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Architecture of Manitoba

13 August 2009
1914 – Tribune Building, Smith St., Winnipeg

1914 – Tribune Building, Smith St., Winnipeg

Architect: John D. Atchison In 1914 a new building for the Winnipeg Tribune newspaper company was designed by leading local architect John D. Atchison. Unusually for the time, it was decorated with 14...

15 April 2010
1915 – 1181 Portage Avenue (Robert Fletcher Building), Winnipeg, Manitoba

1915 – 1181 Portage Avenue (Robert Fletcher Building), Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: John Graham Originally built as a Ford Assembly Plant, this fine building is now used as offices. The building’s clean lines and vast windows would have been very contemporary in 1915 when...

10 May 2010
1915 – Curry Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1915 – Curry Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: John D. Atchison Developed by City Comptroller Duncan Steele Curry (1852-1925) on the site of a previous property owned by himself. Recession and world war forced some developers to cancel projects. Curry,...

29 June 2010
1915 – Earl Grey School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1915 – Earl Grey School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: J.B. Mitchell Three-storey Earl Grey is truly one of Winnipeg’s grand old schools with an impressive façade and a pair of asymmetrical entrance towers. Costing nearly $160,000 to build, construction began in...

01 March 2011
1915 – Power House, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1915 – Power House, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Victor W. Horwood Built as the Province of Manitoba Power House to generate power for the Provincial Legislature and Law Courts buildings alongside.

14 April 2010
1916 – First Church of Christ, Scientist, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1916 – First Church of Christ, Scientist, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Jordan & Over Designed in the shape of a Greek cross, the building was built in two stages. The first level was completed in 1911, with the much larger second floor added...

06 May 2010
1916 – Hamilton Building (Former Bank of Hamilton), Winnipeg, Manitoba

1916 – Hamilton Building (Former Bank of Hamilton), Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: John D. Atchison In 1897, the building and lot on the south-east corner of Main and McDermot was purchased for $30,000 by the Bank of Hamilton. Extensive alterations and an addition were...

21 April 2010
1916 – Provincial Law Courts, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1916 – Provincial Law Courts, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Samuel Hooper / Victor W. Horwood / John D. Atchison Situated across Broadway from the Manitoba Legislature building, the Law Courts consists of several buildings. The original architect was Samuel Hooper, who...

28 April 2010
1917 – Paris Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1917 – Paris Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Woodman & Carey A stunning building on Portage Avenue, the Paris building is dramatically floodlit at night to accentuate its metal decoration. The building is a total contrast with many of the...