1881 – Gerrie Block, Princess Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Gerrie Block completed in 1881,
The Gerrie Block completed in 1881,
A good example of the Romanesque Revival style that became so popular in warehouse districts across North America in the 1880s.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization derived from English Odd Fellows orders of the mid-1700s.
The three-storied Princess Opera House opened on May 14, 1883. It could seat almost 1,400 patrons,
The original three-storey section of this building was erected in 1887 by a hardware wholesaler,
This warehouse was built in 1893,
After the First World War, two storeys were added to the building,
Designed and constructed by James Henry Cadham,
The photograph from ‘An Illustrated Souvenir of Winnipeg’
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,