The seven-storey Glengarry Building on the south side of McDermot Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by local architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell and constructed in 1910 by contrator Arthur Simmons at a cost of about $51,000. On opening, it housed various wholesalers and manufacturers, including importer and manufacturers’ agent Samuel Groff and Sons, and tobacconist John Erzinger. The building is a municipally-designated historic site.
Glengarry Building (April 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Glengarry Building (December 2024)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89756, W97.14218
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)
Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Simmons (1879-1950)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1970/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Glengarry Building (290 McDermot Avenue), Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, January 1987.
We thank Nathan Kramer and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 December 2024
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