A commemorative plaque for the Crescent Furniture Building (Sterling Building) is installed below terra cotta panels used as ornamentation on a curved brick wall on Main Street, north of the Confederation Life Building. The original building was completed in 1926 on the northeast corner of Portage Avenue and Vaughan Street. It was demolished in 1985.
Crescent Furniture Building Plaque (2009)
Source: City of WinnipegSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89894, W97.13851
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Crescent Furniture Building Terra Cotta Panels (The Forks, Winnipeg)
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 February 2021
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