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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Boissevain Telephone Exchange Building (460 South Railway Street, Boissevain, Municipality of Boissevain-Morton)

This small building in Boissevain was designed by architect Alexander D. Melville and erected in 1938 for the Manitoba Telephone System.

Telephone Exchange Building at Boissevain

Telephone Exchange Building at Boissevain (July 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.23037, W100.05385
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander D. Melville (1873-1949)

MHS Centennial Business: Manitoba Government Telephones / Manitoba Telephone System / MTS Allstream / Bell MTS

Sources:

“Tenders,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 May 1938, page 14.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 22 October 2022

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