Historic Sites of Manitoba: Welch Block (412 South Railway Street, Boissevain, Municipality of Boissevain-Morton)

This two-storey fieldstone structure in Boissevain, a municipally-designated historic site as of 1990, was built for local businessman Alexander R. Welch. After the business closed in 1961, the block has housed a succession of businesses.

Welch Block

Welch Block (September 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.23042, W100.05522
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander Robert Welch (1873-1961)

MHS Centennial Business: Pringle’s Men’s Wear / Welch’s Men’s Furnishings

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Welch Block, 410-412 South Railway Street, Boissevain, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 February 2022

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