In 1910, blacksmith Albert Edwin Ferguson (1874-1948) built this cast concrete-block building on Morden’s Stephen Street. He continued blacksmithing here until retirement in 1946. The building then housed a restaurant operated by Tom and Allan Clarke and, from 1955 to 1958, the Skyline Restaurant operated by Jake and Mary Fleming. After 1958, it was occupied successively by a Chinese restaurant, shoe store, and children’s wear store. It became a flower and craft shop in 1987 and it hosted the Posers Gallery as of August 2009.
Ferguson Building (1988)
Source: Jennifer Fleming
Ferguson Building (September 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Ferguson Building (January 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.18996, W98.09986
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Resources: Manitoba Bricks and Blocks
Marriage registration [Albert Edwin Ferguson, Annabella Carnegie McKay], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Albert Ferguson dies at 73 years,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1948, page 24.
275 Stephen Street, Town of Morden.
We thank George Penner and Jennifer Fleming for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 January 2023
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