Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff

In 1947, this architectural firm was founded by Ernest J. Smith, Dennis H. Carter, and Walter L. Katelnikoff. Based in Winnipeg, at one time it operated satellite offices at Brandon and Thunder Bay (Ontario). The firm was responsible for the design and construction of many prominent buildings. Notable designs outside Manitoba included Place d’Accuiel Expo 67 in Montreal, the Canadian Chancery Building in Warsaw, Kermanshah Technical Training Centre in Iran, and the Canadian Embassy Building in Moscow.

Some of the Manitoba structures designed by the firm:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Marion School	619 Des Meurons Street, Winnipeg	1950
Rainbow Stage	Kildonan Park, Winnipeg	1951-1952
Varennes School	22 Varennes Avenue, Winnipeg	1953
Kirkfield Park School #2	615 School Road, Winnipeg	1953	Demolished (1993)
Angus McKay School	850 Woodvale Street, Winnipeg	1953
Glenlawn Collegiate (expansion)	770 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg	1954
Windsor School (renovations)	80 Cunnington Avenue, Winnipeg	1954
Archwood School (expansion)	800 Archibald Street, Winnipeg	1955
R. W. Bobby Bend School	Second Avenue North, Stonewall	1955-1956
Norwood Collegiate / Nelson McIntyre Collegiate	188 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg	1956
Steinbach Fire Hall	Steinbach	c1956
Woodhaven School	127 Glendale Boulevard, Winnipeg	1956-1957
Tuxedo Park School (expansion)	2300 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg	1957
Angus McKay School (expansion)	850 Woodvale Street, Winnipeg	1958
Munroe Junior High School	405 Munroe Avenue, Winnipeg	1958
Jameswood School	1 Braintree Crescent, Winnipeg	1958
Silver Heights Collegiate (expansion)	350 Lodge Avenue, Winnipeg	1958	Demolished (c2009)
McLeod School	530 McLeod Avenue, Winnipeg	1959
John A. Russell Building	84 Curry Place, Winnipeg	1959
Morse Place Junior High School	795 Prince Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg	1959
Manitoba Home for Girls	290 Drury Avenue, West St. Paul	1959	Demolished (2004-2010)
Westworth United Church	1750 Grosvenor Avenue, Winnipeg	1959
Golden Gate School	330 Bruce Avenue, Winnipeg	1959-1960
Angus McKay School (expansion)	850 Woodvale Street, Winnipeg	1960
Neil Campbell School (expansion)	845 Golspie Street, Winnipeg	1960
Hampstead School	920 Hampstead Avenue, Winnipeg	1960
Vincent Massey Collegiate	975 Dowker Avenue, Winnipeg	1960
Monarch Life Building	333 Broadway, Winnipeg	1960-1961
Pembina Crest School (expansion)	1551 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg	1961
Teulon Collegiate	59 First Street NE, Teulon	1961
Grace General Hospital	300 Booth Drive, Winnipeg	1966-1967
Transcona Public Safety Building	730 Pandora Avenue West, Winnipeg	1967-1968
Prince Charles School	Third Street Southwest, Portage la Prairie	1969
Concordia General Hospital	1095 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg	1971-1974
Our Lady of the Prairies Trappist Monastery	RM of Victoria	1975-1978
General Wolfe Street	661 Banning Street, Winnipeg	1976-1977
Great West Life Building	100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg	?
Seven Oaks General Hospital	2300 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg	?
Bank of Nova Scotia and Concourse	Portage and Main, Winnipeg	?
Pan-Am Pool	25 Poseidon Bay, Winnipeg	?
Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall	555 Main Street, Winnipeg	?
Manitoba Museum	190 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg	?
Richardson Building	1 Lombard Place, Winnipeg	?
St. John’s Ravenscourt School	400 South Drive, Winnipeg	?

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Dennis H. Carter (1920-2012)

Memorable Manitobans: Walter L. Katelnikoff (1918-1974)

Memorable Manitobans: Ernest John Smith (1919-2004)

Memorable Manitobans: Ian McKenzie Brown (1928-1974)

Sources:

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 May 2022