This five-storey reinforced concrete and brick warehouse on Kate Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Frank Robert Evans. It was built in 1909 at a cost of $60,000 for the Safety Storage and Forwarding Company. It was intended for general warehousing with cold and heated storage areas. During the 1920s, it was used for the winter storage of automobiles.
Later the home for Adult and Teen Challenge of Central Canada, the evangelical Christian organization revealed plans in early 2025 to convert the top four floors of the building into a 100-bed facility for treatment and supportive housing.
Architectural drawing of Safety Storage Warehouse (1909)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 25 December 1909, page 7.
The former Safety Storage Warehouse (January 2025)
Source: George Penner
The former Safety Storage Warehouse (January 2025)
Source: George Penner
The former Safety Storage Warehouse (January 2025)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90145, W97.15283
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Frank Robert Evans (1865-1949)
“New storage building,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 December 1909, page 7.
“Dead storage,” Manitoba Free Press, 14 November 1925, page 37.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
“Adult and Teen Challenge seeks funds for recovery centre,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 January 2025.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 January 2025
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