The Winnipeg Land Titles building on Broadway in Winnipeg was designed by provincial architect Samuel Hooper and constructed between 1903 and 1904 by the Manitoba Construction Company. The building opened to the public on 10 July 1905.
It replaced a nearby three-storey building that had served the same function. This earlier structure was located east of this site, closer to the northwest corner of Broadway and Kennedy (about N49.88668, W97.14586). Between April 1889 and May 1890, space in the upper two floors of this building had been used for classrooms of the Manitoba School for the Deaf. After its replacement opened in July 1905, the old building was renovated so new tenants could move in around November of that year. They included the staff from various provincial offices and departments, such as the Fire Commissioner, Liquor Licencing, Game Guardians, Provincial Police Department, a courtroom presided over by Provincial Police Magistrate Alexander McMicken, and additional space for the Land Titles Office. The building was demolished in late 1912 to make way for the present Winnipeg Law Courts Building.
Period
Registrar General
1884-1886
James Andrew Miller (1839-1886)
1886-1929
William Elliott Macara (1859-1929)
1929-1940
Stewart Murray Battram (1872-1951)
1940-1948
Edwin A. “Monte” Pridham (1883-1973)
1949-1950
Isaac Hartley Bell (1884-1972)
1950-1956
Charles Norman Jamieson (1889-1976)
1956-1969
Harold Roy McKay (1904-1975)
1969-?
Donald McLaurin “Don” Lamont (1920-2008)
The earlier Winnipeg Land Titles Building
Source: The Manitoba Echo, April 1939, page 8.
Winnipeg Land Titles Building (c1910)
Source: Winnipeg Illustrated, Peels Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta
Postcard view of the Winnipeg Land Titles Building (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0316
Winnipeg Land Titles Building (October 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Winnipeg Land Titles Building (January 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88646, W97.14721
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)
Manitoba Business: Kelly Brothers / Manitoba Construction Company / Kelly Brothers and Mitchell / Thomas Kelly and Sons
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Law Courts Building (391 Broadway, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Boissevain Land Titles Building (North Railway Street, Boissevain)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brandon Land Titles Building (705 Princess Avenue, Brandon)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Carman Land Titles Building (Second Street SW, Carman)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dauphin Land Titles Building (308 Main Street South, Dauphin)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Morden Land Titles Building (351 Stephen Street, Morden)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Neepawa Land Titles Building (329 Hamilton Street, Neepawa)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Newcomb’s Hollow - Old Deloraine Land Titles Office (Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Portage Land Titles Building (103 Third Street NE, Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stonewall Land Titles Building / Stonewall Town Hall (293 Main Street, Stonewall)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Union Bank Building / Virden Land Titles Office (190 Nelson Street West, Virden)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Land Titles Building (433 Broadway, Winnipeg)
“New public buildings,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 February 1901, page 8.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 561/1903, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Local notes [No tenders for the contract of moving the old buildings...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 May 1903, page 13.
“Local news [The heavy stone walls of the new Land Titles building...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 October 1903, page 10.
“The Manitoba Construction Company,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 December 1903, page 20.
“Rushing work,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 June 1904, page 1.
“Local notes [The new Land Titles Office is open for business to-day ...],” Manitoba Free Press, 11 June 1905, page 16.
“Numerous changes in departments,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 November 1905, page 22.
“Departments to vacate,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 October 1905, page 16.
“New courthouse plans,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 April 1912, page 32.
“From an early beginning to a permanent home,” The Manitoba Echo, April 1939, page 8.
“Deputy Registrar General promote to Pridham post,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1948, page 23.
“37 years service end for I. H. Bell,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 January 1950, page 3.
“Jamieson gets Land Titles post; McKay is Deputy,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 1950, page 2.
“H. McKay named Titles Registrar,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 July 1956, page 3.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 18 April 2024
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