Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College Powerhouse (33 Maclean Crescent, Winnipeg)

This brick building on the Fort Garry Campus of the University of Manitoba was designed by local architects Samuel Hooper and Victor Horwood and built by the firm of Carter-Halls-Aldinger between 1911 and 1912. It generated power for the buildings of the original Manitoba Agricultural College. It has been extensively renovated through the years but is still in use by the University.

Powerhouse for the Manitoba Agricultural College (1914) Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 20 June 1914, page 4. Agricultural College Powerhouse (January 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Agricultural College Powerhouse (January 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Agricultural College Powerhouse (January 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Agricultural College Powerhouse (April 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.80684, W97.13255 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)

Memorable Manitobans: Victor William Horwood (1878-1939)

Manitoba Business: Carter-Halls-Aldinger / Commonwealth Construction Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural College / University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“The Power House from which the College Buildings are lighted and heated,” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 June 1914, page 4.

The Manitoba Provincial Architect's Office (1904-1916) by Erin A. M. Booth, MA Thesis, University of Winnipeg, November 1994, footnote #228.

We thank Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 June 2024

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