This four-storey brick and stone warehouse at the northwest corner of Sutherland Avenue and Robinson Street in Winnipeg, measuring 75 feet by 100 feet, was designed by local architects James Chisholm and Colin Campbell Chisholm, and built in 1907 by the General Construction Company and C. H. Simpson and Company at a cost of about $55,000. It was used by the Walter Woods Hardware Company for the distribution of wholesale hardware supplies.
In 1920, architects Chisholm and Chisholm were called on to design a one-storey brick building at the rear of the four-storey building. Measuring 41 feet by 167 feet, it was built by the Sutherland Construction Company at a cost of about $22,500.
The company operated in this building until the mid-1940s when it relocated to the former International Harvester Building.
Walter Woods Warehouse (1907)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1907, page 27
The former Walter Woods Warehouse (May 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90887, W97.14104
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James Chisholm (1841-1920)
Memorable Manitobans: Colin Campbell “Cam” Chisholm (1883-1936)
Memorable Manitobans: Christopher Hickey “Chris” Simpson (1861-1928)
Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: International Harvester Building (782 Main Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Fish Company Warehouse / Walter Woods Warehouse (225 Sutherland Avenue, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1043/1907, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Tenders,” Manitoba Free Press, 19 April 1907, page 24.
“New warehouse for Walter Woods,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 May 1907, page 27.
“Building operations,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 April 1907, page 7.
“New warehouse for Walter Woods & Co.,” Winnipeg Telegram, 15 June 1907, page 10.
“Many permits issued,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 April 1920, page 3.
“Building and real estate,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 May 1920, page 5.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 6 July 2024
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