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Postmasters | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A two-storey brick public building at Emerson, in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin, was designed by architect David Ewart, Chief Architect for the Department of Public Works, and built in 1910. It was occupied by the post office and customs department.
Period
Postmasters
1875-1884
H. T. Lewis
1884-1889
George B. Nash
1889-1897
Charles D. Maybee
1897-1915
D. H. McLean
1915-1940
William Watson (?-1940)
1940-1943
Hazel Gwendolyn Watson
1943
Elizabeth “Taudy” Fralick (1887-?)
1943-1946
Hazel Gwendolyn Watson
1947
Leslie Ferris Greene
1947
Elizabeth “Taudy” Fralick (1887-?)
1948-1966
Trenton Claude Scobie
Postcard view of the Dominion Post Office in Emerson (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2018-0085
Postcard view of the Dominion Post Office in Emerson (1910)
Source: Internet Archive, PC000306
Dominion Post Office in Emerson (April 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Dominion Post Office in Emerson (May 2017)
Source: George Penner
Dominion Post Office in Emerson (February 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.00673, W97.21539
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Emerson Customs Building / Pembina-Emerson Area Plaque (Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Emerson Customs Building / Emerson Hospital (26 Main Street, Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Emerson Customs Building (Boundary Avenue, Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)
“Sealed tenders,” Stonewall Argus, 23 September 1908, page 4.
Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank George Penner, Jordan Makichuk, and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 October 2023
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