Municipal Register of Local Historic Places
Former L. H. Morneault Cie Ltée Hardware Store
Edmundston, New Brunswick
Also known as PRO Morneau, Kent Building Supplies, Matériaux Kent
Front façade of the building
Photo: Immaculate Conception Parish, Edmundston, NB 1880-1980
- Built
- 1943
- Recognized
- 2006
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
Former L. H. Morneault Cie Ltée Hardware Store is located on St-François Street in downtown Edmundston. It is a cube-shaped, three-storey brick modern commercial building with a flat roof. The designation also includes the warehouse attached to the rear of the building.
Heritage value
Former L. H. Morneault Cie Ltée Hardware Store is recognized as a Local Historic Place for its longevity and for its regional importance as a business.
Former L. H. Morneault Cie Ltée Hardware Store was in operation for 62 years, from 1943 to 2005. Opened by L. H. Morneault in 1943 and belonging to a chain of three stores, the L. H. Morneault Hardware Store was, in 1960, the largest hardware store in the Maritimes, and in 1961, it had a sales figure of nearly $1 million. Although the business changed hands and names several times over the years, its main function did not change until it was sold in 2005 to an Edmundston businessman.
SourceSociété historique du Madawaska, Site File - Former L. H. Morneault Cie Ltée Hardware Store
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements that describe Former L. H. Morneault Cie Ltée Hardware Store include:
- cubic three-storey massing;
- flat roof;
- brick exterior walls;
- overall symmetry of the building;
- balanced fenestration of rectangular windows;
- ground-level storefront with large windows;
- rectangular warehouse with a gable roof, consisting of a single-storey and a one-and-half-storey section.
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Location
24 St-François Street, Edmundston, New Brunswick, E3V, Canada
47.36236° N, 68.32628° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.