Formerly located at the southeast corner of Macdonald Avenue and Waterfront Drive (formerly May Street) in Winnipeg, this five-storey brick building, measuring 50 feet by 90 feet, was designed by architect George Gaspar Teeter. It was built in 1912 by contractor John E. Heslip for owner John H. Carleton at a cost of $50,000.
An early occupant of the building was the Ferguson Brothers Storage Company. In 1920, the building became occupied by the mail order company of Macleods Limited, sellers of harnesses, plowshares, and other farm supplies that later diversified to hardware of all kinds. The firm occupied the building until 1946.
The building was later demolished and the site is now occupied by another structure.
Carleton Warehouse (1912)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 24 August 1912, page 9.
Macleod Building (no date)
Source: “The Macleods Story”, page 6, Macleods Limited fonds, Archives of Manitoba.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90257, W97.12695
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: George Gaspar Teeter (1874-1949)
Manitoba Business: Macleods Limited / Macleod Stedman Limited
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3145/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permits were big yesterday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 August 1912, page 1.
“Building being erected for J. H. Carleton,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 August 1912, page 9.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #223 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 September 2024
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