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Ritchie School
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Dates of existence
1913-2008
History
Named after Robert Ritchie (1848-1932) who arrived in Edmonton from Ontario in the early 1890s. In 1893, Ritchie and his brothers established the Edmonton Milling Company and built the Ritchie Mill. Ritchie went on to become the mayor of the Town of Strathcona in 1901 and 1906. He was also an Alderman.
1913 section closed at an earlier date. Ritchie school was built to replace the two temporary wooden structures known as the Irvine Estate Schools. The school opened in early January 1913, but had a sinking basement that took a year to repair. Additions were added to the school in 1954, 1956 and 1975. The school was demolished in 2020.
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9750 74 Avenue NW
Edmonton, Alberta
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Record created October 8, 2021.
Record revised December 23, 2025.
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- English
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Sources
A Century and Ten by M.A. Kostek
Naming Edmonton by City of Edmonton
CBC Edmonton article on school demolition https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/demolition-ritchie-school-century-1.5553741
Maintenance notes
Record created by AE.
Record revised KM.