This small one-storey brick building on Main Street in Gilbert Plains was designed by Winnipeg architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell and built in 1927 by contractor John George Hartmier of Roblin, to house local circuitry for the Manitoba Telephone System. It is currently occupied by the Gilbert Plains Library as part of the Parkland Regional Library System.
Telephone Exchange Building at Gilbert Plains (no date)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Telephone Exchange Building at Gilbert Plains (April 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Telephone Exchange Building at Gilbert Plains (June 2023)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.14987, W100.48922
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)
Memorable Manitobans: John George Hartmier (1875-1949)
MHS Centennial Business: Manitoba Government Telephones / Manitoba Telephone System / MTS Allstream / Bell MTS
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 August 1927, page 17.
“Awarded contracts for three exchanges in telephone centres,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 September 1927, page 38.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 October 2023
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