Confederation Building

Confederation Building is a National Historic Site of Canada in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · 457 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba · location approximate

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THE CONFEDERATION BUILDING This ten storey steel-framed office block is representative of early high-rise building construction technology in Winnipeg. Designed in the Chicago style of architecture by J. Wilson Gray of Toronto, it was erected in 1912 by the Carter-Halls-Aldinger Company of Winnipeg at a cost of $400,000. The building was owned and occupied by the Confederation Life Association for over 50 years. Its style, use, and placement within Winnipeg's commercial core make it an enduring symbol of the city's great economic and spatial growth in the early twentieth century.

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L’ÉDIFICE DE LA CONFÉDÉRATION Cet édifice de dix étages à charpente d'acier est typique des premiers gratte-ciel à Winnipeg. Conçu dans le style architectural de Chicago par J. Wilson Gray de Toronto, il a été érigé en 1912 par la Carter-Halls-Aldinger Company de Winnipeg, au coût de 400,000$. L'édifice a été la propriété de la Confederation Life Association qui l'a occupé pendant plus de 50 ans. Son architecture, son utilisation et son emplacement au coeur du centre commecial de Winnipeg en font un symbole permanent de la croissance économique et géographique de la ville au début du XXe siècle.

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Confederation Building

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