Confederation Building (Winnipeg)

The Confederation Building is a 10-story office building along the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba, built by architect J. Wilson Gray. Built in 1913, the building was originally owned and occupied by the Confederation Life Association.

Confederation Building
General information
Architectural style	Chicago school (Louis Sullivan)
Location	457 Main St, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Completed	1912-1913
Renovated	2018
Cost	$400,000 CAD
Height	41 m (135 ft)
Technical details
Material	terra-cotta
Floor count	10
Design and construction
Architect(s)	J. Wilson Grayf
Main contractor	Carter-Halls-Aldinger Company
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Confederation Building National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	November 6, 1976 (1976-11-06)
Reference no.	138

It stands 41 m (135 ft) tall and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976 for its Chicago school-influenced architecture.[1]

The plaque on the front of the building reads:

The Confederation Building

This ten story steel-framed office block is representative of early high-rise building construction technology in Winnipeg. Designed in the Chicago style of architecture by J. Wilson Gray of Toronto, it was erected in 1912 by the Carter-Halls-Aldinger Company of Winnipeg at a cost of $400,000.… Its style, use, and placement within Winnipeg's commercial core make it an enduring symbol of the city's great economic and spatial growth in the early twentieth century

- Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada