Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fortune Block (232 Main Street, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick building on Main Street in Winnipeg was designed by architects C. Mancel Willmot and George W. Stewart, and constructed in 1882 for businessman Mark Fortune. He soon sold it to Alexander Macdonald who built the adjacent building, the Macdonald Block.

In 2016, it became a municipally-designated historic building and was purchased by businessman John Pollard. His restoration project was recognized with a Conservation Award from Heritage Winnipeg in 2020.

Fortune Block at right and Commercial Hotel at left (August 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Fortune Block (November 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Fortune Block at right and Commercial Hotel at left after restoration (August 2019)
Source: George Penner

Aerial view of the Fortune Block at right and Commercial Hotel at left after restoration (September 2024)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89169, W97.13675
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.

Page revised: 29 September 2024

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