Diocese of Qu'Appelle (Regina)

In 1912,the Anglican Church of Canada chose this site in central Regina to establish an administrative centre for its educational and missionary operations across southern Saskatchewan.

Intended to combine stateliness with functionality, five red brick Collegiate Gothic style buildings were constructed between 1912 and 1926, including a residence for the Bishop, offices and a clergy house for the Diocese, and classrooms and residences for the hundreds of young men and women who attended St.Chad's theological college and the Qu'Appelle Diocesan School for Girls. Although designed by three different architectural firms (Brown and Vallance, Storey and Van Egmond, and Francis Portnall), their consistency of appearance makes this complex one of the finest groupings of educational/ecclesiastical buildings in the province. The elaborate landscape plan for the grounds, patterned after the flag of the United Kingdom (with paths, roads, and tree lines corresponding to the stripes on the Union Jack), complemented the stately nature of the buildings and reflected the British heritage of the Anglican Church.