This two-storey brick building at Wawanesa, in the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa, was designed by Brandon-based architect William Alexander Elliott and constructed in 1930 for the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, replacing an earlier structure across the street.
Wawanesa Insurance Building at Wawanesa (June 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Wawanesa Insurance Building at Wawanesa (September 2024)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.59377, W99.68476
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Alexander Elliott (1866-1957)
MHS Centennial Business: Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Building / Sipiweske Museum (102 Fourth Street, Wawanesa, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 9 June 1930, page 21.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 September 2024
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