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Wesley Hall
Wesley Hall is located off Portage Avenue in Winnipeg Manitoba. The Building was constructed in 1894 by architects George Brown and Frank S Peters at a cost of $75,000. The building was constructed for Wesley College and was designed to room students and holds the office and classroom space for the school. It also included a Convocation Hall and basement gymnasium. Today it is solely used as classroom space for the University of Winnipeg and The University of Winnipeg Collegiate. The building has always been a landmark visually one for its impressive stone surface, gabled roof and pointed towers. At the time of its construction it was considered a state of the art building in western Canada because of its electricity and indoor plumbing.

Construction
Construction began when excavations started on March 19th of 1894. The operation was sought after from contractors from around the country. The Buildings hired contractor was James G McCallum who put in the lowest bid and came in from Calgary to oversee the operation. The sandstone was quarried from Calgary. The building was not opened until 1886 as the quarry became bankrupt before the order was complete. In order to use the same stone Wesley College took over the possession of McCallum quarry. The entire project was completed in and was open to the public on June 3rd 1896.

Repairs
Due to the building complicated and intricate face, the structure suffered from serious problems down the line and that meant costly renovations in order to keep the building from falling into disrepair. By the late 1990’s they put up a net to protect passers from the crumbling, falling stone fragments. In 2007 the building underwent major renovations which involved providing the building with an entirely new face. The re-cladding of the exterior was undertaken by alpha masonry. The renovations cost 19.2 million due to the use of specific sandstone that had to be shipped in from Wallace Nova Scotia.