Manitoba Business: Brown Construction Company

This Winnipeg-based construction firm was established by Samuel “Sam” Brown. It was liquidated in 1917.

Some of its construction work in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
St. Andrews Camere Curtain Dam and Lock [steel bridge]	Lockport, RM of St. Andrews	1912-1913
Dominion Post Office	352 Stephen Street, Morden	1913-1915
McGregor Armoury	551 Machray Avenue, Winnipeg	1913-1915
Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School	5000 Crescent Road West, Portage la Prairie	1914-1915
Concrete Culvert Bridge	RM of Lansdowne	1916

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Samuel “Sam” Brown (1871-1959)

Sources:

“Contracts approved,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 July 1916, page 9.

“Threaten contempt charge against James M'Dole,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 January 1917, page 1.

“New liquidator is decided on,” Manitoba Free Press, 19 April 1917, page 5.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 February 2026