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immigrant house
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a building equipped to shelter immigrants newly arrived in the country.
See: immigration shed
Quotations
1879
On arriving on the Winnipeg side of the river they scattered among the hotels and boarding houses, a few taking up quarters in the Immigrant Sheds.
1883
The Firemen's concert came off last night at the Immigrant House.
1885
The buildings in the vicinity, including the immigrant sheds, had a narrow escape, but were saved by the prompt attention of the firemen.