This three-storey brick and stone building on Young Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architects Hugh Gordon Holman and Edgar Prain and constructed in 1910 by day labour as a warehouse for trunk manufacturer George A. Eastman and Company. The following year, the business was taken over by trunk manufacturer G. R. Taylor and Company. By 1914, it had become a factory for the Mickelsons Drug and Chemical Company and, the following year, as a clothing manufacturering plant for the Broadway Blouse Company until 1919.
In early 1920, the building was occupied by the Fort Garry Dyers and Cleaners Limited (later known as Fort Garry Cleaners) and it remained here until early 1969. By 1970, the building had become a warehouse used by auctioneer Peter J. Wachniak until late 2003 or early 2004.
In late 2004, the building was purchased by real estate broker John Hunsberger who opened the Old House Revival Company and Antique Mall. He repaired the roof, added staircases, replaced the street-facing main entrance with one on the south side, and turned the upper two floors into a mall occupied by some 40 independent vendors of antiques and collectibles.
Old House Revival Building (May 2019)
Source: George Penner
Old House Revival Building (July 2025)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Old House Revival Building (July 2025)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89006, W97.15536
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Gordon Holman (1881-1955)
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 987/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 20 April 1910, page 2.
“Removal notice,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 January 1920, page 67.
“By Max Steiman and Sons mortgagee’s auction sale,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 April 1969, page 4.
“By Peter J. Wachniak auction sale of antiques & curios,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April 1970, page 5.
“Peter’s Auction Sales,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 November 2003, page 45.
“Trash’s treasure,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 November 2005, page 85.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and Anne Brazeau.
Page revised: 15 August 2025
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