Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bank of Montreal Building (5 North Railway Avenue, Ethelbert, Municipality of Ethelbert)

Constructed around 1922, this one-storey brick building in Ethelbert replaced the Bank of Montreal’s earlier wood-frame structure across the street. In 1931, the building was purchased by lawyer Michael Hyrhorczuk for use as his law office and residence. In the early 1960s the building was purchased by the Rural Municipality of Ethelbert to serve as its municipal offices until they were moved around 2012 into a former RCMP building on Second Avenue South.

The building is a muncipally-designated historic site (1996).

The former Bank of Montreal building at Ethelbert (May 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Bank of Montreal building at Ethelbert (May 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.52613, W100.39388 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Bank of Montreal

Memorable Manitobans: Michael Nicholas Hryhorczuk (1905-1978)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

The Ties That Bind: A History of Ethelbert and District by Ethelbert History Book Committee, 1985, page 80.

Bank of Montreal Building (Rural Municipality of Ethelbert Office), Railway Avenue, Ethelbert, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

“The R.M. of Ethelbert invites tenders,” Dauphin Herald, 31 July 2012, page 23.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 November 2024

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