This six-storey brick structure on Carlton Street in downtown Winnipeg, designed by architects John Woodman and Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey and constructed by the firm of Carter-Halls-Aldinger by 1913, was occupied by the Manitoba Free Press (later the Winnipeg Free Press) for 78 years. In 1991, the company relocated to an industrial park in northwest Winnipeg. The building is a municipally-designated historic site.
Free Press Building (2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Free Press Building (May 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89335, W97.14638
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Woodman (1861-1944)
Memorable Manitobans: Raymond Marwood-Elton Carey (1883-1975)
Manitoba Business: Carter-Halls-Aldinger / Commonwealth Construction Company
MHS Centennial Business: Manitoba Free Press / Winnipeg Free Press
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ella Cora Hind Plaque (300 Carlton Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2950/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Free Press buys site for new home,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 May 1911, page 1.
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 June 1911, page 2.
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 August 1911, page 2.
“$3,000,000 worth of building operations,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 July 1912, page 11.
Free Press Building, Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, February 1998.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 June 2024
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