Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Provincial Road 502, Lac du Bonnet)

Formerly located along Provincial Road 502 at Lac du Bonnet, on the CPR Lac du Bonnet Subdivision, across from the Lac du Bonnet Brick Plant, was the original site of a station for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was a two-storey wood frame, clipped gable roof building, with two double gable dormers at right angles and a shingled awning which stretched out over the railway platform. It was designed by notable station designer Ralph Benjamin Pratt.

By 1925, the development of the town had occurred one-half mile to the south of the station so, later that year, a new two-storey station was built along First Street. The original station was then demolished and no vestiges of it remains today.

Canadian Pacific Railway Station at Lac du Bonnet (no date) Source: Lac du Bonnet and District Museum Canadian Pacific Railway Station at Lac du Bonnet (circa 1924) Source: Lac du Bonnet and District Museum Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.26294, W96.05302 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Ralph Benjamin Pratt (1872-1950)

MHS Centennial Business: Canadian Pacific Railway Company / CPKC

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Section House (Provincial Road 502, Lac du Bonnet)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Water Tower (Provincial Road 502, Lac du Bonnet)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Station (First Street, Lac du Bonnet)

Sources:

Celebrating a Century: Lac du Bonnet Living.

The End of the Line by Jennifer Strassel, Window On Our Past, 5 March 2021.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 17 February 2025

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