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By 1900 building in Arcola had begun in advance of the railway's arrival. Arcola was the end of rail line for a while and became a divisional point complete with a brick roundhouse. As a jumping-off point for a regional settlement, Arcola quickly grew to town status by 1903. The demand for a reliable water supply by the railroad led Arcola to become the first town in the District of Assiniboia to have running water. The town's bustling Main Street had every business and service available for the time. This period of prosperity and boundless optimism produced some of the finest domestic architecture in western Canada.

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Arcola's humble beginnings.
Circa 1900
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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West side of Main Street.
Circa 1910
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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East side of Main Street.
Circa 1910
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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West side of Carlyle Street.
Circa 1910
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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West side of Manor Street.
Circa 1910
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Robert Cook house. The house was a hospital for a time.
Circa 1904
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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This house was built by Alex Watt, the manager of the Moose Mountain Company.
Circa 1904
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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House built by one of the Cook brothers.
Circa 1905
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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"Aunt" Ellie Kerr's boarding house.
Circa 1910
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Mrs. Liebel and children on the veranda of their home.
Circa 1912
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Two stately Arcola houses on Carlyle Street.
Circa 1904
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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"Lindhurst" (built 1912) with the bungalow "Sans Soucie" (built 1914) to the left.
Circa 1922
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Joseph Carr residence on Balmoral Avenue.
20th Century
Arcola, Saskatchewan, Canada