Places

Buildings

St. James United Church and Hall

Formerly:	Parkview United Church
Address:	234 Parkview Street
Use:	Place of worship
Original Use:	Place of worship
Constructed:	1920, Church 1956, Hall
Architects:	John Semmens (1920) Semmens and Allison (1956)
Firms:	John Semmens, Semmens and Allison
Contractors:	Arlington Brothers Ltd. (1956)

Significant Dates

1951, Construction of Manse (sold in 1990)
1956, Plans for new church made
1956, Sod turning
October 1956, Cornerstone laid by His Honour J.S. McDiarmid, Lieutenant Govenor of Manitoba
March 1957, First service held
January 1958, Leo Mol stained glass window installed and dedicated

Design Characteristics

Suburb:

King Edward

1920s edifice, Gothic in style
Cost of Construction for 1920s church: $100,000

Sources

Church Editor. "Special Services for Opening of New Church." Winnipeg Free Press, September 28, 1957.
Neil Bingham. A Study of the Church Buildings in Manitoba of the Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian and United Churches of Canada. Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources, 1987.
M. M. Ferguson. A History of St James. St James, 1967. 64-65.

Locations of Supporting Information

Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, United Church of Canada Archives, University of Winnipeg