| Connaught (Strathcona) Armoury | |
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| ConnaughtArmoury-s01.jpg Connaught (Strathcona) Armoury |
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| General information | |
| Type | Drill Hall / armoury |
| Location | two lots along 85th Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Address | 10310 - 85th Avenue, Edmonton, Canada |
| Current tenants | drop-in centre for the Youth Emergency Shelter Society. |
| Construction started | 1911 |
| Cost | $35,000 |
| Design and construction | |
| Client | B Squadron of the 19th Alberta Dragoons |
| Owner | Edmonton |
| Awards and prizes | Canada's Register of Historic Places[1] |
The Connaught Armoury is located 10310 - 85 Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This building was built in 1911 at a cost of $35,000 and is the oldest armoury in Alberta. It was built to house the B Squadron of the 19th Alberta Dragoons. The armoury was named for Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the third son of Queen Victoria and the Canada's governor general from 1911 to 1916.
When the Dragoons were made dormant in 1965, the city acquired the armoury from the federal government. The building was vacant for 14 years. The building has been leased out to various restaurants over the years, but they did not succeed. The Strathcona Legion Branch 150 requested the use of the Armoury after the building they were occupying became too expensive to continue using. However, Edmonton City Council decided to use the building as a drop-in centre for the Youth Emergency Shelter Society. [2]