The St. Mary’s Road fire hall, designed by architect brothers Alexander D. Melville and William N. Melville and constructed in 1914 at 600 St. Mary’s Road, is similar to those built in Winnipeg between 1904 and 1914, with red brick, limestone accents, and dormer windows. In the early years, fireman would plant flower boxes under the multi-paned windows—Chief H. E. Rose was also President of the St. Vital Agricultural Society. With growth in the community, the Fire Department moved from this original building to two better-located modern structures. The building now serves as the St. Vital Museum and an ambulance station. A St. Vital Historical Society plaque is situated in front of the building, which is a municipally-designated historic site.
St. Vital Museum (April 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
St. Vital Museum (August 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86325, W97.11137
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 1 / Central Fire Hall (110 Albert Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 2 / South Fire Hall (Smith Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Fighters Museum of Winnipeg / Fire Hall No. 3 (56 Maple Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 4 (470 Gertrude Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 5 (354 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 7 (349 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 8 (325 Talbot Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 9 (1466 William Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 10 (845 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 11 / Fire Hall No. 7 (180 Sinclair Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 12 (1055 Dorchester Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 13 (410 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 14 (161 Lipton Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 15 (524 Osborne Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 25 (701 Day Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 1 (212 rue Dumoulin, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 2 / Police Station (328 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 3 / Fire Hall No. 9 (864 Marion Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 4 / Fire Hall No. 15 (1083 Autumnwood Drive, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James Fire Hall No. 1 and Police Station / Fire Hall No. 11 (200 Berry Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sitse of Manitoba: St. James Fire Hall No. 2 / Fire Hall No. 19 (320 Whytewold Road, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Vital Museum / St. Vital Fire Hall (600 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Transcona Municipal Office and Fire Hall (Victoria Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Transcona Public Safety Building / Fire Hall No. 21 / Police Station No. 4 (730 Pandora Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.
St. Vital Fire Hall & Police Station (598 St. Mary's Road), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, October 2009.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 October 2022
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