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Memorable Manitobans: Charles Henry Walker (1855-1927)
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 1906, 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
181 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
1904-1905
26-30 Avonherst Street, Winnipeg
1905
103-111 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
1906
843 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg
1906
635 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1906
506 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
1906
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: 14 January 2023
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