This two-storey brick and Tyndall stone building on Main Street in Winnipeg was designed by the local architectural firm of Northwood and Chivers. It was built in 1939 at a cost of about $40,000 by the construction firm of Fraser and MacDonald (with Cotter Brothers installing the heating, plumbing, and fire suppression systems) for the Singer Sewing Machine Company of New York. The company remained at this location into the 1960s.
The former Singer Sewing Machine Building (February 2021)
Source: George Penner
The former Singer Sewing Machine Building (February 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90192, W97.13676
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Northwood and Chivers / Northwood Chivers and Casey
Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Singer Sewing Machine Building (424 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
“Contract let Singer building on Main Street,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 1939, page 7.
“Singer building contract let,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 August 1939, page 28.
“Large contracts,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 August 1939, page 7.
“Singer office,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 September 1939, page 13.
“Winnipeg’s new Singer Sewing Centre,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 December 1939, page 9.
“Winnipeg’s new Singer Sewing Centre,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 December 1939, page 10.
“Winnipeg’s new Singer Sewing Centre,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 December 1939, page 10.
“Opening sale,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 December 1939, page 10.
590 Main Street, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and George Penner.
Page revised: 24 March 2023
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