Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office Building (11 Main Street, Emerson, Municipality of Emerson-Franklin)

Link to:
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.

Postmasters

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

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of the Dominion Post Office in Emerson

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

Postcard view of the Dominion Post Office in Emerson (1910)
Source: Internet Archive, PC000306

Dominion Post Office in Emerson

Dominion Post Office in Emerson (April 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Dominion Post Office in Emerson

Dominion Post Office in Emerson (May 2017)
Source: George Penner

Dominion Post Office in Emerson

Dominion Post Office in Emerson (February 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk

Site 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)

Sources:

“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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