The Buildings and their Architects

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Victorian Buildings
Most Victorian buildings in Winnipeg were later replaced by larger structures that would serve its expanding businesses. The Victorian grouping on Princess remains however... more>

Chicago and the Romanesque Revival
Some of the finest warehouses in North America based on an American Romanesque style can be found in Winnipeg. This style was developed by... more>

Winnipeg Builders Exchange
The Winnipeg Builders Exchange was first located at 482 Main Street, in the Leckie Building from 1904-09 and later in the Confederation Life Building from 1926-56. The Exchange assisted... more>

The Chicago School
At the turn of the century, Chicago was the centre of North American architecture. Jenny and Mundie developed the first metal-frame building, the Home Insurance... more>

	Buildings outside the exchange The buildings and their architects History of the business district Edwardian buildings and the beaux-arts school: a revival of historicism		Early agricultural industry buildings & agricultural machinery warehouses Theatres Public works Banks and other financial buildings Architectural terms		Newspapers and printers Hardware, dry goods and grocery wholesale warehouses Manufacturing and wholesale agents Later agricultural industry buildings