Rotary Museum of Police & Corrections - Historic Places Days

Rotary Museum of Police & Corrections

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Type
Museum/Gallery
Address
3700 2nd Avenue West, Prince Albert, SK, Canada
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Hours
Summer Hours 9:00-17:00 daily Winter Hours by appointment only
Phone
(306) 922-3313

The Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections building was originally a guardhouse for the F Division of the Northwest Mounted Police and was located on the Barracks site on 10th Avenue West between 19th and 24th Street. The building was built around 1888.  It was donated to the Historical Society in 1972 and opened as a museum in 1985 by a group of interested individuals.

In this building, Saskatchewan Provincial Police, North-West Mounted Police / Royal North-West Mounted Police / Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Prince Albert City Police, and Provincial Corrections histories are highlighted.

Amenities

  • Family-Friendly
  • Guided Tour
  • Parking
  • Wheelchair Access

Fun Facts

  • The building was originally a guardhouse for the Northwest Mounted Police.
  • When L.M. Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables, lived in Prince Albert she visited this building on multiple occasions.
  • Outside is a real cell you can enter – it was used at the airport for transporting inmates!

Location

3700 2nd Avenue West, Prince Albert, SK, Canada
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