Union Bank Building
(Birdtail Country Museum)
738 Main Street,
Birtle

Designation Date: November 13, 1990
Designation Authority: The Town of Birtle
Present Owner: Birdtail Country Museum

Among the many commercial services that developing communities in Manitoba required, financial institutions were vital, providing assistance to townspeople and the neighbouring farming community. While banks built in small communities were invariably small, they were not always modest; indeed, a few were quite grand buildings. However, most were straightforward designs, providing through their construction (usually brick) the solidity and security that their customers expected. The former Union Bank Building in Birtle is just such a structure.