Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse (289 Chambers Street, Winnipeg)

This two-storey brick building on Chambers Street in Winnipeg was designed by architect Daniel Smith and built in 1903 by the Manitoba Construction Company as a warehouse for the Canadian Moline Plow Company. Two years later, the company built a larger building next door.

Canadian Moline Plow Building

Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse (1903)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 14 November 1903, page 18.

Former Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse

Former Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse (April 2021)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Former Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse

Former Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse (April 2021)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Former Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse

Former Canadian Moline Plow Warehouse (January 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90830, W97.15322
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Daniel Smith (1840-1913)

Manitoba Business: Kelly Brothers / Manitoba Construction Company / Kelly Brothers and Mitchell / Thomas Kelly and Sons

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Moline Plow Building (669 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1042/1903, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Canadian Moline Plow Coy’s new warehouse,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 November 1903, page 18.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 April 2024

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