This building functioned as Winnipeg’s second grain exchange from its completion in 1898 until 1908. It was designed by Samuel Hooper and constructed by Kelly Brothers for Nicholas Bawlf, the founder of Winnipeg’s first Grain and Produce Exchange. It remains one of the finest works of architecture of the period.
A commemorative plaque is mounted on the east façade of 156-160 Princess Street, now part of the Princess Street Campus of Red River College. In 2004, the building (a municipally-designated historic site) was recognized with a Heritage Winnipeg Preservation Award.
Grain Exchange Building (September 1957) by John H. Warkentin
Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/003, ASC16519, York University
Facade of the Grain Exchange Building (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Aerial view of the Grain Exchange Building (September 2024)
Source: George Penner
Grain Exchange Building commemorative plaque (2009)
Source: City of WinnipegSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90023, W97.14111
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)
Manitoba Business: Kelly Brothers / Manitoba Construction Company / Kelly Brothers and Mitchell / Thomas Kelly and Sons
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Benson Block / Drake Hotel (146 Princess Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bawlf Block / House of Comoy (150 Princess Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Harris Block / Hochman Building (154 Princess Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grain Exchange Building (167 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.
Bawlf Grain Exchange Building (160 Princess Street), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, 1979.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 September 2024
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