Manitoba Club, Private social club in Downtown Winnipeg, Canada.
The Manitoba Club has occupied its neoclassical building at the corner of Broadway and Fort Street since 1905, when Governor General Earl Grey opened it. The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the building's stained glass. In 2017 the club planned a Cigar Room on the top floor, which no other private club in Canada has.
Ten businessmen established the Manitoba Club in 1874 as the first private club in Western Canada. The current building opened in 1905 and has remained in this downtown location ever since.
The club's stained glass has been documented by the Institute for Stained Glass in Canada. Sir Hugh John Macdonald, son of Canada's first prime minister, was club president from 1896 to 1899, then became Manitoba's eighth premier in December 1899. Guests recorded at the club range from Mark Twain and General William Tecumseh Sherman to princes of Monaco, Jordan and Iran.
The club stands at 194 Broadway, at the corner of Fort Street, and is open to members and their guests only. Visitors cannot tour the building; the entrance and interior rooms are reserved for members. The stained glass documented by the Institute for Stained Glass in Canada is inside, so it is not visible from the street.
In 2017 the club planned a Cigar Room on its top floor; according to the club, no other private club in Canada has one. The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada has documented the building's stained glass, a detail easy to miss from the street.
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