The Grierson Centre, also known as Grierson Institution, is a minimum security prison and historic site in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The institution is operated by the Correctional Service of Canada.[1]
| Grierson Centre | |
|---|---|
 Main building at the Grierson Centre. | |
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| Former names | Royal Canadian Mounted Police Building |
| Alternative names | Grierson Institution |
| General information | |
| Type | Minimum Security Prison |
| Architectural style | Collegiate Gothic & Tudor Gothic |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°32′38″N 113°28′46″W / 53.54389°N 113.47944°W |
| Completed | 1912 (Barrack Block) 1936 (Addition) 1957 (Addition) |
| Opened | 1912 (RCMP) 1998 (Prison) |
| Closed | 1975 (RCMP) |
| Cost | CA$70,000 (1912) |
| Client | Correctional Service Canada |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Roland Lines |
The Grierson Centre originally served as the North-West Mounted Police's Divisional headquarters in Edmonton upon its completion in 1912.[2] Prior to 1912, the detachment was stationed in Fort Saskatchewan for a period of 34 years before moving to the growing City of Edmonton.[3] The barracks, as designed by architect Roland Lines, were completed at a cost of CA$70,000 and included stables and ten cells within the complex.[3]
One of the buildings in the Grierson Centre, former RCMP Centre Building 3, was designated a Recognized Federal Heritage Building on January 17, 1985.[4] The compound was expanded in 1936 and again in 1957 to meet the growing needs of the RCMP detachment.[2] In 1975 the RCMP would vacate the site, and the property would fall into the use of Correctional Service of Canada.[2]