Rumely Building
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The Rumely Building is a heritage building located at 244-226 Pacific Avenue in the Central Business District
of Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. Formerly serving as a warehouse for the Rumely Company
Company, the building has been converted into residential condominium lofts with commercial units located on the ground floor.
(a manufacture of heavy farm equipment) in April 1912 started work on the construction of a new showroom/office/warehouse building on a railway spur line in the downtown area of Saskatoon. . The 12 by 25 foot elevator and nine inch thick floor permited heavy equipment to be stored on the upper floors.
In 2007, work started on five store addition on the south side of the building and conversion of the building into 30 condominium lofts.
Central Business District, Saskatoon
The Central Business District is one of seven suburban development districts in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The central business district is Ward 6 of a Mayor-Council government represented by councillor Charlie Clark. Formerly called West Saskatoon, this area arose when the steam engines...
of Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Formerly serving as a warehouse for the Rumely Company
Advance-Rumely
The Advance-Rumely Company of La Porte, Indiana was organized in 1915 as a producer of many types of agricultural machinery, most notably threshing machines and large tractors...
Company, the building has been converted into residential condominium lofts with commercial units located on the ground floor.
History
The M. Rumely CompanyAdvance-Rumely
The Advance-Rumely Company of La Porte, Indiana was organized in 1915 as a producer of many types of agricultural machinery, most notably threshing machines and large tractors...
(a manufacture of heavy farm equipment) in April 1912 started work on the construction of a new showroom/office/warehouse building on a railway spur line in the downtown area of Saskatoon. . The 12 by 25 foot elevator and nine inch thick floor permited heavy equipment to be stored on the upper floors.
In 2007, work started on five store addition on the south side of the building and conversion of the building into 30 condominium lofts.