1905 – Empire Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Originally conceived as the Cauchon Block,
Originally conceived as the Cauchon Block,
Because of circulation growth the Manitoba Free Press,
Constructed as the home of local businessman Frank Morton Morse (1861-1931).
Established as Winnipeg’s Northern Bank in 1905 and merging with the exclusively Ontario-based Crown Bank of Canada in 1908 to form the Northern Crown Bank.
Construction work on this massive 1,500-seat building began in 1904 to designs by local architect James Chisholm,
Constructed for Hector Halbertram Bradburn (1872-1958) who resided here until 1928,
Originally known as First Congregational Church,
Sited at the corner of Carlton Street and Assiniboine Avenue,
The 18th and most luxurious of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s hotels,
Large mansion sited on the bank of the Assiniboine River looking across at the legislative grounds.