This seven-storey brick warehouse at the southwest corner of Princess Street and Alexander Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 80 feet by 117 feet, was designed by local architect Samuel Frank Peters. It was built as a four-storey structure in 1902, at a cost of about $25,000, by contractors Robert Watson and John Alexander Girvin for the Cockshutt Plow Company, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment.
The top three floors, also designed by Peters, were added in 1906 by builder John McQuarrie at a cost of about $50,000. For nearly 50 years, the building was associated with the Cockshutt Plow. Later occupants included the T. Eaton Realty Company and the wholesale firm of J. Werier and Company.
In September 2019, it became a municipally-designated historic building.
Cockshutt Plow Building (circa 1903)
Source: An Illustrated Souvenir of Winnipeg, William A. Martel & Sons, 1903.
Cockshutt Plow Building (May 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90241, W97.13950
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Frank Peters (1847-1926)
Memorable Manitobans: Robert Watson (1856-?)
Memorable Manitobans: John Alexander Girvin (1851-1931)
Memorable Manitobans: John McQuarrie (1849-1929)
Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Werier (1870-1956)
Memorable Manitobans: Ezra Arthur Mott (1869-1951)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cockshutt Plow Warehouse (551 Pacific Avenue, Brandon)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 695/1902, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2773/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Cockshutt Plow Company Building, 238 Princess Street, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, April 2019.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Jordan Makichuk, and George Penner.
Page revised: 4 September 2024
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