Manitoba Business: Benjaminson Construction Company

This Winnipeg-based construction firm was established by Skuli Benjaminson and carried on by his son, Edward Benjamin “Eddie” Benjaminson (1914-1973).

Some of its construction works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Simcoe Apartments	614 Simcoe Street, Winnipeg	1912
Saxon Apartments	190 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg	1923
Sparling Apartments	217 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg	1925
Winnitoba Apartments	54 Young Street, Winnipeg	1926
Enfield Court	661 Sara Avenue, Winnipeg	1927
Brantford Apartments	550 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg	1928
Churchill Apartments	115 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg	1929
Gaspe Apartments	597 Broadway, Winnipeg	1929
Bessborough Apartments	380 Assiniboine Avenue, Winnipeg	1931
Raleigh Apartments	340 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg	1931
Thunderbird Apartments	2150 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg	1958
Billingsley Manor	2515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg	1959

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Skuli Benjaminson (1879-1970)

Sources:

Rural Municipality of St. James Building Permit 9843/1958 [Thunderbird Apartments], Box A1261, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Rural Municipality of St. James Building Permit 1189/1959 [Billingsley Manor], Box A1261, City of Winnipeg Archives.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 July 2024