This St. Boniface-based company was incorporated in early 1913. With an initial capital stock of $250,000, the first directors were real estate agent Prosper Gevaert, real estate agent Francois Deniset, contractor Theodore Bockstael, and accountant Hubert Duyvejonck.
Some of the Manitoba structures that the firm built:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Manitoba Agricultural College Foreman's Cottage
Winnipeg
1913
Unknown
Manitoba Agricultural College Sheep Barn
Winnipeg
1913
Unknown
Service 3 Street South, Winnipeg
1913
Belgian Club [expansion]
407 Provencher Boulevard, Winnipeg
1914
East Selkirk, RM of St. Clements
1917
Demolished (c1967)
Polo Park Racetrack (new grandstands)
1485 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1935
Demolished (October 1956)
Swan River Telephone Exchange Building
Swan River
1935
?
Provencher School [expansion]
320 Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg
?
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Theodore Bockstael (1874-1958)
“Many new companies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 March 1913, page 4.
“Starting Friday, October 5, Polo Park grandstands and clubhouse now being dismantled,” Winnipeg Tribune, 4 October 1956, page 2.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 November 2024
