This massive six-storey brick and stone warehouse on Arthur Street in Winnipeg was designed by architect James Henry Cadham and constructed in 1900 for the Gault brothers of Montreal to house their rapidly expanding wholesale dry goods business. In 1903, the building was expanded to the south and two storeys were added.
Some employees of the company who were killed during service in the First World War were commemorated at a 61st Battalion concert held at the Walker Theatre on 13-14 December 1915.
A plaque is mounted on the northwest corner of the building, which is a municipally-designated historic site (1982 for the original building, 1987 for the annex).
Gault Building (circa 1903)
Source: An Illustrated Souvenir of Winnipeg by W. A. Martel & Sons.
Artspace Building (September 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Artspace Building (February 2021)
Source: George Penner
Dray way between King Street and Arthur Street used by horses and carts for deliveries to the warehouse (December 2022)
Source: George Penner
Gault Building commemorative plaque (2009)
Source: City of WinnipegSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89815, W97.14098
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
James Matthew Mackie DCM
[St. Pauls Presbyterian]Bookkeeper
25th Squadron, Royal Air Force
Lieutenant
8 April 1893
16 July 1918
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James Henry Cadham (1850-1907)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Gault Block and Annex (100 Arthur Street), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, 1976.
Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.
We thank George Penner and Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 December 2023
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