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Postmasters | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
This one-storey brick building at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Columbia Street in Rivers, measuring 35 feet by 40 feet, was designed by Thomas William Fuller (1865-1951), Chief Architect for the Department of Public Works at Ottawa, as a post office. It was built between 1935 and 1936 by Brandon contractor Alfred Edward White at a cost of about $12,000.
At the time of a 2022 site visit, the building was still in use as a post office.
Period
Postmasters
1908-1911
W. R. Head
1911-1939
Robert Nelson Dunsmore (1867-1949)
1939-1961
George Merwyn Henderson (1896-?)
1961
Miss Emily Margaret Frank
1962-1966
George R. Allen
1966
Miss Emily Margaret Frank
1966-1985
Wilbur Charles Barrett
1985-1986
Sylvia Maloney
Postcard view of the Dominion Post Office Building at Rivers (1940)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Dominion Post Office Building at Rivers (June 2019)
Source: George Penner
Dominion Post Office Building at Rivers (July 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03105, W100.24022
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Alfred Edward White (1885-1955)
“Building notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 August 1935, page 30.
“Building notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 August 1935, page 19.
“Contracts awarded,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 September 1935, page 2.
The Story of Rivers by Graham Franklin Barker, 1963, page 97.
Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 December 2024
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