1912 – Gowans-Kent Western Warehouse, Market Avenue, Winnipeg
Constructed 1911-12. Demolished. Now the site of the MTC.
“This is a reinforced concrete building, 54 ft. x 160 ft., eight storeys high and basement. It is considered one of the most artistic warehouses in the city. The front is carried out in white glazed Doulton Terra Cotta, which is very pleasing. The floors, columns and lintels are reinforced concrete, the Turner System being used, and all floors above the second have a cement finish. Corrugated iron forms wereused. This leaves a corrugated effect on the ceiling, which was later treated to a coat of white paint. Electric passenger and freight elevators are installed and there are marble floors and wainscoting in the corridors. The building was erected complete in seven months and cost $140,000. Messrs. James Chisholm & Son, of Winnipeg, were the architects.”
Engineering and Contract Record, Feb 14, 1912
Published March 12, 2026
