1899 – Bain Building, Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: James J. McDiarmid
The west portion of the Brokerage was constructed in 1899 for Edward Nicholson, an Ottawa-born merchant who started a wholesale grocery brokerage firm.
The west portion of the Brokerage was constructed in 1899 for Edward Nicholson, an Ottawa-born merchant who started a wholesale grocery brokerage firm.
With the adjoining Bain Building, this brick and limestone building is a fine early Winnipeg warehouse.
A post and beam frame structure with brick and stone external detailing, this small warehouse features exposed woodbeams and brickwork internally.
In 1901, a Grand Lodge of Canada Report stated that “This Grand Lodge is erecting a memorial hall in the city of Winnipeg in memory of the late Brother Thomas Scott,
Fine Chicago-style building of six storeys. Of steel frame construction, it allowed for large window openings.