This 34-storey building on Lombard Place in Winnipeg, near the corner of Portage Avenue and Main Street, was designed by the architectural firm of Smith Carter Searle and Associates and constructed between 1966 and 1969 by Poole Construction using structural steel provided by Dominion Bridge. It was built to serve, in part, as the corporate headquarters of James Richardson & Sons Limited.
Richardson Building (December 2012)
Source: George Penner
Richardson Building (March 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89620, W97.13805
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Smith Carter and Katelnikoff / Smith Carter Architects and Engineers / Architecture49
Manitoba Business: Poole Construction
Manitoba Business: Dominion Bridge Company
MHS Centennial Business: James Richardson & Sons Limited / Pioneer Grain Company / Richardson Pioneer
“Contract for the supply and install of the reinforced steel is let to the Dominion Bridge Company,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 December 1967, page 45.
“Richardson Building; sub contractors,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 November 1969, page 35.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner.
Page revised: 24 February 2024
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