MHM Fairchild Building - 1907
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 49° 53.943 W 097° 08.508
14U E 633446 N 5529062
This Manitoba Historical Marker placed by 'Historic Winnipeg' is on Princess St between William Ave and Bannatyne Ave in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMBGVN
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/20/2011
Views: 3
HistoricPlaces.ca says this building is also called the Sterling Cloak Building, 110 Princess St.
This is part of the Exchange District National Historic Site (
visit link) which is a 20 block area containing approximately 150 heritage buildings.
Marker Name: Fairchild Building - 1907
Agency: Historic Winnipeg
Languages: English
Location: 120 Princess St, Winnipeg
Marker Text: Constructed as a warehouse for the farm implement business of the Fairchild Company, John Deere agents, this building was one of the first warehouses to break with the Richardsonian - Romanesque tradition established by the Whitla, Ashdown and Gault Buildings.
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]
Website: Not listed
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