Erected by businessman and politician Thomas William Taylor in 1882, this building was home for his printing business until 1968, though Taylor himself died in 1924. The firm specialized in bookbinding and the printing of account books, legal forms, and blank cheques, as well as a range of other printing services, and it operated until 1968 under proprietor William Chandler Birt.
With redevelopment of the area in the early 1970s, the building housed an art studio and interior design firm, later a restaurant, modelling academy, and fitness studio. It is a municipally-designated historic site.
Taylor Building (2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Taylor Building (January 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89720, W97.13763
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas William Taylor (1852-1924)
Memorable Manitobans: William Chandler Birt (1880-1968)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
T. W. Taylor Building (177 McDermot Avenue), Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 July 2024
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