1884 – Telegram Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
This building was constructed for R.J. Whitla & Co., dry goods wholesaler and internally features pre-fabricated cast iron columns.
This building was constructed for R.J. Whitla & Co., dry goods wholesaler and internally features pre-fabricated cast iron columns.
The date stone over the centre window of the top floor of this building reads 1886,
There is conflicting evidence as to the identity of the architect of this structure.
Built at a cost of $20,000 and designed by H.S. Griffiths a British architect, the Criterion was one of many hotels established in the area to accommodate the thousands of arriving travellers.
In 1906 James Porter whose firm James Porter and Company previously had been housed in cramped quarters on Main Street,
The original Customs House in Winnipeg was constructed in 1874 at 198 Main Street. It was decided in 1907 that a larger facility was needed and the proximity of the location to downtown business district weighed heavily in its selection.
Unbuilt 14-storey proposal for an office building on the east side of Main Street, between McDermot and Bannatyne.
Built in 1901 of red brick, its location was selected because of its closeness to the Grain Exchange on Princess.
The building, also known as the Finnie and Murray Block, on the northwest corner of McDermot Avenue and Adelaide Street,