A parking lot on Tache Avenue in the Norwood area of Winnipeg was once the site of a fire hall. Approved by local voters in an August 1905 vote, the building was designed by local architect Victor W. Horwood. Tenders were called in mid-October 1905, with the lowest bid coming in over the budgeted sum, at $11,119. Design changes were made and tenders were re-issued in late February 1906. The brick and stone structure was rushed to completion, with work underway by June and completed by year’s end, at a cost of $10,000. Used initially by fire and police personnel, the police function was later phased out. Closed when a new St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 3 [now Winnipeg Fire Hall No. 3] opened at the corner of Des Meurons Street and Goulet Street, the building was demolished.
St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 2 (circa 1910)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, St. Boniface - Fire Department 3Site Location (lat/long): N49.88214, W97.12318
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 1 / Central Fire Hall (110 Albert Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 2 / South Fire Hall (Smith Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Fighters Museum of Winnipeg / Fire Hall No. 3 (56 Maple Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 4 (470 Gertrude Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 5 (354 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 7 (349 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 8 (325 Talbot Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 9 (1466 William Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 10 (845 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 11 / Fire Hall No. 7 (180 Sinclair Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 12 (1055 Dorchester Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 13 (410 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 14 (161 Lipton Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 15 (524 Osborne Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fire Hall No. 25 (701 Day Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 1 (212 rue Dumoulin, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 2 / Police Station (328 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 3 / Fire Hall No. 9 (864 Marion Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Fire Hall No. 4 / Fire Hall No. 15 (1083 Autumnwood Drive, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James Fire Hall (200 Berry Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Vital Museum / St. Vital Fire Hall (600 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Transcona Municipal Office and Fire Hall (Victoria Avenue West, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Transcona Public Safety Building / Fire Hall No. 21 / Police Station No. 4 (730 Pandora Avenue West, Winnipeg)
“The ratepayers of St. Boniface [...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 August 1905, page 10.
“By-law carried,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 August 1905, page 4.
“St. Boniface Council,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 September 1905, page 13.
“Norwood Fire Hall tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 12 October 1905, page 11.
“St. Boniface tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 October 1905, page 3.
“The Cathedral Town's big building year,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 October 1905, page 36.
“Local notes [Tenders are being invited ...],” Manitoba Free Press, 26 February 1906, page 10.
“St. Boniface growing apace,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 June 1906, page 10.
“Citizens build many fine new homes [Norwood and St. Boniface],” Manitoba Free Press, 6 December 1906, page 50.
“St. Boniface election,” Winnipeg Tribune, 15 December 1906, page 2.
“Activity in St. Boniface,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 May 1907, page 4.
“New Fire Hall for St. Boniface,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 September 1907, page 12.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 4 May 2021
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