Manitoba Business: Wallace and Akins

This Winnipeg-based construction firm founded by John James Wallace and William John Akins built buildings around Manitoba.

Some of its building works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Naylor House	797 Honeyman Avenue, Winnipeg	1905
Becher House	67 Kingsway, Winnipeg	1906
Telegram Printing Building	54 Adelaide Street, Winnipeg	1910
Crescent Creamery Building	488 Burnell Street, Winnipeg	1912
Telegram Printing Building (addition)	54 Adelaide Street, Winnipeg	1912
Northland Knitting Building (expansion)	618 Arlington Street, Winnipeg	1919
Winnipeg Municipal Hospital Garage and Laundry Building	1 Morley Avenue, Winnipeg	1920-1921
Canada Bread Building (addition)	258 Burnell Street, Winnipeg	1924-1925	Demolished (2020)
Aronovitch and Leipsic Building	340-346 Donald Street / 317-319 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg	1925
Harris Abottoir Meat Packing Plant (addition)	Archibald Street, Winnipeg	1926	Demolished (2001)
Canada Bread Building (addition)	258 Burnell Street, Winnipeg	1927	Demolished (2020)
Canada Bread Building (alterations)	258 Burnell Street, Winnipeg	1929	Demolished (2020)
Cottier House (Wesley Cottier)	1172 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg	1929
Fry House (Arthur Fry)	709 Rathgar Avenue, Winnipeg	1929
Goodman House (Mrs. S. Goodman)	932 Minto Street, Winnipeg	1929
Marshall House (George J. Marshall)	249 Keniston Street, Winnipeg	1929	Demolished (?)
Morey House (William Morey)	1170 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg	1929
Morton House (John T. Morton)	733 Goulding Street, Winnipeg	1929
St. Paul Terrace	796-808 St. Paul Avenue, Winnipeg	1929
Simpson House (Clark M. Simpson)	711 Rathgar Avenue, Winnipeg	1929
Wood House (Robert Wood)	1156 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg	1929
Corona Theatre (alterations)	1433 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg	1930
Heath House (Frank Heath)	1168 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg	1930
Peerless Laundry Building (addition)	55-59 Pearl Street, Winnipeg	1930	Demolished (?)
McAllister House (Herbert McAllister)	745 Goulding Street, Winnipeg	1931
Smith House Stanley Smith)	1166 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg	1931
Vale House (Sidney Vale)	1164 Ashburn Street, Winnipeg	1931
Imperial Oil Service Station (alterations)	445 River Avenue, Winnipeg	1936	Demolished (1966)
King House (repairs)	888 Burnell Street, Winnipeg	1936
Robbins House (repairs)	454 Lipton Street, Winnipeg	1936
Ches-Way Apartments	240 Chestnut Street, Winnipeg	1937
Morrey House (alterations)	120 Lipton Street, Winnipeg	1937
Ashdown Building (alterations)	476 Main Street, Winnipeg	1938
Merchants Consolidated Warehouse (addition)	527 Waterfront Drive, Winnipeg	1939	Demolished (?)

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John James Wallace (1865-1936)

Memorable Manitobans: William John Akins (c1874-1955)

Sources:

“Large factory and other big jobs this week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1928, page 11.

“City Dairy Co. begins work on $150,000 stable,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1928, page 11.

“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 April 1929, page 45.

“Permits issued this week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 May 1929, page 6.

“Construction of city homes speeds up here,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 June 1929, page 8.

“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 August 1929, page 14.

“Large permit issued closing day of January,” Manitoba Free Press, 1 February 1930, page 31.

“$300,000 worth of new building recorded here in during April,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 May 1930, page 23.

“Peerless Laundry makes further progress,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 November 1930, page 7.

“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 May 1931, page 4.

“Permits issued,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 May 1931, page 6.

“First two house permits of the year; Permits since Jan 1 stands at $173,600,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1936, page 34.

“Construction of buildings show gratifying jump,” Winnipeg Free Press, 30 May 1936, page 15.

“Building permits show big increases,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 April 1937, page 20.

“Big increase in building permits,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 1938, page 11.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 3 February 2025