The Hanna Roundhouse, a railway servicing and storage building, was built in 1913 along the

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in the town of Hanna, Alberta.

History

Originally built with ten stalls, five more were added by 1921. It is constructed primarily with poured concrete, and later additions were added in brick. It was closed in 1961 due to its inability to house the new larger

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s. After its closure, it was used by a farm manufacturing firm, and then a cattle auction market. The Hanna Roundhouse appears in the

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's "

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" music video.

Restoration

The Roundhouse Restoration Project is an effort to restore and reuse the historic Roundhouse. The project has submitted a nomination for the

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Top Ten Endangered Places List, as well as to Aviva Community Fund.

References

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