Bill Hillman's EduTech Project
presents
A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE
BRANDON MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE
MUSEUM & GROUNDS
THE GROUNDS AS THEY ARE TODAY
Parkland Building
Pine Ridge Building
Built in 1912, this four-storey building is the largest of the major buildings, with approximately 200,000 square feet of floor space and another 100,000 square feet of storage space. The newest and smallest of the four main buildings, the Pine Ridge building was finished in 1932 and housed BMHC's female patients. It has 30,000 square feet of usable floor space. 
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Nurses' Residence
Valleyview Building
Built in 1922, it is the only building protected as a provincial heritage site. With murals, mosaic-tile floors and detailed wood carvings, the building is thought to have the most heritage significance of any of the main four buildings. The building overlooks the forested ravine that runs along First Street.

The Nurses' Residence was closed in 1998 and the building is now part of the ACC culinary arts department.

Finished in 1924, the Valleyview building was the first to be shut down. By 1999, it was ruled to be in poor condition, needing a new roof and new windows. The Valleyview building sits at the east end of the site, is three stories high and has 50,000 square feet of usable space. 
 

 


A Walk Around the Grounds
Nurses's Residence
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East side of main buildings
East Side of Main Buildings
East side of main buildings
East Side of Main Buildings
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Tennis courts ~ Miniature Golf ~ Maintenance Buildings ~ Parking Lot ~ Water Tower
Tennis courts ~ Mini Golf ~ Maintenance Bldgs
 Parking Lot ~ Water Tower
Duck Pond
Observation Deck Overlooking
Duck Pond
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Ravine Shed
Road to gardens and grounds maintenance buildings
Road to gardens and maintenance bldgs
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Greenhouse north part
Greenhouse north part
Remains of Greenhouse south part
Remains of Greenhouse south part
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Dairy Barn
Dairy Barn
On-Grounds Cemetery Cairn
On-Grounds Cemetary Cairn
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To the SE: Brandon Correctional Institute and Simplot in the Industrial Park
To the SE:
Brandon Correctional Institute and Simplot in the Industrial Park

BMHC WEB TOUR DIRECTORY
Please Note: The Museum is temporarily closed. Actual tours are no longer offered at this time.
www.hillmanweb.com/bmhc

Welcome to BMHC
Meet Your Curator and Guide
Administration
Support Services
Recreation & Leisure Time
Treatment I
Tour of the Grounds
Treatment II
BMHC History Book Intro
Cemetery and Cairns
Photo Gallery
Larger Images Gallery
BMHC Cemetery and 
Commemorative Cairns (original)
BMHC Cemetery (south) and 
New Commemorative Cairn
BMHC Cemetery (north) and 
New Commemorative Cairn
Belongings Left Behind
Asylum Fire of 1910
Parkland Building 
100th Anniversary
Verinder Family Memories
of BMHC by Ed Verinder
 Debate ~ BMHC Future: Brandon Sun
 BMHC Letters and Stories
Photos and Webpage Design by Museum Volunteer Bill Hillman
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BILL and SUE-ON HILLMAN ECLECTIC STUDIO
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