This museum on Elizabeth Street in Baldur, in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, occupies a two-storey, brick structure constructed in 1910 for hardware merchant Thomas Poole. The building is a municipally-designed historic site as of 1997.
Poole Building / Argyle Museum (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Poole Building / Argyle Museum (March 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.38501, W99.24480
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Argyle War Memorial (RM of Argyle)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Settlers, Rails and Trails Museum (Argyle, RM of Rockwood)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Thomas Poole Building 215 Elizabeth Avenue E., Baldur, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Ed Grassick and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 September 2024
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