1. Baldur Schools Cairn

2. Former Baldur Hospital - 1952
Land donated by Frank Schultz

3. Baldur Post Office
Second Street
1933, Addition, 1957

4. Main Street Business Blocks

Lee’s Grocery - 1924

Mr. Lee Foon arrived in 1916 and purchased a restaurant business from Charlie King. He built this building in 1924 to house his store, with a café and ice-cream shop at the back. He retired in 1959. His sons Tommy (died 1961) and then Oscar took over the business until 2010.

Thomas Poole Hardware - 1910

Thomas E. Poole moved to Baldur in 1890 and established himself as a hardware dealer and tinsmith. In 1901 he built the brick building that in 2010 houses the Argyle Museum.
This designated municipal heritage site has been the site of Hardware business operated by Hunter and Gemmill (1925), Hunter (J.O.) and Sons, Wm. Burton (as a Mashall Wells Store), and Joe Januska. T

Fowler Block - 1899

Originally Alex Fowler operated his harness, saddlery and shoe business from the eastern segment and the west side was rented to by J. Smith and Sons for a grocery. In 1902 R. Rollin took over the J. Smith business. After a long run it was taken over by Karl and Lily Bjarnason (1938-60) then Marcel Fransoo operated it until the current owners, Joy and Earl Johnson purchased it.
There was a dressmaker’s shop above the Rollins Store at one time

Curtis Block Site - 1901



Percy F. Curtis bought out the business of George Griffith on the corner  across 2nd Avenue from the Fowler Block about 1895. It had been the first store in town.  In 1901 he completed a new brick two-storey building with a distinctive corner entrance and a second level balcony. The upper level was called the Victoria Hall after Queen Victoria. It was home to various public gatherings and entertainments, including movies

5. Memorial, Veteran's Park & Elevator

Baldur War Memorial
Elizabeth Ave.
ca. 1925

Baldur Veterans' Park
Elizabeth Ave. 
Created by BCWAO Flower Committee On Railway (CN) land

Pool Elevator - 1927

Baldur’s first elevator, the Manitoba Elevator, was a horse-powered structure built in 1891 by W.O. Fowler and operated by his son Alex. This was soon replaced by the Farmer’s Elevator with a 12 horsepower engine. Other elevators followed. The Baldur Pool Elevatorwas built in 1927 by the Canadian Elevator Co. for the newly formed Pool.

6. Fowler House

7. Original School Site

8. St. Immanuel Lutheran Church
Built in 1907, with Arni Sveinson as Head Carpenter. 

9. St. Mark’s Anglican Church - 1898

10. Baldur United Church



Built at 202 Second Street in 1904 as a Methodist Church. The building is a Designated Heritage Site

11. Memorial Hall - 1938

Donated by John Clark in memory of his wife Hanna.
It became Forresters Hall in1970

12. Legion Hall
1933, Addition, 1957


Purchased & renovated for use in 1950's
1975 -  turned back to Community for uses as Drop  In Centre
1970's addition incorporated part of Greenway Hall