Exchange District in Winnipeg, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Rowand Block / Canada Life Building

(1886-1974)

— Historic Winnipeg —

Rowand Block / Canada Life Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022

1. Rowand Block / Canada Life Building Marker

Inscription. This pediment hung above the entrance of a 3-storey office building located at the S.W. corner of Portage and Main. Designed by local architect C.O. Wickenden for Edward Rowand and accommodating such influential tenants as barrister Sir Hugh John MacDonald, it was enlarged to 5 storeys in 1903 by renowned architects Darling and Pearson. In 1974 it was demolished to make way for the Trizec development.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 49° 53.883′ N, 97° 8.31′ W. Marker is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is in the Exchange District. Marker is on Bannatyne Avenue just east of Main Street (Provincial Route 52), on the right when traveling west. Marker and pediment are located along the sidewalk on the south side of the old Imperial Bank of Canada building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 193 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3B 1B4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Imperial Bank of Canada (a few steps from this marker); The Confederation Building / L'édifice de la Confédération (within shouting distance of this marker); West Clements Block (Bijou Theatre) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Early Skyscrapers in Winnipeg / Les gratte-ciel de Winnipeg

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(about 90 meters away); Court House (about 90 meters away); Union Bank Building / L’édifice de la Union Bank (about 90 meters away); Union Bank Building (about 120 meters away); First Headquarters • International Brotherhood of Magicians (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnipeg.

Also see . . . Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rowand Block / Canada Life Building.

This plaque, installed on the wheelchair ramp on the south side of the Imperial Bank of Canada Building, commemorates the three-storey Rowand Block built in 1886 at the southwest corner of Portage and Main.

(Submitted on February 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022

2. Rowand Block / Canada Life Building Marker

(marker is mounted on left side of preserved pediment)

Old Imperial Bank of Canada building (<i>south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 16, 2022

3. Old Imperial Bank of Canada building (south elevation)

(marker and Rowand Block pediment are located beside the sidewalk near the southeast corner of the old Imperial Bank of Canada building)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.