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Memorable Manitobans: James Allen MacDonald (1859-1926)
Born at Exeter, Ontario on 1 June 1859, at an early age he moved to Winnipeg with his family and was educated there. He worked as a building contractor in Winnipeg from 1880 to 1882 then as a construction superintendent for the US Army in North Dakota from 1882 to 1884. He was a construction superintendent for the Minneapolis Public School Board from 1885 to 1889, at which time he moved to Portage la Prairie to open an architectural practice. He relocated to various locations in western Canada, including Regina, North West Territories (now Saskatchewan) in 1892, Nelson (British Columbia) in 1900, Lethbridge (Alberta) in 1903, and Calgary (Alberta) in 1910. He died at Calgary on 10 March 1926.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Portage la Prairie
1889
Oakland Presbyterian Church
Oakland
1891
Oakville
1891
Sidney Methodist Church
Sidney
1891
Creeford, RM of Elton
1892
396 First Street, Neepawa
1892
Sources:
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 August 2015
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