Formerly located on McGee Street in Winnipeg, this two-storey brick building, measuring 39 feet by 50 feet, was designed by local architect David Wynyard Bellhouse and built in 1911 by Walter Peacock at a cost of about $9,000 as a warehouse for the Reliance Ink Company. Originally a one-storey building, the second floor was added later.
The Reliance Ink Company continued to occupy the building into the early 1950s, and it was later occupied by the Richard Bait Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of fishermen’s supplies. In October 1963, the property was expropriated by the Winnipeg School Division as a site for the new John M. King School. The building was demolished between July and August 1964.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89449, W97.16097
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David Wynyard Bellhouse (1861-1952)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: John M. King School (649 Ellice Avenue / 525 Agnes Street, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2255/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #150 December 1955, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Broad saved $14,300,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 October 1963, page 3.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 20 June 2025
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