Historic Sites of Manitoba: Union Bank Building / Royal Bank Building (32 Main Street South, Minnedosa)

This two-storey brick building at the northeast corner of Main Street South and First Street Southeast in Minnedosa, measuring 32 by 40 feet, was built in 1910 as a branch of the Union Bank of Canada. In 1925, when the bank merged with the Royal Bank of Canada, it continued as a bank branch until closing on 31 August 1946.

Its occupant at the time of 2021 and 2023 site visits was a tax preparation firm.

Union Bank Building at Minnedosa

Union Bank Building at Minnedosa (no date)
Source: Minnedosa Valley Views, page 40

The former Union Bank Building at Minnedosa

The former Union Bank Building at Minnedosa (May 2021)
Source: George Penner

The former Union Bank Building at Minnedosa

The former Union Bank Building at Minnedosa (June 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk

The former Union Bank Building at Minnedosa

The former Union Bank Building at Minnedosa (June 2023)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.24852, W99.83837
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Union Bank of Canada

Manitoba Business: Royal Bank of Canada

Sources:

This page was prepared by George Penner, Jordan Makichuk, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 July 2023

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