Minnedosa Power Company Building
NE 1-15-18W, Sixth Avenue NE,
Minnedosa

Designation Date: February 7, 1994
Designation Authority: The Town of Minnedosa
Present Owner: The Town of Minnedosa

The Minnedosa Power Company Building was constructed in 1920 under the authority of the Manitoba Power Commission. The new diesel-operated hydro plant began operation in March 1920 and continued until 1930, when a 33,000 volt transmission line was completed between Brandon and Minnedosa. The plant was phased out in 1933 but continued on standby use until 1941. The one-storey, red brick building is a utilitarian structure whose cube-shape, low profile and simplified details are typical of commercial and industrial buildings designed in the 1920s. Tyndall limestone trims the entrance and roofline. The building was donated to the Town of Minnedosa in 1980 by Manitoba Hydro.