page_title: Downtown Edmonton
section_title: Historic buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Downtown Edmonton / Historic buildings
context_page_description: Downtown Edmonton is the central business district of Edmonton, Alberta. Located at the geographical centre of the city, the downtown area is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue and Rossdale Road to the south, and the North Saskatchewan River to the southeast.
  Surrounding neighbourhoods include Oliver to the west, Queen Mary Park, Central McDougall and McCauley to the north, Boyle Street and Riverdale to the east, and Rossdale to the south.
  The residents of Downtown Edmonton are represented by the Downtown Edmonton Community League, established in 1999, which runs a community hall located at 100 Avenue and 103 Street.
context_section_description: McKay Avenue School is an important historical building located in downtown Edmonton.  Named for Dr. William Morrison MacKay, a doctor with the Hudson's Bay Company and Alberta's first doctor.  Construction began in 1904 when the cornerstone was laid by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Minto.  The building was named a provincial historic resource in 1976.  Due to declining enrollments, the school was closed in 1983.  Today, the building has a new lease on life, and is the home of the Edmonton Public School Board Archives and Museum.  In addition to its educational role, the building was also used by the Alberta Legislature during 1906 and 1907, when the legislature's first two sittings were held here.  The 1881 Schoolhouse, an older wood frame building and Edmonton's oldest school, is located on the same site.
caption: Completed in 1905, McKay Avenue School is a historical landmark in Downtown Edmonton, and presently houses the Edmonton Public School Board Archives and Museum.
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