Architecture of Winnipeg

The City of Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, almost at the geographic centre of North America. The Exchange District Historical site is the original site of commerce in Winnipeg. After the railroads came to Winnipeg, this area was developed with many fine warehouses, offices and banks. Many of these remain and are unrivelled in Canada.

On September 27, 1997, the original core of the city of Winnipeg, the Exchange District, was declared a National Historic Site by the federal Minister of Canadian Heritage. The Historic Sites and Monuments board recommended that Winnipeg’s Exchange District be designated an historic district of national significance because it illustrates the city’s key role as a centre of grain and wholesale trade, finance and manufacturing in two historically important periods in western development: between 1880 and 1900 when Winnipeg became the gateway to Canada’s West; and between 1900 and 1913, when the city’s growth made it the region’s metropolis.

‘Love huts’ to keep skaters warm – Artists, architects will liven up river trail

Skaters on Winnipeg’s river trail will soon be able to thaw out in five imaginative new warm-up “love shacks,”

1835 – Upper Fort Garry Gate, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Upper Fort Garry was the last of five forts, known to have been built in this general vicinity.

1851 – Grey Nuns Convent, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: L’Abbé Louis François Laflèche

The old convent of the Grey Nuns,

1852 – Ross House, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Ross House had its beginnings in 1852 when construction commenced on William Ross’s log home.

1855 – Old St. James Anglican Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba

In 1850, Reverend W.H. Taylor was instructed by the Bishop of Rupert’s Land,

1864 – Archbishop’s Palace, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: George C. Izenour

Built in 1864 under the guidance of Bishop Taché,

1873 – Hotel Winnipeg, Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architects: Walter Chesterton / Samuel Hooper

Small hotel building on Main Street,

1880s – Robertson Block, Main Street, Winnipeg

A large three storey corner block finished in brick with an elaborate cornice and balustrading above.

1881 – Gerrie Block, Princess Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Charles A. Barber

The Gerrie Block completed in 1881,

1881 – Hudson’s Bay Company, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Balston C. Kenway

Built at Main & York,