This two-storey brick and stone building on Memorial Boulevard in Winnipeg, measuring 95 feet by 157 feet, was desiged by provincial architect Victor William Horwood and constructed between 1914 and 1915 by the National Construction Company at a cost of $287,374. It provides steam heat for the nearby Legislative Building, Winnipeg Land Titles Building, and Winnipeg Law Courts Building.
Province of Manitoba Powerhouse (1915)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 24 July 1915, page 5.
Province of Manitoba Powerhouse (March 2019)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Province of Manitoba Powerhouse (November 2022)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Province of Manitoba Powerhouse (June 2024)
Source: Greg Petzold
Province of Manitoba Powerhouse (June 2024)
Source: Greg Petzold
Province of Manitoba Powerhouse (June 2024)
Source: Greg PetzoldSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88709, W97.14764
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Victor William Horwood (1878-1939)
Manitoba Business: Kelly-Simpson Construction Company / National Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Legislative Building (450 Broadway, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 57/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Bug buildings are in sight,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 January 1914, page 1.
“Next public building to be probed,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 July 1915, page 5.
“Characteristic exhibit of extravagance,” Manitoba Free Press, 26 July 1915, page 8.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
219 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
We thank Greg Petzold for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 29 March 2025
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