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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office Building (116 Main Street, Melita)
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Postmasters | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
This one-storey brick building on Main Street in Melita was designed by Charles D. Sutherland (1879-1957), Chief Architect for the Department of Public Works at Ottawa, and constructed in 1937 to house the local post office.
Postmasters
Period
Postmasters
1884-1912
Robert Mowbray Graham (1851-1932)
1912-1949
Sidney German Davis (1864-1949)
1949
Janet Gibson Davis (1894-?)
1950-1970
George Alexander Ferguson (1905-1979)
1970
J. C. Foster
1970-1988
Robert J. McKinny
Photos & Coordinates
Dominion Post Office Building at Melita (July 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.27044, W100.99175
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: IOOF Hall / Odd Fellows Hall (111 Main Street, Melita)
Sources:
Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 August 2022
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