Three historic buildings in Moncton will each recieve a commemorative plaque.
The first is the Albion block, located at 850 Main street and build in 1892.
Lawren Campbell with the Heritage Conservation board says its the oldest building on Main street.
“But that almost wasn’t the case,” says Campbell. “The fire that took out the building next door put both the Albion block and the Transcript building at great risk, people that made the decisions that day took extra measures to preserve them,” he continued.
A plaque will also be placed Castle Manor, built in 1908 and originally known as Mary’s home and intended to be an orphanage..
“It never fulfilled it’s original destiny. An education crisis the year Mary’s home was completed involved a shortage of classrooms. So before ever opening as a care home, the Sisters of Charity took up residence there and became educators for the second school to allow education in French in the city,” Campbell says.
Built in 1916, the Empire Block, at 801 Main street was selected.
“One of the longest term resident was F.W.S. Colpitts Ltd. During the renovations, an early wooden sign was uncovered on the facade in surprisingly great condition and it was donated by Councillor Turner to the museum and now hangs in the main hallway at Resurgo place,” Campbell says.
The plaques will be installed by city carpenters when scheduling and weather permit.
