Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office Building (341 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa)

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Postmasters | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This two-storey brick building on Mountain Avenue in Neepawa was designed by architect David Ewart, Chief Architect for the Department of Public Works, and built between 1908 and 1909. It housed the local customs office until 1921 and the post office until 1971.

Postmasters

Period	Postmasters
1882-1885	Jonathan Joseph Hamilton (1850-1928)
1885-1889	Alfred Dalton
1889-1897	John James McFadden (1856-1927)
1897-1905	W. F. Young
1905-1912	Edward John Harris (1862-1953)
1912-1930	William Wiamore
1930-1959	George Stephen Blackwell
1959-1964	W. E. Davidson
1964-1967	A. J. Willis
1967-1978	J. M. Barker
1978-1979	L. Buchanan
1979-1981	T. McIntosh

Photos & Coordinates

Dominion Post Office Building at Neepawa (June 2017) Source: George Penner Dominion Post Office Building at Neepawa (May 2023) Source: Glen Toews Dominion Post Office Building at Neepawa (May 2023) Source: Glen Toews Commemorative plaque on Dominion Post Office Building at Neepawa (May 2023) Source: Glen Toews Site Location (lat/long): N50.23138, W99.46588 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

This page was prepared by George Penner, Glen Toews, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 March 2024

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