MHM H.P. Tergesen General Store - Gimli MB - Manitoba Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Well over a hundred years later, this store is still operating today. With its very large floor space, it has a huge variety of merchandise. The marker is beside the store on Centre St.


Marker Text: ENGLISH
H.P. Tergesen General Store - Gimli
This General Store was constructed in 1898 by Hans Pjetur Tergesen and opened for business on January 1, 1899. It has been owned and operated by three generations of his descendants. It is the oldest operating general store in Manitoba and an excellent example of a rural community store. The vernacular-style building is a rectangular wooden structure with a flat roof. A wooden parapet with a bracketed cornice give the building a more imposing appearance. The interior possesses most of its original furnishings.
The 1899 general store was a two-storey clad structure clad in pressed tin to resemble brick. In 1912-1913, a two-storey addition provided more space for Tergssen's dry goods and clothing sales, and room for a drug store, dentist's office, ice-cream parlour, and a barbershop. A second floor that had first served as the Tergesen family living quarters was removed in the 1920s. The building provided space for a classroom, a community hall, the Gimli Women's Institute, and the University of Manitoba's library extension service.
General stores faced fierce competition - first from mail-order suppliers and then also from franchise chains after 1930. The store has survived because of its ability to adapt to a changing economy.

Marker Name: H.P. Tergesen General Store Agency: Manitoba Heritage Council Languages: English, Icelandic, French Location: 82 First Ave Gimli, Manitoba R0C 1B0 Marker Text: ICELANDIC H.P. Tergesen Verslunin Í Gimli Hans Pjetur Tergesen byggði pessa allrahanda verslun árið 1898 og opnaði hana 1. janúar, 1899. Hún hefur verið í eigu og undir stjórn afkomenda hans í þrjá ættliði. Hún er elsta verslunin af sínu tagi í Manitóba, sem er enn í resktri, og ágætt dæmi um verslun í dreifbýli. Húsið er byggt einföldum kassalöguðum stíl með flötu þaki. Veggbrún úr við með kneptu þakskeggi, gefur byggingunni glæsilegra útlit. Innréttingarnar eru að mestu leiti, þær upphaflegu. Árið 1899 var verslunin tveggja hæða hús, klætt pressuðu tini með tigulsteins munstri, Árið 1912-1913 var tveggja hæða byggingu bætt við húsið, sem gerði pað að verkum að meira pláss var fyrir álnavöru og fatasölu; auk þess var pláss var fyrir apótek, tannlækningastofu, ísbúð og rakarastofu. Hæðin sem hafði verið notuð sem íbúð fyrir Tergesen fjölskylduna var fjarlægð á þrítugasta tug aldarinnar. þar að auki var pláss í byggingunni fyrir skólastofu, samkomusal, Kvennfélag Gimlis og utanbókasafnslán fyrir Manitóba háskólann. Allrahanda verslanir áttu í harðri samkeppni - í fyrstu við póstverslanir og svo líko við keðjufyrirtæki eftir 1930. Verslunin hefur komist af vegna eiginleika sins að geta aðlagast breitilegu efnahagskerfi. FRENCH Magasin D'Approvisionnement H.P. Tergesen - Gimli Ce magasin d'approvisionnement fut construit par Hans Pjetur Tergesen en 1898. Il ouvert ses portes le 1 Janvier 1899 et, aujourd'hui, trois générations après, les descendants de M. Tergesen en sont toujours propriétaires et gérants. C'est le plus ancien magasin d'approvisionnement en exploitation au Manitoba et il est typique de ceux que l'on trouvait dans les communautés rurales d'autrefois. Le bâtiment, construit en bois dans le style régional de l'époque, est un grand rectangle recouvert d'un toit-terrasse. Un parapet en bois et une corniche à consoles donnent un aspect plus imposant à la structure. La plus grande partie de l'ameublement à l'intérieur du magasin est d'origine. Le magasin d'approvisionnement de 1899 était un bâtiment à étage revetu de tôle avec des motifs en relief qui ressemblaient à la brique. En 1912-1913, une autre partie à étages fut ajoutée pour qu'il y ait plus de place pour la vente de diverses marchandises (tissus, articles de mercerie, vêtements, etc.) et pour permettre l'installation d'une pharmacie, d'un cabinet de dentiste, d'un salon de crème glacée et d'une boutique de coiffeur. Un étage, qui avait à l'origine été le logement de la famille Tergesen, fut enlevé en 1920. Le bâtiment servit de local pour une salle de classe, une salle communautaire, le Gimli Women's Institute et un service de prêt à distance de la bibliothèque de l'Université du Manitoba. Les magasins d'approvisionnement durent faire face à une forte concurrence commerciale, venant d'abord des maisons de vente par correspondance et aussi, après 1930, des magasins franchisés. Le magasin d'approvisionnement H.P. Tergesen a survécu car les propriétaires ont su s'adapter à l'évolution économique. Website: [Web Link] Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]

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