Historic Sites of Manitoba: Carman Land Titles Building (Second Street SW, Carman)

This two-storey brick building in the Town of Carman was the site of the provincial Land Titles Office. Purchased by the government sometime before 1906, and renovated at a cost of some $10,000, it had offices and a vault on the main floor with a large room used for County Court sittings on the second floor. A furnace and fuel rooms were in its basement. At some point, its function was moved to Morden and the building was eventually demolished.

Registrars

Period	Registrar
1902-1912	George R. Howard
1912-1916	Howard W. H. Knott (1877-?)
1916-1932	John Henderson Haverson (1854-1932)
1933	R. McKay
1939-1943	Richard Forbes Townsend Greer (1888-?)
1945-1959	Bjorn “Bjossi” Stefansson (1888-1963)

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard of Carman Land Titles Office with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in the background at left (circa 1910) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2012-0164 Aerial view of the Carman Land Title Office, left, and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, right (1911) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2016-0005 Postcard of Carman Land Titles Office (no date) Source: Dufferin Historical Museum Site of the former Carman Land Titles Office (October 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.50543, W98.00421 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Boissevain Land Titles Building (North Railway Street, Boissevain)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brandon Land Titles Building (705 Princess Avenue, Brandon)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Carman Land Titles Building (Second Street SW, Carman)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dauphin Land Titles Building (308 Main Street South, Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Morden Land Titles Building (351 Stephen Street, Morden)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Neepawa Land Titles Building (329 Hamilton Street, Neepawa)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Newcomb’s Hollow - Old Deloraine Land Titles Office (Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Portage Land Titles Building (103 Third Street NE, Portage la Prairie)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stonewall Land Titles Building / Stonewall Town Hall (293 Main Street, Stonewall)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Union Bank Building / Virden Land Titles Office (190 Nelson Street West, Virden)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Land Titles Building (433 Broadway, Winnipeg)

Sources:

Public Buildings Erected and Improved by the Government of Manitoba during the Years 1900-1906, Government of Manitoba, December 1906. [Copy at Archives of Manitoba]

We thank Shirley Snider for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 January 2021

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