Customs
                      Examining Warehouse 145 McDermot 
The Inland Revenue Building is a massive structure located
                      on the northeast corner of Rorie and McDermot. It was initially
                      constructed to house the Inland Revenue Branch of the Dominion
                    Government. 
                  Porter/Galpern Building 165 McDermot 
McDermot has always been a commercial area, and today a
                      substantial turn-of-the century streetscape still exists
                      between 165-179 McDermot Avenue beginning at the intersection
                  of Rorie Street and McDermot Avenue.  
                  Dawson Richardson
                      Building 
                    (Pockets Bar) 169-171 McDermot Avenue  
Located at 171 McDermot, the Dawson
                      Richardson Building was completed in late 1921 and was
                  the last structure to be built along this street. 
                  Grange Building/Mitchell
                      Block 173 McDermot 
Built at a cost of $7,000, the Mitchell Block was decorated
                    with an ornate exterior much of which is now missing, although
                  decorative window details have survived. 
                  Toronto Type Foundry
                      Building 175 McDermot 
Built by its designer, David Ede, as a speculative venture
                      during Winnipeg's 1881-82 land boom, this three-storey
                      brick warehouse is the oldest of the six buildings on the
                  north side of McDermot Avenue between Main and Rorie streets.  
                  T.W. Taylor Building
                      177 McDermot Avenue  
Built in 1882, this two-storey brick structure was a printing
                      plant and book bindery which remained in business until
                  the late 1960s. 
                  W.F.
                        Alloway Building 179 McDermot Avenue  
                    The Alloway and Champion Building reflects the innovative
                    spirit of an 1879 partnership which became one of the
                    largest private banks in Western Canada. 
                  Lake of the Woods
                      House 
                    (Mayberry Gallery) 212 McDermot Avenue  
The high-quality Five Roses
                      brand of flour produced from western canadian grain helped
                      the Lake of The Woods Milling Company become the second
                  largest milling company in Canada at the turn of the century. 
                  The Criterion Hotel
                      214 McDermot Avenue  
The Criterion Hotel, built in 1903, was one of many hotels established in the
area to accommodate the thousands of arriving travellers. 
                  Silvester-Willson
                      Building
                      222 McDermot  
Built in 1904, for A. Lee Willson, 222 McDermot Avenue
                      contained the offices of A. Silvester, Hardware & Lumber
                      Merchant of Elkhorn, Manitoba and H. Willson of Willson
                  Stationery Co. of Winnipeg. 
                  Lyon Block/Bate
                      Building
                      217-225 McDermot  
This brick building was erected in 1883 and was well constructed,
                    with oversized joists and a stone foundation.  The
                    details and quality of the brickwork on the Lyon Block
                    made its design especially notable and successful. 
                  Mariaggi Hotel 
                    (The
                      Albert Block) 227-237 McDermot Avenue  
The Albert Block was originally constructed as the Alexander
                      Apartment House in 1901 as a real estate investment for
                      J. S. Tupper, W. J. Tupper and Walter Sacklling. In 1903,
                      Frank Mariaggi, who had come west with the Red River Expedition
  in 1871, converted the block into a luxurious European-style hotel. 
                  Stovel Block/Kay
                      Building
                      245 McDermot  
Stovel Printing moved to a three-storey
location on McDermot and Arthur Street. In 1900, two storeys and an
extension to King Street were added. 
In 1916 the building was gutted by fire but the walls remained and it was rebuilt. 
                  Thompson, Codville
                      Company Building 
                    (Sures Building) 246 McDermot Avenue  
Situated between the elaborate Telegram Building, built
                      around the same time, and the Geo. D. Wood Building of
                      the 1890s, this warehouse is a rare example of a modest-sized
                      structure of the city’s first boom period that has
                  not been significantly altered. 
                  Merchants/George
                      Woods Building  
                      250 McDermot  
The George D. Woods Building, now known as the Merchants
                      Building, was built in 1898 to house the wholesale hardware
                  business of George Duncan Woods.  
                   Stobart Building 
                    (Bedford
                      Building) 281 McDermot Avenue  
At one point there were nineteen rail lines connecting Winnipeg to the rest
  of Canada as the city became the supply point for Western Canadian settlement.
One of the finest warehouses to rise up from this prosperous time was built by
F.W. Stobart, Sons & Co. in 1903. 
                  Maltese Cross Building
                      286 McDermot Avenue  
This fireproof warehouse was constructed for the Gutta
                      Percha and Rubber Co. Ltd. of Toronto. Manufacturers of
                      'Maltese Cross' and 'Lion' businesses in Winnipeg under
                  the name Winnipeg Rubber Company. 
                  Wilson Building
                      (Allen Building)
                      288 McDermot  
This six-storey brick building was constructed in 1905
                      for the J.C. Wilson Company, a Quebec-based paper products
                  manufacturer and wholesaler. 
                  Glengarry Block
                      290 McDermot Avenue  
The Glengarry Block, on the south side of McDermot Avenue
                      between Princess and King streets, was another one of John
                  Duncan McArthur’s speculative investments in Winnipeg. 
                  Daylite Building
                      296 McDermot Avenue  
Originally four storeys high, the Daylite Building was
                      designed and constructed in 1899 by James H. Cadham on
                      the corner of McDermot and Princess in the western
half of the warehouse district. 
                    
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