This small, one-storey building on Main Street in Teulon was designed by Winnipeg architect Alexander D. Melville and built in 1938 to house local circuitry for the Manitoba Telephone System. It was used by the company until 1970 when a new building was constructed on Second Avenue Southeast.
Former Telephone Exchange Building at Teulon (April 2015)
Source: Ken Jacobs
Rear view of former Telephone Exchange Building at Teulon (April 2023)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.38729, W97.26290
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Alexander D. Melville (1873-1949)
MHS Centennial Business: Manitoba Government Telephones / Manitoba Telephone System / MTS Allstream / Bell MTS
“Tenders,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 May 1938, page 33.
They Came for the Future by Teulon and District History Book Committee, 1983, page 185.
We thank Ken Jacobs, Jordan Makichuk, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 April 2023
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