This construction company was founded by brothers-in-law John Alexander Saul and William Arthur Irish. It operated at Carberry and Virden before relocating to Winnipeg. Renamed W. A. Irish and Company after Saul's withdrawal around 1933, the company ceased operations in the late 1970s.
Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
87 King Street (88 Arthur Street), Winnipeg
1901
182 Spence Street, Winnipeg
1904
288 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1904
Demolished (2017)
370 Donald Street, Winnipeg
1905
277 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg
1909
Linda Vista Apartments / Birchmont Apartments
171 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg
1910
Demolished (?)
580 Broadway, Winnipeg
1911
834 Grosvenor Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
Enderton Building (restoration)
334 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1918
Demolished (1969)
Gem Café
357 Broadway, Winnipeg
1920
Demolished (?)
McArthur Building (renovations)
205-211 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1921
Demolished (1988)
Baroni Cafe (renovations)
307-311 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1923
Demolished (2012)
Albert Business Block (addition)
38-44 Albert Street, Winnipeg
1924
Destroyed by fire (19 April 2012)
801 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1926
Plaza Theatre
104 Marion Street, Winnipeg
1926
Demolished (?)
295 Dromore Avenue, Winnipeg
1928
265 Morley Avenue, Winnipeg
1928
Woolworth Store (alterations)
400 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1928
Demolished (?)
Beaver Soap and Chemical Factory (addition)
1377 Winnipeg Avenue West, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
207 Lamont Boulevard, Winnipeg
1929
McKerchar Block (alterations)
600-602 Main Street, Winnipeg
1929
Peck Building (alterations)
33 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1929
Spera House (move)
2 Middle Gate, Winnipeg
1929
595 Broadway, Winnipeg
1929
893 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
1333 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Safeway Store No. 511
785 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
Demolished (?)
577 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1929
1411 Main Street, Winnipeg
1929
McRae and Griffith Garage and Auto Sales Building
Hargrave Street, Winnipeg
1929-1930
Demolished (?)
Clarendon Block (renovations)
307-311 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1930
Demolished (2012)
National Theatre (demolition)
300 Fort Street, Winnipeg
1930
Demolished (1930)
71 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg
1930
Enderton Building (repairs)
334 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1932
Demolished (1969)
Bell Hotel (alterations)
662-664 Main Street, Winnipeg
1935
Parkhill Bedding Warehouse (addition)
1270 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg
1935
Rubidge Block (renovations)
336-338 Colony Street, Winnipeg
1935
Demolished (?)
Enderton Building (renovations)
334 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1936
Demolished (1969)
Parkhill Bedding Warehouse (addition)
1270 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg
1936
Gowans Kent Building (alterations)
166-168 Market Avenue, Winnipeg
1937
Demolished (?)
Winnipeg General Hospital (addition)
Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
1937
Enderton Building (renovations)
334 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1938
Demolished (1969)
Hudson’s Bay Company Wholesale Building (alterations)
77 Main Street, Winnipeg
1938
360 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1941-1942
Demolished (?)
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Alexander Saul (1861-1939)
Memorable Manitobans: William Arthur Irish (1872-1941)
“Will rebuild Enderton Block,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 June 1918, page 5.
“Insured by fall,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 August 1918, page 5.
“Permits are light [Gem Cafe],” Manitoba Free Press, 1 May 1920, page 7.
“Beautiful residence on Dromore Street,” Manitoba Free Press, 12 May 1928, page 36.
“Large factory and other big jobs this week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1928, page 11.
“Safeway stores receive four building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 July 1929, page 3.
“Construction work in Winnipeg,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 August 1929, page 34.
“Whereabouts of Irish and Forlong unknown,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 February 1930, page 17.
“Fifty thousand in permits in first week of season,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 January 1932, page 11.
“Construction in Winnipeg quite; no new houses,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 June 1935, page 30.
“Construction in Winnipeg quiet; no new houses,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 1936, page 22.
“Bedding Company to enlarge plant here,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 February 1936, page 2.
“Building permits well below those of one year ago,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 March 1936, page 7.
“Building permits to value of $12,150 issued this year,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 January 1937, page 9.
“Hospital addition,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 February 1937, page 9.
“Splendid advance in construction work in Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 April 1937, page 30.
“Building permits ahead of 1937; many new homes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 1938, page 14.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 April 2024
