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Manitou – Architectural Heritage

The Former Manitou Gas Company Plant (1906)

Manitou was served by an acetylene gas plant from 1906 to 1926. The gas plant building still stands in north west Manitou. Lorne Thompson researched this architecural artefact as part of a Heritage Manitoba project.

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    Wilson, Sophia & J. J. - Photo collection

    This family lived in the 'tin house' - well known in the district due to the use of tin siding. 

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