Explore historic downtown and heritage sites. Journey past landmarks and homes of renowned Weyburn residents. Stroll along and tour some of Weyburn’s remarkable points of interest.

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Explore Historic Downtown Begin your exploration of historic Weyburn & its people with a tour through Soo Line Historical Museum. Then head outside for a stroll along the Riverview Boardwalk before heading into downtown Weyburn, full of historic & heritage buildings and points of interest.

Riverview Boardwalk

Along the Souris River starting at the Museum

Take a stroll along the boardwalk, featuring the Wheat Sheaf sculptures created by Louis Guigon acknowledging Weyburm’s agricultural background, and the Tommy Douglas sculpture created by Lea Vivot celebrating the life of a great Canadian.

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5 The Old City Hall ▲

106-3rd Street NE

Built in 1913, Old City Hall was used for 89 years, from 1913-2002. Built for multiple functions, it contained a courtroom, jail cells, police station, mayor and staff offices, and council chambers. At the rear, the fire station, storage for the horse-drawn firefighting equipment, stables, hay loft and sleeping quarters for brigade members. It is faced with red-brick and Tyndall Stone detailing, including a highly ornamented front-entrance surround that contains the city’s crest.

4 Security Bank ▼

76-3rd Street NE

Security Bank was the only Saskatchewan chartered bank to operate in this province - from 1910 until 1931 with 32 branch offices. As the head office, the design of this building reflects traditional bank institutional features to give the building a sense of security and prominence. The CIBC purchased it in 1931.

King George Hotel

2-3rd Street NE

The former Waverly Hotel was built in 1899 by John Henning. In 1903, the ceiling of this building was riddled with bullets by the Idaho Kid with his Colt 44 Revolver shortly before being locked up by a local Mountie. Bill, the ’Kid’s’ real name, apparently realized crime does not pay, and settled down with his wife in the Weyburn area.

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6 Walk of Fame

157-3rd Street NE

The Weyburn Walk of Fame runs

along the new City Hall walkway.

Commemora t ing re s id en t s i n

Weyburn, the Walk of Fame features

inductees in business and industry, in agriculture, in academics and literature,

authors, professional athletes, entertainers, and for humanitarian efforts.

Explore Historic Downtown ▲Municipal Heritage Site ▼Provincial Heritage

Soo Line Historical Museum ▲

411 Industrial Lane (Hwy #39)

In 1905, Weyburn Electric Light and Machine Company was formed by a group of C.P.R. employees. In 1909, the city constructed this building, taking over the utility. In January of 1969, the power plant was sold to SaskPower Corp. Now, the Soo Line Historical Museum featuring the Charles Wilson Silver Collection.

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7 Knox Presbyterian Church ▲

136-2nd Street NE

The Church stands as a testimony to the faith and optimism of the first Presbyterians in the Weyburn area. Constructed in 1906, this church has a square corner tower and fieldstone foundation. Inside, a semi-circular nave framed by two side aisles slopes downward towards the raised chancel. The church continues to serve t h e l o c a l P r e s b y t e r i a n congregation.

8 The Royal Hotel

207 Railway Avenue

William Fisher started construction in August of

1900, but when floodwaters left the building in

ruins, he sold it to Dan Pretty who rebuilt the

100-room hotel on the same site. By 1902,

things were off to such a good start, that then

owners, Robinson and Walsh held a ball to

celebrate. Over the years, through many owners,

incidents and renovations, The Royal Hotel is still

open for business.

Explore Historic Downtown ▲Municipal Heritage Site ▼Provincial Heritage

9 First Hospital

135-6th Street

This building was built in 1905 as a

private institution by Dr. Hugh Eaglesham

and held eight patient beds. It was

operated for one year by the Sisters of

Our Lady of the Cross. Dr. Eaglesham made his own drugs from supplies he

kept on hand. It ceased to be a hospital in 1913 after the Weyburn General

Hospital was opened.

Haig School

1113 Coteau Ave E

The original school building

was constructed in 1920 with

additions in 1959 and

1981. The superstructure of

the building is set on a cast-

in-place concrete foundation wall. An unique feature to this school is the

“Boys” and “Girls” separate entrances. Today, this is still an elementary

school.

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11 W.O. Mitchell Residence

319-6th Street NE

W.O. Mitchell was born in Weyburn in March of 1914. The

people of Weyburn like to believe that when W.O. Mitchell

wrote his series “Jake and the Kid’, the setting of Crocus,

Saskatchewan was none other than

Mitchell’s hometown of Weyburn. Certainly

’Who Has Seen The Wind’, Mitchell’s first

novel (1947) was based on his childhood

memories of the prairie where he grew up.

W.O. Mitchell has become one of Canada’s

best known writers. This residence was

owned by the Mitchells until 1971.

Historical Sites & Residences

Journey past landmarks and heritage sites. See historic homes of some of Weyburn’s renowned residents..

12 Court House ▼

301 Prairie Avenue

The Court House is one of the most

distinctive buildings created by provincial

architect Maurice Sharon,

b e a r i n g a s t r i k i n g

resemblance to the Colonial

Revival Style. Built in 1928,

the last good harvest year

before the depression, the

Court House embodied the

region’s confident economy as

well as an enthusiasm for

historical style.

The Big Wheel

45 Bison Avenue, inside the Weyburn Public Library

Located at the Weyburn Public Library, the wheel is a geographic record

of Weyburn’s history in a mosaic by local artist Joan Linley. The overall

dimensions of the wheel are 13.2’ in diameter and weighs 240 lbs. The

Italian glass tile of approximately 90

colours took over 1430 hours to

assemble. Constructed of mahogany, it

is an authentic scaled model of a

wagon wheel typical of the days of the

horse drawn vehicle.

