This two-storey brick building on Main Street in Winnipeg, measuring 35 feet by 66 feet, was designed by local architect David Wynyard Bellhouse and built in 1906 by the Imperial Plumbing and Building Company for the Steele Brothers Investment Company at a cost of about $8,700. In its original configuration, the building contained four retail spaces on the main floor and four residential apartments on the second floor.
At the time of a 2022 site visit, the building had an addition on the rear of the building and had been extensively renovated, making it completely unrecognizable from its original appearance. A “ghost sign” for Steele Brothers was barely visible behind the vines on the north side of the building.
Steele Block (1906)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 6 December 1906, page 38.
Steele Block (November 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91053, W97.13270
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David Wynyard Bellhouse (1861-1952)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1579/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Steele Bros. Investment Company. Building,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 December 1906, page 38.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #216 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 1 December 2024
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