The St. Mary’s la Prairie Anglican Church on Second Street SW in Portage la Prairie was constructed in 1898. It is the third church built for the Parish of Portage la Prairie, which was founded by Archdeacon William Cockran in 1853. Archdeacon Cockran was an important missionary whose work at the Red River Settlement helped to establish the Anglican Church in the West. The church, designed by Winnipeg architect Henry Sandham Griffith, is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Manitoba. The adjacent Parish Hall was built in 1913.
Among the other clerics who served at St. Mary’s la Prairie were Henry George (?-?), Charles Norman Fitzgerald Jeffery (1888-?), P. V. Lee (c1970), and Colin Clifford Chapman (1975-?).
Postcard view St. Mary's la Prairie Anglican Church (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0129
St. Mary's la Prairie Anglican Church (November 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
St. Mary's la Prairie Anglican Church and Parish Hall (August 2017)
Source: George Penner
Interior of St. Mary's la Prairie Anglican Church (August 2017)
Source: George Penner
Interior of St. Mary's la Prairie Anglican Church (August 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.97255, W98.29363
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Henry Sandham Griffith (1865-1943)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Mary’s la Prairie Anglican Cemetery (Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Mary’s Parish School (210 Portage Avenue, Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
“New rector appointed,” MacGregor Herald, 25 June 1975, page 23.
St. Mary’s la Prairie Anglican Church, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 13 July 2024
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