Historic Sites of Manitoba: McClary Building (185 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg)

This brick and stone building on Bannatyne Avenue in Winnipeg was designed in 1899 for the McClary Manufacturing Company by local architect Samuel Frank Peters. Initially four storeys, an expansion to six storeys in 1903 was designed by John Hamilton Gordon Russell and built by the firm of Saul and Irish.

A one-storey annex on the west side, also designed by Russell, was built in 1904 by Hudson and Davidson. Finally, in 1909, two storeys were added to the annex in 1909. That work was designed by Hooper and Hooper and built by the Blow Brothers.

Some employees of the company who were killed during service in the First World War were commemorated at a 61st Battalion concert held at the Walker Theatre on 13-14 December 1915.

The building is a municipally-designated historic site.

McClary Building (April 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough McClary Building (February 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89794, W97.13801 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Thomas Robert Hatton	Chauffeur	1st Reserve Park, Canadian Army Service Corps	Sergeant	21 September 1886	26 June 1917
Angus Keith MacKinven	Commercial Traveller	Canadian Corps Cavalry Regiment	Private	24 April 1886	12 October 1916
Harry Mortimer Smedley	Clerk	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 June 1882	27 December 1917

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Frank Peters (1847-1926)

Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)

Manitoba Business: Saul and Irish Construction Company / W. A. Irish and Company

Manitoba Business: Blow Brothers Construction Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

McClary Building (185-7 Bannatyne Avenue), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, July 1987.

We thank George Penner and Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 March 2026

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