This four-storey brick building on Arlington Street in Winnipeg, measuring 40 feet by 114 feet, was designed by local architect David William Fair Nichols and built in 1912 by the construction firm of Hinds and Mitchell for the Northland Knitting Company at a cost of about $20,000.
Initially two storeys, a two-storey addition was designed by local architect George Gaspar Teeter and built in 1919 by the construction firm of Wallace and Akins at a cost of about $24,000.
In 2010, the building was purchased by real estate broker John Hunsberger and renovated into studios for artists, naming the facility Artlington Studios.
Northland Knitting Building (1926)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 18 September 1926, page 29.
Artlington Studios (May 2019)
Source: George Penner
Artlington Studios (December 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89563, W97.16888
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David William Fair Nichols (1881-1951)
Manitoba Business: Hinds and Mitchell
Memorable Manitobans: George Gaspar Teeter (1874-1949)
Manitoba Business: Wallace and Akins
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3401/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Knitting company to build factory,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 September 1912, page 11.
“Knitting factory for Arlington St.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 5 September 1912, page 1.
“New knitting factory and many houses,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 September 1912, page 14.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1334/1919, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Local notes,” Manitoba Free Press, 27 September 1919, page 8.
“Expanding industries in greater Winnipeg area,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 September 1926, page 29.
“Some of Winnipeg’s 490 factories,” Manitoba Free Press, 16 April 1927, page 52.
“Creative connection,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 November 2019, page 6.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 3 February 2025
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