City of Regina Archives Photograph Collection, CORA-A-1491

Title: Laying of the cornerstone at City Hall
Date: 1906
Retrieval Number: CORA-A-1491
Extent: 1 B&W print; 9.5 cm x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content Note: Laying of the cornerstone at City Hall
Access Restrictions: None
Photographer: Unknown
Parent fonds/collection: CORA Photograph Collection
Historical Note: Mayor Peter McAra Jr. laid the cornerstone for the new gingerbread city hall in 1906. The wooden building which had served as Town Hall and as Regina 's first City Hall was no longer sufficient for the city's needs. This is not surprising, since the tiny wooden building was used as City Chambers, the police station, the fire hall, a school, a public meeting hall and a banquet hall! Construction on the new gingerbread City Hall finished in 1908.