Manitoba Club
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 Manitoba Club building | |
| Formation | 16 July 1874 |
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| Type | Private club |
| Headquarters | 194 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Website | manitobaclub |
The Manitoba Club is
History
On 16 July 1874, ten men met at the St. James Restaurant in Winnipeg to organize a club where city leaders could meet and relax. The Manitoba Club was incorporated one month later, becoming the first private club in Western Canada.[1]
The first clubhouse was founded in a rented building. This building burned down in February 1875 when Winnipeg’s first steam fire engine, on its inaugural run, failed to get there in time. Within six weeks, a new location was found, serving the club for 6 years. The third clubhouse was owned by the club and located on Garry Street,[1] later being sold to Donald E. McKenty for $30,000,[2] and then sold again three weeks later to Fred Richardson for $35,000.[3]
Dignitaries who have visited the club include
In November 1902, the Club purchased three lots at 194
The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the stained glass at the Manitoba Club.[8]
In 2017, the Club made plans to add a Cigar Room on the top floor. No other private club in Canada has such.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Manitoba Club History - Manitoba Club". manitobaclub.mb.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b "Manitoba Club Building Sold". Winnipeg Free Press. June 11, 1904. p. 7.
- ^ "Local Notes". Winnipeg Free Press. July 1, 1904. p. 23.
- ^ Goldsborough, Gordon; Penner, George (April 1, 2017). "Historic Sites of Manitoba - 298 Garry St". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "New Building For The Manitoba Club". The Winnipeg Daily Tribune. April 2, 1904. p. 11.
- ^ "Local Notes". The Winnipeg Daily Tribune. June 23, 1904. p. 5.
- ^ "Manitoba Club". The Winnipeg Tribune. September 30, 1905. p. 1.
- ^ "Institute for stained glass in Canada". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ^ Sinclair Jr., Gordon (November 23, 2017). "Manitoba Club throws up smokescreen over cigar room". Winnipeg Free Press. p. B3.
External links
- Manitoba Club (website)
- Historic Sites of Manitoba - Manitoba Club
- ArchiSeek.com - S. Frank Peters (architect of the Manitoba Club)
- https://www.winnipegarchitecture.ca/digital-tours/broadway/#group-1-stop-3
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