1906 – Somerset Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sadly now missing its cornice and more elaborate shop fronts, the building has been extended upwards,
Sadly now missing its cornice and more elaborate shop fronts, the building has been extended upwards,
The center of commerce in The Exchange District,
Montreal architect H.C. Stone was hired to plan the structure in collaboration with his Winnipeg associate L.
Designed by provincial architect Samuel Hooper,
The 1906 Imperial Bank on Main Street is an example of the Classical Revival or Neo-classical style that came to prominence for large public structures in North America after the turn of the century.
The original Customs House in Winnipeg was constructed in 1874 at 198 Main Street.
This former bank was designed by the Montreal architectural firm of Taylor,
Originally known as Broadway Methodist Church, and constructed from 1906 to 1907.
The hospital started circa 1898 when the Soeurs de Misericorde from Montreal founded a mission in Winnipeg to care for single mothers and their children.
Demolished along with the Childs Building next door.