Memorable Manitobans: Charles Henry Walker (1855-1927)

Architect.

Born in Ontario on 12 March 1855, he came to Winnipeg in October 1879, where he found work as a carpenter. From around 1898 to 1904, he worked as a draughtsman for Hugh McCowan and apparently also designed some small buildings on his own. Around 1905, Walker joined Samuel Hooper to form the architectural firm of Hooper and Walker. The practice was dissolved by early 1909. He later moved to British Columbia where he continued to work as an architect. He died at Victoria on 12 January 1927.

Some of the architectural works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Kelly Building	181 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg	1904-1905
Avoca Apartments	329-335 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg	1905	Demolished (1983)
MacDonald House	26-30 Avonherst Street, Winnipeg	1905
Adelaide Block	103-111 Osborne Street, Winnipeg	1906
Bardal Block	843 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg	1906
International Order of Good Templars Hall	635 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg	1906
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Chapel and Winter Vault	506 Osborne Street, Winnipeg	1906	Demolished (February 2024)
Tache School	Kenny Street, St. Boniface	1907-1908	Demolished (1963)
Black Building (expansion)	80 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg	1907-1908
Carnegie Library (addition)	380 William Avenue, Winnipeg	1908

Sources:

Death registration, British Columbia Vital Statistics.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

Kilgour Block / Kelly Building (181 Bannatyne Avenue), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, August 1999.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 16 April 2024

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