Formerly located on Pacific Avenue in Brandon, a three-storey brick and stone building was built in 1910 at a cost of about $20,000 as a warehouse, offices, and showroom for the Cockshutt Plow Company, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment. Later reduced to a single storey building, it was destroyed by fire on 19 May 2018.
Cockshutt Plow Warehouse (1911) by Davidson & Gowen
Source: Alf Fowler collection (6-1999.32), S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon UniversitySite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84973, W99.94595
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cockshutt Plow Building / Werier Warehouse (238 Princess Street, Winnipeg)
“New warehouse to cost $20,000,” Brandon Sun, 8 September 1910, page 2.
“Brandon’s progress - Manitoba’s Wheat City has had notable developments during the year,” Manitoba Free Press, 31 December 1910, page 27.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Brandon fire destroys two historic buildings: 705 Pacific Avenue” by Christian Cassidy, West End Dumplings, 20 May 2018.
We thank Christy Henry (S. J. McKee Archives) for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 5 September 2024
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