Labels:hakham | sky | skyscraper OCR: First Legislative Building The first legislative sessi on in Manit oba was held ir March 1871. community -minded merchant of the city . G. Bannatyne, offered to allow the Members of the Legislative Assembly to meet in his spacious home which today would be located on the east side of Main Street at the corner of McDermot Avenue Three sessi ons of the first Legisl lature and part fourth were held in this building Unfortunately as was often the case with many early wooden structures, uo December 3 1873, the Bannatyne home burned down. The Legislative Assembly Chamber was moved temporarily to the second floor of the Main Street Court house a litt le south of the pr resent -day Bann atyne Avenue at Lombard Avenue When the Court house property was in 1881, the Assembly moved to second temporary ...