This one-storey cream brick and Tyndall stone trimmed, Edwardian Commercial-style building was on Main Street in Winnipeg. Measuring 18 feet by 30 feet, it was built in 1909 by contractor John Thorburn Hunter at a cost of about $780, for owner Dieudonne F. Pinsonneault (1881-1953).
In its original configuration, the building contained a single retail space, which housed Pinsonneault's barber shop. It was later occupied by Miracle Plastics, owned and operated by Norman Dwight Langdon Sparks (1946-2020). Its original cream brick and Tyndall stone was later painted white.
The building has since been demolished and the site is now a vacant lot.
Pinsonneault Block (1973)
Source: Historical Buildings and Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92293, W97.12702
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Thorburn Hunter (1857-1936)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1668/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #313 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituary [Norman Dwight Langdon Sparks], Winnipeg Free Press, 17 October 2020.
Property Details [1314 Main Street], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 11 October 2026
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