Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office Building / Scott Block (236 Nelson Street West, Virden)

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Postmasters | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A former post office building on Nelson Street West in Virden was completed by local contractor William Thomas Manser in 1914, using dark red brick from the Alsip Brick and Tile Company of Winnipeg and limestone trim from the quarry at Garson. In addition to postal business, the building also housed the RCMP office for a time. It has since been renovated as a multi-resident apartment block.

Postmasters

Period	Postmasters
1882-1900	William Frederick Scarth (1851-1927)
1901	Duncan McDonald
1901-1908	Marshall Bidwell Irwin (c1843-1908)
1908-1930	John William Higginbotham (1853-1944)
1930-1943	Reginald Hastings Hawley (1879-1943)
1944-1955	Duncan Gordon McDonald (1890-1974)
1955-1985	Cyril James Anderson

Photos & Coordinates

Former Dominion Post Office Building at Virden (July 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Former Dominion Post Office Building at Virden (May 2022) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85004, W100.93201 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William Thomas Manser (1869-1958)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Scott Block (272 Main Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Old Post Office Building (221 Nelson Street, Virden)

Sources:

Virden Downtown Heritage District by Ken Storie, 2010.

Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 February 2023

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