A two-storey frame block on Main Street in Melita was built between 1891 and 1892 for general merchant H. L. Elliott. It would start its near-100 year run as a pharmacy in 1900 for Arthur Pope and then J. W. Hewitt from 1901 until 1930. In 1930, the building would get its more commonly known name as pharmacist Harry L. Morrow purchased the building in October of that year. His son Gerald Donald “Gerry” Morrow would take over for him in 1959 until his retirement in 1999.
In 1999, the building was merged with the neighboring Barker Block to the north and become a Family Foods grocery until after 2009 when the joint building was renovated into apartments. A low cornice, similar to that of the Barker Block, appears to have been removed at that time.
Morrow Block on right (no date)
Source: Our First Century, page 348.
Morrow Block (August 2008)
Source: Kerrin AsmundsonSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.27046, W100.99091
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Gerald Donald “Gerry” Morrow (1933-2009)
Our First Century: Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur by Melita-Arthur History Committee, 1983, pages 383-384.
This page was prepared by Kerrin Asmundson, Pryce Brown, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 December 2025
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