Lost Buildings of Winnipeg

1902 – Merchants Bank, Main Street, Winnipeg

Architect: Taylor & Gordon

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Winnipeg’s first steel framed building at seven storeys high with an elaborate couple of floors to the top. Merchants Bank of Canada was taken over by the Bank of Montreal in the early 1920s. Demolished to make way for the Richardson Building in the early 1960s.

Published July 14, 2012 | Last Updated May 19, 2026

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