-11-15 west of the Principal Meridian in what is now the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford. Replaced by a new building in 1950, and opened officially in January 1951, the school closed in January 1967. For a couple of years, the building was used as a classroom for a Special Education class from Carberry.
In 1975, the former schoolhouse was renovated into a private residence, which remains on the site as of 2024. A monument was erected nearby, in 1982, by the Fairview Community Club.
The former Fairview School building (circa 1986)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 912.
The former Fairview School building (December 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former Fairview School building (October 2024)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Fairview School commemorative monument (December 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Fairview School commemorative monument (October 2024)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91585, W99.38547
denoted by symbol on the map above
Carberry Plains Century One: 1882-1982 by Carberry History Committee, 1982, pages 84-85.
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 January 2025
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