Manitoba Business: Langford and Birch

This Winnipeg-based construction firm was operated by Alexander “Alex” Langford and Clement Arthur Birch.

Some of its construction work in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Dominion Theatre (repairs)	175 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg	1927	Demolished (1968)
House (repairs)	472 Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg	1927	Demolished (?)
House (repairs)	575 Jessie Avenue, Winnipeg	1927	Demolished (?)
St. Patrick’s Anglican Church	612 Valour Road, Winnipeg	1927
Amer Auto Painting Building (repairs)	175 Carlton Street, Winnipeg	1928	Demolished (?)
British American Service Station	591 Academy Road, Winnipeg	1928
Chalmers United Church	651 Spruce Street, Winnipeg	1928
Knights of Columbus Building (repairs)	282-294 Graham Avenue / 244 Smith Street, Winnipeg	1928	Demolished (1974)
National Block (repairs)	222 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg	1928	Demolished (?)
St. John’s Presbyterian Church	251 Bannerman Avenue, Winnipeg	1928
Weidman Warehouse (repairs)	244-246 Jarvis Avenue, Winnipeg	1928	Destroyed by fire (27 February 2024)
House (repairs)	1900 Pacific Avenue West, Winnipeg	1928
House (repairs)	590 Warsaw Avenue, Winnipeg	1928
Whitehall Apartments	100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg	1929	Demolished (November 1956)
Yale’s Billiards (repairs)	297 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg	1932	Demolished (?)
Princess Service Station	61 Princess Street, Winnipeg	1932	Demolished (?)
Shepherd House (repairs)	124 Middle Gate, Winnipeg	1933

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Clement Arthur Birch (1888-1968)

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander “Alex” Langford (1887-1961)

Sources:

“New apartment block to be erected at cost of $250,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 June 1927, page 22.

“Home building swells,” Manitoba Free Press, 2 July 1927, page 13.

“Fine apartments to be erected on Kennedy street,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 March 1928, page 26.

“Fine apartments to be erected on Kennedy street,” Manitoba Free Press, 26 May 1928, page 26.

“Winnipeg permits near $2,000,000 mark for 1928 season,” Manitoba Free Press, 7 April 1928, page 32.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

“City briefs,” Winnipeg Tribune, 23 September 1932, page 2.

“This weeks permits,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 1932, page 9.

“City building permits total $13,000 in week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 January 1933, page 2.

We thank Gordon Goldsborough for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 21 December 2024