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Architecture of Winnipeg

04 July 2012
1909 – Pavilion, Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1909 – Pavilion, Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: John D. Atchison The tower housed a 16,000 gallon water tank that was visible throughout the park. Built at a cost of $19,000, the pavilion housed dining and dance halls featured loggias...

22 July 2010
1909 – Roslyn Apartments, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1909 – Roslyn Apartments, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: William Wallace Blair Eccentric apartment building designed by Irish architect William Wallace Blair in a strange Queen Anne inspired style. The building is arranged so every apartment has an external front door...

01 July 2010
1910 – Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1910 – Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface is a university college affiliated with the University of Manitoba and located in Saint Boniface, the French-speaking area of Winnipeg. It is oriented primarily towards the French-speaking community...

29 June 2010
1910 – Former Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1910 – Former Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Darling & Pearson The present structure at 389 Main Street is the third Bank of Commerce Building to stand on its site. It constitutes one of Canada’s finest examples of what the...

02 July 2012
1910 – Lord Roberts School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1910 – Lord Roberts School, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: J.B. Mitchell Designed by Winnipeg school architect J. B. Mitchell, and named after highly decorated British Field Marshall, Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914), the fireproof, solid grey brick, three-storey building contained 16...

29 June 2010
1910 – McLaren Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1910 – McLaren Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: J.C. Caldwell The McLaren family were a prominent Winnipeg hotelling family owning a number of establishments including the Brunswick (Main and Rupert), The Empire (Main and York), and the Strathcona (Main and...

14 April 2010
1910 – No. 393 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1910 – No. 393 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: William Wallace Blair This large stone and stucco building with the half-timbering over the upper levels, was the last home of Mark Fortune. Built in 1910, it was his residence for two...

27 April 2010
1910 – Werier Block, 238 Princess Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1910 – Werier Block, 238 Princess Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

A stark and obvious example of the Exchange warehouse developed in two stages (which many were) – the original four floors received a vastly different treatment than the final three stories whiuch were...

07 May 2010
1911 – 113 Market Avenue Great West Saddlery Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1911 – 113 Market Avenue Great West Saddlery Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: William Wallace Blair From its heavy brick exterior to its masonry base, the building screams solidity. And it is. The structure is concrete with a brick facade. The brickwork has some nice...