After the Nares Block collapsed during construction of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1911, the site was acquired by the Union Trust Company. Plans for the steel-framed Union Tower were prepared by Chicago architect John D. Atchison. Based on the . . . — — Map (db m215232) HM
Near this spot on the 8th of November 1864 was instituted Northern Light Lodge the first Masonic Lodge in the Red River settlement. The officers were John Schultz Worshipful Master A.G.B. Bannatyne Warden William . . . — — Map (db m215238) HM