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After the establishment of the modern judicial system in Alberta, which both central and district courts, Wetaskiwin was made one of five judicial districts alongside Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Macleod. The interior layout hosted a holding cell and police services in the basement, court
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The Wetaskiwin Court House is a large two-storey flat-roofed building made of brick and sandstone. The front face has a projecting
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administration on the first floor, and a courtroom on the second floor. It was designed by the architect
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and overtop the doorway. The exterior shows ornamental elements such as
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and the date of its construction, 1907 supported by brick piers and two
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pillars. The entrance below has semi-circle windows both in the
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Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Canada
Allan Merrick Jeffers
National Historic Site of Canada
courthouse
National Historic Site of Canada
Wetaskiwin
pediment
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tympanum
lintels
A. M. Jeffers
Alberta Legislature Building
Edmonton
"Wetaskiwin Court House National Historic Site of Canada"
"Wetaskiwin Court House National Historic Site of Canada"
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Courts of Canada
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Court Martial Appeal

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