Description of Historic Place

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.

Source: Société 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.