This one-storey brick and stone building on Nelson Street in Virden was built around 1898. Through the years, it has hosted a grocery store operated by Alexander Erskine Adams (1931-?), an Odd Fellows Hall (1981-?), and, at the time of a 2019 site visit, a Lions Hall.
Lions Hall (July 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85006, W100.93196
denoted by symbol on the map above
Mitchell Grocery Building, 230 Nelson Street, Virden, Virden Downtown Heritage District.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Ken Storie, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 July 2021
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