Ukrainian People’s Home of Ivan Franko
Wright Avenue,
Angusville

Designation Date: March 18, 1992
Designation Authority: The R.M. of Silver Creek
Present Owner: Ukrainian People’s Home of Ivan Franko

The Angusville Ukrainian People’s Home of Ivan Franko was constructed in 1934 by members of the Ukrainian community of Angusville and surrounding areas. Ukrainian National Home societies were central to the maintenance of Ukrainian communities throughout Manitoba. The members of such organizations established theatrical groups, choirs, reading and political discussion clubs and sponsored a variety of other cultural and social activities. The society halls or "national homes" as they were better known, were constructed to showcase society events. The society names were usually selected to commemorate important individuals in Ukrainian history, in this case a well-known poet. The Angusville Ukrainian People’s Home of Ivan Franko is adorned with three domes or "banyas," of the type more typically seen in Ukrainian church architecture. Only a few national homes in Manitoba possess this feature.