Historic Sites of Manitoba: Leadlay Building (306-310 Ross Avenue, Winnipeg)

This five-storey brick and stone warehouse on Ross Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by local architect James Henry Cadham and built in 1905 by John Alexander Girvin and William James Hodgins for the Leadlay Manufacturing Company. In September 2019, it became a municipally-designated historic building.

Leadlay Building

Leadlay Building (June 2017)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Leadlay Building

Leadlay Building (July 2017)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90142, W97.14103
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: James Henry Cadham (1850-1907)

Memorable Manitobans: John Alexander Girvin (1851-1931)

Memorable Manitobans: William James Hodgins (1853-1935)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Leadlay Building (306 Ross Avenue), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, May 2019.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 13 April 2020

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