This octagonal wooden structure on Fifth Avenue South in Virden was built in the early 20th century to provide space to display baking, crafts, and agricultural goods and products by the Virden Agricultural Society. It is one of the few remaining examples of Manitoba buildings erected on an octagonal plan that was popular between 1880 and 1910.
The building is being restored for use as an oil museum.
Virden Agricultural Society Display Building (September 2025)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84858, W100.92555
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Organization: Agricultural Societies
We thank Jenn Jaffrey (Virden Pioneer Home Museum) for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 November 2025
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