Formerly located on Main Street in Winnipeg, this one-storey brick building, measuring 75 feet by 75.3 feet, was designed by local architect Edmund Walter Crayston and built in 1911 by contractors Alfred Blow (?-?) and Edgar J. Blow (?-?) for owners ? Lennon and ? Shea at a cost of about $11,000. In its original configuration, the building contained four retail spaces.
In 1999, the building was demolished to make way for a new hotel.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89249, W97.13719
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edmund Walter Crayston (1871-1940)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2127/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #112 December 1955, City of Winnipeg Archives.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 29 June 2025
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