Manitoba Business: Brown and Barker

This Winnipeg-based construction firm was established by Norman Brown and Rupert Joshua Barker.

Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Aberdeen School (addition)	444 Flora Avenue, Winnipeg	1909
Dalkeith Apartments	10 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg	1927
Dalkeith Annex	6 Balmoral Street, Winnipge	1929
Safeway Store	80 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie	1929-1930
Safeway Store	26 First Street Southwest, Carman	1929-1930	Demolished (November 2023)

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Norman Brown (1873-1956)

Memorable Manitobans: Rupert Joshua Barker (1874-1956)

Sources:

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 April 2024