Northwest Territories Legislative Building

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The Northwest Territories Legislative Building is the home of the Government of the Northwest Territories. The most recent building was built in 1993 and commenced usage in 1994. The Government has used many permanent and temporary facilities throughout its history.

The current building is two stories tall with two round halls, the Great Hall and the Caucus Room. It is located in Yellowknife, and overlooks Frame Lake. It was built by Ferguson Simek Clark/Pin Matthews in association with Matsuzaki Wright Architects Inc. of Vancouver.

1 First Manitoba Legislature
2 Swan River Barracks
3 NWT Government House Battleford
4 Territorial Administration Building
5 Sparks Street
6 Yellowknife Legislature
7 References
8 External links

[edit] First Manitoba Legislature

For more details on this topic, see Manitoba Legislative Building.

The Temporary North-West Council was housed in the original Manitoba Legislature Building built in Fort Garry.

[edit] Swan River Barracks

Sketch of Fort Livingstone circa 1877. The Swan River Barracks are visible at the top of centre of the sketch.

The Northwest Territories government moved to Fort Livingstone in 1876. Legislative sessions were held inside the Swan River Barracks which operated and housed the North-West Mounted Police. The Barracks were built two years earlier in 1874, and destroyed by a wild fire long after the Government left in 1884.^[1] In addition to serving the Government, the Barracks served as living quarters for 185 men and their horses.^[1]

[edit] NWT Government House Battleford

For more details on this topic, see Government House (Battleford).

The NWT Government House in Battleford was the first building designed for the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. It was used for sessions from 1877 to 1883. The building also served as residence for the Lieutenant Governor who had to preside over Assembly sessions and the Executive council. The building was destroyed by fire in 2003.

[edit] Territorial Administration Building

The Territorial Administration Building was built to accommodate the Legislative Assembly. It was constructed between 1890 and 1891 by Chief Dominion Architect Thomas Fuller. After the Northwest Territories Legislature was moved to Ottawa in 1905, the building housed the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan until 1910.

In 1922 the building was partially destroyed by fire. The Saskatchewan government repaired the building and leased it to the Salvation Army until 1971. The building was fully restored and made a heritage site in 1979.^[2]

[edit] Sparks Street

After the Legislative Assembly was dissolved in 1905 the government was run out of an office building on Sparks Street in Ottawa.

[edit] Yellowknife Legislature

The new legislature building in Yellowknife was completed in 1993. It was the first building specifically built for the needs of the Assembly since the Territorial Administration Building in Regina. The new building was designed with themes from the local native population that inhabits the territories.