450 Broadway Avenue – The Manitoba Legislative Building, erected in 1913-20, is a monumental reinforced concrete, steel and stone structure on a formal landscaped site between Broadway and the Assiniboine River in downtown Winnipeg. The pinnacle of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture in the province is an imposing seat of government symbolic of local strength and vitality and of the import of the official functions that occur within its walls. The solid, massive edifice, which dominates its expansive site and is visible from various vantages, is a disciplined expression of classical Greek Revival styling crowned by a symbol of youth and enterprise, the Golden Boy, graced by allegorical and historical ornament, and proudly wrapped in local Tyndall limestone. Key elements that define the building’s stately Beaux-Arts Classical architecture include the symmetrical H-shaped massing, rising three stories from a high base, and sheathed in channeled and ashlar Tyndall stone. The strong horizontal lines are reinforced by the flat roof, continuous modillioned cornice, parapet and other banding elements, and the rhythmic arrangement of windows. The multi-tiered central tower has offset corners, fluted Corinthian columns, a full entablature, a copper-paneled dome with small round dormers, and a cupola crowned with the Golden Boy. There are porticoes on each facade, large stone staircases, and colonnades with giant order columns, full entablatures, pediments, and finely detailed entrances. There are many rectangular windows with some framed by architraves, others in relief surrounds. The exuberant and profuse details throughout include stone and metal balustrades, pilasters, engaged columns, belt courses, niches, raised panels, and urns. There are many exceptional historical and allegorical sculptures, including twin sphinxes flanking the north pediment, figures and groupings of figures.545 Broadway Avenue – three-story tower with cone-shaped roof, dormer, pediment, deep wraparound verandah222 Broadway Avenue – The Fort Garry Hotel is one of a series of Chateau-style hotels built by Canadian railway companies in the early twentieth century to encourage tourists to travel their transcontinental routes. Popular with the traveling public for their elaborate decor and comfortable elegance, these hotels quickly became a national symbol of quality accommodation. The Fort Garry Hotel was built in Winnipeg in 1911-13. Its Chateau style is evident in its steeply pitched, truncated hip roof punctuated by multiple peaks, progressively smaller dormer windows, and finials; its imposing massing; its smooth-cut stone cladding; and its elaborate decorative stonework. Its main block is divided into three vertical sections defined by continuous bands of string coursing and entablatures. It has a two-story arcaded base containing the ground floor lobby and dining rooms; six intermediary stories with a regular, alternating, window pattern; and a two-story arcaded top containing the main reception rooms. It has strips of oriel windows flanking a slightly recessed center, delicately carved gables, Indiana limestone walls, a grey granite base; and copper roofing. The steep copper roof is defined by a multitude of small shed- and hip-roofed dormers, highly elaborate stone dormer facades at the corners, many pinnacles, and a large ornate chimney. Rich detailing is seen in the decorative stonework at the cornice, balcony balustrades atop the bay windows, and a rounded stone turret topped by a polygonal roof. It has a formal entrance with stone stairs, brass railings, and a copper-detailed canopy. There are grand, double-height interior public spaces on the ground and seventh floors. The ground floor consists of a main lobby; a main dining room; and a circular dining room at the rear. The elaborate main lobby is surrounded by a mezzanine with four large corner piers joined by arches with keystones bearing the national or provincial emblem; a marble inlay floor; marble stairway with iron and bronze balustrade; gold-trimmed piers and moldings; bronze railing around the mezzanine; paneled ceiling; and the front desk is concealed between two pilasters. The main, two-story dining room, occupies the length of the west side of the ground floor, and includes: large windows; marble dado; bronze sconces and chandeliers; a paneled ceiling with modeled bas-reliefs of dragons, thistles, pine cones and tulips; bronze, French doors with bronze handles ornamented with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) logo.433 Broadway Avenue – Land Titles Building – cartouches 19 and 04, composite capitals on the pilasters, pediment with decorative tympanum, dentil molding, parapet433 Broadway Avenue – Entrance – transom, door voussoirs with keystone, scrolled pediment391 Broadway Avenue – The Winnipeg Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada is located directly across from the Legislature Building in the provincial government precinct of downtown Winnipeg. It is a three-story, Beaux Arts style building of sculpted grey limestone. Its monumental scale and prominent siting attest to its important role and symbolize the judicial institution of Manitoba. Constructed during an extended period of great optimism in the province, the Law Courts building was designed by the Provincial Architect, Victor W. Horwood, to complement the new Legislative Building, a monumental Neo-classical structure under construction across the street. Beginning in 1912, construction of the steel-framed Law Courts took four years and was timed to open in conjunction with the new Legislative Building. The formal grandeur of the classically-inspired Beaux-Arts design reflects the dignity of the Law Courts. An elaborate corner cupola with a raised copper dome ties the pedimented pavilions on the south and east facades together, and draws the eye to the columned “grand entrance†on Kennedy Street. Across the facades run a dentilled cornice and a deep parapet, all in creamy-grey limestone. Interior court rooms feature large windows, with the higher courts accessed by interior passageways so that prisoners could be brought directly into the court from holding areas below, and to provide private entries for the judges.10 Kennedy Street – Government House – the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba – completed in 1883 – Manitoba’s Government house is a structure of solid masonry walls and timber floor framing. It is Second Empire architecture with a flat steep-side mansard roof with dormers. The royal bedroom on the second floor is reserved for use by the sovereign and other Royal Family members when they are in Winnipeg, and the gold room accommodates royal support staff or other royals if the monarch is occupying the royal bedroom. The attic floor has been divided into four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a sitting room, and a three and one-half room suite for the resident housekeeper. From this floor the tower can be accessed. The lieutenant governor’s standard is flown when he or she is in residence. Manitoba’s Government House is surrounded on three sides by manicured gardens. In 2010, part of the grounds was dedicated as the Queen Elizabeth II Gardens by the Queen on July 3 that year, in preparation for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. At the same time, a statue of The Queen that had been created in 1970 by Leo Mol was moved here and unveiled by the Queen.26 Edmonton Avenue – cornice brackets, two-story wraparound verandas37 Edmonton Avenue – Queen Anne style, turret, veranda with Doric pillars, pediment, two-story bay window
