Normal School Building History
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| As you walk
down (as the river flows) Queen St. from City Hall, the
Justice Building is on your left at the corner of York.
Set back behind an iron and stone fence, and framed by
stately shade trees, it marks the beginning of the old
Fredericton Military Compound. The two blocks bounded by
York and Regent Streets, and between Queen St. and the
river contain a rich history. In 1827, a 34 x 37 foot Military Hospital with four, six-bed wards was constructed in stone on the site now partly occupied by the Justice Building. In 1875, the hospital and accessory building were removed to permit construction of the Provincial Normal School. That building was destroyed by fire in 1929, but was rebuilt on the same site. The original annex, which survived the fire, later housed the model school. A copy of a postcard shows the Normal School some time after 1913. The postmark on the back is dated Sept 2, 1925. The description on the back states
When a new Teachers' College was built on the University of New Brunswick campus in 1965, the old building served as part of Fredericton High. After 1970, it was remodelled to house law courts and renamed the Justice Building.
The photograph is of some of classmates & Stella Jane McVicar in 1890. She is the woman in the back row, far left. It is believed that some of the other women are those mentioned in her diary, and lived in the same boarding house. If anyone can identify any of these women, please let me know.
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