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Join researcher and writer Gail Perry for a walking tour of buildings designed by the prolific and accomplished architect John D. Atchison. Born in Illinois and trained in Chicago, Atchison later worked with “the father of the American skyscraper”, William Le Baron Jenney. After working in Chicago for 11 years (including on the 1893 Columbian World Exposition) he moved to Winnipeg 1905.
Significantly, in just under twenty years, John D. Atchison shaped the backdrop of Winnipeg, designing over designing some 145 buildings (54 of them still in use)and advocated for its green and monumental spaces. He was a proponent of the City Beautiful Movement, a member of several civic planning committees and an advocate for the mall approach to the Legislative Building. Gail Perry is the author of a recently published book, John D Atchison Architect, his works & times. The tour will be about 90 minutes on accessible surfaces. Everyone is welcome. Registration (free) is required