This Winnipeg-based construction company was established by Charles P. Mills (c1877-1910) and Leslie Harman Shepley. After Mills' early death, it became the Shepley Construction Company with the addition of brother Ira E. Shepley (?-?).
Some of its construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Henderson Directories Building (addition)
279-281 Garry Street, Winnipeg
1909
40 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
1909
Milton Bakery Building
Bannatyne Avenue at Olivia Street, Winnipeg
1910
Demolished (?)
525 Beresford Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
1 Morley Avenue, Winnipeg
1911-1912
Demolished (?)
648 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg
1911
Campbell Brothers and Wilson Warehouse (expansion)
92-100 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1912
638 Pacific Avenue, Brandon
1913
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Leslie Harman Shepley (1874-1959)
Death registration [Charles P. Mills], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Most up-to-date bakery in Canada,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 July 1910, page 1.
“Work rushed on new hospital,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 June 1911, page 8.
“Poor work of hospital,” Manitoba Free Press, 28 January 1913, page 7.
“Contractors' denial,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 February 1913, page 8.
“Many new companies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 March 1913, page 4.
“Shepley Construction Company erect handsome building at Brandon,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 February 1914, page 11.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 March 2024
