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This one-storey brick post office building on Main Street in Manitou was designed by Charles D. Sutherland (1879-1957), Chief Architect for the Department of Public Works at Ottawa. It was constructed in 1939.
Period
Postmasters
1879-1892
Alexander Bethune
1893-1921
James Huston (1845-1922)
1922-1949
George Pipe (1880-1949)
1949-1959
Wesley Everett Davidson
1959-1979
George Arthur Sanders
Dominion Post Office Building at Manitou (July 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.24127, W98.53744
denoted by symbol on the map above
Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 September 2022
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