Canada House is an Art Nouveau-style office building on Chepstow Street in Manchester, England. Constructed originally as a packing warehouse, the building opened in 1909. Designed by local architects W & G Higginbottom (brothers Walter and George Harry Higginbottom), the building has features consistent with art nouveau and has a terracotta exterior.
Canada House is one of many warehouses in Manchester alongside Watts Warehouse, Asia House, India House and Churchgate House. Canada House is a Grade-II listed building.[1]
The building was extensively renovated during the 1990s.[2] Tenants of Canada House include Historic England, who have their North West office in the building,[3] sportwear company Puma, and TMA.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "Canada House, 3 Chepstow Street (1208597)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Canada House". Roger Stephenson Architects. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Contact the North West Office". Historic England. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Puma doubles Manchester office layout". Morgan Lovell. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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