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Historical Museum of St. James- Assiniboia
Established1856; 169 years ago (1856) (House built)
1911; 114 years ago (1911) (Municipal Hall built)
Coordinates49°52′50″N 97°17′18″W / 49.8806°N 97.2883°W / 49.8806; -97.2883
TypeCivic museum
Public transit access11 Portage-Kildonan
21 Portage Express
22 Assiniboia Express
82 Grace Hospital - Unicity


The Historical Museum of St. James – Assiniboia is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The museum primarily consists of a two-story post-and-plank house built in 1856 and once owned by William Brown and Charlotte Omand. The home is furnished with pieces from the period between 1860 and 1890.

The museum also features two other buildings: the Municipal Hall Building built in 1911 which contains exhibits from the St. James-Assiniboia area and surrounding parishes and an auxiliary building which features exhibits concerning blacksmithing, farming, and transportation.

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.

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