1882 – Manitoba College, Ellice Ave., Winnipeg
Originally built as a Methodist College,
Originally built as a Methodist College,
Built in two stages, the original and larger part was constructed in 1882-83 and housed the Courts,
A good example of the Romanesque Revival style that became so popular in warehouse districts across North America in the 1880s.
When built, this school was described as “away out on the prairie” because it was thought to be so far from the centre of Winnipeg.
The Coronation Block, or more popularly the Shanghai Restaurant,
Although most of the church was built as designed by Wheeler,
In 1883, a Methodist (later United) church was designed by Winnipeg architect James Chisholm and built at the corner of Ellice Avenue and Notre Dame Avenue.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization derived from English Odd Fellows orders of the mid-1700s.
Once one of Winnipeg’s most luxurious hotels,
In 1870, Manitoba entered Confederation and in 1872,