Designed by local architect James McDiarmid and built in 1902 by James Henry Neil, this impressive three-storey building in downtown Winnipeg was occupied by the Loyal Orange Lodge, a fraternal organization. The hall was named in commemoration of Thomas Scott, a protagonist of Louis Riel who was killed during the 1870 Red River Resistance. In 2017, it became a municipally-designated historic building. After sustaining unrepairable damage to its foundation in late 2019, the building was demolished in February 2020.
Orange Hall (circa 1903)
Source: An Illustrated Souvenir of Winnipeg by W. A. Martel & Sons.
Scott Memorial Orange Hall (August 1973) by John H. Warkentin
Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/003, ASC16599, York University
Scott Memorial Hall (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Scott Memorial Hall (April 2017)
Source: George Penner
Scott Memorial Hall (December 2019)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Scott Memorial Hall (December 2019)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Demolition of the Scott Memorial Hall (February 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90161, W97.13999
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba
“James H. Neil, noted builder here, is dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 December 1927, page 15.
Thomas Scott Memorial Orange Hall, Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, September 2015.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 September 2024
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