Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cecil Hotel (30-36 Tenth Street, Brandon)

Formerly located on Tenth Street in Brandon, a four-storey brick building was designed by local architect William Alexander Elliott and built in 1910 at a cost of about $40,000 by contractor Charles Wesley Hall as the Cecil Hotel. It was destroyed in a suspected arson fire in September 1981.

Cecil Hotel (1911) Source: Brandon Sun, 2 March 1911, page 1. Postcard view of the Cecil Hotel (no date) Source: Rob McInnes Cecil Hotel (circa 1911) by Davidson & Gowen Source: Alf Fowler collection (6-1999.77), S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84891, W99.95167 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William Alexander Elliott (1866-1957)

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Wesley Hall (1866-1945)

Sources:

“Brandon’s progress - Manitoba’s Wheat City has had notable developments during the year,” Manitoba Free Press, 31 December 1910, page 27.

“Handsome new Hotel Cecil,” Brandon Sun, 2 March 1911, page 1.

“Harry Johnson’s fine new Hotel Cecil,” Brandon Sun, 2 March 1911, page 52.

“Arson suspected in Cecil Hotel fire,” Brandon Sun, 1 September 1981, page 1.

We thank Rob McInnes, Jordan Makichuk, and Christy Henry (S. J. McKee Archives) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 October 2024

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