Laird Building

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This 1906/12 building was designed by Saskatoon architect W. LaChance in the Chicago style and built for Henry Willoughby Laird and his wholesale grocery business. The building was originally a two-storey structure, but the 1912 tornado demolished the building and it was rebuilt as a three-storey structure that same year. The building housed a wide variety of tenants including Cullity & Jones (wholesale confectionary and tobacco), Arliss Auto Tire Co., B.F. Ackerman Son & Co., Capital Storage, Military District Number 12 and Ordinance Depot, Robin Hood Mills, Rosebud Smithing Co., Sharples Cream Separator Co., Consolidated Rubber Company, and Western School Supply Co. The building also served as the parts supply department for the Ford Motor Co. (1948 to1953). In 1953 the building was purchased for the City of Regina social services department. The Laird Building also served as the Regina Lions Junior Band Hall from the early 1970s until 1995. The Laird Building is one of the oldest existing buildings in Regina’s Warehouse District. It has been on the Regina Heritage Holding Bylaw List since 1989. #ahskca #Reginas_Warehouse_District #warehousedistrictca