Historic Sites of Manitoba: Horticulture and Biology Building / Home Economics Building / Human Ecology Building (35 Chancellors Circle, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick and stone building on the Fort Garry Campus of the University of Manitoba was designed by local architects Samuel Hooper and Victor Horwood, and built between 1911 and 1912 by Thomas Kelly and Sons as part of the Manitoba Agricultural College. Initially used for the instruction of horticulture and biology, in 1949 it was renovated for use as the Home Economics Building. It was later renamed the Human Ecology Building.

Horticulture and Biology Building of the Manitoba Agricultural College (1914) Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 20 June 1914, page 4. Human Ecology Building (no date) Source: Winnipeg Buildings Index Human Ecology Building (March 2022) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.81074, W97.13230 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)

Memorable Manitobans: Victor William Horwood (1878-1939)

Manitoba Business: Kelly Brothers / Manitoba Construction Company / Kelly Brothers and Mitchell / Thomas Kelly and Sons

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College / University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“The building devoted to Horticulture and Biology,” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 June 1914, page 4.

“Union at Fort Garry possible in Sept. ’49,” The Manitoban, 28 September 1948, page 1.

The Manitoba Provincial Architect's Office (1904-1916) by Erin A. M. Booth, MA Thesis, University of Winnipeg, November 1994, footnote #228.

We thank Rose Kuzina and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 June 2024

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