Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Vogel (?-?)

Building contractor.

He was responsible for building numerous homes in north Winnipeg, from around 1907 to around 1914. In the late 1910s, he worked as a taxi driver until around 1919, after which he disappears from local directories. No biographical information about him has been found.

Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:

Building

Location

Year

Status

Crabtree House

60 Polson Avenue, Winnipeg

1910

 

Douglas House [Joseph S. Douglas]

390 Church Avenue, Winnipeg

1912

 

Townsley House [Walter H. Townsley]

388 Church Avenue, Winnipeg

1912

 

Vogel Apartments

277 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg

1914

 

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 260/1912 [Douglas House, Townsley House], City of Winnipeg Archives.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 November 2024

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