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First Post Office

Hwy #13 West—Located on the City Limits

In 1893, the first post office was located on

the west bank of the Souris River, south of

this marker. The post office consisted of an

apple box placed at the corner of Mr. Hunt’s

dugout home. It served the homesteaders until

a new post office was built after the village of

Weyburn was founded in April, 1899.

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The Loretto Convent

203 Bison Avenue

In 1950, Msgr. A.J. Janssen, Pastor of

St. Vincent De Paul Parish, invited the

Loretto Sisters to open a school for

Catholic education. The 3-story rectory was converted to a residence for the

Sisters, with classrooms in all other spaces. "Loretto Academy" opened in

1950, with 76 pupils, 2 boarders (Grades 1-8), and 3 Sisters as teachers. In

1951, "Loretto High School." opened with a classroom in the basement for

Grades 9 & 10, and 2 more Sisters. As enrollment increased, the attic, the

Parish Hall and Church Sacristy became classrooms. In 1955 when St. Dominic

Savio Separate School opened, the house remained residence for the Loretto

Sisters ‘til 200l.

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17 Salemka Residence

415-3rd Street S

This was the home of Irene

Salemka, who, over the

years, became a renowned

opera singer. In 1955,

Irene competed with 200

singers at Carnegie Hall.

She won first place and a contract with the New Orleans Opera Company. She

has performed in Germany, England, Holland, Russia, France, Italy, Spain,

Switzerland, the U.S. and Canada—just to name a few!

18 Souris School

316-5th Avenue S

Original construction of the school took place from

1910 to 1915. Since then, the

school has had several additions, in

1977 and 1986. The original

exterior walls where clay brick, with

the additions using a veneer

product. Original architectural

features have been maintained. The

Souris School is still in operation.

South Hill Points of Interest

Second Hospital

124-2nd Avenue S

The General Hospital was built as a

private institution by Drs. Smith and

Bowman in 1905. It was the second

building constructed south of the

river at that time and one of a

hand fu l o f s tone bu i ld ing s

constructed in Weyburn. Between 1915 and 1918, the building was

used as headquarters for the North West Mounted Police. During the

first world war, it was a storage site for Red Cross supplies. In the

1930’s, it became a single-family dwelling and still is today.

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South Hill Points of Interest

19 Moffet House ▲

124-2nd Avenue S

Frank Moffet, 24, former teacher

and real estate mogul, began

construction of the house in 1910

and finished it in 1913. The Moffet

House was a present for his wife,

Mabel. Owning all of Signal Hill,

Moffet House was part of a grand estate, featuring a carriage house and

servants courtiers. Upon their death, one of their 4 children lost the family

fortune, and sold off part of the estate. Since then the house has had several

owners and renovations, including being made into six apartments. Recent

owners have now restored Moffet House to its original state. (If you go down

to the river, you will see cement steps with flowers planted around them.

These steps used to go right up to the house.)

20 Powell Residence ▲

815-4th Street S

Sarah Powell is the daughter of the late H.O.

Powell, former general manager of the Weyburn

Security Bank when it was chartered in 1911.

Sarah married Dr. Mohammed Fadhil Jamali in 1933, an Iraqi, Arab, Moslem

teacher, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, twice Iraq Prime Minister and the

man who signed the United Nations charters on behalf of Iraq in 1945. She

taught English in Baghdad, and later went on to head the English

Department at Queen Alia College in Baghdad.

22 Signal Hill Buffalo Trails

424-10th Avenue S

An original Indian settlement dating back to

the late 1800s. Original buffalo trails, buffalo

rubbing stones, and replications of a medicine

wheel, and Buffalo and Wild Man Buttes in the area south of the T.C.

Douglas Centre. A replica of a medicine snake with all its detail is also

visible as well as native plant species. The park is located on the highest

point, named Signal Hill because smoke signals originating here could be

seen from a great distance.

23 T.C. Douglas Centre ▲

400-10th Avenue S

In 1906, the Calvary Baptist Church was constructed in

Weyburn. The

Honorable T.C. Douglas was the minister of this

church between 1930 and 1935. The Church was

moved to its present location from downtown

Weyburn and transformed into a performing arts

centre in memory of the Honorable T.C. Douglass.

The TC Douglas Centre, officially reopened on

October 19, 1991 as a tribute to a man who made

an outstanding contribution to his country.

21 Water Tower ▲

424-10th Avenue S

Weyburn’s water tower is one of its oldest and prominent

landmarks. Constructed in 1910 by engineers Chipman

and Power, it stands over 90 feet to its peak and cost

$11,000 to construct. In 1974, it was given consideration as a Canadian

Engineering Landmark Monument. The reservoir was taken out of service in

1977 and was designated as a Municipal Heritage Property in 1987.

Signal Hill Arts Centre ▲

424-10th Avenue S

Constructed in 1912, the

Weyburn General Hospital was

the first publicly run medical

facility in the community. An

agreement with the Town of

Weyburn and the R.M. of

Weyburn No.67, it was the only hospital from Portal to Regina at the

time. It contained a nurses training school from 1912 to 1936. In

1952. with the opeining of the Weyburn Union Hospital, it was sold to

the Sisters of the Cross and operated as Mount Saint Mary’s nursing home

until 1984. Later, it was purchased by the City as an arts centre.

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