Located at the northwest corner of Portage Avenue and Woodlawn Street in Winnipeg, this two-storey brick and Tyndall stone building was designed by the architectural firm of Northwood and Chivers and built by the Claydon Construction Company at a cost of about $32,000 using funds raised by Manitoba women. The main floor originally contained a billiard hall, club rooms, office space, and kitchen/washroom facilities while the second floor held an auditorium. The Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge was intended as a lasting tribute to the province’s veterans of the First World War.
A commemorative plaque was erected at the site in 2006 by the Manitoba Heritage Council. The building is a municipally-designated historic site.
Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge (June 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge (May 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87737, W97.23435
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Northwood and Chivers / Northwood Chivers and Casey
Manitoba Business: Claydon Brothers Construction Company / Claydon Construction Limited
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deer Lodge Hospital (2109 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)
“Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 June 1931, page 19.
“Women’s Tribute to Deer Lodge Hospital,” Manitoba Free Press, 6 June 1931, page 26.
Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.
Women’s Tribute Memorial Lodge, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
Women's Tribune Memorial Lodge, 200 Woodlawn Street, Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, 5 February 1987.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 26 April 2023
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