Buildings
École Crane
| Address: | 888 Crane Avenue |
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| Use: | Educational |
| Original Use: | Educational |
| Constructed: | 1953 |
| Other Work: | Additions in 1955, 1958 and 1967 |
| Architects: | Prain and Ward Ward and Macdonald Associates (1967) |
| Firms: | Prain and Ward, Ward and Macdonald Associates |
| Contractors: | F.W. Sawatzky Ltd. Benjaminson Construction Co. Ltd. (1967) |
More Information
A truly charming elementary school, École Crane serves an immersion population of 325 students in kindergarten to Grade four; it is the same design as the nearby Oakenwald School.
Design Characteristics
| Suburb: | Fort Garry |
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- Constructed in 1955 of wood frame with face brick, it was built in two main sections meeting at the main entrance at a right angle, with the older section running along Crane Ave. and the slightly newer portion from either 1955 or 1958 running perpendicular to the rear along the west side
- Although the original larger windows have been replaced, the facade retains its period character and grace, certainly enhanced with mature trees and carefully tended gardens; the school has benefitted from a high level of maintenance
- It is in a large yard with woods behind; there is a good play structure and asphalt area