1906 – Ryan Block, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Like many other local warehouses,
Like many other local warehouses,
The center of commerce in The Exchange District,
Designed by provincial architect Samuel Hooper,
The 1906 Imperial Bank on Main Street is an example of the Classical Revival or Neo-classical style that came to prominence for large public structures in North America after the turn of the century.
The original Customs House in Winnipeg was constructed in 1874 at 198 Main Street.
This Edwardian building has characteristic red clay brick facades with dressed stone on the main floor.
A stark and obvious example of the Exchange warehouse developed in two stages (which many were) –
From its heavy brick exterior to its masonry base,
Built in 1901 of red brick,
The English-born James H. Ashdown was probably Winnipeg’s best-known businessman and he first arrived in the Red River settlement via Ontario in 1868.