Built around 1896 for Joseph R. Thompson and accommodating numerous commercial enterprises over the years, including law offices, a bank and butcher shop, this distinctive brick building on Main Street in Carberry housed the jewellery store of Nelson J. Butt from 1946 to 1992. It is a municipally designated heritage building (2007).
Nelson Butt Building (April 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Nelson Butt Building (September 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86682, W99.35957
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Nelson Butt Building (31 Main Street, Carberry), Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 January 2022
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