Vegreville is named for Father Vegreville, who was an Oblate priest and an expert linguist of native languages.
Location: Vegreville is located in the eastern central part of the Province.
Judicial District: Edmonton Judicial District
Old Courthouse – Vegreville
Location: 4809 50th Street / 49th Avenue
Built: 1930 – 1931
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Richard Palin Blakey
Contractor: Foote and Allyn of Edmonton
Description: The building faces west and is a two story Flemish bond red coloured brick and Tyndall limestone structure. The building is “L” shaped. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The west front has a limestone centre section with arched entrance on the first story. A horizontal belt runs below the second story windows. There is a raised section at the roof line above the entrance. The roof is hipped. he building now houses the offices of Minburn County.
Note: Other subcontractors were J McGregor ( electrical ), R P Speis of Vegreville ( plumbing ) and North-West Electric Company of Edmonton ( electrical ). The cost of construction of the courthouse was $54,000.
See: Similar courthouses designed by Richard Palin Blakey and constructed at Medicine Hat and Red Deer.and courthouses at Blairmore,, Taber and Vegreville.
Provincial Court Courthouse – Vegreville
Location: 4809 50th Street / 49th Avenue
Built: 1972 -1973
Style: Modern
Architect: William Hnidan
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red coloured brick and concrete structure. The west front has a central recessed glass entrance. The south and north sections project westwards and the north section is two stories with vertical pilasrers between the windows. The roof line is flat.
See: Within the Edmonton Judicial District is the Court of Queens Bench at Edmonton and Provincial Courthouses located at Athabasca / Barrhead / Boyle / Breton / Drayton Valley / Edson / Evansburg / Fort Saskatchewan / Grande Cache / Hinton / Jasper / Leduc / Mayerthorpe / Morinville / St. Albert / Sherwood Park / Stony Plain / Vegreville / Westlock / Whitecourt
Old Courthouse – Vegreville
Provincial Court Courthouse
Photos taken 2015