Canada House is an
Art Nouveau-style office building on Chepstow Street in
Manchester
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, 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
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and
Churchgate House. Canada House is a Grade-II listed building.
The building was extensively renovated during the 1990s. Tenants of Canada House include
Historic England
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, who have their
North West
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office in the building, sportwear company
Puma, and
TMA.
See also
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Listed buildings in Manchester-M1
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Commercial buildings in Manchester
Office buildings in Manchester
Warehouses in England
Commercial buildings completed in 1909
Industrial buildings completed in 1909
Grade II listed buildings in Manchester
Grade II listed commercial buildings
Grade II listed industrial buildings
Grade II listed office buildings
Art Nouveau commercial buildings
Art Nouveau architecture in Manchester
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