This large two-storey brick warehouse at the southeast corner of Gomez Street and Sutherland Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1917 by the Sutherland Construction Company for the Alaska Bedding Company. The company later changed its name to the Simmons Bedding Company.
In 1920, a large two-storey addition designed by local architect John Danley Atchison was added to the rear of the warehouse by the Sutherland Construction Company at a cost of about $66,132.
The company occupied this building until 1999.
The former Simmons Bedding Warehouse (May 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90507, W97.12402
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company
Memorable Manitobans: John Danley Atchison (1870-1959)
Historical Tours in Manitoba: Walking Tour of North Point Douglas
“Building contracts let,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 June 1917, page 6.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Bedding firm to build addition costing $66,132,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 January 1920, page 1.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 December 2022
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